NOTD - Magnetized Purple

I reviewed the Magnetized Blue polish from the same collection some time ago now, but my love affair with the magnetized trend didn't end there. Today I give to you Magnetized Purple.,, very original name huh?

Just like Magnetized Blue its purple sister applied evenly, one thick coat was enough for good coverage and pigmentation. I am hoping we will see this trend again soon.

Have you tried the magnetized trend yet?

My Nail Polish Obsession Tag!

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I saw this tag on Amarixe's YT Channel and knew I had to do it! so lets jump right in!

1. What's your favorite nail polish company?
OPI!

2. Glitter or no glitter?
typically I do prefer creme formula polishes, I can't be dealing with the process of removing glitter from my nails, but I still love Mad As A Hatter and Teenage Dream and wouldn't be without them in my collection

3. OPI, China Glaze, or Essie?
Did I not answer this one already? OPI. the formula just seems to wear better on me, they have a great range of colours and the Prowide Brush is perfect!

4. When do you change your nail polish?
Normally every 2 days

5. What's your favorite color on your nails?
I love blue shades like OPI Whats With The Cattitude or Essie Lapis of Luxury

6. Darks or Brights?
Brights

7. What are you wearing on your nails right this moment?
A new Barry M shade - NOTD coming soon I promise!

8. Matte Nails--In or Out?
OUT! unless its for Halloween

9. French Manicure?
Yes, but only if professionally done. I will probably ask for a French manicure for my Wedding day, something I've been putting a lot of thought into lately, well a girls gotta dream ....

10. Favorite Winter Color?

from this winter it has probably OPI Swimsuit ... Nailed it! but previous winters I have also loved Barry M's Navy OPI Vodka and Caviar, Glove you so Much and Cuckoo for this Colour just to name a few ;)

That was fun! now its your turn :)

I'd like to tag

SayAnythingBrooke

MissJenFabulous

Snowdrop85

YMBeautyBlog

Michele1218

MissGlamorazzi

But if you'd like to do this tag please do! I tag you all!! or leave your answers in a comment below :)

xoxo

I was tagged!

Quite a while go now I was tagged by the lovely Hannah (Snowdrop85) in a "Tell Me About Yourself" tag. Thank you!!

What better way to get back into blogging in 2012 than a tag? so here it is!

Rules:

Thank and link back to the person who awarded you

Write 7 random things about yourself

Spread the love to 20 other bloggers

So 7 random things about me ... (better get thinking)

1. I recently climbed the the summit of an active volcano while on holiday in Italy. it was an amazing experience, and the only holiday where I have actually lost weight instead of putting it on!

2. I would love to run in the London Marathon, its kind of a family tradition but there is a long road ahead of me if I want to be serious about it! haha

3. I LOVE Disney! yes that's right I'm a self confessed Disney nerd and have been to Disneyland Paris 6 or 7 times, at one point I was averaging 2 holidays a year in the magic kingdom

4. At high school I had convinced myself that I was going to fail my GCSE's and decided I was going to become a nail technician while I re-took my exams (needless to say I passed and never did nails, except my own)

5. I have always had a fear of fish and once cried at a Sea Life centre in Paris as soon as I walked through the door and saw the fish in the tanks (I was 21 at the time! lol) but it had cost us 32€ entrance fee so I forced myself to look around. It was torture!

6. My favourite subjects in school were Latin and Art

7. I have a GCSE in German but all I can remember is the Calgon advert

and now heres 20 of my favourite blogs:

1. Allyoudesire
2. Babbling Brooke
3. Buy Now Blog Later
4. Cupcakestakethecake
5. Chesterloveskmakeup
6. DaisyLaneCakes
7. DaisyPinkCupcake
8. Disney and More
9. Fleur De Force
10. Gemsmaquillage
11. Ilovenailvarnish
12. Lacquerized
13. Lilyloveslola
14. SayanythingBrooke
15. SWalkerMakeup
16. ThatsSoFresh
17. The English Kitchen
18. The Nail Buff
19. TheYummyMummy'sBeautyBlog
20. YouNailedIt

xoxo

Italy Haul and NOTD

Today I found something very exciting! While in Italy over the summer I picked up a few cosmetics, namely YSL and a few of Sephora's own products which I have used and loved. But today I found a little stash of nail varnish from Italian brand Collistar.

Here I have 2 polishes from Collistar's Autumn/Winter collection Carisma no 69 Green Lame Matt and no 70 Blue Lame Matt. The third polish is no 42 Aubergine Glitter, a wonderful rich purple duochrome which reflects gold.

Today I am wearing no 70 Blu Lame Matt.

I picked this up for its unique colour, a silvery demin blue, like nothing in my collection. The polish applies rather thick, one coat is almost enough. I don't know if this is because of the Matt formulation or this is true of all Collistar polishes, I will have to investigate further. The colour is very pretty, and translates well to the nail. I do prefer the look of this polish though with a top coat, which is how it is pictured.

Overall I really like this range of nail polish, the formula is easy to apply and the brush is easy to work with. Similar to OPI's pro wide brush, Collistars Professional flat brush allows great control. I only wish I had bought more while I had the chance.

I can't wait to try more of Collistar polishes.

Have you tried this brand before? whats your favourite colour?

What do you think of this colour?

xoxo

Halloween NOTD - Lil' Frankies

This AMAZING tutorial from GoldieStarling has been on my mind since last Halloween. Back then I didn't have the colours to do it and it was driving my crazy! Which is why I was so happy when OPI released their Shrek Forever After Collection, I immediatly thought back to this tutorial. If you haven't already come across the video on YT here it is ...

For the base coat I used 2 coats of OPI Who the Shrek are You?

with 2 coats of Zom-body to Love, I mean who wouldn't like their lil' Frankies to glow in the dark?

For the design I used OPI Black Onyx and Alpine Snow

look at my lil' Frankies glow!

So cute! I've had so many compliments on my nails this past week, which is always nice :)

Have you tried this tutorial? I'd love to see your lil' Frankies.

Halloween Haul!

Its Halloween weekend and what better way to kick it off than with a Halloween nail polish haul?!

So this is a bit of a collective haul, I've been ordering these off of ebay and etailers bit by bit and as they became available with the mindset of creating loads of cool nail art designs for my blog. But of course life got in the way of that :( I am currently working 6.30am to 7pm 6 days a week, so when I do get the chance to paint my nails there's not always time to take photos, upload, edit etc etc. Hopefully I will have the time for lots of Christmas and New Year designs *fingers crossed*

Anyway into what I have been picking up ...

Lets start with China Glaze, they always have the best Halloween Polishes. I remember loving last years collection - Mummy May I, the Deborah Lippmann Bad Romance dupe (now Revlon have one too Facets of Fuchsia), Zombie Zest and Ich-a-body. So I was excited for this years.

I ended up just getting 2 from this years collection. This is Haunting

A black base with a ton of fine silver glitters, looks like a starry dark Halloween night - I like it, but don't love it.

Next we have It's Alive

For a while I couldn't choose between this and Zombie Zest but when I saw Scrangie's blog post I knew which one to choose. Its a perfect Halloween slime green glitter polish. It applies really nicely and is super sparkly - LOVE

This next polish I got so excited when I saw it on ebay, and the price I got it for was a steal! This is Fortune Teller which I believe was a Sally's exclusive last year in the US.

Halloween perfection in a bottle. I first fell in love with this polish when sayanythingbr00ke on Youtube showed it last year teamed with China Glaze Matt Magic Top Coat, which was my next purchase.

The next product, as soon as I saw it (again on Scrangie's Blog) I knew it was going to be this years Halloween Mani.

I'm a bit scared to try these in case I mess it up and ruin them. But I will try them out tonight ... expect a blog post later unless it all goes pete tong.

and my last purchase is of course the OPI Pair'em Scare'em duo. I've been looking forward to getting this since it was announced. I love my bottle of Glow ink in the dark but Zom-body to Love is a gorgeous green - I think I am going to apply this over Jade is the New Black or Who the Shrek are you? so I get the colour I want, but don't have to waist Zom-body by applying 20 coats.

What have you been buying ready for Halloween?

NOTD - OPI Rainbow Connection

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This is 2 coats of OPI Rainbow Connection over OPI Black Onyx.

look at it sparkle in the bottle ...

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I had been debating as to whether or not to buy Deborah Lippmann's Happy Birthday trio of polishes, so when OPI announced their Muppets Collection I knew I couldn't pass on Rainbow Connection, a glorious blend of cyan, magenta, silver, yellow and green glitters of all sizes. Not an exact dupe for Happy Birthday, but close enough for me.

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What colours did you pick up from the Muppets collection?

Which do you prefer? OPI or Deborah?