Swatch: ELF - Black Nail Polish

Colour: Black
Finish: Cremé
Opacity: Two coats
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 10ml

Review: ELF - Nail Polish Set - Beautifully Bright

Finally ELF has some new nail polish colours which aren't variants of pink! This collection is called Beautifully Bright and that is exactly what it is, bright and perfect for wearing this spring / summer.

First up we have a orange / peach colour called Party Peach. This is two coats which covered perfectly, I can see a very subtle glass flecked shimmer in there but it is very subtle. ELF do have two other polishes of a similar colour family, Mango Madness and Fire Coral. You can now purchase this polish as a single polish.

The second polish is a yellow, cream polish, which was certainly missing from ELF's range. This is two coats and it looked fine to my eye but under the harsh photo flash it does look slightly streaky, but I imagine another thin coat would solve that.

And finally we have Teal Blue which is also available in a full sized bottle. Again this is two coats and it seems enough for the full effect. This is a cream polish. I did a post about this in a full sized bottle recently here.

All polishes are smaller 6ml, than the standard 10ml ELF polish. However they are really easy to use and the brush doesn't actually seem smaller or more complex to work with. I actually think it could be the same size brush as in the standard sized bottles.

Nails: Top 5 Spring Polishes 2013

Although there may be snow on the ground I still believe that spring is in the air, even if it is just on my nails. So I had a look through my polish stash and these are my top five spring time nail polishes, and I am quite liking this 'spring time skittle' manicure I have going on.

W7 - Sheer Lemon // Sally Hansen - First Kiss // Sally Hansen - Delphinium // Revlon - Cloud // ELF - Mint Cream

Swatch: Sinful Colors - All Mighty (941)

Finish: Shimmer
Opacity: This is three coats but there is still VNL
Brush Type: Average
How Much: 15ml

 

 

52 Week Challenge: Week 44 - Artwork

Barry M - Matt White

Models Own - True Blue

Eyeko - Saucy Polish

Collection 2000 - Sherbet Lemon

Models Own - Nail Art Pen in Black

15 Day Nail Challenge - Day 15 - Anything

This short challenge is being ran by Fee from Makeup Savvy

15 Day Nail Challenge - Day 14 - Dots

This short challenge is being ran by Fee from Makeup Savvy

Base: Jade - Magia Negra
Dots: ELF - Black

I really like this one, something I could really wear!

Swatch: ELF - Hot Pink

Lasting Power: Average 

Opacity: One thick coater 

Brush Type: Average 

£1.50 - 10ml

Swatch: ELF - Mango Madness

Swatch: MUA Quake / Crackle Polish

This is the blue one, called Quake;

The purple one is, Broken Arrow;

They don't dry and crackle as quickly as the Barry M Special Effects. However you can see they they do crackle and give that usual shattered effect.

Swatch: Eyeko - Saucy Polish

Swatch: Eyeko - Cosmic Polish

They say ~ Eyeko Cosmic Polish for Space Age Nails. Unique midnight black shade loaded with multi-coloured glitters like fireworks in a night sky!

Swatch: George @Asda - Witchcraft Nail Varnish

A awful quality photo but the colour is accurate. Its a light grey toned colour.

5ml - £1.75

George @Asda

Swatch: George @Asda Nail Varnish - Buttercup Shine

Swatch: Models Own - Magenta Polish

Two Coats

Its a fuchsia glitter in a clear polish which takes three coats to get a nice opaque colouring. 

Swatch: ELF - White

Nails: Giraffe Print

ELF - Blush Polish
Barry M - Nail Effects

Nails: Smokey Brown Crackle

ELF - Smokey Brown Polish

Barry M - Nail Effects

Nails: Anchor!

Models Own - Matte Black

Models Own - Gun Grey
ELF - Pearl Polish

Nails: Three Little Pigs