Nails of the Day

Hey everyone!

I thought I would give you a look of my nails today as I actually really like them!  I was experimenting with glitter gradient - something that just never seems to work for me - until today. 

For these nails I used an old Essie favourite of mine, Angel Food.  You could probably find this colour on ebay ect but it has been discontinued from Essie counters.  A close alternative to this colour would be Fiji by Essie. 

Essie Angel Food

I then built up glitter using Revlons Stunning starting from the bottom to the top, making them more opaque as I reached the top. 

Revlon Stunning

That's all for today's post! I hope you enjoyed my NOTD and feel free to send me snaps of your NOTD on twitter (@subtlecoral).  I'm also considering doing a tutorial post for these nails, let me know what you think!

Katie

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Nail Varnish Haul

Hey Everyone!

You've probably all heard of Fragrance Direct, but if you haven't, where are you living? Under a rock? In a cave? Fragrance Direct is a website that sells a bunch of different make up, skincare, nail varnish and other beauty related things at discounted prices.  I set the link above so you can check it out if you want to!  I got 8 nail varnishes for a total around £15 which is amazing.  I got 5 Revlon varnishes, 2 OPI and 1 Essie.

Okay so starting off with the Revlon polishes.  I've never actually tried any Revlon nail polishes before, although I've always wanted to.  Like I said above I picked 5 polishes from Revlon, and they are all stunning colours, 2 OPI's and 1 lovely Essie;

1. The first shade I got is a gorgeous mint green in the colour 'Minted'.  It's a stunning pastel green which is often compared to Essie Mint Candy Apple.  I would say that Mint Candy Apple is slightly more blue-green mint whereas Minted is a pure green mint.  I've yet to use this polish but the consistency of the polish seems a little bit watery and I think it will need a few coats to get a nice finish.
   
   
   
   
2. Next I purchased Blue Lagoon which is a light pastel blue with a subtle glitter effect to it.  The glitter is super fine and comes off as more of an extra shine that a glitter polish.  Again this polish seems like it will need 2-3 coats but its worth it because the colour is lovely.
   
   
   
   
3. I also bought Make Mine Mango.  Make Mine Mango is a orange-coral which I absolutely love.  I usually stay clear of orange polishes because I'm paranoid about the colour clashing with my hair.  It sounds silly but still.  I managed to make an exception for this colour.  Yet again, the consistency is a tad watery but still bearable. 
   
   
   
   
4. The next two Revlon polishes I purchased were both glitter polishes.  The first is Stunning which is a glitter top coat.  It is a mix of small to medium glitter so is easy to work with.  I've wore this once on my ring finger and it applied very well and looked lovely!  It was quite difficult to remove but it was nice on my nails.
   
   
   
   
5. And the final Revlon polishes that I purchased was Popular.  Popular is a baby pink with fine and medium glitter.  It reminds me of the new Maybelline Colour Show Polka Dot Polishes, but extra girly.  I'm really excited to try this one!!
   
   
   
   
6. The next two I'm about to blabber about are both OPI.  I have ten mini OPI's but have never actually had a full size bottle (15ml).  I bought Elephantastic which is a stunning bubblegum pink.  Pinks tend to be my go-to nail colour and this is such a lovely shade.  When I think pink, this is the type of shade that pops into my head, a true, bright, lovely pink.  
   
   
   
   
7. I also purchased The Colour Of Minnie.  This is such a unique colour in my opinion.  When you first look at it, it looks like an ordinary red.  But if you look closely, in light, it has a pink overtone to it.  It also had extremely fine glitter to it which adds additional shine.  
   
   
   
   
8. Finally I got Essie Bikini So Teeny.  I have been eyeing up this polish for sooo long and have just never got around to buying it, so when I seen it for £1.99 I just had to.  Bikini So Teeny is a periwinkle blue with fine glitter again to add extra shine.  The fine glitter appears to be a silver colour which really reflects beautifully in light. 
   
   
   
   

That was all the nail polishes I bought from Fragrance Direct! I'm really excited to try them all out! I hope you all enjoyed this little haul and I'll speak to you all soon!

Bourjois Top Sellers Review!

Hey Everyone!

So if you follow me on twitter, you may or may not know that I recently won a Bourjois contest and received their top 5 selling products! So I thought I would give them all a try and review them all for you. But Firstly I just want to apologise for not using my own pictures as often as I should and when I do use my own pictures they are just being taken with my iPhone. This is because I have lost my camera charger and I'm waiting for a new one to arrive. But as soon as it does, expect lots and lots of swatches and other fun pictures! Lets get into the reviews!

So the first product I'm going to talk about is one that I actually already owned. This is the Bourjois Bronzing Powder. I absolutely love this product.  First of all, as soon as you open this up you get this whiff of gorgeous perfume which almost smells chocolatey.  The appearance of this product even looks like a little bar of chocolate!  This is actually my favourite bronzer and I use it all the time in summer.  Its nice and pigmented and easy to blend into the skin.  I'd also just like to add that I am extremely pale but this doesn't even appear orangey on me which is very difficult to find.  So I would 100% recommend this product to you without a single doubt in my mind. I'd also like to point out I did attempt to swatch this for you but the pictures really didn't do the product justice so I just left them out.  This product is actually featured in my giveaway so enter it if you want the chance to win one!  I currently have 3 of these floating around my house so that tells you enough...

Next I'm going to talk about a blush, shade 39, rose mandarin to be precise.  Before I won this contest, I had never tried a Bourjois blush before and I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  I was a little unsure of the colour because it is slightly more mandarin than rose in my opinion.  But once I tested it I was converted.  It was super pretty and paired with the bronzer, gave me a lovely bronzed summer look that I just loved.  Similar to the bronzer in application, the blush was incredibly easy to blend, almost foolproof.  I really liked the packaging of these blushes and they come with adorable little brushes for on the go application.

The next product is probably my favourite that I received and I instantly fell in love.  Its the volume clubbing mascara.  Now I'm not usually fussy when it comes to mascaras, I seem to chop and change mine all the time.  But this is a game changer.  I don't have particularly long eyelashes, in fact they're quite short but it was nearly impossible to tell with this on.  I swear my eyelashes have never looked so long.  When I wore this I got so many compliments on my eyes and my mascara was the only thing I had changed.  Even total strangers at work were telling me how gorgeous my eyes looked.  I can officially confirm this is my new best friend.

Moving on, I also received one of the 3D effect glosses in the shade rose dynamic.  First of all, this colour is absolutely stunning.  Its a gorgeous bubblegum pink with a slight red tinge to it.  Absolutely perfect for summer!  The colour looked really pretty on my lips and I really the appearance of it.  The gloss also had a slight perfume fragrance which I actually really liked.  The only thing I didn't particularly like about this product was that it was slightly sticky after a couple minutes.  But apart from that it is a lovely product.

And the final product I won was the Dissolvant nail polish remover.  I was a little late on the band wagon with this one as I had never tried it before.  This product is really effective at removing nail polish and is super quick as well.  However it doesn't live up to the claim of it only taking 1 second, I'd say more 3-4 seconds which, don't get me wrong, is still so much quicker than regular nail polish remover.  Another thing about this I wasn't particularly keen on was the over powering scent.  I know most nail varnish removers are really strongly scented, but I was almost chocking on the scent of this and had to wash my hands immediately after because my hands just smelt of it.  Its a really effective product but I think I'll probably just leave it to nail polish emergencies.  If strong scents don't bother you it is a really good products but unfortunately my nose is very sensitive.

Overall, I loved all of the products I won and I feel so lucky to have won because I never win anything!  And it gave me a great opportunity to write a thorough review for you guys!

So I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll speak soon!

Katie
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