Collection & Swatches | Models Own Polish For Tans

I consider myself unlucky when it comes to competitions. And I know a lot of people say it and the saying "You've got to be in it to win it" springs to mind but seriously I never win anything so I never normally enter a lot of competitions. But a couple of weeks back I was perusing Facebook and saw Models Own were holding a competition to win all 5 of their new nail polishes from the Polish For Tans collection. To my surprise I was one of the lucky winners!!

The collection is formed of my dream colours. Neon brights that help you look more tanned and with a tan look absolutely stunning! I'm so happy that I won, not only because I received these gorgeous polishes but it means I don't have to go out and purchase them now! Let's run down the colours.

The only way I can describe the shade Sun Hat is the brightest Barbie pink I've ever come across.

Flip Flop is best described as a highlighter green, and definitely the brightest of the 5 polishes.

Beach Bag is my favourite shade of the bunch. It's a bright peachy orange colour.

Bikini just like Flip Flop is a super bright highlighter yellow. This with Flip Flop will be a perfect duo for the summer when the World Cup is on as it reminds me of the colours of Brazil.

Shades is a mixture of Sun Hat and Beach Bag. A nice bright coral pink.

Have these put you in the mood for summer because it sure has for me! I can't wait to sport these during the summer, ideally whilst sitting round a pool with a cocktail in hand (a girl can dream right!).

Will you be picking any of these up? Or do you already own them?

Available now from the Models Own website, Boots and Superdrug.

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New Bargain | Fragrance Direct

We all love a bargain right? Today I want to let you all know about a new bargain on the ever so popular site Fragrance Direct. If you receive emails from them or like me just check the site daily to make a mental wish list of what you want to buy next then you may already be aware of these amazing deals.

Ciate Sets are now available to purchase at amazing prices. Starting at £3.99 you can now try out their Denim Manicure Set or their Cavier Manicure Set and for £16.99 you can own their Mini Mani Month Set. I know I will definitely be buying some of these sets especially the Mini Mani Month Set as it was one thing I was after at Christmas!!

Let me know if you take up any of these amazing offers and what you've purchased!!

Have you tried any Ciate sets before??

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Favourites | OPI Brazil Collection

There are hundreds of posts out there about OPIs latest Brazil collection, so I thought I would shake it up a little and just talk about my top 4 from the collection.

First up is Kiss Me I'm Brazilian, a gorgeous creamy pink which will be perfect for the summer. I already own Shorts Story and do believe you can never own enough pink polishes so I will be picking up this colour.

Next Stop... The Bikini Zone is a gorgeous pewter colour with a petrol effect to it. This is one of the darker shades which I thought was strange to add to the Brazil collection as it's not what I think of when I think Brazil. But I love this effect in nail polish!

Next is I Just Can't Cope-acabana, a sunshine yellow shade. Don't be put off by the picture as in real life it's more of a pastel yellow, think Barry M Lemon Ice Cream and will be another perfect shade for summer.

Finally is Where Did Suzi's Man-Go? This is the perfect colour I think of when sporting a tan in the summer. As the name suggests it's another pastel mango colour. I think it would be one of those colours that makes you look more tanned than you actually are, which is always great!

So there are my favourite 4 from the Spring/Summer Brazil Collection. I could choose way more but you'll be able to find deep detail of all the shades in other posts and on other sites.

What are your favourite colours from this collection?

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Sinful Colors Nail Polish Haul

When I heard that we were getting Sinful Colors polishes here in the UK I knew straight away that I was going to have to buy every colour! And even better they are at an incredible price of £1.99 per bottle. That even beats Barry M prices. I have yet to try out any of these colours so I will have future posts with my review on them but first let me show you what colours I picked.

Hottie is an incredible bright blue glitter polish which I haven't found with any other brand before. As I haven't tested these out yet I'm not sure how many coats it will take to make it opaque but they will be tried and tested soon!

Unicorn is going to be the perfect colour for summer (if we ever get a summer!). I own a few yellows but they are all bright, neon and this is a creamy pastel yellow and we all know pastels are the in trend this year.

Island Coral is again another pastel colour. I love corals, it's definitely my colour and can't wait to wear it.

Mint Apple is a very sought after colour. It's note quite Tiffany blue, but think that with an added jade green. It's gorgeous.

Social Ladder is different from the other colours I purchased. It's more on the pale side with a pearly finish. This would be a great colour if your one who likes to paint their nails but don't really like colour or maybe you can't for work then try this shade!

These are available from larger Boots stores and online.

"Life Is Too Short, Buy All The Nail Polish!"

After hearing so much about all the brands bringing out their new speckled polishes I knew by pay day I had to buy them all!! Unfortunately my local Boots never seem to have fully stocked shelves so some colours I couldn't get my hands on.

Barry M

I knew I wanted to pick up the sequin effects polishes and after seeing some peoples Instagrams I saw that they also had their new colours in their Gelly Hi-Shine range out so with the 3 for 2 offer on in Superdrug I picked up a few. Firstly to make up the 3 for 2 I grabbed the 'Silver Multi-Glitter' which will look lovely for the summer so I can't wait to try this out. Then from the Gelly Hi-Shine range I got 'Blue Grape' and 'Guava'. Blue Grape is a gorgeous royal blue colour and looks very similar to Nails Inc 'Baker Street'. Guava is the nicest turquoise I think I may of come across. The polishes I was really after were the sequin effects and there are 3 shades available. I was going to buy all three but the black based ones didn't seem to have any sequins in them so I just went with the Pink and White. And lastly I hadn't seen this before so picked it up to give it a go. A nail paint corrector pen, and as I always have a shaky hand when it comes to painting my nails this will be well tested. All polishes and the corrector pen available from Boots and Superdrug. Polishes were £2.99 and the corrector pen was £5.99.

Maybelline

These are the other speckled polishes I couldn't wear to get my hands on but unfortunately in both Boots and Superdrug only these two were available so I will keep my eye out for the other. The green shade 'Rainforest Canopy' is a gorgeous sheer jade green colour with black and white hexagonal and small matte glitters. The pink shade 'Speckled Pink' is a milky pink base with again black and white hexagonal and small matte glitters. I can't wait to try both these out. I wonder what they would be like on toes??

Seventeen

This is a polish I came across and wasn't even aware that Seventeen had jumped on the speckled nail bandwagon. This is the only colour they had in stock but there is also a Monochrome version with a black base polish.

Do you own any of these polishes? What are your views on the Speckled polish hype?

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The Speckled Nail Invasion

There's been a new invasion in the nail trend world... Speckled Polish! This hot new trend has been backed by many brands bringing out their own version of the current obsession. Textured nails are quickly becoming a thing of the present including Barry M's summer pastels and Nails Inc Concrete polishes.

I thought I would do a quick roundup post of whats to offer in the land of pretty nails...

Barry M Sequin Nail Effect | £3.99

Available in Pink, White or Black, the Barry M sequin polishes are a textured finished nail paint. The Pink & White have a mixture of multi-coloured sequins within the sheer base polish whereas the Black is plain gold which gives it a very elegant look. If you don't like a textured finish to your nails then these may not be for you. Available from the Barry M website, Boots and Superdrug.

Illamasqua Speckled Polish | £14.50

On the other end of the scale and probably the first raved about speckled polishes are from Illamasqua. Available in 5 different shades; 'Freckle', 'Speckle', 'Mottle', 'Fragile' and 'Scarce'. I have yet to see these in person but can tell my the images that they sure are pretty. They are all sheer colour bases with a mixture of micro black and small glitter. These are probably the least textured out of all of the polishes available out there. These are limited edition so if you haven't picked them up yet what are you waiting for! Available from the Illamasqua website.

Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots | £2.99

The cheapest of the three at just £2.99 a bottle are the Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots. Available in four shades; 'Rainforest Canopy', 'Shooting Stars', 'Speckled Pink' and 'Chalkdust'. They are made up of the four different shades for a base with differently sized hexagonal glitters. I've been told the key to these polishes is the layering, 2-3 coats and you have yourself a pretty, party perfect manicure. So far I have only been able to find these in Superdrug but have seen some people buy them from Boots.

Do you own any of these polishes? Which are your favourite?

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NOTD: Essie - Bikini So Teeny

A few posts ago I showed you a little Essie haul that I recently did. So when I was getting ready for work and I had to choose a polish to wear, I knew straight away it had to be one of my new Essie. That's where I hit a brick wall, what colour should I choose? That's probably the hardest thing I find about painting my nails, I can never choose what colour and I sit and ponder for ages before finally deciding on one. So being that it's actually been warm this week I went with 'Bikini So Teeny'.

It's the most gorgeous sky blue / periwinkle colour. Perfect for the spring/summer season and definitely one for the fingers and toes. Imagine this on your toes in a pair of sparkly flip flops, amazing right? It has a subtle shimmer in it which is the hardest thing to capture on camera. I always find it hard to describe nail polishes but the word that comes to mind when I look at this is creamy (crazy, I know!). I'm not sure if this shade is still available as it was part of the 2012 Summer Collection but after a quick search it still comes up on the Superdrug website so try on their if all else fails. They cost £7.99 but if your looking for a cheaper alternative then try Barry M's 'Prickly Pear' from their Gelly Hi Shine range as it's the closest I've found so far.

(Please excuse the poor paint job, it has been on my nails for 4 days with no top coat as I need to buy a new one!)

Do you own this colour? Or have you found any similar colours?

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Essie Haul

This week I've been on a bit of a Essie kick but all of these only came to a grand total of £21! What a bargain considering they are £7.99 each from Boots or Superdrug.

The first of my purchases were the two metallic colours on the end. I met up with one of my closest friends and her little baby girl for a good old catch up and some food. Whilst we were on our way to KFC we stopped by the shop that's next door called 'The Original Factory Shop' to have a quick peruse. Whilst searching the beauty section I suddenly came across two baskets full of Essie polishes. And to my surprise they were only £3 each! Now they did only have the two colours I purchased so of course I had to grab both.

 Good As Gold

Blue Rhapsody

Both of these colours come from the 2012 Mirror Metallic Summer Collection and I don't own anything like them and I obviously couldn't turn them down at just £3 each.

The other five polishes I purchased were through a deal on Wowcher. I have never bought anything through any of the deal websites before so it was a first time experience for me. The deal was 5 polishes for £15 which is an amazing offer. These are all from part of the 2012 Summer Collection.

 Cascade Cool

Off The Shoulder 

Fear & Desire

Mojito Madness

Bikini So Teeny

I am so excited that I finally own Bikini So Teeny as when this was released last year I could not get hold of it for love or money and now almost a year later I own it!!

Do you own any of these colours?

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NOTD | Back To Black

Okay so they aren't black as per say but I couldn't think of a better title for this post. As much as I am loving the pastel nails I felt like I wanted a bit of a change. Maybe it's to do with the major snow we had last night and today but I wanted to go for a dark colour. I showed this polish in my last post (My Nail Polish Haul) so decided on this midnight blue colour.

I always use my OPI Nail Envy as my base coat. This was 2/3 coats and finished off with my Rimmel top coat. I love this polish for the pure fact at how fast it dries. As I've mentioned before the only thing I hate about doing my nails is the waiting about for them to dry properly so I don't get that sheet print on them when I go to bed! So the fact that these polishes are touch dry in 60 seconds is a god send!

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Nail Polish Haul

Hey Lovelies

So first off I want to apologize for the lack of posts this past week. I was suffering bad with a constant toothache so found out I have a tooth infection and have hardly been able to eat. This has resulted in me having little to no energy and not really felt up to sitting at a laptop thinking of things to write. Anyway I am on anti-biotics and feeling 100 times better so I'm back!

Today I thought I'd show you a little haul of Nail polishes I bought the other day.

So first off in Boots I had a voucher for my Advantage card that if I spent £20 I would get 200 bonus points. I don't think I have mentioned on my blog yet that my plan for this year is to not spend any of my advantage card points and build them up throughout the year and then come December I will treat myself to something nice. I know a lot of you beauty bloggers did this last year and I was very jealous of some of the goodies you got!

So I wanted to buy the No7 Cleansing Water (A post on that will be up soon) so I needed to find other goodies to make it up to £20. Along with a new mascara I thought I would purchase some new polishes.

I was after the Spring colours from BarryM since they were released and everywhere has been sold out so I had to grab some when I had the chance. I picked up the ever so famous 'Greenberry' and the lovely coral shade 'Papaya'.

I also had a browse of the Rimmel 60 seconds polishes as one of my pet peeves with painting my nails is waiting for them to dry so I love these polishes as they do what they say on the tin, touch dry in 60 seconds. I picked up '440 Sun Downer' I think this shade will be perfect for summer and I don't own an orange this bright. I also got '850 Aye, Aye, Sailor'. Even though were getting into Spring (Well besides the snow we had today!) I still love to sport a dark shade every now and again.

I then popped into Poundland and whilst browsing the tiny beauty section I came across these 2 glitter polishes from Chit Chat in 'Gold' and 'Violet'. I've seen these on some blogs so was interested in them and who can turn down glitter polishes for £1!

What colour polishes have you been into lately?

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