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Nails of the Month October 2013, featuring Maybelline, Barry M and Revlon

November 6, 2013 By Julianne

I didn’t do a Nails of the Month post for September, because I was so busy I hardly had a moment to apply nail varnish. I kept putting on clear base coat with the intention of applying a coloured polish later, but never getting around to it. But this month I’ve made more of an effort!

Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots in ‘Speckled Pink’ (£2.99)
 

I think these dotty polishes have sold out now in the UK, I haven’t seen one anywhere for weeks. It looks purplish in the bottle but comes out pure pink, and it looks best after two coats. It’s difficult to apply, especially to the tips, because of the speckles – it’s almost impossible to get an even coverage without getting too many speckles on the edges. They overhang and scrape off easily, so tip wear occurs very quickly. But it’s very pretty once you get it right and while it lasts!

Barry
M ‘Raspberry’ (£3.99)

One coat provides really good coverage, it only looked patchy in a few places, however, I did get a little tip wear after one day. It’s a very dark pink, as long as you’re looking at it in natural light. In artificial light (florescent tube, light bulb) it looks dark red and not as nice.

Revlon ‘Rock’ (discontinued, I think, but try eBay if you really want to try this)

A lovely colour but pretty horrible to apply. Usually I wait a day or so before doing a second coat as it covers the first day’s tip wear and applies more easily, but the first coat was horrendously patchy so I had to apply another straight away. It looked much better with two coats but took ages to dry and in the two days after it acquired many dents and smudges. It also stuck to my cuticles and I had to scrape it off, which left the gaps you can see here. I might try adding some thinner to see if that improves the formula. In the end I applied a glitter top coat, Revlon ‘Star’, so that I could get more wear out of it. But I took that photograph on November 1st, so to see that you’ll have to wait until next month, or check out my Instagram profile!

Filed Under: Makeup and Skincare, Nails of the Month Tagged With: cosmetics, make-up, nail polish, nail varnish, Nails of the Month, review

Monday Amusements 18 and today’s charity shop find!

September 30, 2013 By Julianne

Look at this amazeballs skirt that I just bought! The bathroom mirror photo does not do it justice, I assure you. I only went into the charity shop to drop off some donations, but when I turned away from the till I saw this beauty. I looked at the tag, saw that it is a size 14, and was saddened until I took a step back. Polyester? I thought. Tulle underskirt? I detect…’80s. A 1980s size 14 is about equivalent to a 10, or a small 12. I have a couple of skirts that my mum used to wear with size 14 tags and I bought a Laura Ashley dress a few months ago that is an ’80s 14. I looked at the price tag – £4.50 – and decided that I might as well try it on. And success! It is now mine and makes me feel like Alice in Wonderland and/or a Disney princess. I love it.

I also popped into Superdrug to take a look at the Revlon Colourburst lip glosses. After reading Robyn’s review at Stay Beautiful, I couldn’t resist seeing how bright pink Adorned really is. It is extremely bright.  Maybe it’s too bright. I loved it, but I’m too intimidated to buy one right now!

Lots of bloggers have been posting their autumn wishlists, but my favourite so far comes from Hannah at Daisies and Dr Martens. I love how she explains her choices and picks out accessories to wear with the clothes.

I loved reading this review of Nail It! magazine at Do Not Refreeze, it sounds great. I am also very intrigued by the review of the 2True Pro Sequins Nail Polish range.

I am determined to autumn-clean my blogs, and will definitely be working through SillyGrrl‘s 10 Things that shouldn’t be on your blog list. Sorting out my tags will take ages and I don’t think I’ll get it down to 10 – I want to keep brand name tags here and author name tags on my book blog, because they’re useful, but I really want to simplify things.

Finally, the cuteness this week is actually supplied by two bloggers! Kate at ghostparties shares some kitten advice and some adorable pictures, whilst The Girl Who Looks Like a Cake shows off her beautiful black cat.

Filed Under: Monday Amusements Tagged With: cosmetics, fashion, links, make-up, Monday Amusements, style

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