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Saturday Spotlight: Sinful Colors - I Miss You

 Hi guys, I'm back today for another Saturday Spotlight post, and this week we're looking at another Sinful Colors polish.  I'm afraid I only have 1 to show you today as I've been pretty busy working on some stuff that's coming next month, but it is a very gorgeous polish :)


This is I Miss You, which is a purple jelly full of purple and holographic hex glitter in 2 sizes.  I am wearing 3 coats and top coat in these pictures.  The formula on this is quite similar to Nail Junkie that I swatched a few weeks back - a little bit sheer and fiddly, but quite easy to apply using slightly thicker coats and a gentle hand, with beautiful results.
I really like this, but that's not really a surprise considering it's purple and sparkly.  The base is quite sheer, so you do get a lot of visible nail line in certain lights, but it's so packed with glitter that it's not noticeable a lot of the time.  I wasn't too bothered by this anyway, as I was planning to do some stamping from the word go.
I decided to stamp a heart image from MoYou Princess 11 with Revlon - Cupid.  The results were quite subtle. but very pretty and girly.  I did find that it was a little more pronounced once mattified too.  I was pretty impressed at how well this stamped considering that Cupid is from Revlon's Top Speed quick-dry range.  I must be getting quicker at stamping :)
And the rest of the matte photos - I've become a little more obsessed with my matte top coat recently, I'm slapping it on everything :D
You can find Sinful Colors in Boots stores in the UK, and online for £1.99, and in most drugstores in the US too.
Anyway, you know what I'm going to ask you :p - what do you guys think?

pekal

Saturday Spotlight - Rimmel:Space Dust Total Eclipse & Moonwalking

 Hi guys, in this week's Spotlight post I have 2 of the textured Space Dust line by Rimmel to show you.  I'm really pleased that quite a few of the budget brands have jumped on the textured glitter bandwagon, I have really fallen for texture recently.
*Warning, this is a very picture-heavy post :)



This is Total Eclipse, 3 coats, no undies, and no top coat.  It is a black base with lots of green sparkle, and in the bottle the shimmer flashes to purple a lot.  It's not very visible in this picture, but I do have a macro shot, plus glossy pictures, to see if we can get it to show up :)





 With top coat, this is quite a different polish.  In it's unmolested state, it looks like a very dark green overall, but add a bit of gloss, and it becomes a dark glossy back with lots of green sparkle.  I love this polish with and without top coat equally, I refuse to pick a favourite :)




 And to answer the big money question, yes, you can just about see the duochrome sparkle, but only at extreme angles.  I am hoping to swatch this again in the summer though, I'm interested to see if a bit of sunshine will make any difference.

 The other one I have to show you is Moon Walking, which is a super sparkly lilac texture, with silver micro and hex glitters.  This is 2 coats, no undies, no top coat.  I'm afraid I didn't get any photos with top coat for this shade, I loved it too much in it's textured state to wear it like that.


 The formula for both of these shades was really easy to work with.  They required minimal clean-up, dried reasonably quickly, and covered evenly in 2 or 3 coats.  I actually have 2 other shades from this line, and really like them too, but that's for another Spotlight post.
What do you guys think of these polishes, yay or nay?  Do you have any of the Rimmel textures yourself? 

You can get the Rimmel Space Dust range from Boots and Superdrug, online and in-store, they cost £3.99.

 

pekal

Saturday Spotlight: Barry M Teal & Pomegranate

Hi guys, this weeks spotlight post is a Saturday Spotlight, but don't worry, I've added a 'spotlight' label to all the posts so if you'd like to see them all, regardless of what day it was posted on, you can select spotlight from the new drop-down box labels widget in the sidebar.  Under the spotlight today is Barry M, and I have 2 random polishes to show you.  I'm afraid I don't have any nail art to go with them today, but don't worry, I will be posting some art tomorrow.  Hope you forgive me :p



The first polish I have to show you is Pomegranate which is a pink leaning, deep(ish) red.  As you can tell, I find this colour hard to describe, but the first words that jump to mind are "juicy", closely followed by "yummy", and then "mmmmm, I want a jam donut".  Not that that's particularly helpful!
This was something I picked up on a whim on Boxing Day, but I'm so glad I did now.  It's unlike any other reds in my stash, and looks practically edible.  The formula was lovely to work with, this is 2 easy coats and the opacity is great.  It keeps a really nice shine by itself, but I applied top coat anyway.

The second polish I have to show you is Teal, from the core collection. This is a gorgeous shimmery, vivid teal polish, the photos show 3 easy coats, with top coat.  This is a really stunning colour, and you can expect to see this a few more times if I can figure out what to pair it with :)
You can find Barry M at their website here, or in Boots or Superdrug; on line and in-store.  The core collection retail for £2.99, and the Gelly's for £3.99.
What do you guys think of these colours?  What about Barry M in general?

pekal

Sunday Spotlight: W7 - Gold Mirror & Blue Mirror

Hi guys, I'm back already with this weeks Sunday Spotlight, and the brand today is W7.  I have 2 polishes from the mirror collection to show you, with some blingy nail art to boot!
This will be a picture heavy post.

The first polish is Blue Mirror, shown here at 2 coats with topcoat. You may want to opt for 3 if you want total perfection, but as I was planning on using it as a base I didn't feel the need.  It does look very patchy on the first coat, but I found that with a gentle hand it seemed to spread a lot more evenly.  I adore this polish as a base in winter themed nail art, it's so pale and frosty.  You can get this, and gold mirror for £2.85 + free shipping on ebay here.
Then I did a tape mani, that was inspired by this mani by Misha from Enigmatic Rambles. I used a Barry M glitter that I got for free in Boots for spending £6 or more on Barry M on Boxing Day.  I quickly painted 2 coats of the glitter over the tape, and when I peeled up the tape, I liked the texture of the mani, so I skipped the top coat. 
Even without top coat, this mani was extremely sparkly, so much more than you can see in the picture.  Please forgive the awful clean-up on this, it didn't look that bad in real life, I swear :)

The other shade I have to show you is Gold Mirror, and this polish has actually been featured in 2 very recent designs - the textured gradient tape mani I posted yesterday, and as undies in my sparkly leopard print mani, posted earlier today.  I guess it's safe to say it has become my go-to light gold base :)
This is also shown at 2 coats, with top coat.  Again, a 3rd may be preferable for some people, but I didn't feel the need myself.

I have heard that some W7's are a bit stinky, but I'm pleased to report that these smell like any other polish to me :)  What do you guys think of these 2 polishes?  Are you a fan of W7?

pekal

Sunday Spotlight: Sinful Colors - Verbena & Nail Junkie

 Hi guys, sorry it's a little late, but I'm back today with another edition of Sunday Spotlight.  Today's brand is one I have only tried very recently, Sinful Colors.  They are available from Boots at a mere £1.99 for 15ml.  I bought mine in-store, but they are also available online here, with a much better selection than my local Boots.  All they have is a cardboard stand at the end of the others, and that was half gone......it was Boxing Day though :)
* This will be a picture heavy post - yaaaaaaay!



So, I will start with my favourite from the 5 that I purchased, just because it's gorgeous, and I can't wait!  This is Nail Junkie, which is a teal jelly, full of teal, blue, and copper, micro and hex glitter.  This is 3 coats with top coat, no undies.  The formula on this was a little challenging.  The first coat was a bit of a train-wreck, but by the 3rd coat, all was well.  I found it easier to apply evenly by spreading it across the cuticle area first, and gently dragging the polish down, a little at a time.  Hope that makes sense to you guys :)


I have recently fallen in love with teal polishes, and this is just beautiful.  Tricky application aside, I adore this, and am willing to work around the formula considering what you get for your money.  I had to stamp over this, so I stamped a lighting bolt from MoYou Back to the 80's 03, and Barry M Gold Foil, which looked like this.
And, I couldn't resist mattifying this bad boy either:

I honestly can't say which I like better, I think this just looks awesome either way.  How about you guys?

The other one I have swatched is Verbena, which is a dark lilac cream.  Most of my lilacs are quite light, and I have been wanting a darker one for ages now.  I did want OPI - Planks a Lot, and whilst I don't think this is a dead-on dupe, as the OPI is a lot cooler-toned, this will certainly do for me!
The pictures for this are not too good, and I apologise.  My camera totally freaked out when I tried to take these, and would not focus for crap!  These photos are a little bit lighter than it looks IRL too, but I'm hoping the daylight bulb I'm waiting for will help with the colour accuracy of my swatches :)
I am also happy to report that these do not smell worse than most other polishes, as that can sometimes be an issue this far down the price range :)
I'd love to know if you guys have any Sinful Color's in your stash, and if so, what do you think of them?

pekal

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