Scottish meet up with NailsNoob

A few Sundays ago I met up with a fellow blogger Nails Noob.

We went shopping, we had lunch and we spent ages talking! We just clicked!

Her haul:

with my thumbs up!

My haul:

We spent ages in Glasgow going around all the different polish shops. After hours of shopping, we were exhausted so decided to get lunch. We both had Chinese food. I then painted her nails, sadly we forgot to get pictures because we were too busy talking! Then we went Lush and I took her back to Edinburgh.

We are planning another meeting soon! We'll get more pictures for the next one!

A great day was had by all and a good friendship was found :-)

Avon Color Trend Lioness

Both natural light, dull.

And in the sunshine!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's two coats - 1 thin one then a thick one. It's weird because I don't really like brown polishes, but this one I do really like! I kept looking at it thinking "I like you!" Sadly prone to slight chipping.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 6/10
Coats = 2
Finish = sorta glossy and creamy
Removal = easy and not messy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Avon rep

My Personal Rating = 7/10 oddly enough I like this brown!

Avon Color Trend Jungle Green Queen

All natural light again!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a kinda deep green colour. Sadly prone to chipping and didn't last well at all.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 5/10 NO
Coats = 2
Finish  = glossy
Removal = easy and not messy
Overall = 6/10
Purchased from = Avon rep

My Personal Rating = 7/10 I quite liked this colour!

Avon Color Trend Jungle Fever

All natural light. Still haven't unpacked the lighting yet!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a deep pink colour and lovely! Lasted okay had slight tip wear, but not too bad.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Avon rep

My Personal Rating = 7/10 like the colour, though I'm sure I have others like it!

Kleancolor 76 Jewelry Red

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a deep red colour that is gorgeous! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10 not too bad for a Kleancolor in my experience
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1
Finish = shiny
Removal = okay
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = eBay ages ago

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough!

I'm back!

What an unbelievable two months we've had! Needless to say it's all over and I don't really want to think about it anymore.

Sadly my nails aren't in the best condition with packing and unpacking. My photo gear is still packed away! Will need to think of some other way of getting photos lol.

I sadly missed the 3-4 weeks of gorgeous sunshine we had in Scotland and I could have worked my way through all those holos!!!! Oh well.

I've got a KleanColor polish that I wore before that fateful day we were told we no longer had a home (13th June). I cannot believe the last time I painted my nails was the 11th of June!!!!! Today I'm wearing Perceval and this is the first time I've painted for ages, will need to get back into the swing lol.

What I've learned from this? Don't ever rent privately, they can just chuck you out 'your' house at any time. This is the 2nd time it's happened to us in 3 years!!!

Thankfully we are in a much better frame of mind now :)

Life sucks :'.'.'.-(

Just to let everyone know I'll not be about for the next few months. Got some really bad news and it means that we need to find a new house to live in as soon as :-(

I've been packing like mad and my nails aren't looking too great. Been stressed to the max also.

It's a pity, before the bad news Mr Economy ordered a fancy light for holo pics, haven't even had time to try it out :-(

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Perfect Holographic H2

Another sunny day, another holo!

This is  easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. This one was slightly weaker than the last Perfect Holographic I tried and needs 2 coats. Used with the Aqua Base coat again. It's an amazing and immense holo!!!! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = holo-tastic!
Removal = okay just make sure you have plenty of remover on the pad
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = polishinail.com for about £4, I think you can get it cheaper but my package (more holos + others) arrived quickly and safely :-)

My Personal Rating = 9/10 gorgeous and I love this so much :-)

17 Navy Glint

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The brush is really good with these polishes. It's a dark blue with dense glitter. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy with dense glitter!
Removal = used tin foil so easy and not messy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Boots when they had the 3 for 2 offer on

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough lol

Perfect Holographic H1

OMG I picked these up last week and with the sun out decided to try one!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. I used it with the NFU Oh Aqua Base, as I do with all holos! It's a small, dinky bottle similar to the Max Factor ones. The brush is excellent and the lid is nice to hold too. Just make sure there is plenty on the brush and be careful with your strokes too. Lasted really well and is absolutely gorgeous!!!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = holo madness
Removal = okay, the aqua base coat makes things slightly trickier
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = polishinail.com for about £4, I think you can get it cheaper but my package (more holos + others) arrived quickly and safely :-)

My Personal Rating = 9/10 totally love this one

Jade Musa Do Verao

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It is a bit smelly though, probably because it has a few nasty chemicals. It's a pinky orange colour. Lasted really well and it's pretty.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy, creamy and sorta jelly-like too
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = sallymagpies.co.uk it is one of the cheaper ones lol

My Personal Rating = 8/10 like this a lot and was impressed by its duration

Collection 2000 37 Bongo Beat

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a lovely green turquoise colour. Lasted really well. Was impressed!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10 good brush
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 9/10 oh yeah
Coats = 2
Finish = metallic like
Removal = easy
Purchased from = can't remember as it was so long ago! Probably Superdrug or Boots??

My Personal Rating = 8/10 like it a lot :-)

L'Oreal Confettis Top Coat

This is the top coat I popped on top of Avon's Mint Ice.

This is okay to use, need to dab it on rather than painting the nails and it was slow drying. I thought it looked awesome on top of the green hehe. It's black and white with tiny specks.You can just about make them out, under the watermark of the last picture, on the middle finger...zoom! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = dabbed on!
Finish = mad particles with very subtle specks
Removal = okay used tin foils but still have to scrape a few bits off!
Purchased from = either Superdrug or Boots, can't remember where but it cost £4.99

My Personal Rating = 7/10 liked it and thought the combo was good :-)

Avon Sweet Sundae

Sadly not Sunday yet! Boo.

This is okay to use, streaky application (but that's expected) and mega quick drying. The first coat was terrible, the 2nd not too bad and the 3rd did the trick! I'd have to say I found this colour rather nice, maybe it was the mood I was in? Sadly chipped a bit.

Rating
Easy to use = 6/10
Application = 5/10
Drying time = 9/10
Lasted well = 6/10
Coats = 3
Finish = glossy and creme
Removal = easy
Overall = 6/10
Purchased = Avon rep £1.50

My Personal Rating = 7/10 as I said, I liked the colour!

Avon Color Trend Mint Ice

This is not very easy to use, not very easy to apply and mega quick drying! This 1st coat is very streaky and for the next two I had plenty on the brush for better coverage. It's a springy minty green, I guess the name gives the colour away! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 5/10
Application = 5/10 one thin coat then 2 thick coats are needed
Drying time = 9/10 mega quick
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 3
Finish = glossy creme
Removal = put a glitter on this so donno
Overall = 6/10
Purchased from = Avon rep for £1.50

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough colour

Avon Sugared Peach

Got the three new Avon Color Trend polishes the other week there! First up is the peachy one.

This is okay to use, iffy application and mega quick drying! Like all these pastel type colours, it was very streaky on the first coat, but on the second was fine. For the first coat, I always make that one thin but usually have plenty of polish on the brush for the following coats. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10 - brush and lid were fine!
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 9/10 mega fast!
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy creme
Removal = so easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Avon rep for £1.50

My Personal Rating = 7/10 didn't like this at first, but grew on me

Bluecross Snowman Purple Glitter

So this is the glitter that I put on top of the last post.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. I had a few bald patches, so I just dabbed the glitter on and that worked a treat. It's full of purple and blue glitter! Lasted well. It's very lovely and shiny!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1 + dabbing
Finish = shiny glittery
Removal = pain, need to use the tin foils. As I said previously I got bad staining!
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = cosmeticfairy.co.uk

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Sally Hansen Fairy Teal

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The brush is really good and lid is comfortable to hold.  Lasted really well and it's pretty!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy creme
Removal = *******
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = either Poundland or Watt Bros, can't remember!

My Personal Rating = 7/10


******* I put a glitter polish on top of this, which will be featured soon. Upon removal (with the tin foil) I noticed this has stained my nails! Not sure if it was to do with the addition of glitter polish or it was this nail polish? Had to buff the stains off with the 4 way buffer!

Angelica Chameleon

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly slow drying. Oh it's iridescent.... greens, purples and bronzes can be spotted! It's also slightly smelly too. Lasted really well and it looks amazingly awesome.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy iridescent
Removal = okay
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Primark

My Personal Rating = 8/10