Snap, crackle, pop!

Hiya ladies,

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. Keeping up with uni work, work placement and blogging was a lot harder than anticipated.

But the good news is that while I was on a lunch break I got the chance to pop into Boots and take advantage of the 2 for £5 deal on Barry M nail polishes. Somehow I managed to pick up a crackle nail polish from their nail effects selection instead of the normal kind, but this was actually quite a nice surprise!

Pink nail effects - Barry M

You can imagine my confusion when I first attempted to apply this to my nails as a base coat and found myself with a rather crusty effect. Luckily, after my blonde mistake was pointed out by my little sister (who quite frankly found the whole situation quite hilarious) we removed my catastrophic attempt and got on with trying it out properly.

I have to say I was impressed! You could hardly say that the pink glided on as you would expect with normal polish, however this is kind of the whole idea. It seems to dry almost instantly, and although it does not feel any different you can immediately see the colour cracking to reveal the base coat colour popping underneath.

The only problem that I have is that my nails don't have that smooth finish which I always love with the freshly painted look. It might be something that I sacrifice every so often though - I feel like this effect gives my nails a bit of an edgy look that I would love to wear on a night out.

I spent the remaining £2.50 on this minty tinted sky blue shade:

I had so many compliments on my nails while wearing this shade for a couple of days. The colour went well with a lot of my spring wardrobe and I am pretty sure the same will apply to my summer one too. It's also great for extending the appearance of your fingers which is ideal for my teeny hands!

Overall I was hugely impressed with my Barry M nail polish haul.

Have you bought any good nail polishes recently?

I'm always on the hunt for more!

Sami xx

Lilac loveliness.

Hi there ♥

Just thought I'd pop in this evening to show you my nails painted with my lovely new lilac shade from H&M. As with most of my posts this week, this was a present from some friends and I couldn't wait to try it out!

I didn't really know what to expect from H&M nail polish as I had never used it before - but I have to say I was very impressed. It glided on beautifully and there was no stickiness or signs of gloopy clumps. I think I could have even stopped applying after one coat as the colour was brilliantly bold. I kept it safe with a second though, hopefully this means it will stay on for a good few days.

I also feel like this light colour gives my fingers a bit of an extended look which is great for me. I have had a bit of a complex about my stubby little fingers ever since I was told I 'do not have the fingers of a piano player' by my tutor at a young age. I think she was probably just subtly trying to get me to stop taking her lessons - if only she knew the impact she has truly had! Cue violins.

Anyway, I also thought I'd share this nail polish by Forever 21 with you after it popped up on my Twitter this evening.

Strawberry Scented Nail Polish - Forever 21

Just a warning ladies, this polish is actually from Forever 21's American site and it doesn't look like it is available in the UK yet. But I am almost tempted to order some over from the states - yes, I know...it's probably not worth it. I am just so curious. It's just like when I discovered scented gel pens at primary school. (Gosh it's amazing how much nail polishes are bringing back childhood memories for me :p)

I also think that this colour could look lovely on my nails this summer.

So, what do you guys think? Is scented nail polish too far? I'm mainly worried I would get my old nail-biting habits back!

Hope you've all had a nice Monday. I've had a spot of the Monday blues - although this polish did cheer me up a bit.

Sami xx