Posts about: swatches
29/01/2015
I thought I'd seen it all and then liquid metal nail polishes landed!
19/11/2014
it's not often I swatch a whole collection, but the latest A/W hyper gels are some of the best shades for winter I've come across... by far.
12/09/2014
say hello to the latest (and rather swanky) collection from models own, the diamond luxe range is it's most grown up release to date! complete with real diamond dust and gold capped bottles you might be fooled into thinking these would be more expensive.. fear not these are going on sale just shy of the usual £5.
08/04/2014
oh la la, newness from models own has landed (again!!) this time in the form of polish for tans a collection designed to show off tanned skin (clearly my genetics didn't get the memo.. damn you irish skin)
these little rascals have taken me quite by surprise.. they're actually really wearable!
the formula of these is pretty knockout (just one coat pictured here) I really liked the combination of the neon yellow 'bikini' and green 'flip flop' together so I painted a quick gradient! they blended really well and dried really quickly.. winner.
...this is a pair I'll definitely be sporting together in the summer -tanned or not!
25/03/2014
topshop sunglasses + glitter socks
I've had these for a while but forgot to include them in my last round up duh! when I'm trying to resist the urge to buy EVERYTHING in topshop I'll buy little bits to satisfy my shopping urges.. this time it was in the form of glitter socks (total mush have right?) and sunglasses!
label m honey and oat conditioner
I fancied splashing out on some new conditioner so picked up this label m one as I've used a few of their products before. it smells lovely and has left my hair nice and shiny but for £15 a bottle I'm not overwhelmed by it (possibly not one I'd repurchase but I would consider opt for one of their intensive conditioners instead!)
soap and glory scrubs and hand cream
if there's one thing I don't need it's more hand cream but boots 3 for 2 turns me into a crazy person. I figured I could use it as a foot cream instead as my burts bees one ran out last month.. any excuse! the flake away body scrub is an old favourite of mine for fake tanning skin prep but the new addition for me is their breakfast scrub.. HOLY LORD this stuff should not be legal!! I've already considered eating it numerous times as it smells like pancakes and maple syrup.. it's also brilliant at buffing my skin so I'm finding all kinds of excuses to jump in the shower this week.
pop 3 lomography camera
I hold ellie fully responsible for my purchase of this camera! it's pretty awesome though as it has 9 lenses.. 9 people! because of this you get an cool repeating image on each snap when the film is developed .. take a peek at ellies full post here to see what I'm rambling on about (ellies blog is pretty damn amaze so it's well worth a stalker-ish browse) I also love that this camera is gold.. PIMPIN'
lip crayons
more results from my boots rampage.. this time lip crayons! I love lipstick but I find it a bit high maintenance (due to my annoying lip chewing habit I never seem to be able to keep it on for long!) I always seem to have chapped lips at the minute so most mornings I skip the lipstick and opt for something a bit more easy peasy in the form of these little rascals. I tend to apply them then rub them off slightly so they just stain my lips before applying lip balm or gloss.
from left to right these are rimmel colour rush balm in boom chic a boom and rumour has it, revlon colourburst lacquer balm in provocateur femme fatale and maxfactor lipfinity lip tint in 06.
the maxfactor tint isn't really a crayon it applies more like a felt pen but the stain is intence and longer lasting.. perfect for nights out. I've found no real difference between the rimmel and revlon crayons and the rimmel ones are only £6 (I think superdrug has a buy one get one half price offer at the minute) I'd love to try the matte ones but I know old habit die hard and I'll always come back to the glossier ones as they're easier for me to wear..
have you tried any of these?
back soon!
caroline x
03/03/2014
models own are releasing yet another new collection.. I'd just overcome my excitement over their hyper gel range when this one arrived... wowza! the speckled egg launch has spring written all over it, think mini eggs but for your fingers.. I've tried this style of polish before in the form of illamasqua freckles so I was interested to see how the models own version applied.
first up is their pastel pink called 'dove' it applies really well (this is two coats shown here) and dries quickly. I haven't added a top coat here but I usually would as I love my nails to be glossy!
next up is their cornflower blue shade which goes by the name 'duck' this is the shiniest of the three I've tried and the pigment is the strongest.
finally I've tried the lilac 'swan' this is lovely and again takes two coats for full effect. I can't decide if this or the pink is my favourite!
these polishes look great blended to created a simple gradient effect too, I've dabbed some of the pink onto a lilac base in the photo above.
even though this 'speckled' effect polish isn't new I'm seriously impressed with the models own version, it doesn't chip easily, dries quickly and at just £5 a bottle is almost a third of the price of other similar polishes on the market.. I don't know about you but that's certainly good enough for me.
these are set to launch on the models own site and superdrug stores march 12th and boots stores nationwide from the 19th.
what do you think.. would you wear this type of polish?
caroline x
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