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I have been Blogging since 2011. I first started with 2 Blogs about nail polish, which I do from time to time. My main focus is on my more recent Blog which is about photography, mainly nature and wildlife. Welcome to my little world :-)

Sunday, 3 November 2013

Dance Legend 091 Boggs

Oh I'm excited about this one!


This easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's from the Chameleon Collection that Dance Legend have recently released. Check out the colours! It's iridescent and I'm happy with it. Purple, blue and bronzey brown! Got plenty of comments at work and it lasted well. *Faints*

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Dance Legend's official site. Took a while to arrive, but arrived safely.

My Personal Rating = 9/10 love it

Saturday, 2 November 2013

Chanel 591 Alchimie



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a golden olive colour, I'd say. Lasted okay and it's a pretty colour.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 2
Finish = metallic like
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Frasers

My Personal Rating = 7/10 pretty

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Color Club Pearl District



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a mini bottle and the brush is pretty good and easy to work with. Its a pretty golden colour. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10 went on nicely
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy and metallic-like
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = TK Maxx, but easy to pick up

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice!

Sunday, 27 October 2013

China Glaze Tongue & Chic



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's quite a thick polish so one coat did the trick. It's a lovely green and looks quite Christmassy. Lasted really well. Gorgeous!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = metallic like
Removal = easy, but slightly messy!
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love the colour!

Wednesday, 23 October 2013

China Glaze Whirled Away

I popped this on top of Marks & Spencer Duck Egg.



This is okay to use, it more like dabbing on than painting the nails. I found it to be fairly slow drying too, so quick drying top coat next time! I think it looks fabby on the opal green colour. It lasted okay, but I was sadly tempted to pick the bits off lol.

Rating
Easy to use = 6/10
Application = 6/10 more like dabbing than painting, but okay to work with
Drying time = 5/10 pretty slow
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = dabbed on
Finish = crazy glitter shapes!
Removal = easy with the tin foils
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from =GIFT from Father-in-Law, eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Sunday, 13 October 2013

China Glaze Scandalous Shenanigans



I ordered the Autumn Nights Collection from America and this one arrived injured! I lost about half the bottle in transit. The formula was gloopy and okay to work with. I would assume an uninjured bottle would be easier to work with!!

It was okay to use, okay to apply and okay drying. It's a gorgeous blue colour that knocked me out! Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 6/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy
Removal = okay, had slight staining but nothing major
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love the colour!

Saturday, 5 October 2013

OPI Gone Gonzo

I put this on top of OPI's First Date At The Golden Gate



This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. You get really good coverage with one coat and it looks good on top of the red. Lasted really well!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = shiny and glittery
Removal = tricky, need to soak for a few mins in the tin foil
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = I think it was eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice

Thursday, 26 September 2013

OPI Alcatraz....Rocks

This is last of the San Francisco collection. I've managed to work my way through it!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying but not as quick as some of the other liquid sands polishes. It's a gorgeous blue with different colours of glitter: gold, pink and green are the ones I spotted! Lasted really well and it's amazing!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10 for a liquid sand!
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = liquid sand texture madness!
Removal = tricky and annoying so best to use the tin foil method
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 super cool and lovely


Final thoughts on the San Francisco collection
Great quality polishes but I felt some of the colours were bog standard. I'm sure I have similar ones to them!

Favourites: Alcatraz..Rocks, Peace & Love & OPI and Dining Al Frisco

Wednesday, 25 September 2013

OPI Peace & Love & OPI



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. One coat, can you believe it! Iridescent - greeny, purple and pewter - mega amazing! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy and iridescent
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it!

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

OPI Embarca-Dare Ya!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a magenta colour with a slight gold shimmer, that you can just about make out in the 3rd pic above the watermark. Really loved this colour and it lasted well!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = shimmery
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 really liked it

Sunday, 22 September 2013

OPI I Knead Sour-Dough



This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a sorta browny, red and rusty colour. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy and shimmery
Removal = easy and not messy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough and not a bad rating for a brown!

Thursday, 19 September 2013

OPI Incognito In Sausalito

I'm still not 100% and the rain is really heavy! I don't think the damp is helping my back, damn Scottish weather lol! Anyway....




This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a deep, dark creamy blue colour. It's nice and lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well =8/10
Coats = 1!!!
Finish = glossy and creamy
Removal = okay not too messy, probably because it was just 1 coat
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10 like ma blues!

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

OPI In The Cable Car-Pool Lane

Not posted in about a week! Got a sore back and finding it difficult to paint the nails!


This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a sorta maroon/plum colour. Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 9/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice!

Sunday, 8 September 2013

OPI Wharf! Wharf! Wharf!



This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a lovely blue colour and it's a liquid sand texture polish! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 9/10
Coats = 1
Finish = liquid sand
Removal = easy but slightly messy, better to use the tin foils
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 8/10 love it

Saturday, 7 September 2013

OPI A-Piers To Be Tan



Ugg I knew this time would come where I had to wear the brown!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. The colour is like creamy milk chocolate, which I can't eat due to being lactose intolerant! Prone to slight scuffing, but no chipping.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1
Finish = glossy and creamy
Removal = really easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 6/10 this brown really isn't my colour, great quality tho.

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

OPI Lost On Lombard



This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. At first I thought it was a plum red colour, in poor lighting but you can see it's a deeper red. It's pretty and lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy and creamy
Removal = easy but slightly messy
Overall = 8/10 good quality
Purchased from = eBay

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough