*Bargain Alert* and Fearnesque Lime Green Nails {notd}

To say that it's been a while since I have not blogged properly and share my nail colour adventures is an understatement. I’ll spare you the drama about my computer woes. My nails have been in a bad condition since the beginning of November and everytime they grew a little, they shortly lived and broke and grew and broke etc.. The nail on my little finger is way too small compared to the rest of my hand, my index looks it's been filed with in pitch black but hey ho, I really want to get back into the swing of things and get to blogging again more frequently.




Today's manicure was not planned. I happened to visit a big boots shop (well bigger than my local one) on Tuesday and they had all the Fearne Cotton nail polishes on half price, reduced from £5.50 to £2.75. (It should really be £2.25, Boots, tut tut). Lime Green is one of my favourite colour, I fancied this particular polish for ages so it was too good an occasion to be missed.




So how did Fearne 'Lime Green' perform? I found the polish a little bit too runny for my liking but managed to get the coverage that you see in 2 generous coats which I am really pleased about. The colour is absolutely divine. If I had to come up with a shade of lime green, this would be exactly how I would like it to be.








Application wise, I don't like it as much as my other 2 lime green polishes the Superdrug 2true ‘Shade 4’ and 'Early Green' from Gosh, but the application remained very easy nevertheless. Colour wise, this is now my favourite lime green. The 2true is too 'apple' and not lime enough  while I find 'Early Green' from Gosh a bit too neon. Below an attempt a comparing the 3 polishes, in a bid to show the nuances in colour.



All the individual polishes from Fearne Cotton are at half price.
Snap them up here online in your local boots store before they're all gone.




What? Fearne Cotton Lime Green Nail Polish, 9ml
How much? £2.75 reduced from £5.50
Where? Larger Boots.

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My heart is beating for … Cotton Candy Cream Puff

I am deliriously excited to tell you about this product. I am not sure if you know but I am not a lip person at all. I think what I don't like about lipsticks and lipglosses is the sticky feeling. I can cope with it on a special occasion but on a day to day basic, I'd rather avoid it to be honest because I don't find uncomfortable. Since I saw London Beauty Queen's post on the Collection 2000 Cream Puffs, I have been dying to try them.


Cream Puffs by Collection 2000 are designed to give you a moisturised and matte colour on your lip.
Why would you want matte lips? I couldn't explain it better than Jenni from UK Nail Polish.
The one I bought is called  'Cotton Candy' .





I used the testers from the shop and swatched the 3 other shades available. I am sorry I don’t remember their names. I wish they came out in more colours. Four is not enough!





Cotton Candy has a luscious smell, moisturising but not greasy or sticky. It delivers the perfect amount of rosy, delicate, hint of colour on my lips, it is ultra wearable and I can't get enough of it.







Want to see Cotton Candy as part of a whole look? Click here to see it incorporated in my ‘Wrapped up Gateau’ Look. (link available in a few minutes)


What: Collection 2000
How much: £2.99 (look out for offers)
Where: Boots and Superdrug

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Cotton Candy, Frozen Kingdom & Gunmetal - NOTDs

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Today has been another amazing day of sunshine: not at as warm as last week end, but the lighting has absolutely phenomenal and I just couldn’t wait to play with my new nail polishes from BeautyUK and pap away. Now don’t get used to it, as this was very exceptional and I will continue to take most of my nail photos in artificial lighting. 


Beautyuk has released 6 gorgeous shades about a week ago. Today, I would like to show you part 2 with Cotton Candy, Gunmetal and Frozen Kingdom.





One of the most popular shades of nail polishes at BeautyUK is ‘smokey lilac’. If you like smokey lilac, chances are you’re going to like this one too. This is COTTON CANDY, a lovely frosty lilac. I usually prefer shimmery finishes over frosty ones but this one took me by surprise. I was expecting a very messy application with very apparent brushstrokes marks.








Instead I had a very easy application, minimal brushstrokes marks and a perfect opacity achieved in 2 coats. I took about a million pictures today, indoor and outdoor, which made the task of shortlisting pictures even more than difficult. So please excuse the ‘tsunami’ of photos.









Next, we have GUNMETAL,which is well … a dark gunmetal metallic grey shade really. The name might be a little bit unimaginative but it does exactly what you’re expecting for and doesn’t disappoint. This little ‘rock chic’ baby is a gorgeous one coater, and dries fast. At £1.99 you need this in your collection.








 



And finally,my favourite polish from this batch, is FROZEN KINGDOM. I didn’t know what to expect from it when I first saw it on the website. It looked very white to me and I was expecting Tippex-style fingers. I was very apprehensive of the application too, as bright shades like these are usually renowned to be very patchy. Frozen Kingdom is the most gorgeous shade of white with a gold shimmer through it.





As for the application, I was again really pleasantly surprised: the polish took a little more work than usual: 3 coats instead of 2 but the result is worth it and I absolutely love it. Is that a typical Spring shade and name? Definitely not, but who cares? I, for one, refuse to be dictated by seasons to choose the shade of polish I want to wear.







Patches? what patches? :) yay!




All in all, I’d say that my absolute favourites from the beautyuk spring collection are Frozen Kingdom and Voodoo (click here to see part 1 – Voodoo, Golden Chestnut and Aztec)




Which one is your favourite? xx


How much? £1.99
Where? Superdrug and http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/ (Ask @beautyuktweets on twitter for your 20% discount voucher code, valid until 15 June)
Disclaimer: I bought these polishes myself.

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