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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 :-)

Sunday 31 January 2016

Lacura Beauty Mirror Shine Bronze

Aldi were selling some nail polishes before Christmas so I picked up a few!




This is okay to use, okay to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). It is very prone to brushstrokes so careful application is needed! It's a nice enough polish and the husband thinks it looks kinda pearl-like! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = sort of metallic and pearl-like
Removal = easy enough
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Aldi

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-)

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Revlon Frankly Scarlet




With flash to show off shimmer!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (3 minutes a coat). It's a gorgeous red with a pretty shimmer. You can just about see the shimmer in the normal photos but the flash one shows it off nicely! Noticed slight tip wear but lasted well otherwise.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = subtle shimmer
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Poundland or Poundworld

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-)

Sunday 24 January 2016

Claire's Pastel Shimmer Set - Green





This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). It's a nice foil type green that is slightly sparkly too. I do like it! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = foil like
Removal = easy enough with foils
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Claire's

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 :-)

Sunday 17 January 2016

Avon Siberia



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (2 minutes a coat). It's a gorgeous sparkly blue. And it's a one coater too! YAH! I must admit I found this hard to capture! Still trying to get used to the new camera! Lasted really well. AND no staining whatsoever.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = ONE
Finish = sparkly
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Avon rep

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 :-)

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Colour Alike Dark Sea

One from the recent collection.




And with flash:



Like all Colour Alike polishes I've posted about before. This is scented and is quite faint. It smells like sweeties!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (2 minutes a coat). And it's a ONE COATER! It's a really nice sparkly teal like green. I really like it! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = foil like and sparkly
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Colour Alike  - international site

My Personal Ratings = 8.5/10 :-)

Sunday 10 January 2016

Manhattan Glow It Up

Santa brought me a new camera! And this is the second polish I've photographed with it. The first is on the other blog here. It's a Sony Cyber Shot HX60. I will feature it soon! And I need to get used to it too! LOL!




And with flash:



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (2 minutes a coat). It's a nice pink with holo glitters. I found this one quite hard to capture with the new camera LOL. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = Creamy with holo glitters
Removal = easy with foil method
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Watt Brothers

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10 :-)

Friday 8 January 2016

New Look Deep Red




This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4 minutes a coat). It's a nice red colour. I really like it! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = New Look

My Personal Rating = 7/10 :-)

Sunday 3 January 2016

Make Up Gallery Silver Storm

Happy New Year to everyone :-D




This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (4-5 minutes a coat). I would say it was still quite tacky and got dents after a half hour. The brush is quite thick but okay to use, but be careful of painting as this can be prone to brushstrokes. I must admit I was in a hurry when I used this and due to the dents I took it off! So no idea if it lasted well as only swatched!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 4/10
Lasted well = N/A
Coats = 2
Finish = almost pearlescent
Removal = easy enough
Overall = 6/10
Purchased from = Poundland

My Personal Rating = 6/10 :-) Nice silver but too long drying