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?


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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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