MUA Nail Polish: Mud Pie

Still working my way through the MUA nail polishes I bought.

Up today is Mud Pie. Its a great colour, it reminds me of hot chocolate.

 It has been the sunniest day for weeks today! Got out in the garden and sorted it out, looking as nice as it can be. I even did the garden after I painted my nails and they haven't chipped! Mud Pie is a nice and thick polish, I am always so pleased when I don't need more than 2 coats. I haven't even used a top coat and its nice and shiny. Like all MUA nail polishes they dry quickly as well. Its a nice chocolatey brown, I have been after a brown nail polish for ages, they are usually too light, this is perfect.

Really pleased with this, especially as the one I tried before it wasn't so good (see tomorrows post).

If you want to own this lovely shade you can for only £1. Available at superdrug and online at the MUA store.

MUA Shade 1, Shade 13 and Shade 14

These are the first nail polishes from MUA that I have bought, at £1 each why didn't it happen sooner!
These particular ones were bought from Superdrug.com, they are also available from http://www.muastore.co.uk. 
The bottles are quite small but I think they're cute, the square lids are awkward to handle, in my opinion, but they have redesigned the bottle so I can't wait to get hold of them when they are out!

In the order they were applied, starting with Shade 14: (I am playing around with pictures at the moment!)

 This is a gorgeous deep red with a shimmer to it. I love nail polishes with a shimmer, just makes them a bit nicer than a plain colour. It was fully opaque at one coat, but I added 2 to even out the streaks, mostly my fault for painting my right hand because I'm too lazy to redo my acrylics! It had a lovely finish even without a top coat.

Shade 13:

 This isn't as dark as I  thought it would be, but it's still a really nice colour with a subtle shimmer which I have tried to pick up, really liking green nails at the moment. Shade 13 required 3 coats to fully cover my nails, probably could have got away with 2 but it was a little streaky on some nails.

Shade 1:

This one is my favourite of the 3! Still waiting for new camera so my iPhone wasn't able to capture the colour as well as it is. In the bottle it looks more blue, a midnight blue, but on the nails it looks more black with a blue shimmer, almost pieces of glitter than a shimmer. This one took 3 coats and its very glossy, those pictures don't even have a top coat on! 

I am very please with my purchases for £1! each they were a much better quality than expected. I can't wait to add more to my ever growing collection.

As always I would greatly appreciate any comments on how I am doing
Thanks!
xx

My Barry M Collection - Glitters

I had a missed parcel today and I am pretty certain that it is my nail polish order from Superdrug, which hopefully I will be able to put up tomorrow!.

So while I wait I thought I would start going through my Barry M collection. I have over 60, they bring something new out, and I can't help myself.
Today it is the glitter collection they brought out last year. I haven't done them all, just picked 5. Glitter polish is such a nightmare to get off I thought I would do one colour per nail. 

I dont like the pictures, I am still waiting for a good camera so I cant do individual shots. Starting with the thumb we have: 

Amethyst: I don't like this one. It looks nice in the bottle, with the blue and purple glitter, I think the silver ruins it, when I put it on it just doesn't look right, to me. I only used 2 coats, so compared the others there is a lot of glitter. I think I might put this in my 'To Sell' pile.

Ruby Glitter: I love this one! Small and medium black glitter with the pink, it is exactly how I wanted gold mine to be, which is one I didn't do because I don't like it. This one was harder to get on, have to dab the glitter on the cover the nail. Used 3 coats on this one.

Pink Sapphire: One of my favourites from this collection, using 2 coats here, had to dab it on a bit to even it out. Bright pink glitter with iridescent glitter. I love the colours that come through in the light.

Rose Quartz: My other favourite, its very thick and I only used 2 coats here. Medium and small sized pink glitter, I don't know why I like it so much, its a very nice colour.

Yellow Topaz: I picked this one over the silver one because I think it shows up more. Looks great over Barry M Gold Foil. Same as the rose quartz, only used 2 coats here. Its made up of medium and small pieces of glitter.

Glitters are still available from http://www.barrym.com @ £2.99 each also in Boots or Superdrug where you can usually find an offer.

So that is the first of many posts about Barry M.
See you tomorrow!
xx

Zoya Zuza Review and Swatch

Ok so this is my first post. 
Just a tester really to see where I can improve. I will be getting a better camera soon, at the moment I am just using my iPhone.

The first polish I tried was part of the Zoya 'Surf Collection'. This is one of the more expensive nail polishes I will show, mostly they will less than £5. I got this as part of a grab bag from http://www.polishedcriminails.com. It is available from http://www.zoyapolish.co.uk RRP £10.50

It is a really nice colour for spring and summer. Aqua with a silver shimmer, which I have tried to capture on the image as best as I could. It was opaque at one coat, but I applied 2 out of habit. I used rimmel 60 second top coat. I love this colour and I love anything with a shimmer, especially enough to look like a foil. If I had the money I would be tempted to buy other colours from this collection too, they are all gorgeous.

So as it is my first post, I would like some feedback please, so I can edit accordingly, and take on for next time.