In Style Peach Sorbet

Since my last haul of the nail polish variety, I was determined they would be the last purchases for a while.  Then I saw In Style's latest issue and well, the rest is history!

Nails Inc latest freebie offerings (they are so good to us!) come in 3 beautiful Spring-appropriate shades and as soon as I saw the selection, I knew Peach Sorbet had to be mine.  The name conjures up a colour that is delicate, pretty and feminine; and the result is just that.

As for the application, the first layer results in a surprisingly pigmented and opaque finish, although some-what streaky.  After a second coat, the colour is truly opaque and could well be left here - as I have done on my toes - but I did apply a third and final coat to ensure no streaks.  After a top layer with Seche Vite, you are left with a beautiful and glossy light peach shade that is nude in some lights and slightly pink in others.  It is almost like a peachy cousin of OPI's Mod About You; creamy and very light but with enough colour that it stops your hands looking like a corpse and will also look amazing offset with a deep tan.

I think this is going to have to be a shade that I will buy multiple copies of the same magazine for.  I want back ups of this and for the price of £3.80, it'd be rude not to!

xxx

NOTD - Polka Dots

Picture the scene - it's the day before pay day and a beauty blogger is almost tearing her hair out at the desire to buy a new product or something pretty to cure her addiction.  With only £1 left in her pocket, she thinks there is no hope; until a shop, which usually makes her think is the work of the devil, comes to her rescue....

At just £1, these nails from Primark cheered me up greatly on a dull February evening!  There is no denying they look adorable but how do they really perform?

Application - A thin layer of glue on both the false nail and your natural nail, press down and hold for 5 seconds.  It really is that easy!

Shape - Out of 24 nails, I found 10 that fit perfectly/OK.  The other 14 will have to be thrown away but for £1, it's not something I'll lose sleep over.  I filed the tips down a little as they felt slightly too long for me but you could easily get away with them as they are!

Wear - I've had these on for 24 hours now and I still have 10 nails in tact which means they have already surpassed my expectations!  The actual pattern is wearing off slightly but nothing too noticeable at all.

I haven't worn false nails in a very long time but I absolutely love these.  I have to say, Primark - credit where credit is due...sometimes, you really do provide the goods!

xxx

Custom Blend NOTD: Nails fit for a Princess.... or Graduate

When it hit Twitter that Kate Middleton was wearing Bourjois Rose Lounge on her wedding day, I mentally noted it down alongside a million other products on my to-try list (product junkie sympton number 1...).
 
So, when planning my nail colour for graduation a good week or so before the big day, (symptom number 2...) I knew exactly what I was going for!

The result was a very sheer colour - as expected - and after 3 coats I wasn't really diggin' it (old school phrase right there..!).  So, I did exactly what K Midd did and created my own custom colour.  I layered a coat of Barry M's Strawberry Ice Cream - to give a pinkier tone - underneath another coat of the Bourjois to tone it down again.

The result was the exact colour I craved - near enough to my favourite Essie colour 'Luscious Lips' that I have used up and never got around to repurchasing.

So there we have it - my new favourite custom blend pink!  I can't believe I've never mixed nail varnishes before - this has opened up a entirely new range of possibilites!

Do you have a favourite combination of colours to wear? xxx