OPI BLUE CHIPS AKA THE MYSTERY POLISH

Hi everyone, so todays post features a polish which left me scratching my head! 

So a while ago I came across the sale section on nailpolish.co.uk where they had some OPI's for £2.99 which I was really excited about, when I then went on to choose which ones I wanted I ended up confused because I hadn't heard of any of these colours before! I then went and did some digging around stumbled across this very useful and informative post here. 

I initially thought they were fakes but basically they're old shades by OPI which they've just repackaged, and they aren't cropping up in normal stores at normal prices, these are actually just showing up in discount places for a very reduced price! 

These aren't available at nailpolish.co.uk at the moment but I think you can get them from Fragrance Direct,  Amazon or Ebay and T J Maxx in the US and other discount shops! 

Ok, so the polish I have to show you today is OPI Blue Chips which is actually repackaged The Flowers Are Blue-Ming from Ultas 'Too Haute To Handle' limited edition collection from 2012. 

This is a gorgeous blue filled with holographic silver glitter, this is actually textured which probably now wasn't the look they were going for in 2012 but now texture is 'in' this looks rather trendy!

You guys know though I don't like texture so I have to add topcoat and whilst it did smooth out the polish it still looked textured which I wasn't keen on but it's still pretty! 

With top coat

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ESSENCE DENIM EFFECT JEANS NAIL ART

Hey guys, 2 posts in one day? Wow that never happens here! So tonight I have a really pretty nail polish from Essence to show you. This is the Denim Effects polish in 07 Blue Jeaned*, a pretty blue with shimmer and a bit of texture. I used 2 coats of the Essence and it dried to a lovely semi-matte finish, I decided to use the Barry M Nail Art Pen in White to frame my nails with stitching.  

  

And here's a bonus picture of the nails with top coat. 

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ESSENCE TEXTURED TRIANGLE NAILS

Hey everybody, happy Friday! Do you have any plans for this weekend? I got a box full of some gorgeous acrylic paint yesterday which I'm so excited to try out, so that's what I'll be doing this weekend! 

Today I have more nail art using Essence nail polish! For these I started with 2 coats of Essence 111 English Rose, a typical granny colour, which is probably why it's a unique addition to my stash, lol! (It's dustier and browner irl) I then applied 2 coats of Essence 128 Hello Rosy* on my accent nail and then used these nail vinyls from She Sells Seashells as a guide and painted on the triangle tips. I didn't apply top coat to this because I wanted the contrast in texture on the nail. 

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TEXTURED HEART PATCHES

Hey guys, so I'm about to sit and edit about 600 photos of 10-12 different nail art designs you can do with the OPI Sheer Tints, it's been a mammoth project and I can't wait to have to post up for you!

For todays nails I started off with two coats of OPI Big Apple Red, I then used white acrylic paint and drew the outline of the hearts, after that I used OPI Emotions and a dotting tool to fill in the shapes. After that had dried I drew small patchwork lines along the shape and that's it!

I love using textured polishes in nail art, actually that's the only way I wear them, haha! 

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ILLAMASQUA GLAMORE COLLECTION SWATCHES & REVIEW

Hey guys, I hope you've had a lovely weekend. My weekend was good,  we had some friends over yesterday and then today I spent half the day painting walls, I actually don't mind painting so I'm happy but tired! 

Anyway today I have the Glamore collection from Illamasqua! I wasn't planning on buying these because you guys know I'm not a fan of textured polishes but then I bought the lipsticks for my mum and they had an offer on so I just bought them! 

So I was a just a tiny bit disappointed when I saw these because I don't like textured nail polishes but these are lovely and I will wear them with topcoat :)

I have used 2 coats for each swatch, I've included swatches with and without topcoat.

First up is Trilliant, this is a lovely Nudey Champagne colour which I didn't think I'd like but I actually do. It wasn't overly textured either.

Below I've used two coats of Essence Better Than Gel Top Coat Sealer.

Next is Fire Rose, this is a super girly pink explosion! Not really my thing but still very pretty. The silver glitter in it cools the pink down a little bit and it looks slightly metallic. This was as textured as Trilliant. 

Below I've used two coats of Essence Better Than Gel Top Coat Sealer.

Finally we have Marquise, which is so so gorgeous! It's more orange irl than my pictures show and the shimmer in it is more vibrant irl too. In the bottle the shimmer looks like it may be a bit duochrome but it's not on the nail. This doesn't have hex glitter in it like the other two so the texture is different in this one and more tolerable for me. 

In the bottle the shimmer looks like it may be a bit duochrome but it's not on the nail. I think this looks even better with topcoat! 

So that's all the swatches, I hope you liked them! They're all soo sparkly and even more so when you apply topcoat. They all apply really easily and cover really well. You can buy these from the Illamasqua website for £15 here. Overall it's a nice collection and my favourite is Marquise, what's yours?

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OPI KISS ME AT MIDNIGHT

Hey guys, I'm so happy it's Friday :) My brain is feeling a little cluttered right now which I think may be something to do with the fact that my room and wardrobe and shoe closet is a mess, some major organising is required me thinks!

So when the OPI Christmas 2013 collection came out I was really excited when I saw swatches of Kiss Me At Midnight and the numerous descriptions which likened the colour to Nails Inc Bakers Street. When I went to pick this up in store it didn't look promising but I thought it would dry brighter and bluer and well it didn't and so this did let me down :( I'd describe this as more of a periwinkle blue colour. 

However this is still a lovely polish, you guys know I don't like texture so when I wear this it'll be drowned in at least 3 layers of topcoat!

Here I've applied 1 coat of Gelous and 1 coat of Essence Better Than Gel Sealer. 

So that's the end of todays post, I will hopefully see you tomorrow with a clutter free mind and room ;) Enjoy your Friday night guys 

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