Day 12 Ciate Pepperminty

Hehe yeah!

This is okay to use and okay to apply. It's creamy so the first coat is very streaky, the second is fine as long as it's thick! Seemed fairly quick drying too. It's a nice minty green colour and it lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glossy and creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough

Day 11 Ciate Glitter Jingle Belle

So did not know that!!!!!!

I decided to put this on top of: Asda George Venom, a black matte polish.

And finally with the OPI top coat:

This is easy to use and easy to apply. Just sprinkle the glitter over wet nails and blow the excess off and let dry. After it dried, I popped the OPI top coat on it. Before the top coat went on it looked green, blue and pink! I think the addition of the top coat made it look a bit duller and took that magical sparkle from it. It certainly lasted well with the top coat.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 8/10 as base was quick drying
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1 sprinkle
Finish = glitter madness
Removal = tricky, let soak for at least 2 mins with the foils - that makes it easier to remove
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 8/10 gorgeous!!!!! And I think the black really showed it off

Day 10 Ciate Speed Coat

Really, does that work?

Firstly I feel quite cheated by this. A top coat, I mean seriously?????? After my initial shock, decided to use a Kleancolor polish as I know these are quite slow drying! I used 214 Glamour Barbie.

I painted all but the pinky with the top coat. It is very fast drying! Probably took about 30 seconds and I could feel the nails were okay, but the pinky was still tacky to the touch. I think that it didn't really make much difference to the glossy-ness of the polish. It was easy to use and easy to apply. Lasted well, but still feel cheated lol!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time - 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1
Finish = top coat
Removal = easy used tin foils
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 7/10 pretty good top coat

Day 9 Ciate Pillow Fight

Very true!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. The first coat was streaky but the second was okay if it's thick. It's grey but in certain lights looks kinda purple. Didn't like the colour at first, but then it grew on me! Lasted really well.

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

My Personal Rating=  7/10 nice

Day 8 Ciate Kiss Chase

I don't have a twitter account :-(

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying. It's a pretty bubblegum pink colour. Quite girly too! 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 = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating=  7/10 pretty colour and good quality

Day 7 Ciate Fit For A Queen

Always!!! :-)

This is easy to use, easy to apply and fairly quick drying. It's a gorgeous silver colour that I'm totally in love with! Lasted really well. Looks awesome :-)

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = shiny metallic goodness
Removal = okay
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 9/10 love it!

Day 6 Ciate Sugar Plum

Probably earlier in some cases!

This is okay to use, okay to apply and quick drying. The first coat is really streaky but the second is okay if you make it quite thick. It's a very pretty lilac colour. It reminded a wee bit of Barry M's Berry Ice Cream! Lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy and glossy
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 7/10 pretty colour!

Day 5 Ciate Encore!

LOL I'll try!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a sorta dull burnt orange colour. Lasted okay.

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

My Personal Rating = 6/10 again, great quality polish but wasn't that keen on the colour!

Day 4 Ciate Sequins Miss Mistletoe

Eh?

This is easy to use. Easy to apply, basically pour over wet nails. I used the blue colour (W7 Wild Blue) and let it dry then popped a top coat on the 3 nails, one at a time of course. I let it dry and then knocked off the excess sequins. Surprisingly this actually lasted well once I knocked off the excess sequins!!! Looks nice on the blue.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 7/10 need to pour over your wet nails
Drying time = as long as your base colour/top coat takes
Coats = N/A pour as much or as little as you want onto your nails
Finish = crazy shiny sequins
Removal = easy enough, used the tin foils
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 7/10 was quite impressed for my first time using this sort of product

Day 3 Ciate Hopscotch

I'd agree with that!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. It's a creamy orange colour that went on nicely. Lasted well.

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

My Personal Rating = 6/10 great quality, not that keen on the colour!

Day 2 Ciate Boudoir

Really??

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying. This is a mini bottle and the brush is excellent. It's a gorgeous red. Lasted okay but did show some signs of tip wear. I am wondering why this year, the bottles don't have their bows on???? LOL!

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time=  8/10
Lasted well = 6/10 some tip wear
Coats = 2
Finish = jelly
Removal = easy
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 7/10 nice enough!

Day 1 Ciate Snow Globe

This is the first one of the new calendar. I put it on top of Stargazer 129 Black.

Very true!

This is easy to use and okay to apply but it's more like dabbing than painting as it leaves bald spots! Drying time was okay. It's a pretty flakie type and looks good on the black. It is not very bumpy or rough at all and didn't catch on clothes or my hair, so a top coat isn't really that important. Really like it and it looks gorgeous. Lasted well.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 6/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 1 + dabbing
Finish = flakie
Removal = easy used tin foils
Overall = 7/10
Purchased from = Selfridges online

My Personal Rating = 8/10 looks awesome!