Pound World Revlon Haul Number 1!

Hi All! I picked up all these Revlon Parfumerie polishes in my local Pound World, they are still retailing for £6.49 each at Boots!

I got one of every colour that they had but I know some of the Pound World stores have even more of a variety so it's worth going to have a look!

 One coat of each of the above polishes (L-R)

China Flower

African Tea Rose

Wild Violets

One coat of the above polishes (L-R)

Italian Leather

Balsam Fir

Beachy

Fresh Linen

They all do smell quite strongly once they are dry.  My favourites are China Flower, African Tea Rose and Wild Violets.  They all smell really floral and the colours are gorgeous.

I'm not so keen on Balsam Fir as it smells like toilet cleaner! The colour is lovely though.

I was most disappointed with Italian Leather, I love the colour but it doesn't smell at all like leather.

Have you picked any of these up in your local Pound World? I will be popping in again to see if they have any more in stock!

So Susan Lacquerlove Launch Box

So Susan have launched a monthly subscription box called Lacquerlove, it is priced at £14.95 plus P&P.  The box will contain 4 full size products, 3 of the products will be nail polishes.

You will be able to preview the box before buying so no nasty surprises! You can read more about the boxes here.

The box is nice and sturdy and has a magnetic fastening. 

There are four full size 9ml polishes in the launch box*, each comes in its own individual box.

The polishes have numbers on the bottles rather than names, the names are on the boxes though.  This could be confusing!

Mimosa - 12 is a pale pink which is quite sheer

Raspberry - 17 is a glossy red

Pink Guava - 21 is a bright pink (my favourite!)

Silver Clouds - 26 is a grey/lilac with a subtle shimmer running through, very pretty

I have tried number 17, two coats is virtually opaque but I would probably go for three coats next time as I can see a bit of my nail line.  The polish dries very quickly. 

The polishes do not contain DBP (Dibutyl Phthalate), Toluene, Formaldehyde or Formaldehyde Resin.  They do not contain parabens, sulfates, mineral oils, tricolsan, animal by products or phthalates.  They are also cruelty free.

The polishes contain Rosehip fruit oil to moisturise and strengthen your nails and the delicate skin around it.

You can buy the launch box here.

*The launch box was kindly sent to me to review.

Nails Inc Westminster and Dollish Polish Inconceivable

If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I am a big Dollish Polish fan, this has to be the maddest glitter polish that I have ever seen and I LOVE it!

Nails Inc Westminster

Dollish Polish Inconceivable

Two coats, although it was virtually opaque in one.   A beautiful purple creme,  no topcoat and look how glossy it dries!

This polish is absolutely packed full of glitter!

This polish is described on the Dollish website as:

Featuring over 50 different glitters,(53 to be exact, inconceivable!) This is the ULTIMATE topper with Squares, Hexagons, and Circle glitters in every colors of the rainbow, and everything in between, giving you a completely different look with each use. This topper really is inconceivable!

This is one coat of Inconceivable - yes, you read that correctly one coat!

Taken in artificial light with Seche Vite topcoat.

It is very hard to capture how sparkly the glitters are!

Natural light.

Natural light.

This polish is just mad! I couldn't stop looking at my nails!

You can buy Inconceivable here for $10.00 and they ship to the UK.

Rimmel Metal Rush Pearly Queen Review

I must admit I have so many polishes in my stash that I have not yet tried, I really must try not to buy any more until I have worked my way through them (yeah who am I kidding, can't resist the pretties!! ). 

Rimmel Metal Rush Pearly Queen was one of these polishes.

Pearly Queen is from a small range of duo chrome polishes from Rimmel.

It is a silvery lilac that shifts to green and gold.  It is quite sheer all the pics show three coats plus topcoat.  It dried quickly and the wear time was very good - I think I got 4 days without it chipping which is a long time on my nails.

You can see the different colours coming through the polish and it looks so pretty and sparkly in the bottle....

....unfortunately I really didn't like it on my nails.

I personally found the colour too wishy washy for my personal taste and I don't think it suits my skintone.

It is quite pretty when it shifts to the greeny gold colour, this was taken in artificial light.

This is in natural light.

Even on this pic I think it looks much nicer in the bottle!

This polish is not for me, I have passed it on to my sister.  I maybe should have tried it over a base colour but I'm trying to be a bit ruthless with my polishes!

If you like it you can buy it for £3.99 here.  Have you tried any of the Metal Rush polishes?

Maybelline Color Show Coral Craze and Dollish Polish Have a Berry Good Day

I love a coral nail when the sun is shining, I picked the Maybelline up from Boots a few weeks ago and the Dollish Polish was from the order I received last month.

Maybelline Color Show in Coral Craze

Dollish Polish Have a Berry Good Day

One coat of Coral Craze, it is nearly opaque in one coat but I could still slightly see the nail line so I put a second coat on.

Two coats - it is fully opaque in two coats.  The consistency of the polish is good and the colour dries nice and glossy, however I really didn't like the brush it feels very thin and soft so didn't give much control when applying the polish.  I had to really take my time when applying the polish so that I didn't get it everywhere!

This is the first polish I have from the Color Show range so I don't know if all the brushes are like this or if I got a dodgy one!

They retail for £2.99 at Boots.

Have a Berry Good Day is from the Cartoon Series and is inspired by Strawberry Shortcake.

This shade boasts an endless sea of pink & green glitters, varying in shapes, sizes, and shades all in a clear base riddled with pink color-shifting flakies! 

This is one coat of Have a Berry Good Day with Seche Vite topcoat.

The polish is packed full of glitter so it was very easy to apply and I didn't have to fish for glitter or dab it on.

I purchased the mini of this polish which retails at $5.00 here.

Have you tried any of the Maybelline Color Show polishes?  Do you agree about the brush or did I get a dodgy one?!

Barry M Indigo and Nail Pop Sequin Effect Swatches

Hope all my UK followers are enjoying this fabulous weather! About time we saw some sunshine!

Another nail post from me, this week on the All Things Nails facebook page we had a flakies event.  Every week is a different event which is great for trying out polishes that have been sat untried in your stash or for trying colours that you wouldn't normally try.  So if you like painting your nails head over to the page and join in.

Barry M Indigo - One Coat

This is my favourite Barry M polish, it is such a gorgeous colour.

Two coats of Barry M Indigo, fully opaque in two coats and dries to a beautiful glossy finish.

I then topped it with Nail Pop in Sequin Effect (Shade 24)

I have had this polish in my stash for quite a while but hadn't used it yet.  It is so lovely! I can't stop moving my fingers around to see the different colours.

This is the first Nail Pop polish that I have used and I was really impressed, the coverage is brilliant and the application easy.  I have had a look at their range and I want to pick up the pearl effect polish.

In artificial light

In natural light

In natural light

I really like this colour combination and it is a bargain too - the Nail Pop retails for £5.00 on Superdrugs website and the Barry M for £2.99 here.  Superdrug currently have a promotion on for 3 for 2 on all nail products too.

They also have this polish in a 4 pack called Winter Brights for £12.00.  The pack is included in the promotion too so you can definitely get a bargain!

Dollish Polish Care Bear Stare and China Glaze Dance Baby Swatches

Another nail post for you today, Dollish Polish Care Bear Stare and China Glaze Dance Baby.

One coat of Dance Baby from the Electropop collection, it is a gorgeous bubblegum pink colour.

It is fully opaque in two coats.  I love pink nail polishes and this is a full on girlie pink!

Application is good as with all China Glaze polishes that I have tried, drying time is quick too and the polish dries nice and glossy.

Dance Baby retails for £4.95 here.

Care Bear Stare is from the Cartoon Collection, it is described as 

Care Bears, prepare to stare! This darling glitterbomb was inspired by the Care Bears, and is exploding with pastel glitters in pink, blue, aqua, and purple, in all shapes from hex's to square, butterflies and stars, all in a clear base with varying iridescent glitters.

It retails for $10.00 for a full size bottle and $5.00 for a mini.  I got this in the mini size.

I found I had to fish a bit for the bigger pieces of glitter and I don't think the pink base shows off the polish enough so next time I will try it over a different base - I'm thinking maybe white or a dark purple!

Have you tried this polish?  Any recommendations for what base colour would show this off?

Leighton Denny Caught Red Handed and China Glaze Fairy Dust

Hi everyone! Can you believe we are at the end of June already, where is this year going??

China Glaze Fairy Dust

Leighton Denny Caught Red Handed

This is two coats of Caught Red Handed, I don't own many Leighton Denny polishes but this red is gorgeous!

This polish is from the Criminal Collection.  It is a shimmery bright red and was fully opaque in two coats.  It dries to a lovely glossy finish and this pic is without topcoat.

I absolutely love China Glaze Fairy Dust! 

This is two coats.  It just makes the world a more magical place!

Blurred on purpose (honestly!) to show you the gorgeous sparkles.  

I think these polishes look lovely together and I couldn't stop waving my hands around in the sunshine to make my nails sparkle!

Dollish Polish Purple Nurples Swatches and Review

I placed my very first order with Dollish Polish on 23rd May and they arrived safely with me in the UK on Friday.  Shipping is fast and very reasonably priced.  The polishes come well wrapped in bubble wrap and in hot pink bags which is a lovely touch!

I picked Purple Nurples to try first.

This is from the Cartoon Series and inspired by Cartoon Networks' Chowder.

This is the description of the polish from Dollish's site.

Neon purple jelly has tons of glitters, ranging from hexagons, squares, and circles, all in varying shades of periwinkle, purples, pinks, magenta, and blue/green iridescent glitters.

This is three coats, picture taken inside.

These pictures taken outside were taken today, three days after applying the polish.

As you can see the polishes is packed full of glitters!

The polish was easy to apply, I didn't have to go fishing for the larger pieces of glitter either.

I really like this polish.  The colour is gorgeous! 

I can't wait to try out the rest of the polishes from my order!

Have you tried anything from Dollish Polish?

Mavala Pastel Polishes Review and Swatches

These Mavala polishes were used to create the nail look for the Holly Fulton S/S13 show at London Fashion Week (well not these exact polishes, you know what I mean!).

Gorgeous pastel shades that are perfect for this time of year.

The bottles each contain 4.5ml of polish.

All the shades apart from white have an iridescent sheen.

One coat of Lemon Cream.

Two coats of Lemon Cream, as you can see it is still very sheer and definitely needs a third coat!

Three coats of Lemon Cream, indoors.

Three coats of Lemon Cream, in daylight.

My nail line is still slightly visible after three coats but the colour is lovely!

One coat of Aquamarine.

Two coats of Aquamarine.

The coverage is better than Lemon Cream but still needed three coats to achieve good coverage.

Three coats of Aquamarine, indoors.

Lovely and opaque in three coats.

Three coats of Aquamarine, in daylight.

I don't know if you can see the iridescent sheen from the polish in the bottle? I've tried my best to capture it for you.  It doesn't pick it up on any of the pics of my nails.

One coat of Lagoon.

Two coats of Lagoon, indoors.

This is my favourite out of the four polishes.  The polish was the best consistency and was opaque in two coats.

Two coats of Lagoon, in daylight.

One coat of White.

I found this polish hard to apply, it was very watery and seemed to get everywhere!

Two coats of White.

Even after two coats the polish was streaky and had lots of bald patches.

Two coats of White topped with one coat of each of the colours.

I think two coats of Lemon Cream and Aquamarine would be needed really, Lagoon was fine with one coat.  I did find that using the colours over the White bought out more of the iridescent sheen.

This is the first time I have tried Mavala polishes, they were sent to me for review.  I am not used to having to apply 3-4 coats of a polish for it to be opaque - I think it may be because they are pastel shades as Lagoon was a dream to apply.

I tried the polishes over a number of different base coats as I found this made a real difference to the finish, the one I found best was Sally Hansen Insta Grip Fast Dry Base Coat.  The polishes applied beautifully to my nail wheel and only needed two coats of each to be fully opaque with no streaking or bald spots so it may be that my nails are a bit oily?

The polishes retails for £4.50 and you can find them in John Lewis, Debenhams and Boots.

Have you tried any Mavala polishes?