H and M - From Warsaw With Love

Hellooo

I think I may be broke come Christmas, have you seen some of the fab collections coming out? With A England's Gothic Collection and Glitter Gal's new holos and without all the new indie brand releases like Ninja Polish, I'm going to be seriously poor. Well while your all feeling sorry for me, here is another polish I picked up on my H and M splurge. This is From Warsaw With Love.

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This is 3 coats of From Warsaw With Love. A strange colour. A magenta toned purple with glitter but it also has a brown/orange tone to it. I quite like it, I have nothing like it in my collection although I'm not sure it will be everyone's cup of cha? Again this one was under £3.00 and H and M.

Enjoy

Tee Dee xx

OPI - Every Month Is Oktoberfest and Possible DUPE???

Afternoon dear readers,

Another post today and another OPI fall polish for you all to drool over. I so love Autumn collections. So looking forward to all those browns, greens and vampy shades hitting the shelves. This one is Every Month is Oktoberfest, one which has received quite some hype, however I think I have a possible dupe for it!!!.

This is 3 coats of Every Month Is Oktoberfest, a stunning inky purple based shimmer. Such an awesome shade. Formula good on this applied nicely. Application brush much better on this one too compared to German-icure. However I think its a near dupe for 2true's Shade 53, it has the same inky puple base. I will have to do a side by side comparison for you soon. Below are the Shade 53 swatches I done back in April.

2 TRUE - SHADE 53  

Look very similar huh? I can't say for sure but they are definitely close. 2true retail for £1.99 a polish at Superdrugs, so if your saving the pennies and looking for something on trend then Shade 53 could be your alternative. OPI polishes are around £11 a pop here.

What do you all think? Possible dupe?

Tee Dee xx

Opi - German-icure

Hello All,

I've finally got my grubby mitts on two of the new OPI Germany Collection. I only ordered two as I can't go too mad with the polish spending. Today I'm showing you German-icure.

This is 2 coats of German-icure. A black based vampy red shimmer. Has a slight orange shift to it. So glowy, looks gorgeous in the sun. The brush I thought was slightly wider than usual, but the formula was good.

I'm going to see if I have time to do a comparison post with this one, as I think its similar to a few others in my collection. I got mine off ebay for about £4.00 but I think I had to pay a stupid amount in postage from the States.

What you you think? Perfect Autumn colour?

H and M - Peppermint Fusion

Hello dear readers,

I've bought a few H and M nail polishes recently, this is one of them. Peppermint Fusion. H and M do some fab colours, cheap plus the bottles ain't weeny like some other high street polishes (Topshop I'm pointing at you).

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This is 3 coats of Peppermint Fusion, a cornflower blue with blue shimmer. Super pretty. Bit sheer but builds up nicely. I think this was under £3 at H and M.

What do you think? H and M one of your polish haunts?

Tee Dee x

Topshop - Nails in Solar

Hello All,

How are you all keeping? Good I hope. Today I have one of the Topshop duochromes Solar. Looks like a possible dupe for China Glaze's Swanky Silk, although I haven't got it to compare.

This is 3 coats of Solar, a gold/rose gold duochrome metallic. Has a slightly frosty finish but I thought it was quite pretty still. Costs £6.00 from Topshop.


What do you think a possible dupe?

Tee dee xx

W7 - Salt N Pepper

Hello Everyone,

I'm enjoying a rare day off work. So nice, shame it isn't sunny (boo). Today I have a W7 Glitter Salt n Pepper which I picked up ages ago, its big on the blog network at the mo.

 

This is two coats of Salt N Pepper, a white polish with black glitter. Kinda dries to a matte finish, I've purposely left the top coat off on this one to show the the effect. Love the fact its a cheap alternative to some of the other collections out, at £1.95 its a BARGAIN. I got mine and two others 'Sprinkles' at http://www.nailpolishdirect.co.uk/

Have you tried these? Whats your verdict?


Tee Dee xx

Louise Gray for Topshop

Hi there,

Some Topshop fashion news, designer Louise Gray has released some polishes as part of her collection at Topshop.

 

 Dart

 

 Junk Yard

 

 

 Hat Trick

 

 

Pinch Punch

 

 

Glitter Pots in Peacock

 

 

 

Available now from Topshop £6.50 each. Glitter Pots £8.00.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

 

Tee Dee xx

BeautyUK Nail Wraps

Hi Everyone, 

BeautyUK have launched some exciting nail wrap designs. 

National fashion cosmetics brand, beautyuk, has just launched its very first collection of nail wraps.

From British style classics to animal prints and intricate foils – there really is something for every nail art lover.

Perfect if you want to make a statement, don’t have the patience for nail painting(!) or just want to create that ‘wow’ factor.

Using them is easy – simply remove all shine from your nails, stick on your chosen design, shape with the mini nail file (included) and hey presto, you have a brand new look! No heat or UV light required.

Each pack contains a pink nail file and 20 individual nail wraps.

All 14 designs are priced at £3.99 and are available online on at www.beautyukcosmetics.com and in Select and Internacionale stores.

beautyuk offers high quality, on-trend, colour cosmetics - featuring innovative products, makeup essentials and a huge range of amazing colours to fire the creative spirit.

For the full range of products, visit www.beautyukcosmetics.com

Topshop - Nails in Lead

Hello Everyone,

It's been quite a while since my last post. Today I have Topshop's - Lead. This colour was originally released in 2010 as part of their Heavy Metal Collection but now Topshop have released it into their core line.

This is 2 coats of Lead. Great coverage on this, really opaque in one coat. Lead is a gunmetal grey almost black with a green/blue/purple duochrome. Has tiny micro-particles which shimmer in direct light. Really pretty. Glad Topshop brough this back. Price £6.00 from Topshop.

Tee Dee x

The Nails Show 2012

Hi all,

Exciting event taking place in London...

‘The Nail Show’ which takes place on Saturday 18^th August, 11-6pm at Cargo, London, EC2A 3AY and is an exciting event in the beauty industry. It is a chance for the nail obsessed, polish lovers, those who enjoy taking care of – or simply having fun with – their nails, as well as individuals who are interested in learning new ways to take care of their nails. This will be an event not to be missed!

A highly visual, interactive and entertaining event, visitors of the nail show can enjoy FREE nail art, workshops, amazing prize giveaways, FREE Polish swaps stand (bring unused and unwanted nail polishes to exchange for one you like), buy exciting nail products and have their nails done with a variety of the hottest nail trends, watch some of the UKS hottest unsigned acts and leave with a Complimentary Nail Show goodie bag.

This 1-day event will showcase nail professionals and their brands, whilst giving them the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and businesses as well as connect with the general public and nails enthusiasts alike.  The LIVE Express Nail Art Competition takes place at 4pm and should not be missed! Watch nail artists whip up creative nail art work piece live under the pressure of a stopwatch ! With guest interaction the audience will vote for their favourite design to determine a winner who will be awarded a trophy and prize presented by The Nail Show surprise guest.

 

 

www.facebook.com/thenailshow

 

The Nail Show Sponsors

 

http://www.inspirationail.com/nails-show-sponsors/

 

BeautyUK News!!

Hello Everyone,

BeautyUK Glam Nails are about to release their Candy Collection.

BEAUTYUK GOES CANDY CRAZY

National fashion cosmetics brand, beautyuk, is launching its brand new range of candy coloured nail polishes.

Available in five good-enough-to-eat shades and priced at just £1.99 each, this collection, which is part of beautyuk’s current glam nails range is set to fly off the shelves from the end of the month.

Bringing a pop of much needed colour to brighten the British summer, the candy collection is available in: lollipop (pink), gobstopper (turquoise), bon bon (yellow), jelly bean (purple), dolly mixture (mango).

Two of the shades (gobstopper and jelly bean) feature beautyuk’s new matte finish technology, for a fresh and innovative look.

Each individual bottle will be available online on at www.beautyukcosmetics.com from 3^rd August and in Superdrug stores from 3^rd August.

beautyuk offers affordable, high quality make-up and cosmetics with the latest range of colours. For the full range of products, visitwww.beautyukcosmetics.com

Tee Dee xx

Hidden Shimmer Pt3...Accessorize - Nevada

Hello Everyone,

Enjoying the Olympics? The opening ceremony I must admit surpassed my expectations. Thought it was rather spectacular. Living in London I was a bit underwhelmed with the whole thing, however now it's here I'm quite looking forward to the events. Today I have the third polish which I picked up from Accessorize - Nevada. You can see the other swatches of Utah here and Colorado here.

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This is two coats of Nevada. A terracotta orange with copper shimmer. This was the one I was most looking forward to, although I think Colorado pipped this to the post. Still a lovely colour and unusual in comparison to the available shades from other brands here in the UK. Accessorize have done wonderfully with these I think. 

Available from Superdrugs and Accessorize.

What do you think? Which is your favourite?

Tee Dee xx