Sinderella

I was really excited to see a new nail polish display while shopping in my local Boots last month (I haven't blogged in a while! oops). I was even more excited when I saw the Sinful Colors bottles, and in particular this colour ....

This is Sinful Colors Cinderella, this little beaut caused quite a stir between US bbloggers last year, and is a polish I could only wish I would some day own, so when I saw it sat on the shelf (there were only two left)! I snatched it and ran to the checkout. I was in such a rush I didn't even stop to see what other colours could have lurked there. So silly of me!

On first inspection the colour reminded me of a Revlon polish released last year named Blue Lagoon, that I skipped on. I loved the colour, but having purchased the yellow first (Sunshine Sparkle), with which I experienced severe bubbling, no matter what top coat I used or how long I allowed the polish to dry in between coats, it really put me off Revlon. But Cinderella's glitter is a little different, its not straight up glitter, or shimmer, its not flakies neither, the best way to describe it is flecks, small flecks of pinky-orange glitter as apposed the the shimmer in Blue Lagoon. I can see why this polish was so popular across the pond.

The formula is thick but runny, I know thats an oxymoron, but if you have tried this polish then you will know what I mean. The polish wants to be gloopy, but then it will start to run off the nail into your cuticles. Sinful Colors = flooded cuticles, but for just £1.99 who cares about that? I recommend thin coats to build up the colour gradually, this is 4 thin coats.

As you can see my bottle is unfortunatly defunktive, the brush hasn't been finished properly which caused me difficulty when applying the polish. It also shed quite a bit during the application. I've never had this happen to me before so I don't really know what to do. Whats acceptable in this situation? I like the colour so I don't really want to return it, but this brush is useless to me.

Have you tried Sinful Colors yet? what shades do you recommend?

xoxo

Miss Beauty Haul

While browsing the aisles in Wilkinsons my bf came across these Miss Beauty nail polishes. They were priced at only £1 a bottle so he encouraged me to pick out some colours I would like to share with all of you! (isn't that nice of  him).

Miss Beauty is a UK brand made by Pascalle LTD who formed back in 2004 and are based in Stoke on Trent. The company produces everything from skin care, foundations and concealers, to powder and creme eye shadows, eye liners and of corse nail laquers and treatments.  Their clients over the years have included Molton Brown, M&S, Bodyshop, l'occitane, UK supermarkets Tesco, Asda and Sainsburys and COTY (the new owners of OPI).

Thats quite a resume for a £1 polish!

Lets see if their "right first time" mentality has paid off.

I picked up three colours from the range, no.11 Lagoon, no.12 Lilac and no.16 Ocean

Ocean is dusty muted teal/aqua colour, darker and more muted than OPI Mermaids Tears, very similar to the base colour of No7 So Neat, but missing the gorgeous shimmer.







Application was a little tricky, the first coat applied streaky, but the pigmentation was good. In the end two coats was enough and is what you see here.

My camera is picking the colour up to be much more of a vibrant green than what it is :(

Drying time was quite speedy, touch dry in around 3-5 minutes.

Lagoon is a beautiful cobalt blue colour with golden shimmer. Application was easier than Ocean, less streaks. I used three coats here.







Lilac is the sheerest of the bunch, but still a gorgeous colour. More of a magenta than a lilac in my opinion but lets not pick hairs. This is four coats.

Blackberry (or Plum) Gelly

Last year was a great year for Barry M and his team! so many great releases and new finishes, and amongst them were the Gellys.

A collection of 9 Hi-Shime formula polishes that replicate the glossy finish of a gel manicure.  All for £3.99 from the "drugstore." Sound great don't they!?

I hauled and reviewed Satsuma back in October last year, and instantly fell in LOVE with the formula and knew I wanted to try more.

This is Blackberry Plum (mine falsely says its Blackberry, impostor)! Gelly, GNP 1.

Although they claim to be one coaters, I have always done two. Thats not to say that they aren't pigmented enough! with a careful hand one coat would easily be ample.

Night Owl

So the festivities are over :( that can mean only one thing...

January sales! great for any bargainista!

Theres wasn't much that I wanted this year, but I did spot this  Fearn Cotton gift set in Boots while shopping for others, and I made a mental note to go back for it in the sales. Not knowing the quality of the polish I was not prepared to pay the £12 price tag.

The set I picked up, Midnight Manicures, was mainly chosen for this colour, and my love of owls!

This is Night Owl, a black jelly formula with cobalt blue, aqua, baby pink and silver glitter particles suspended throughout.

This is two coats, application was smooth and the brush is a nice size. But despite a generous layer of my favourite top coat the polish still feels a little gritty :(


Have you picked up any bargains in the sales?

xoxo

Magazine Freebies!

Glamour Magazine has done it again! every year it seems they team up with Nails Inc to bring us some fabulous freebie nail polish, and who could complain about that?

There are four colours to choose from;
Elizabeth Street - a pretty, baby pink colour, creme formula.
St James - A bright red with subtle shimmer.
Motcomb Street - a dark navy creme.
and Glamour Glitter - a fine gold glitter top coat.

While shopping in Sainsbury's on Friday I spotted the new issue and grabbed two colours out of the four.

I picked Motcomb Street because I love navy polishes, but only have one other creme formula (Essie Bobbing for Baubles SWATCH). So I wanted to see how this one compared. I also picked up Glamour Glitter, which is one I wouldn't necessarily pay £11 for, as I'm not a huge fan of gold, but its aways good to have a gold especially around the holidays.

They look fab layered too!

What colours did you pick?

xoxo

#OrangeOctober Extra-va-vaganza!

#OrangeOctober Day 29

Who doesn't love a glitter polish?!

Todays polish is the third that I have featured from OPI's Burlesque collection, wow! who would have thought Burlesque = Orange?!

Extra-va-vaganza! (like Va-Va-Voom) is from the glitter half of the collection. A beautiful orange glitter mixed with silver, and if I'm not mistaken, green? Its a gorgeous blend which works really well for this time of year :)

Take The Stage

Rising Star

#OrangeOctober Serena and Chloe

#OrangeOctober Day 24

Heres another Poundland find! This is Sinful Colors, Serena and Chloe.

My only problem with these polishes is how liquid they are, I still haven't mastered the art of NOT flooding the cuticles. A steady hand is much needed to apply them. If anyone has any tips or tricks please let me know!

Serena and Chloe is a gorgeous, dark burnt orange polish with super sparkly, glass fleck, glitter particles

#OrangeOctober Anom

#OrangeOctober Day 21!

Todays polish anonymous, It's from Claires and thats all I know. A quick google search suggests it might be Julius, a neon orange with holographic glitter, it fits the description! (If you have any other suggestions on what this polish is, please leave it in the comments as I'd love to know).

To get this level of coverage I had to apply 4-5 coats to each nail, the polish is very sheer and jelly like and the glitter is super gritty. So gritty not even a generous coat of Seche Vite helped :(

Overall I think this polish is good for a bit of fun, a day off work, a weekend getaway that kind of thing. It doesn't have much staying power, this mani chipped within half a day! I'm glad I only paid £1.92 its not worth a lot more.

What Claires polishes would you recommend?

xoxo

Poundland Haul

Yes you read that right, I said Poundland ;)

I wanted to get this post up quickly so if you wanted to check your local stores you would know before they all sell out!

Wasn't it just the other day that I was saying I wanted to try more Sinful Colors polishes, but didn't know were I could find them in the UK? Well someone up there must have been listening and the Poundland gods made it happen. Heres what I picked up

From left to right the colours are: What's Your Name 319, Tapping Nails 288, Daddy's Girl 841, Aqua 104 and See You Soon 931.

I also picked up a Cuticle Oil 905, because hey! it was a pound.

I have a feeling I've seen What's Your Name on someones blog recently, it it was yours please leave a comment! I'm struggling to find it again!

Check your local Poundland nail polish junkies, these are fantastic quality for such little money. Let me know what colours you find in the comments!

xoxo

#OrangeOctober Hip Hop

Day 10 #OrangeOctober

Todays polish was a bargain! Back in September Morrisons reduced all their Collection 2000 Hot Looks polishes down to just 89p each! needless to say I scooped a few up :) and truthfully I wish I had got more, these are fantastic little polishes.

This is number 28 Hip Hop. Even at full price (£1.79) is a complete steal! these polishes are vibrant, glossy and fast drying. Just two coats were needed for full opacity.

Have you tried any Collection 2000 polishes? Which should I check out next?

Share with me your swatches on Facebook and Twitter and your blog may be featured here!

xoxo

#OrangeOctober Candy Orange

Day 3 #OrangeOctober

Today's polish is by Nails Inc, and it was a Freebie! This is Nails Inc for InStyle magazine Candy Orange.



Although a slightly unoriginal name, I like it! makes me think of Halloween candy :)

Candy Orange is a bright orange, with a hint pastel.



But don't worry if you missed out on this colour, Nails Inc have many other fabulous orange hues

Don't forget to follow and share your favourite #OrangeOctober colours on Facebook and Twitter :)

xoxo

#OrangeOctober Take The Stage

Day 2 #OrangeOctober

Today's Polish is another OPI (sorry for that, more variety coming soon)...

This is Take the Stage from the OPI Burlesque Collection for Holiday 2010. Another perfect autumn/fall shade, think golden bronze autumn leaves scattered on the ground.



Take the Stage is a beautiful orange, bronze foil polish with minuscule flecks of golden yellow, and the best bit is its light catching ability. This baby shines so bright!



What will be our #OrangeOctober for tomorrow? you will have to come back to find out!

Don't forget to follow makeroomforcupcake on Facebook and Twitter :)

xoxo

#OrangeOctober

Tonight's subject on #bbloggers chat on Twitter is 

Bloggers Block; How to overcome it, inspirations for posts.

Which makes now a perfect time to talk to you about my next project #OctoberOrange

For the month of October I will be turning my blog orange!! 

... and sharing with all of you some of my favourite orange polish swatches, a different one everyday!

So I want to know ...

What is your favourite orange nail polish?

Please leave a comment or a link, or send your photos to me on 

Twitter or Facebook!