NOTD: Revlon Ruby Ribbon

This is a belated NOTD post, mainly because I drunk too much over Christmas and lost my camera lead.

I have had this polish for a fair while now but as red polishes aren't my thing, I never got around to wearing it until the festive season came about..

It stood up quite well without a topcoat considering how much chopping, peeling and general food fondling I undertook that day.  I know there's a boo boo on the middle finger but I'm a noob..

It says it's a matte polish but it wasn't totally matte..it had enough shine on it for me.  I think semi matte would be a better description.  It has small flecks of glitter in it which are a welcome touch.  It dries very quickly and was slightly streaky on my first coat but a second coat sorted that right out.  The brush provided me with no complaints and all in all, it's a nice polish.  The consistency is pretty spot on too, you don't find it hard to smooth it along the nail, nor does it slide down the brush at alarming speed when you're applying it..

NOTD: Models Own Discomix

This could quite possibly be my favourite nail polish in all my stash..

I can't wear glittery polish on my fingers at work as it's not deemed professional but this beauty has been adorning my toes ever since I got it.

Now that my nails have grown again (woo!) I've decided to coat them with it..why should the toes have all the fun?

It's a typical glitter polish..feels gritty when you put it on and is prone to chipping but a topcoat solves that.  If you want to use it as a topcoat over a base colour then one coat will do you.  I, however, wanted full on glitter so this is three coats.  My right hand looks better (it's literally glitterbombed nails over there) but as I can't hold the camera sufficiently in my left hand, you get to see the left..

The flash really brings out the missing patches but without the flash (and in real life) it's not that noticeable..

Apologies for the cuticle situation, I need to find a trimmer.

This is one of those polishes that I find are really nice, so much so that you can't stop taking photographs of them and a post which would be complete with one photo ends up having four or five..

I go back to work on Wednesday and I'm going to try and get away with wearing this until Friday..lets see how well that pans out..

Now all I need to do is find a mess free removal system...

NOTD: Grurple

I've had this polish for a million and one years and I LOVE the colour.

It's a green and purple combo..sometimes it photographs green and sometimes it photographs purple.  The colour reminds me of those cars which change colour under the sun.  I don't know the technical term for them so I call them chameleon cars.

I love the way it looks so different in different lights, have a look at the thumb nail and then how it looks different with the flash on and off.

Does anyone else like duochrome shades? (Thanks to Jen for telling me the technical term for these polishes!)

NOTD: You silver-nailed devil, you!

Nothing quite screams professionalism like silver nail polish..

This polish is a very old one, I got it for Xmas back in the mid to late 90's and it is from The Body Shop..who no longer do nail polishes.  I'm not sure why they stopped but they really should start again as the quality of this polish is great.  Fast drying, nice smooth application, perfect consistency and perfect brush size.  I'd go as far as to say that is my best application job on my nails ever.  I think that's pretty impressive considering how long I've had it and the fact that it outperforms some current, more expensive nail polishes..Nails Inc, I'm looking at you!

Here's a close up..

The colour is called temptation but taking product naming initiative from Charlotte, I'd have named this something like intergalactic or spaceman because that's what it reminds me of.  In my mind, temptation would be a dark, rich, reddy colour.

PS I took these photos on Saturday morning and the polish had been applied on Thursday.  I wasn't too impressed that Amanda Holden was sporting MY nails on BGT..copycat!

Do you ladies wear bright, bold nails to work or do you stick to neutral, work safe shades?

NOTD (woot woot): Jessica Nails Black Ice (and a mini-ish review)

I won this polish along with some other Jessica Nails items back in December.

There is already a post on what I won (check it out here).  This polish was the standout polish me for, not in terms of application but in terms of the stunning colour.  All the colours that I recieved are fantastic but this is my favourite.  It's very hard to photograph and I had to edit the pics to get the true colour out (and even then it's about 100 times better).

Black Ice is the name of this beauty.  It's a shiny, glossy black with palpable bits of smooth glitter in it.  I say smooth because you do get nail polishes which have gritty glitter in them.  This, however, is not one of them.  Once the polish is dry, you can run your fingertips over the polish and it's all smooth. 

   

You know how sometimes you get a nail polish with glitter in it and you have to apply it five times to get a decent glitter coverage on the nail? One coat with this gives you proper glitter coverage. Also, you know how sometimes, you apply a glittery polish only to find that the glitter has worn off? This isn't the case, the glitter stays put.  I've washed dished and handwashed some clothes and it hasn't come off.

Another thing I love about it is the fact that it's two polishes in one.  You know I wax lyrical about makeup that saves time, well this beauty saves money.  After one coat, it's a nice sheer colour and after two, its "unsheer".

Pardon the dodgy application, I'm a noob as most you know.  This is the polish after two coats

I keep thinking of more things to like about this polish, if you have no patience then Jessica Nails are the polishes for you, if you apply a second coat whilst the first is wet, you get no smears and it blends in seamlessly.

I still get urges to chew my nails but the prettyness of this polish prevents me from wanting to touch them.  It's been on a few days now and I'm having no chips and the colour hasn't faded either.

I'm not sure if the brush is a different shape to other brushes but it applied really nicely, no gloopy messes and the brush was a nice "bump" kind of shape.

I've left the best til the end.  The smell of the polish is like no other.  When I applied it, I couldn't smell the usual polish smell.  When it dries, it smells like Southern Comfort..something which is never a bad thing!

In short, I love this.

Black Ice retails for £8.95 and can be bought here.