Floss Gloss - swatches

Hey Guys,

So I know I've been out of action for like, a month, what with my exams then heading back to Galway and a pile of other poopy things, I really haven't felt any love for nail polish for a while. How sad! But I'm back and back with some swatches. Oh I know how some of ye don't really like swatches, you just kinda scroll past um but GUYS!! you gotta look at these polishes! Seriously these are insanely sweet. They are from Floss Gloss and they are unreal! Not to mention how cute the packaging they came in and they had stickers ( which of course are on my lappy top ).

Ok so, I purchased five beautiful colours Neon Nacho, Perf, Glowstar, Wavepool and Con limon. I couldn't get some of the colours to photograph well especially Con limon which is pretty much highlighter green (amazeballs) but I tried my bestest with what I have. I also thought I'd mix it up a bit and throw in a tiny bit of nail art which was inspired by Chelsea King who is so talented seriously, check her out if ye don't know her already chelseaqueen.com . 

First off we have Perf which is the perfect Barbie pink with a hint of lavender to it. All of these polishes are opaque and take just about two coats and they dry with a slight matt/satin effect. For the swirls I used Neon Nacho, Perf and Glowstar.

Glowstar is up next which is a stunning green white. Sounds like madness but it is beautiful, like an ultra pastel green. Again two coats.

Neon Nacho  is a mental neon orange, I mean look at it. This time I used two coats over Glowstar just to get the full effect of the neon but to be honest you wouldn't need it just maybe three coats on its own.

Wavepool is a bright pastel blue and applies perfect in two coats.

Con limon as I said earlier is a highlighter neon green. Its seriously gorge and looks pretty darn cool on its own but I layered it over Glowstar again just for the extra pop.

So, unreal right? Man I cannot get over how fab these polishes really are but my two must haves just gotta be Glowstar and Con limon but then again I have a thing for off whites and greens so I'm kinda bias :P. 

Have any of ye tried these before? Which of the above tickles your fancy the most?

Emily x

Supermassivecolectivespendyallmymoney Haul Part 2

Hey guys,

I have the rest of my huge haul which features products from both Salon services and Harlow & Co . Thankfully my amazing cousin has a salon services card that I could use because the polishes are such good value there,like I mean €5.00 for a bottle of OPI! I know madness considering they are around €13.00 in some pharmacies. 

First up is my Harlow & Co order in which I finally finally got the Lime Crime polishes and my first Cirque polishes. You actually have no idea how long I have waited for the Lime Crime to come back in stock, its just ridic. Anyway they are here and every bit as juicy as I expected these pastel neons to be. The colours would just not come out as amazing as they are in real life especially pastelchio it is much more neon then in the pictures.

The cute boxes the Lime Crime came in.

The total stash from Harlow&Co.

L:R - Peaches&Cream, Lavendairy, Pastelchio

L:R- Milky Ways, Parfait Day, Once in a blue mousse, Crema de Limón

The two cirques: Vesuvius and Lonesome George

Close up of Vesuvius and its stunning holo

Now for Salon services, this is a big one. Okay so I bought a hair mask well because my hair is bleached and I'm trying to grow it out as its all sorts of nasty dry flakiness, lovely. I also got a huge bottle of seche vite (118ml) and seche restore as I love the stuff even the smell ugh the smell yep anyway I also got the original OPI nail envy which also came with the matt version free. I'm  hoping this will help with my nails breaking all  the time because of work, fingers crossed.Along with all that I purchased the OPI cuticle oil for the same reason.

L:R- hair mask, seche restore, seche vite, OPI nail evny pack, OPI cuticle oil

L:R- seche restore, mahwhosive seche vite bottle and normal sized bottle

Hair mask

OPI nail envy pack and cuticle oil

Now for the nail polishes...

Collective pic

L:R- tree hugger, sexy in the city, infra-red (holo), heli-yum

L:R- My paprika is hotter than yours, OPI eurso euro, Polka.com, My vampire is buff

L:R- Don't talk bach to me, koala bear-y, vesper, solitaire

I just decided to put some swatches in for ye just for a better goo at them. I hate when people don't swatch polishes on their nails but mine are in horrific condition at the mo so bear with me until they are back in shape. 

Top: Koala bear-y Bottom: My paprika is hotter than yours

Clockwise from top: My paprika is hotter than yours, Don't talk Bach to me,
 My vampire is buff, OPI eurso euro, Polka.com

Top to Bottom: Polka.com, Solitaire, Vesper

L-R: Vesuvius, Lonesome George

L:R- Lavendairy, Parfait Day, Milky-ways, Peaches & Cream

L:R- Peaches&Cream, Crema de Limón, Pastelchio, Once in a Blue Mousse

L:R- Heli-yum, Infrared, Creative fantasy, hanging in the balance

L:R- Infra-red, Creative fantasy,Hanging in the balance, Def defying, Tree hugger

L:R- Tree hugger, For Audrey, Sexy in the city, Pizazz

L:R- Pixie Dust, Amanda Hugginkiss, Blue steel,1st and 15th

L:R- Little mermaid, Berry sweet, A Golden orchid,Bad Mogwai, Emerald dew drops

L:R- A golden orchid, Bad Mogwai, Emerald dew drops, Grape taffy

That's it guys, all over in two big posts. Hope ye enjoyed it and I will have real swatches up soon and possibly some nail art too!

Thanks for reading ye lot,

Emily x

Essie Naughty nautical swatch

Hey guys,

Today I have another swatch and review to share with you.This time it's Essie Naughty nautical from their summer 2013 collection which is in Boots right now. Essie retails at €12.99 in Boots, which is pretty dear but they are such good quality polishes they are worth it. You can find them in other pharmacies for less but, they often don't carry the same stock.

2 coats with top coat

Naughty nautical is a stunning near teal blue with a little silver shimmer. It's a beautiful colour and looks really good on your hand. Again the top coat I used was Essense better than gel nails fast dry top coat.

2 coats with top coat

2 coats with top coat

2 coats with top coat

Like all Essie polishes it applied like a dream and dried relatively quick. I would of had another polish swatch from this collection if my pointer fingernail didn't break in work! Sad sad times. So I'll more then likely post some old nail art pics for the next week or two while my nail gets back into shape.

Emily x

OPI liquid sand - Tiffany case - Swatch

Hey guys,

Today I have some swatches to show you of the amazing OPI liquid sand in Tiffany case. I have been lusting after some liquid sand polishes since they came out but seeing as OPI are so expensive here, around €13 a bottle, I never got the chance to buy one. That is until my sister came home to visit this week and got me a bottle in Duty Free! Eek how unreal was she? Totally amazing!

Ok, so if you don't know what liquid is basically it is a textured polish which contains different types of glitter. In other words the coolest most sparkly amazeballs nail polish. 

2 coats, no top coat

Tiffany Case is one of the polishes in the OPI Bond girls collection (and personally the best). If you wanna checkout the rest of the collection visit Chalkboard Nails , she always has impeccable swatches.

2 coats, no top coat

Tiffany case is a gorgeous icy blue with fine blue glitter and medium silver glitter. Below is a close up so you can see the different glitters and also the texture.

Close up.

I decided to see what it would be like to put a top coat on, and well there's not much difference other then it lasting longer. The top coat I used was Essence better than gel nails fast dry topcoat. It seemed to just settle into the polish rather than smooth it out. However it made it look more like a foil effect polish. 

2 coats with top coat

Seriously though, this is now one of favourite polishes it is just so cool and after waiting so long I am definitely not disappointed.

Emily x