My Top 5 Spring Nail Polishes...

Hello lovelies.

Yesterday was officially the first day of spring, not that you'd know it with the poopy weather! As it's not warm enough to bust out the spring wardrobe just yet one way of brightening up any outfit is to wear a colourful nail polish. Here's my top 5 spring nail polish picks...

Barry M Peach Melba - I got through 3 bottles of this polish in 2012 which is completely unheard of for me, I never use one bottle before it dries out normally! I've been wearing this polish again recently and I just think it's a great wearable shade that goes with every outfit. 

Natural Collection Hibiscus - I saw this polish featured on Makeupsavvy last year & i couldn't resist picking it up. It's the perfect hot pink shade that screams Spring to me. It also costs under £2 which is pretty amazing for such a pretty polish.

Essie Fiji - This was a blogger favourite last year & I of course had to jump on the bandwagon. This has to be one of my favourite polishes in my whole collection! It looks great with a tan & I can't wait to tan myself up so I can crack this open again.

Barry M Gelly Pomegranate - This is the first of two Barry M Gelly polishes I'm featuring as I just couldn't decide between the two. Pomegranate is the perfect bright pink with red undertones & it's super shiny. What's not to love?!

Barry M Gelly Greenberry - This polish has been raved about by just about every blogger & it's easy to see why. I adore mint green and this is the perfect mint green with blue a blue tone running through it. Like Pomegranate it's super shiny and i can't wait to get my mitts on more shades from this range. 

I'm always on the lookout for pretty nail polish & need to update my collection so if you have any recommendations please leave a comment!

Sarah xx

NOTD | Essie - Fiji

Good evening my lovelies,

I can only apologise for my absence, I've had some personal issues to deal with but I'm back on full form now! You might also notice I've had a little rejig on the blog, I hope you like the changes!

Anyway, onto the point of this post! I've been obsessed with this nail polish for the past couple of days  & keep reapplying it the minute I remove it.

Essie - Fiji

I can only apologise for the state of my nails, I need a manicure ASAP!

As you can see it's the perfect milky pink. It looks lovely with a tan & now the sun has come out I can see myself buying another bottle. 

I'm so happy that Essie is finally readily available in the UK & can see myself building up quite a collection!

What are your favourite Essie polishes?

Sarah xx

My Barry M Nail Paint/Polish Collection...

Hello my lovelies, I hope you've all had a good start to the week. This is my last week as a 20 year old, eek!

It occured to me over the weekend just how many Barry M nail polishes I own and I thought it was about time I showed you my collection.

*drum roll please*

Ta-da!

You would not believe how many times this tower fell down before I finally captured it!

Time for some swatches...

 L-R: Grey, Mushroom, Dusky Mauve, Mint Green, Red Black, Raspberry, Red Glitter, Coral, Pink Flamingo, Strawberry Milk, Peach Melba.

My top 3...

Peach Melba:
I love this shade! This is my second bottle and I very rarely repurchase the same nail colour. This is a perfect spring polish and just wearing it gets me in the spring mood!
Raspberry:
I know this isn't very spring like but this is the perfect red polish for everyday and it goes with any outfit. I would recommend this if you're afraid of bright red, I will certainly be repurchasing a bottle of this when it runs out.
Mushroom:
This is probably my most worn nail polish, it literally goes with any outfit and seems to last on my nails forever. I love you Mushroom <3

I found it so hard picking my top 3, Barry M is without a doubt my favourite nail polish brand and I can't wait to check out the new collection that has just been released.

What are your favourite Barry M nail paint/polish shades?

Sarah xx

Superdrug Haul

Hi dolls, I hope you're all having a good week, it's nearly the weekend, yay!!

I did a spot of shopping earlier this week in Superdrug & I thought I'd show you what I picked up.

I didn't pick up that much but I'm happy with what I did, I got a good few bargains too!

MUA Professional Palette in 'Heaven & Earth' - I've wanted this for ages!

£4.00

Barry M Nail Polish 'Pink Flamingo'

Barry M topcoat/basecoat

2 for £4.99

John Freda 3 Day Straight - I've seen some good reviews about this so I'm looking forward to trying it out.

£5.49

Maybeline Super Stay 24hr

£9.19

Neutrogena Visibly Clear 2 in 1 wash/mask

Neutrogena Oil free Moisturiser

2 for £4.99

I can't wait to try these products out & I'll certainly be reviewing a few.

I also picked up a beauty card, why have Superdrug not done this before?!

Have you picked yours up yet?

Sarah xx

Scented Polishes - Revlon v Rimmel

Ahoy blogerinos!

I wasn't sure what to make of scented nail polishes when I first heard of them, my initial thought was 'what is the point... I bet it's just a silly gimmick' but I fell in love with these shades & the fact that they were scented was just an added bonus.

I didn't actually realise how similar these polishes were until l'd already purchased the Rimmel one, oops!!

Revlon:

Revlon recently released a limited edition collection of 8 scented polishes. I opted for Tropical Temptation after I had read various blog posts about it.

I bought this polish as part of a promotion, the price of Revlon polishes has always put me off in the past. I have to say I'm really not impressed with Revlon polishes, the application was awful! It was streaky, not opaque at all took and took ages to dry. I like the colour but I don't think there is much difference between this and the Rimmel polish.

The scent of the polish is very subtle, I find you actually have to smell your nails to notice it, I think I'd get some funny looks if I did this too regularly!

This was Tropical Temptation after 2 coats & no top coat. The polish lasted 4 days without chipping which did impress me considering I didn't use a top coat.

Revlon Tropical Temptation - 14ml - £6.49.

Rimmel:

Rimmel currently has a collection of 4 scented nail polishes - Lemon Drop, Strawberry Fizz, Apricot Punch & Cranberry Zest, cute names!

I opted for Apricot Punch, I thought the shade was perfect for summer - without realising how similar it was to Tropical Temptation - oops!

The scent of this polish is alot stronger than the Revlon polish, I can actually smell it without smelling my nails but it's not overpowering at all.

This was Apricot Punch after 2 coats & no top coat. As you can see it's ever so slightly pinker than the Revlon polish, only just!! I love the colour and it lasted 3 days without chipping. I also love the brush & it applied really well, much better than the Revlon polish.

Rimmel Apricot punch - 8ml - £2.99

Overall I have to say I much prefer the Rimmel polish. It applied better, It smells better & It costs less than half the price of the Revlon polish. The size of the Revlon polish may be larger but I rarely finish a bottle of nail polish anyway!

Have you tried scented nail polishes, if so what did you think of them?

Sarah xx

NOTD - No.17 'Forever'

Hi lovelies! I Hope you're all having a good Monday :)

What a bloody day I've had! I started jury service today, if you ever have the misfortune of being called up all I will say is make sure you have plenty of books and others things to keep you occupied. The waiting is redic!

On the way home I missed my stop on the train and had to get off at the stop after, not a problem I thought. An hour later I was wandering around the park/woods totally lost bawling my eyes out! My stepdad came and rescued me in the end, I've never been so relieved! You'd never know I'm a grown woman :)

Anyway... Onto the NOTD...

No.17 'Forever'

How pretty is this nail polish :)

It's a pinky nude, very on trend for spring!

This is 3 coats and a coat of Seche Vite (which for the record is going gloopy, bad times!) I'd say 3 coats is needed, any less and you will see VNL.

I can't recommend this nail polish enough and at £2.99 I'll be picking another one up!

What are your favourite spring shades?

Sarah xx

NOTD: Essie - Angora Cardie

It's official, I LOVE winter nails! This year I'm really loving dark purple shades so I was delighted when I found this gorgeous Essie polish!

It is a lovely dirty maroon shade & I can't imagine this looking bad on anybody. It is opaque in 2 coats and remained chip free for 4 days. Perfect!

What nail shades are you wearing this winter?

Xo