Under the sun: Daring Dragon and a little giveaway

Once upon a time, I met a lovely girl Emma who used to comment frequently on my blog. I soon found out that Emma also had a blog. Her cruelty-free nail polish blog 'Imagination in Colour' has now become one of my favourite reads. I love the way Emma writes. She thinks she's rambling on too much but I think her reviews are just right and very comprehensive. She's also on the ball, would also know about nail polishes releases before anybody else (I believe Emma was amongst the first ones to post about the Barry M magnetic polishes) and already own Gosh Galaxy even before I knew about it :) To top it all off, she's just acquired a fancy camera, so the quality of her photos is even better! She's ace and I love her to pieces.



Emma is doing a little survey at the moment on her blog and for one minute of you time, she would like to enter you in a small giveaway: The majestic but now discontinued Gosh Dragon nail polish. So if you would like to enter her giveaway (ends 15 September) please click here or any of the pictures below.





This is also the opportunity for me to play again with Gosh Dragon (reviewed here) and start the first episode of my 'under the sun' series. (Click here to see what it's all about.)

   

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Saturday Night Fever Nails featuring BeautyUK Gold Shatter

I was very excited when BeautyUK released their pink and silver shatter polishes a few weeks ago but part of me wished that they had released a gold shatter polish at the same time.  Well, I dreamt it and they did it. Introducing, hot from the BeautyUK oven, (Saturday) Night Fever, the gold shatter polish at only £2.99.


Ideally, I would wait till my nails are longer to showcase a manicure, but I really couldn't wait to play. There is another reason why I wanted to write about this as soon as possible (special offer which expires tomorrow, details at the bottom of the post) but for now, let's see it worn on the nail, shall we?


The first colour combination which I wanted to experiment was a red and gold one, reminding me of a Chinese Restaurant Take Away. So this is my 'imperial dragon' manicure. (Thank you @loulou699 on twitter for the name)





The red underneath is a red mini polish from Opi, a present from my friend Drew. I absolutely love the way it turned out. The shade of gold is spot on: much warmer and richer that the 17 gold crackle but less mustardy than the W7 equivalent. Perfecto! Hold on to your internet data allowance, let the cavalcade of pictures begin.










Next manicure is very predictable. This is night fever layered over BeautyUK black. How vibrant is that gold over the black. I am now wondering whether I prefer this over the Chinese takeaway manicure.












And last but not least, this is Night Fever shatter over Eyeko Posh Polish. This colour combination reminds me of a delicate silky fabric you would use to cover cushions with. I didn't think this would work but I find the result quite elegant.  Apologies for the miserable photos. This is my right hand and I suck at applying polish on that hand and capturing it is even worse. You could drive a truck in that cuticle gap!







If you're anything like me, and have a small Superdrug, chances are you won't see them in your store, or any shatter polishes for that matter. But that's not a problem: BeautyUK is offering FREE postage if you place an order on the website, and if your order contains a shatter polish. This offer  will expire Sunday 10 July 2011 at midnight.


How much: £2.99
Where: Online, in the special effects section and in some Superdrug stores
Disclosure: This polish was kindly offered by BeautyUK for me to review. Yay!

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{NOTD} A cat meows, a dog barks, a dragon roars...

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... and a liloo swoons. Ever since I've laid my eyes on Golden Dragon Nail Polish from Gosh, I've been lusting for it, more than you could lust for chocolate and naughty things when you're a diet. Naturally and unsurprisingly my local Superdrug store never stores it, making me want it even more. Until a generous fairy in the name of Fee (Fée is the French for fairy) from MakeupSavvy came along and kindly donated to me.


*** pictures updated August 2012 ***

 

It's even more gorgeous than I imagined it and applies so smoothly and effortlessly. Coverage is excellent and full opacity is achieved in 2 coats. The colour is just stunning, and I am totally in love with my very own pet dragon.

They say a picture is a thousand words. So I'll end my unarticulated garbage and leave you with some more pictures. Thank you again ‘Fée’.






Name: Gosh, Golden Dragon (564)
How much: £4.99
Where: Superdrug Shops

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