NOTD Gelly Texture

Hello! I've been in the midst of quite a bit of work at the moment, as it's coming to crunch time and my exams are fast approaching, but among all of this, I woke up this morning and just wanted to paint my nails - I almost never allow myself the time to do this during term time because I've just got too much work to do!! So I thought I'd do a blog post about it at the same time!!

I went for the Barry M texture polish in Kingsland Road which I bought a couple of weeks ago, it is literally THE perfect pastel pink colour, it's so pretty and I think it suits my pale skintone quite nicely if I do say so myself, and gives me the illusion of having more colour than I actually do.. haha! I had a couple of the Barry M Gelly Hi-Shines that I wanted to try out too, as I hadn't used them yet, so I decided to throw in a few accent nails in complimenting pastel shades (Blueberry and Prickly Pear) All in all I'm quite pleased with the results!! All of my nails just took 2 coats and they're pretty much opaque, and they were touch-dry quite fast, which is a massive bonus!

The Gelly Hi-Shines are definitely living up to their expectations and are very glossy without a topcoat, and I really love the texture effect polish, I can't stop running my fingers over it to feel it haha! It has a grainy texture, almost like sand mixed in there, and I think it has a really cool effect on the nails. The pastel shades that they've released in the collection are absolutely perfect because they make your nails look polished (lolgeddit) with the pretty colours, but with an unexpected quirky twist, which is something that I really like.

So overall I'd definitely recommend any of these polishes! It still baffles me as to why people would go out and spend great amounts of money on nail polishes, Barry M are such great polishes, and if they have the right shade for you, GET IT!! They're so cheap but really good quality!

Do you have any of these polishes? What do you think of them?
Eleanor x

Essie Bargains!

Hello! I saw the Essie polish-for-£1.99 on the fragrance direct website on a few different blog posts about a month ago I think, I had a look but they'd been pretty much wiped out of the ballet slippers and mademoiselle polishes everyone was posting about, and were only left with a few orangey and green shades that didn't really take my fancy, even for £1.99.
Anyway, then, about a week ago I checked them again on a whim just to see whether they had any left at all, and it looks like they'd restocked! I was able to get my hands on all the shades people had been hauling on their blogs and I was so excited! So obviously I put in an order right away...

In order, T-B, L-R: apricot cuticle oil £2.50, power clutch, ballet slippers, a crewed interest, muchi muchi and sugar daddy £1.99 each

I know what you're thinking.. I think I like milky pink polishes, maybe that combined with ESSIE FOR £1.99 made me a little silly... Most of the polishes I got are from the diffusion line, with the only exception being power clutch, meaning that one has a thinner brush than the others (which I'm sure everyone knows by now) I'm yet to try any of these but they all look so pretty - and similar haha!

Have you picked up any of the essie bargains from fragrance direct? Which do you think is the nicest colour I got?
Eleanor x

A Simple NOTD

Hello! So on Wednesday I was going out to meet a friend for coffee in the morning, and I painted my nails before I dashed out, so I thought I'd share! I used Nails Inc's South Molton Street, a very sheer pink that says "my nails, but prettier" I feel like it doesn't add a great deal of colour at all - I'm wearing 2 coats and it's still very sheer - but unusually I actually quite like that. It makes your nails just look perfected and groomed without being statement at all. You know the sort that don't stand out, but when you're holding up your coffee cup your friend compliments them (true story). It's a great colour for if you want to keep your nails looking nice if you're not allowed to wear polish at work,because it looks so subtle and natural noone will notice, but your nails will look beautiful at the same time. I love looking at them too! They look so pretty, all shiny and the perfect natural pink! Something else I was pleased with was the drying time, in way less than half an hour the two coats were completely dry and hardened, not just that annoying dry stage where they're touch dry but smudge everywhere under the slightest application of pressure when you try and pull on your jeans. The only negative thing I can find to say about the polish is that it doesn't take much to chip it, saying that though, I didn't put on a base or top coat because I was in a rush, so that's partly my fault. So yes, I whole heartedly recommend this shade if you want a subtle, natural, but groomed look to your nails, I think it's great and I can see it's a shade I'll be reaching for again and again!

Have you tried Nails Inc South Molton Street? What did you think of it? What is your favourite subtle nail shade to wear?
Eleanor x