More Max Factor Fantasy Fire!

I couldn't resist - after the other day I fell in love with Max Factor Fantasy Fire all over again. It's still very much a layering/topcoat type of polish of course, but it's just so beautiful. I know it's old news, but I don't care...

This is over two coats of Barry M Indigo, which is pretty much perfect to show it off. Basecoat and topcoat are Nails Inc - Kensington Caviar and Albert Bridge.


What do you think? Are you still captivated by Fantasy Fire?

Max Factor Fantasy Fire over Barry M Navy

Bit of the lovely Fantasy Fire tonight...I forget how awesome it is every time!

 

The Barry M Navy is a firm favourite too, it's just so shiny! I sponged Fantasy Fire just on the tips, and it looks great when it catches the light.


This is two coats of Barry M Navy, two sponged layers of Fantasy Fire, and Seche Vite topcoat (which I have had enough of...the shrinkage is getting to me) Basecoat today was Nails Inc.


Are you a fan of Max Factor Fantasy Fire?


Thanks for reading!

Alice + Eliza for Marks and Spencer

This was another polish that I received for Christmas. I'm working through all the new loveliness...

Also pictured is the snuggly blanket my mum bought me :)

It's an unnamed polish. Now...this is a lovely colour, but I really had to work for it, haha. Horribly streaky formula, spiky brush, you name it. But, still, lovely colour! I used Essie basecoat, and a generous coat of Seche Vite topcoat. So, Marks and Spencer/Alice + Eliza, please work on your brushes and polish formula, because the colours are great, and the packaging is really sweet.


What do you think? Will you put up with spiky brushes for a good colour, or just choose something else?

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman Makeup Brushes

I just a Christmas voucher to buy the Real Techniques Core Collection by Samantha Chapman makeup brushes. I'm so pleased with them that I thought I'd have to share a picture of them here, and let you know what I thought.

 I have immediately started using them all on a daily basis. They are so good that I went out and bought some MAC brush cleanser so that I could use them again and again, rather than doing my usual of letting them get dirty and not using them again because I'm so lazy. Of the brushes above, the far right is my favourite. I've been using it to blend my blusher, which it does seamlessly.

I also purchased the Expert Face Brush a few weeks ago and I love that one so much that I have bought a second one already. I use it for my foundation (Estee Lauder Double Wear), but I think it would also be perfect for cream blusher. I'm not great with makeup application, and that's probably why I like these brushes so much - they do all the work. This brush blends flawlessly without soaking up loads of product. It's also so well made that it doesn't shed that I can see, and dries perfectly back in shape.


The core collection can be found HERE. I'd highly recommend any of them, and I'll definitely be getting the rest of the collection as soon as I can!


Thanks for reading, we will shortly return to our usual nail polish based schedule ;)




*This is NOT a sponsored post, I just really like these brushes!

Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine in Blackberry

I got this polish for Christmas from a lovely friend, and I'm really impressed with it! It's a Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine polish - supposedly they're very shiny without topcoat. It's true, they are very shiny, but I can't do without topcoat...

Please excuse my glittery cuticles! I'm dangerously low on nail polish remover. Anyway, this is two coats of the Barry M polish, over Essie basecoat, with Seche Vite topcoat.

I've begun to tire of my Seche Vite thickening so ridiculously, though. I have got Seche Restore, but it's just not the same. What do you all recommend for a high shine, quick dry topcoat that doesn't go all gungy in the bottle?


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Nails Inc Buckingham Street over Exposed Grey

I did a bit of a reverse glitter mani tonight. Normally I paint the tips of my nails, this time I went from the cuticle...

I really like the effect. It's not perfect but it looks nice in real life, stands out a lot more that in the photos. This Nails Inc glitter is really a gorgeous colour but I think it needs to be layered, it's suspended in a clear base so you wouldn't get far with it on it's own.

What I used:

• Essie Trillionails basecoat (still going strong, LOVE this stuff, it makes my nails so strong)
• Exposed - an unnamed polish in grey (2 coats)
• Nails Inc Buckingham Street glitter (sponged on)
• Seche Vite top coat

What do you think? Do you prefer cuticle glitter, or just on the tips of the nail?

Thanks for reading!

Nails Inc Aspen with Ciate Enchanted Rose

Another bright mani to show you tonight. I've gone back to brighter colours for some reason...

This is Nails Inc Aspen with an accent nail (ring finger) of Ciate Enchanted Rose, which was a limited edition colour for the Mini Mani Month calendar. I love Aspen, and it looks even nicer with a sparkly nail!

Nails Inc and Ciate are available at QVC HERE.

Two coats of Aspen, and two of Enchanted Rose, under Seche Vite topcoat. My basecoat at the moment is still Essie Trillionails, because I love it.

Do you like red polish?

Nails Inc Beaumont Street

On the back of telling you that I've been wearing lots of dark, wintery polish, I decided I needed a bit of sunshine in my life...here's one of my favourite Nails Inc polishes, Beaumont Street:

This must be one of the easiest polishes in the world to paint with - it's smooth, even and lovely - and what a colour. I used to be the sort of person that didn't like pink polish, but I've changed. Oh how I've changed...This is two coats with Seche Vite topcoat. This would probably be okay with just one coat, but as I've said before, it's a habit.


Nails Inc is available HERE at QVC. I've got my eye on the Sprinkles collection, amongst others!


What do you think?

Ciate Mini Mani Month in Power Dressing 063

Happy New Year everyone! As always, I prefer to spend my New Year's Eve at home with my husband (I'm the most boring person...) What did you do?


Today's blog is to show you Ciate's Power Dressing 063. I really like this one. It's a very dark, inky blue. At first I was worried that it would just look black but it's lovely in the light. This is two coats with Seche Vite topcoat.

I've been using a lot of dark polishes recently. I guess it's because it's winter, they just suit.


Do you prefer bright summery polish, or dark, vampy winter polish?