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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 :-)

Thursday 28 February 2013

Color Club Beyond

Oh holo holo holo!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and mega, mega quick drying! This is the first time I didn't use the Nfu Oh Aqua Base coat and it's not nearly as holo as Over The Moon which was also taken in this lighting. I'm not sure what happened really because it's very holo-tastic!  I must try to take it in the sun and post it. There just aren't enough sunny days in Scotland :-( Lasted okay.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 9/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1
Finish = holo heaven!
Removal = easy
Overall = 9/10

My Personal Rating = 9/10 <3 <3

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Jade Hypnose

Holo-tasatic! Sunny days yah!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying time. I used the Nfu Oh Aqua Base coat with this and took the pictures in the sunshine. Lasted really well. Holo heaven, I'm in love!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = holo *melts*
Removal = okay, I think the Aqua Base coat makes things pesky
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 9/10 <3

Monday 25 February 2013

Ruby Wing Cypress

Another sunny day, another Ruby Wing polish!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a nice red colour and then in the sun it's a sort of maroon colour. Changes very quickly in the sun and indoors. Impressed! Nice.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = swatched
Coats = 1
Finish = colour changing madness
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 loving these!

Monday 18 February 2013

Ruby Wing Sweet Rose

Another sunny day, might as well take advantage of these sun-filled Scottish days! So another Ruby Wing colour changer!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The 1st coat was fairly streaky but the 2nd was fine. The colour changed really quickly, as you can see from the last pic! I had my right hand hiding in my pocket and Mr Posh readied the camera, so I thought we'd get it before it changed but the colour is mid-change on the right hand! As you can see there is a big difference! Baby pink to a much darker pink. As I said in the last Ruby Wing post, I hadn't realised these change back! Mega cool, things like this impress me :-)

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = swatched
Coats = 2
Finish = colour changing glossy madness!
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 2nd one and I'm totally impressed with these

Sunday 17 February 2013

Ruby Wing Meadow

A sunny day in Scotland is VERY rare. And a sunny day meant digging out a Ruby Wing colour changing polish to try! I got these just after Christmas and had been waiting and waiting and waiting..... for a sunny day!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying! It's an amazing silver colour that changes to a lilac/purple metallic colour. Even without the sun, the silver looks awesome. I hadn't realised when I bought these, but they do change back to their original colour once you are out of the sunlight. In the sunshine, this changed really quickly, but indoors took about 5 minutes to get back to the original colour. It's absolutely gorgeous and I love the idea of colour changing polishes hehe.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10 pretty quick for the 2 coats
Lasted well = swatched
Coats =
Finish = colour changing metallic
Removal = okay
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it and hoping for more sun to try the others!

Thursday 14 February 2013

Jade Twist

I put this on top of Rimmel's Black Pearl. Nice!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and very slow drying. It's a lovely iridescent polish and you can make out the changes from the pics. I did notice it was a bit smelly tho, not bad but noticeable. It's lovely and lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 6/10 slow
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2 over black
Finish = iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 lovely!

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Illamasqua Mottle

Happy days!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. The 1st coat is a wee bit streaky but the 2nd is fine. It reminds me of mint choc chip ice cream and being lactose intolerant I can't have such a thing :-( I so wanted to lick my nails! My husband thought I was a bit odd because of that! It lasted well. But was a pain to remove.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny mint choc chip!
Removal = 4/10 used the tin foil and let it soak of a few mints, still difficult
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice

Monday 11 February 2013

OPI Met On The Internet

Tut tut a while since I've last posted! Been a hectic week really.



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a gorgeous magenta colour with a very subtle shimmer, you can just about make it out. Lasted well and it's so pretty.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny shimmer
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice!

Monday 4 February 2013

Marks & Spencer Golden Glaze

I picked up some great Marks & Spencer polishes a few weeks ago. This is from their more expensive range. It's gold!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and very slow drying. The brush is excellent. It's nice enough but was prone to chipping, so best wear with a top coat.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 6/10
Lasted well = 6/10
Finish = foil/metallic like
Removal = okay
Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice and would probably wear it again!

Friday 1 February 2013

Chanel Fracas

Yah one of the new Chanel polishes. This is such a pretty pink and very summery, goodness knows why I had it on in the depths of winter!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a gorgeous pink with a very subtle shimmer that the photos didn't capture :-( It's such good quality and lasted well. :-)

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10 super!