I wanted to try a spotted water marble, using some bright colours over a white base, but it just wasn’t working for me. I’m not sure what was wrong … the water temperature, the polishes I used, or the hairspray I used. But my polish wasn’t spreading well on the water and I couldn’t get […] Read more
Wow! What a beautiful polish this is. This is Conversation from SpaRitual’s about-to-be-launched Share collection for Autumn 2013. I don’t have anything at all like this in my collection. It’s described by SpaRitual as a rust shimmer, but I would say the colour is much more like a copper, and it’s not just a shimmer. […] Read more
While this glorious summer is still lasting, I’m making the most of all the wonderful sunshine we’re having this year in the UK by wearing lots of holographic and sparkly polishes. Over The Moon is from the Color Club Halo Hues 2013 collection, and it’s a perfect linear holo polish. Sometimes a top coat will […] Read more
Golden Apple is a light apple green, with a gold shimmer running through it. It’s made by AJ of Nail Lacquer UK, a relative newcomer to the British indie polish-making scene. Green is not typically a favourite colour of mine, but this one really suited me. It went on well and I used three coats. […] Read more
From the Heart is a deep red cream polish. It is a beautiful colour for autumn, and has immediately replaced my previous favourite deep red, which was Rimmel’s Rapid Ruby. It’s a classy, rich maroon-coloured polish and I have to say it went on sublimely. I absolutely love the quality of SpaRitual polishes and am […] Read more
You may have noticed – or you may not – that I haven’t posted in a while. Well, it’s because I’ve been away on holiday to France for a fortnight. I had a fabulous time. We stayed in a converted barn in the Charente Maritime. It’s an area we’ve been to before, and love it. […] Read more
The winners of my giveaway to win some SpaRitual polishes have been chosen. SpaRitual has kindly sponsored the giveaway for my blog, and that of the three other blogers that I’ve been running this with. All four winners have each won a bottle of Delight, a bottle of Last Tango and a bottle of SpaRitual […] Read more
I have long lusted after some of the Zoya Ornate collection … Blaze, Aurora and Storm. These jelly based scattered holo polishes are just beautiful. But Zoyas are expensive and difficult to get in the UK. So I was excited to see this Maybelline Color Show polish. I don’t normally stop to look for very […] Read more
I’ve used Chanel Bel-Argus before, in my butterfly manicure, but this is the first time I’ve worn it on its own. It’s a metallic, sapphire blue. But it’s also duochromatic, so you can also see (sometimes) a hint of turquoise. The duochrome is very slight, and best seen in sunlight, so while you can’t see it […] Read more
This is another Nelly Polish – the UK indie polish that can be shipped anywhere in the world thanks to the fact that it comes as a dry mixture, ready for you to make up with any clear polish. Gumpas is from the first Nelly Polish collection, called The Fungooms. It’s a nude jelly polish […] Read more