Sunday, 24 February 2013

Leighton Denny Razzmatazz

I went to TK Maxx the other day and just look what they had in!!



It was £7.99, I couldn't leave without it. I love TK Maxx for nail bargains, they had loads of OPI and Nails Inc too. I get drawn in every time...

So, anyway, tonight I tried the purple, Razzmatazz.


I layered it over my all time favourite purple, Exposed Mystic, as it's quite thin and I hate to waste it. This is two coats of Mystic and two of Razzmatazz. The colour is beautiful, with flecks of purple, red and black. It dried to a disappointingly matte finish but that's nothing that Nubar Diamont topcoat (my new love) couldn't fix. Basecoat was Nails Inc Kensington Caviar.


Which colour would you like to see swatched next? I love them all!


Thanks for reading!

Monday, 11 February 2013

Kinetics Nail Colors in So Coral

Tonight I have a lovely pink mani to show you. There was a time where I didn't like pink polish, but there are just so many gorgeous shades out there that I can't resist.


 This is Kinetics Nail Colors in So Coral:

Kinetics So Coral
Kinetics So Coral and Catwalk (review soon!)

Awful 'with flash' picture that shows off the lovely pink!


Now, I wouldn't necessarily say this was coral enough in colour to warrant the name, but it's a lovely pink. The kind that seems to go really well with all the navy blue and grey clothes that I wear. It goes on very smoothly, although I had to be careful to keep the coats nice and thin, and it was perfect in two coats. It's not the best in terms of self-levelling, but I have used polishes way more expensive that were much worse, and this is nothing that a good top coat doesn't help. In terms of formula, if you're familiar with Barry M Pink Flamingo, then this is similar (though this polish is perfect in two coats whereas Pink Flamingo takes three to four) The polish is also beautifully shiny before topcoat, which is really nice to see.

One of the best things about this polish was the brush, it's nice and thin - if you've read my blog before you'll probably have heard me whinging about those annoying 'one stroke' brushes. I have very small, narrow nail beds, and I loved the thin brush on this polish - it allows me to do three strokes of the brush without smearing polish everywhere. I definitely want to try more Kinetics colours.

Topcoat today was my brand new Nubar Diamont, which I love, and basecoat was Nails Inc Kensington Caviar.



Kinetics are at www.margaritabelska.com priced at £3.37 for 15ml (ex.vat) and I noticed that they've got a 'buy two get one free' offer on, which is useful, as there are almost too many colours to choose from.

Margarita Belska Nail School have kindly offered a 5% discount for all my readers - just enter code SAVE5VDBL at the checkout to save.


What do you think?




*press sample

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Rimmel London 60 Seconds in Pompous

This is another of the polishes that I got given at Christmas!


It's actually surprisingly lovely. I say 'surprisingly' because the 60 Seconds polishes are often a bit thin for me, and I'm not keen on the big flat brush that they advertise as a good thing, haha. It's a very shiny, deep colour, and this was good in two coats. I like it.

Ooh, also, I finally decided to try a different topcoat. I've had enough of Seche Vite...it starts off so great, but about a week later it's so thick and gloopy. Not to mention the horrendous shrinkage it causes on most polishes. Anyway, I tweeted Kelly from Vampy Varnish (one of my favourite blogs ever!) and she kindly tweeted back and said her favourite is Nubar Diamont Seal and Shine. So I ordered some from BeautyBay.com, and I'll let you know how I get on!


What's your favourite topcoat?
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