Hello guys!
Yesterday I was walking through the shops and came across a nail crackle. I have hard about these before and was quite intruiged to try them out. This inspired me to do a blog all about my favourite nail polishes. Hope you guys like it!
Lets start with the crackle as that is what inspired the blog. I know OPI makes a ckrackle and I am pretty sure Sally Hansen probably also has one, but I was quite surprised when I found one made by Tip Top (Sold in Clicks stores in South Africa) Tip Top is a great brand I often purchase. They have all colours imaganible and are quite inexpensive compared to other brands. The one I got yesteday is Tip Top Riki Brest U Crack Me Up in Black Mosaic Crackle. It is so easy to use with just applying the colour polish they provide over your nail polish of choice, whatch it crackle and apply the clear over coat. Simple and easy and I love the result.
On to next "category". Essence is a brand I have written about previously. It is in-expensive, has limited edition series out every few months and lasts very long. (Also available at Clicks stores in South Africa). First here is the first series I bought, the Fairy Tale series. I love these three polishes! They have little specks of glitter in and last for about 5 days without chipping. The colours also remind me of colour I would associate with fairies, the only one missing is a soft pink. The three I have are called Fairy Berry, Once Upon a Time and Tinka's dress.
Another series I bought from essence was the Blossom Ect collection. I have written about these when I just purchased them. I bought three colours but found that the yellow just needs a lot of coats. The other two are lovely though and require only two coats. They are Forget Me Not and I Like.
The last bunch of polishes from Essence are three random colours I bought a while ago. I bought two of them for day looks and the last for a night out over black polish. The first is a great coral colour called Multi Dimension in Just Shout. Perfect for those summer days with a tan. The second one I lived in is a beige colour that goes with everything. For those days you don't feel like changing your polish often. It's called Color and Go in Nude It. The last one is a burgundy or wine red glitter polish. The glitter pieces are quite big and it looks great over a black polish for a night out. It called Color and Go in Time for Romance.
Another brand I discovered is BYS. It is quite pricey but worth the money I think. I goes on easily, dries very quickly, rarely needs more than one coat and just lasts and lasts. As far as I know its an Australian brand. The only down side is the strong smell while is dries but you will put up with it for the great vibrant colours! I got three colours they are Cherry Bomb N57 (My favourite BYS), Matte Mint Green N238 and In Grape shape N181.
Now onto various brands I bought. These include two staples I think every girl should have and then two new shades I recently discovered. The two staples are a good black and bright red polish. A black polish is great for nights when you feel adventurous and/ or mysterious looks fashionable and I just love it. I recommend Revlon in Black Lingerie. The red polish is a must for day and night. I think it looks professional, fashionable, daring and of course sexy. I found this great one by Tip Top in Cherry's in the Snow 909. The two other great colours I recently discovered is white and a deep purple. White?! you say...YES WHITE! I was also quite sceptical but it is now my go to colour when I am conflicted about what to wear. It goes with everything and looks great. I definitely recommend it! The deep purple I found at a sale. The colour attracted me immediately, however the colour does not dry the same colour. The bottle shows a light lilac colour but dries into a deep rich purple. I still love it though. It is Yardley Quick Dry Limited Summer Edition in Midnight Express.
The second last polish I want to discuss is actually a nail treatment. My nails have the tendency to chip and leave ridges. This does not looks too great even when polish is applied. This is where this product steps in. Yardley Treatment Ridge Filler Flawless Nails. It can be used as a polish on its own or as a base coat for other polishes. It smooths out the surface and leaves you with flawless nail! :)
The last product is Yardley Stayfast Gloss Nails Overcoat. I would never have bought an overcoat but got this one in a box of free products and fell in love with it immediately! It makes colours brighter and prevents chips. The only downfall is that it causes air bubbles on some polishes, strangest of all, I found this on the other Yardley polishes. It works great with Tip Top brands. Give it a try!
Well that's it for now. I hope you enjoyed this colourful blog! Till next time!
XOXO
Nix
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