Lac Attack Hogwarts Review Here is another swatch from the incredible Lac Attack’s ‘Magical Musings’ collection. All of these polishes are so beautiful and this one is no exception. It’s a clear base with an…
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Barry M Textured Effects Station Road This is just such an unusual polish and it’s not just the finish which – as you can see from the images – is a grainy, matte texture. But this…
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Barry M Textured Effects Kingsland Road Textured nails are huge at the moment and you can always rely on Barry M to bring out an affordable, high quality version of the top trends. This is…
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MUA Furry Nail Art With Flocking Powder I have wanted to try these new flocking powders ever since I saw them and I wasn’t disappointed. I know it won’t be to everyone’s taste but I…
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Lac Attack Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes This stunning nail polish is the beautifully bright Lac Attack Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. This is a clear-based polish with varying sizes of amazing glitter in orange, yellow, red and gold.…
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Seventeen Potion Nail Varnish I actually bought this polish ages ago but I took so long to get round to swatching it that I forgot just how pretty it looked. I think I first picked…
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Lac Attack Dementor’s Kiss My Lac Attack polishes arrived today and it was so hard to decide which to swatch first. I really love white, black and red as a colour combination so I picked…
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Revlon Matte Suede Ruby Ribbon I was so intrigued when I saw these Matte Suede polishes. Textured finishes are going to continue to be big this year and this polish has definitely converted me to…
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Barry M Raspberry Nail Varnish Have I mentioned that I love my light box? I just can’t get over it. It makes me so happy! Look how lovely and bright the pictures are! *claps hands*…
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Rimmel 332 Baby Pink Nail Varnish Today’s swatch is Rimmel’s excitingly named (!!) ‘Baby Pink’: a pretty bright Barbie pink creme polish. This is two coats with Seche Vite on top (as always). I’m not…
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Models Own Aciiied Nail Varnish My lovely fiance built me a light box and I am in love. I don’t have to wait for the 20 seconds in a British day where there is daylight…
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Gabrini 363 Nail Varnish Today’s swatch is the excitingly-named Gabrini 363 nail varnish (I HATE polishes with no names… it just seems like such a missed opportunity for fun!) So apparently Pantone’s colour of the year…
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Rosacea: What I’ve Learnt So Far As I described in my last blog post, my rosacea is largely under control at the moment. I have altered my diet, habits and reactions to stress to accommodate it.…
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I’ve been thinking recently about the problems I have finding cosmetics and products that suit my skin. I thought I could look for advice here and also share my rosacea story and how I was diagnosed.…
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Inglot 954 Nail Varnish I cannot stop staring at this nail varnish. Just LOOK at it! Inglot 954 nail varnish is a very pretty acid green creme polish with a very subtle bright green shimmer that…
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Models Own Fluoro Orange I guess I really should have expected it from the polish name but HOLY MOLY this is bright. There are no filters or effects on these pictures, that is actually how…
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