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Nails of the Now: Sally Hansen meets Models Own

December 2, 2012
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When I’m feeling really festive, I love bright fuchsia. When I’m feeling really super, super festive, nothing will do but GOLD.  With this manicure I’ve combined the two to the maximum extent I can fit them on to my nails. Sally Hansen Insta Dri Magenta Motion (Poundland, £1) and Models Own Disco Inferno (Boots, £5) make a blazing, sparkling combination so bright, I feel like you could see my nails from space! The huge, irregular glitter pieces in the Models Own Disco Inferno are a bit of a pain to apply, because if they end up piled atop one another they’ll flake off easily. If you take your time applying, and add a top coat, this manicure lasts at least 4 days before looking ropey. These pictures were taken on Day 3 I think. Extreme Close Up! This glitter is not for the faint hearted, but for a night out…

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Nails of the Now: More Magnificent Magnetics

November 28, 2012
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I couldn’t resist another Barry M Magnetic Nail Paint. It was the hypno-toad style concentric circles that got me! The fact that Boots cosmetics are all on 3-for-2 again only helped to seal the deal! In the picture above, the index and middle fingers have the new shade “346 – Venus Sunset” which came with the circle design magnet. there were other bottles there of that shade without the circles magnet so I suspect someone had swapped  few lids around – check you have the right one in store! The ring and little fingers have “347 – Magnetic Multi Sparkle” which I reviewed earlier in this post. They’re both excellent – I don’t know which I like more. I took these pictures on a Tuesday after painting my nails on a Saturday, and as you can see there is some tip wear. Underneath my nail polish, my nails are a…

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Poundland Pick: Sally Hansen Real Nail Polish Strips

November 15, 2012
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I picked up four of these fascinating little kits in Poundland last week. Each contains 16 strips of stick-on nail varnish, a nail buffer/file a cuticle stick and a set of clear instructions how to use them. I bought this geometric black and white set and the three below: Super value for a pound each! Do check the packets if you pick up some of these though. My black glittery nail polish strips had half of the strips missing, each pack has two sealed trays of 8 strips each, except that one, which has only one! Grr! 8 strips isn’t enough to do two hands. These graphic designs do look like false nails or stickers, because obviously, this detail of nail-art is difficult with real liquid polish. The other strips I’ve tried look a lot more like nail polish and the chief benefit of them is that they need no…

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Nails of the Now: Barry M Gelly Nail Paints

November 2, 2012
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I guess it’s no surprise that photographing a nail product designed for its shine in dim light is going to lead to noisy pictures but look, look at the shine on these nail babies! This shade, “Watermelon” is such a sophisticated dark green. It’s like a navy blue except it is green, it appears almost black in dim light and quite colourful in daylight. It is opaque in two coats and has a fresh, shiny finish that’s interesting but totally grown up looking. The “Gelly” nail paints are a limited edition collection from Barry M, £3.99 each and available in a range of colours from this dark colour to some really bright pinks and oranges. I’ve also picked up the “Blackberry” shade – Barry M is on 3-for-2 at Boots at the moment, and it’s also a super-shiny sophisticated nail colour, more blueberry than blackberry coloured in person. This shade needs…

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Nails of the Now: Barry M Magnetic Nail Paint 347 Review

October 31, 2012
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Gimmicky nail polishes are everywhere and, despite having low resistance to the charms of nail products I like to think that I can be rational about nail fads and fashions. I even resisted buying magnetic nail polishes until last weekend (go me! weeks of resist-power, ha!) but I’m here to tell you, this gimmick is the best nail gimmick EVER. I am amazed by this effect which looks great in pictures but much more interesting in person. The stripes have incredible depth and shine, seem to subtly move like a hologram, and in this shade the multicoloured glitter shines like some kind of fairy enchantment. This  nail product is £4.99 of magic.  Above – in indoor light you can see some of the multicoloured sparkles, they’re really bright in person. This nail paint applies as a dark gunmetal grey with rainbow sparkles. You apply one coat as a base and let it…

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Boots 17 and the Hologram Nail Varnish I’ve been waiting for!

October 17, 2012
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Long time no update, I know! I haven’t got a real excuse except after spending far too many weeks getting used to living in a new city, I’ve suddenly had a few events to go to and people to meet, and taking pictures of my fingernails hasn’t been the be-all-and-end-all of my life. No one was more surprised than me by this development! Social lives for bloggers, anyone? Even during times of intense busyness and enthusiastic wine consumption, some nail varnish is able to make itself heard, and this porduct absolutely falls into this category. I’ve been keen to try a holographic nail polish for a while, but they seem to be both scarce in the shops and have a reputation for lasting only a day or so on the nails, which is pretty off-putting for me. This new one from Boots 17 has just landed and is currently in plentiful supply,…

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What Would Bee Buy: Poundland Picks This Week

October 1, 2012
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Poundland have some nice cosmetics this week and I didn’t think you’d just want me to tell you about it so I had to buy them so I could show you, yes? Any excuse! There are a couple of different eyeshadow quads from Vita Liberata “Me But Better”. I can’t find out anything about this range online, but they’re pretty colours and nice formulas, excellent for £1 each. I love the colours in this blue/green quad. I couldn’t resist trying out the pinky/mauve one already. The applicator has a brush and a sponge and it seems to be of a nice quality. Do you know anything about this range? I’m wondering if Poundland will have any more of these products – I’ll be looking out for them. Poundland have Revlon nail polishes again. I chose this one – “Princess” which is a pale blue with a very similar formula to “Gold Coin” .…

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A Stopped Clock Is Right Twice A Day

September 12, 2012
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Hey guys! Company magazine is a fashion magazine aimed at …hmm… young, fash-happy females? Younger than, say, me! This month it’s even youthier since this issue has been put together by fashion graduates rather than Company’s regular perky young staff. But I love a fashion magazine and this month it’s just £1 so I picked up a copy.   Look at the things that are in fashion at the moment Wolves? Haunted houses? Dancing in circles? Wait… what does that word in the centre say??? It says Goth! Goth is in, ladies! Cast off the pink floral dresses of opression! Fetch the fur and velvet! Cheap knock-off designer gothness making it’s way to high street fashion stores right now! Be still my blackened, undead heart! Also… Baroque! Baroque is in! Velvet as far as the eye can see, baby! Embellish everything!   It’s also lovely to see this in a mainstream…

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Guest Post: Lana’s Holographic Hero

September 9, 2012
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Today on Bee Loves Beauty, my lovely guest blogger Lana is back with a review of a re-released cult nail polish: Gosh’s Holographic Hero Until recently I hadn’t been so savvy when it came to trends and in particular nail trends, until I got my recently acquired media technician job at the University of Chichester I didn’t really have much cause to paint my nails. My old job in retail involved a lot of handling and breaking down of boxes and tape, scraping of money of counters and other non nail friendly tasks that were not so conducive to keeping wonderfully manicured nails. Needless to say I was very behind on catching on to last year’s trend in Holographics and only heard about this beauty, GOSH holographic 549 after it was long discontinued and selling on ebay for £30 a time! Realistically, this is not a price I was willing to…

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Nails of the Now: Crackle Metal Glamour

September 4, 2012
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I didn’t really like crackle nail varnish before this week. I liked it on other people but I didn’t really fancy it on my own nails until I had the brainwave of pairing it with a metallic golden base. I absolutely LOVE this crackle manicure and I can’t stop looking at my nails! I used Revlon “Gold Coin” which is one of my absolute favourite metallic polished because it’s a cool-toned gold that really flatters my cool skin tone. I’ve posted about this polish before  and I really recommend it. I added a clear topcoat, then added the Outdoor Girl Crackle Varnish that I’ve posted about before. This crackle varnish is still available from Poundland for just £1. I sealed the whole lot with Sally Hansen Insta Dri. I left the little fingers on both hands as just gold for contrast, and I like the way it looks. My nails have…

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