18K GOLD TOP COAT COMPARISONS

Hi guys, ok so here is another quick post ! I recently got Rococo Gold Leaf topcoat from Ebay for a good price, some of you may be familiar with this polish, it was the first (I think) gold leaf topcoat and was released a few years ago ! I had wanted it for a long time but then, £35 is a lot ! 

Anywho I decided to compare it to the other 2 gold leaf topcoats I own; namely, Sephora by OPI - It's Real 18k Gold tc and OPI - The Man With The Golden Gun ! 

I've layered one coat of each over China Glaze Up all night,

the ring and pointer finger have the Rococo, the middle has the OPI and the pinky is the Sopi ! 

L-R - Rococo, OPI, Rococo, Sopi 

Ok so you can see the Sopi has the smallest flakes but is the densest and doesn't require much/any dabbing 

The OPI is the least dense and the flakes are mid size and sparse, which requires quite a bit of dabbing and placing of the flakes 

The Rococo is rather dense and has a mix of larger and mid size flakes, you get a lot of flakes on the nail but you need to move them around on the nail ! 

My favourite? The Sopi ! Yours?

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CHINA GLAZE UP ALL NIGHT

Hi guys, I don't really any time to post anymore, I have my first exam in less than 2 weeks and still have a tonne of stuff to go over, so every minute counts ! (I can't wait for January to be over!) 

I will try to blog in my breaks or whenever but no promises ! 

Ok, so I had this on last year before I nubbinised my nails, it's the gorgeous Up All Night by China Glaze.

It's a gorgeous deep, rich shimmering navy !  

This is 2 coats below with no topcoat ! 

Have you guys got this ? Do you love it as much as I do too ?

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HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Where does the time go? Honestly the year has gone by so quickly, it's been a good(ish) year (well, compared to the year before it couldn't have been worse!). I hope 2013 will be an even better year. 

So a happy new year to you and your families and I wish you all have a great year :)

So today I didn't know what to do on my nails and so I just recreated last years nails, so this is 2 coats of OPI Bring on the bling and then the rest is just acrylic paint 

Ok then guys, happy new year ! :D

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FAVOURITE POLISHES & NAIL ART OF 2012 & AN OVERVIEW

Hi guys, so I kinda left this post till rather late, I managed to compile my list by this time yesterday and when it came to getting the post ready I realised I hadn't blogged about half of these polishes before : O. I know, right ! 

Anyway so today I was determined and I went and got all the polishes and swatched them again, I've left one though and it's currently on my nails, lets see if you can guess which one (I'll reveal the answer later on in this post)

Ok, so before I get into it, I know people will ask why there aren't any indie polishes here and that's because I haven't bought any! Yep that's right I resisted all year and the only one I bought was Sticks n' stones and that I got in a British blog sale! The reason I haven't bought any is because I know when I get one I'll want them all and I simply can't afford them all so I stay away from temptation, simples ! But I do love looking at all the swatches and really admire all Indie creators for there creativity. 

This is a long post so I've inserted a break

Ok so now let's get into the polishes, in no particular order ...

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BUTTER LONDON JASPER COMPARISON

Hi guys, I was going to do a 2012 favourites post but after compiling my list I've realised I haven't even blogged about half of my favourite polishes *blushing* I am such a bad blogger! 

Anyway when I got Jasper I went to my stash and pulled out what looked like possible dupes and I was pleasantly surprised.

 I've compared Jasper to Models Own Lemon Meringue and Barry M Pale Yellow. 

On my middle finger and pinky we have Jasper, ring finger is Lemon Meringue and the pointer finger is Pale Yellow. All are 3 coats 

As you can see they aren't dupes!

Lemon Meringue is less yellow, lighter and looks a little chalky 

Pale Yellow is a Jelly/Creme and is very shiny and looks squishy, colour wise it's more egg yolk colour compared to the others

So this is a unique colour in stash and I'm rather choosy about my yellow polishes and I'm happy to report I love this one, it's a welcome addition to the stash :)

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BUTTER LONDON JASPER (SPRING 2013)

Hi guys, so anyone braving the sales today? Me, I'm just chilling at home watching too much tv and worrying about the enormous amount of work that awaits me ! 

I have a few mani's to show you but I had to post this first because I was way too excited! So the polish I have to show you today is part of Butter London's Sweetie Shop Collection for Spring 2013. I found this on Ebay for a reasonable price, not sure what it was doing on Ebay but oh well! It actually came before Christmas but I had way too many X mas manis to show you so I couldn't squeeze it in then. 

Ok, so this is a gorgeous creamy pastel yellow creme, below is 3 thin coats (but on a swatch stick it only needed 2 coats) It was a little streaky but the formula was otherwise perfect and it doesn't look chalky which I love ! 

This collection will be released in January 2013, so will you be picking this up ?

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WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY ...

Final Christmas look of 2012 :)

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