Peach Melba Nails and exciting news...

The Peach Melba (French: pêche Melba  is a classic dessert, invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London to honour the Australian soprano, Nellie Melba.[1] It combines two favourite summer fruits: peaches and raspberry sauce accompanying vanilla ice cream. (source: wikipedia)


Peach Melba is also the name of a gorgeous shade (no.72) of peach polish by BeautyUK (source: liloopedia). Many pale or pastel polishes tend to be streaky or patchy. Not with this one. Application of peach melba was, as per usual a doddle and a pleasure.  The overdose of pictures will give you a pretty good clue on how much I have enjoyed this polish :P


 

 
My pictures show 3 coats but some of you might prefer to put 4 coats. (see close up at the bottom of this post)


 
I got a little bit fruity and wanted to pose with my beloved mango butter.





Then I got carried away and tried a little bit of  nail art. Oh dear. Well it was fun to play.







Peach Melba was sent me for review purposes and I was waiting for the right opportunity.  Well, there couldn't be a better moment to indulge in a little bit (or a lot) of Beautyuk. The brand has just garnered th support of 5000 fans/likers on their Facebook and to celebrate their achievements, they are offering all their customers a discount of 20%. Just enter the voucher code Face5000 at checkout and your discount will be applied automatically.





Be quick, offer will end on Saturday, 20 August, when the Xfactor starts. yaaaaaaaaaay!
I've placed a cheeky little order myself today. If you're good, I might blog about it next week, state of my nails allowing it of course.  Looking for inspiration on what to buy at BeautyUK? this might tempt you :)


And last but not least, BeautyUK is touring England at the moment and offering free makeovers, in a  bus! Click on the bus or here to see where the BeautyUK bus will  be going next. (picture source)








Peach Melba retails at £1.99 in the glam nail range (9ml) or £2.99 in the salon range in the salon professional range.

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I'll have 2 Blue Lagoon & 1 Peach Melba, please Barry...

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How dare you Barry M tempting me with a whole host of mouth watering products, when I am in the middle of a spending ban? Barry M has just released 2 new shades of nail polishes on their website: Blue Moon 317 {Blue Lagoon totally sounds way cooler :P} and Peach Melba 318.






I am not sure when they will be available from your local Boots and Superdrug, but you can order them online at its usual bargain price of £2.99 each.






Also, hot from the oven, the Wink Marker Pen (£4.59)
A chunky marker pen style eyeliner that makes lining your eyes easy. In simple strokes you can create instense, bold lines and flicks. Quick drying and long lasting as the perfect eyeliner should be! £4.59

Love the design and the bulkyness of it but is that going to dry up in 2 minutes like lots of other pen-style eyeliner? (hinting at you Eyeko)


2. Imperfection Correction (£5.99)


Our NEW Imperfection Correction concealer pen has been developed to conceal blemishes, dark circles and signs of fatigue from the eye area, whilst illuminating the skin and adding a touch of radiance.
It is available in 3 shades to suit all skin tones (Ivory, Almond & Peach)  and the enriched formulation provides smooth and long lasting wear. Simply twist the pen for the liquid to appear and brush onto your face for a flawless finish.

There is no way I would buy this without first swatching in the shop. The applicator reminds me of  Touche Eclat. I wonder what the texture is like.


3. Finally, the 3 recent colourful additions to the Instant Nail Effects (£3.99) hitting the 'physical stores' with no more precise date than "in a month or so". I must admit the future release of 8 the Models Own crackle polishes has excited me more but I cannot deny that the colours are absolutely gorgeous, from the photos I have seen so far. I've seen a girl wearing a girl wearing pink crackle on bright fuchsia and it looks so cool. I am very tempted and you can 2 Barry M crackle polishes for the price of one Models own. But since Beautyuk will also be releasing a pink crackle polish in May, I might just as well wait for that one, since the polishes there usually cost £1.99 (maybe it will be £2.99 for that special one?)



 


Now would it have been great, like Elf always does, to have free postage and packing a as a little incentive to order these new products from the Barry M website :)

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