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I'm a simple Scottish girl with an unusual name and a strange obsession for nail polish! My aim is to capture what the eye sees, with a camera! Too much nail polish and never enough time. I have also started wildlife photography, which I enjoy very much. Welcome to my little world :-)

Monday 31 March 2014

Flormar Duo 2X Chrome DC02

This is another of those Flormar polishes!






This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The brush is very good making painting the nails easy. It's gold and green but the iridescent nature of the polish is quite subtle. You can make out the colours in some of the pictures! It does look very obvious in the bottle though! It kinda reminded me of this polish link ;-). Lasted well!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = subtle iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = polishinail.com they don't seem to have this line anymore :-(

My Personal Rating =  8/10 it's so pretty!

Saturday 29 March 2014

Rimmel Candyfloss Cutie

This is the second of the Sweetie Crush polishes I picked up!





This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. The lid is nice to hold and the brush is wide but easy to use and makes painting the nails easy! It's a lovely pink texture polish! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 9/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = need to use tin foil, soak for at least a minute
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Superdrug

My Personal Rating = 8/10 really like this one too :-)

Thursday 27 March 2014

Perfect Holographic H3

The sun was out in Scotland so it was Holo Time in my household! Yah!





ONCE YOU HAVE GIVEN THE BOTTLE A GOOD SHAKE, it's easy to use, easy to apply and really quick drying. The holo particles settle at the bottom and you need to vigorously shake for a few minutes! The sticker in the top pic says "Shake well before use" they ain't joking! The lid is comfortable to hold and the brush is small but easy to manage. It's gorgeous and lasted okay. Used NFU Oh Aqua as the base coat.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 9/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1 thick
Finish = holo :-D
Removal = easy enough the aqua base coat makes it slightly annoying!
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = polishinail.com sadly they seem to have discontinued this range, but I've seen them on eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it and very good quality holo

Monday 24 March 2014

Rimmel Sherbet Sweetheart

I went into Superdrug last week to check out the new Barry M range, they had sold out :-( And then I spied new textured Rimmels - ahhhhhhh. They have 5, this is the first one I picked to wear.




This is easy to use and easy to apply. The brush is wide but really easy to manage and it's very quick drying. It's quite sparkly! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = texture
Removal = need the tin foil for this one
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Superdrug

My Personal Rating = 8/10 I really like this yellow, it is almost golden!

Friday 21 March 2014

Flormar Duo 2x Chrome DC01

A new brand to my blog and I'm really impressed with it!





This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The brush is really good and the lid is very nice to hold, both these makes it easy to paint the nails. It's iridescent but quite subtle, you can make it out in some of the pictures! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny and iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = polishinail.com they've currently got these on sale as they are discontinued. Good company to deal with

My Personal Rating = 8/10 lovely polish and good quality brand

Wednesday 19 March 2014

All About Nails Southseas





This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a nice light green with a subtle shimmer to it. The shimmer can been seen, above the watermark, in the second picture. It doesn't really translate well to the nail but can be made out in the last picture, just about lol! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy with subtle shimmer
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Tesco, they have discontinued this range but some shops still have them in the clearance

My Personal Rating = 7/10 pretty good quality for a cheap polish, I paid 99p

Saturday 15 March 2014

Barry M Pearl

This is another of those new Barry M silk polishes. Wow!




This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying time. Certainly quicker than Blossom. It was quite streaky on the first coat but the second was fine. It's really pretty I think :-) Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = satin and silky
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Tesco

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it and I'm liking the satin finish :-)

Thursday 13 March 2014

Maybelline Lava Shimmer

This one is quite old but I picked it up fairly recently, within the last 2 years certainly!





This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying for an old polish. It's iridescent. Red-like in some lights and orange in others. I like it. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10 good brush
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny and iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = either eBay or a poundshop, I can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 pretty!

Wednesday 12 March 2014

MUA Starfish

I'm feeling a lot better, nearly human. The sun is out in Scotland and I'm over the worst of my cold! Yah. Long may it continue and I can dig out the holos!




This is okay to use and okay to apply. The brush and lid are annoying at first, but you will get used to them. It's quite slow drying too. But boy it is a lovely pinky colour. It has little bits of glitter and an almost blue shimmer to it as well. Lasted really well too.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time =6/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny and has subtle glitter
Removal = very easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = either the official site or Superdrug, I can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 8/10 lovely colour :-)

Saturday 1 March 2014

Barry M Blossom

Barry M have recently released a set of satin finish nail polishes. I managed to pick up a few in Tesco last week.




This is easy to use, easy to apply and very slow drying. The first coat is quite thin and streaky but the 2nd is fine and gives a good finish, just be careful with the brush strokes or they'll show. This is a very pretty polish and even Mr Economy like it! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 6/10 be patient
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = satin or "silk" as they call it
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Tesco

My Personal Rating = 8/10 a gorgeous polish that's worth waiting the long drying time