Nail Polish Collection!

 

Barry M: Clear, Indigo, Raspberry, Coral, Pink Flamingo, Strawberry Ice Cream, Berry Ice Cream, Pink Silver Glitter, Aqua Glitter, Amethyst Glitter, Boots Limited Edition, Gelly Blood Orange, Gelly Prickly Pear, Gelly Pomegranate, Gelly Blueberry

 

Essie: Mademoiselle, A Crewed Interest, Lady Like, Bikini So Teeny, Beyond Cosy, Mod Squad, Lights, Bazooka, Camera, Barry M: Gelly Papaya, Gelly Grapefruit

 

ASOS: Blake, Megan, Olivia, Gwen, Lauren, Lily, Maybelline: Hot Salsa, Nude Rose, GOSH: Holographic, Rainbow, Nubar: Nubar 2010

 

Illamasqua: Creator, Deborah Lippmann: Razzle Dazzle, 17: Sweet Kisses x2, Forever, Ruby Dazzle, Pink Grapefruit, Sally Hansen: Yellow Kitty, Himalayan Blue, Oxide, MUA: Frozen Yoghurt, Shade 5, BK (Glow in the dark nail polishes from eBay): Shade 13, Shade 14

 

Models Own: Nude Beige, Champagne, Disco Heaven, Ibiza Mix, Party Pieces, Mystic Mauve, Beth's Blue, Balearic Blue, Luis Lemon, Beach Party, Fluro' Orange, Hedonist, 3 in 1

 

Models Own Nail Art Pens: Black x2, Gold, Silver, White, China Glaze: Snow, For Audrey, Dance Baby, Make Some Noise, Secret Peri-Wink-Le, Flip Flop Fantasy

OPI: No Room For The Blues, Lucky Lucky Lavender, Shorts Story, Elephantisic Pink, Look Beauty: Beret, Vintage, Flamingo, Dusky, Petticoat

I haven't written a nail polish collection post in years! I've been meaning to for the last few months, but I just kept buying more... oops! Recently, I've only been buying shades I don't have anything similar to though, and I'm trying to slow down on the purchasing because I'm running out of room. For a beauty blogger, I don't think my collection is that big. I think it's bigger than the average girl's though! A lot of the nail polishes above have been featured on Affordable Treats before, so if you would like to see a swatch of one, just type it into the search bar. If I haven't swatched it already and you would like me to, just let me know.

I hope you enjoy your evening!

Beauty Buys and Banana Pajama Bottoms

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer £4.19 from Superdrug, 17 blush in China Pink £3.49 from Boots, Maybelline Colour Tattoo in On and On Bronze £4.99 from Boots, GOSH Soft 'n Shine lip balms in Passion Pink and Perfect Plum £3 each (on sale) from Superdrug.

I bought yet another Collection Lasting Perfection concealer! I must have had about 15 tubes of this wonderful product. Since they were released, I wasn't interested in the Maybelline Colour Tattoos, but found myself buying one yesterday! I'm going to use it on my lower lash line. Let me tell you, these things do not budge! My Superdrug had a huge basket full of discounted GOSH products, so I spent a good 10 minutes searching through everything. Out of the two shades I picked up, Perfect Plum is my favourite because it is more wearable and doesn't contain any shimmer. I kind of wish I picked up Barbie and Sweetheart now, but you only get 1.5g of product, so even at £3, they're overpriced. 

And from Primark, I purchased...

Banana pajama bottoms! They were £5. They're very... bold, but I love the quirkiness of them. Don't worry, these are only going to be worn inside the house!

September Favourites

I really should just call these posts 'New products I've tried and liked in *insert month here*' because if I did show you my favourites, you would be reading the same post each month! I rarely change my routine.

I would just like to say that I am sorry for the photo below. My camera is getting worse (or my expectations for quality are getting higher). I wasn't going to write this post, but I really wanted to blog, so I'm putting up with the photo.

Also, I haven't included a swatch of the blush or lipstick because of how rubbish the photos were, but I will be reviewing each of them soon, where I will include some :)

Remington Pearl curling wand- £25.49 from Boots (review coming soon)

This should actually be in my 'Favourite products of 2011' post. It's amazing. I curled my hair with it about a week ago (without hairspray. I never use it) and two days later, the curls were still in. The packaging is also very pretty.

Original Source Vanilla Milk and Raspberry shower gel- £1 when on offer (which is regularly), £2ish when not, from Superdrug, Boots and most supermarkets.

I love Original Source shower gels. I always use their Lime one and it's super duper yummy (very informative, I know). This one is just as delicious and smells of Strawberries & Cream sweets. I picked this up in Asda a couple weeks ago but when I was there last night, I couldn't find it. I really, really hope it hasn't been discontinued.

Accessorize With-Love Merged Blush in Starlet- £5-6 from Accessorize or Superdrug.

I added this to my virtual basket when Accessorize had an online (and in-store) sale. The main reason I bought it was because it was £2.50. I didn't actually think I'd get much use out of it. However, I have! The pigmentation is average, which can be built up, and it gives you a nice glow.

Maybelline The One by One Volum' Express mascara- £8.49 from Boots (review coming soon)

I won this from a Womans Own magazine competition and my first thought was 'Ahh a plastic brush'. I am not (well, wasn't) a fan of plastic brushes because years ago, I tried one that was awful. Plastic brushes have developed since then and this mascara has converted me. The one rule I have with mascara is that it must not clump. At all. I've seen some mascara reviews where girls say 'it doesn't clump' and when I look at the photo, I think their lashes look clumpy. This mascara coats your lashes One by One (shocker!). I love Maybelline's Colossal and Falsies mascaras, and this one joins the list.

17 Mirror Shine lipstick in Belle- £4.89 from Boots (review coming soon)

I'm not a lipstick wearer. In fact, I don't wear any kind of lip product regularly. A bit of lip balm here, some lip stain there, but that's all. So the fact that I've wore this out of the house a few times is amazing. It's a natural, 'my lips but better' shade and feels like a balm on. Sorry I don't have any swatches to show you today, but I will try and write the review as soon as possible.

My favourite shop of the month is... New Look!

This month, I've bought two pairs of jeans, four vests, a pair of heels (and soon to be a pair of boots) from them. All basics, but that's all I wear. I do think some of their jumpers and cardigans are over priced, but their shoes are reasonable (and loved by many), as well as their other basic items.

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Nails Of The Week - OPI Elephantastic Pink and Comparisons

I love shades like this; warm pinks. This polish has a jelly formula, so is quite sheer. Above, I have on 4 coats!

There are quite a few dupes for this, which are not sheer:

Barry M Pink Flamingo, OPI Elephantastic Pink, 17 Pink Grapefruit and ASOS Paint in Blake.

 Barry M Pink Flamingo is the closet in shade to Elephantastic Pink. It's opaque in 1-2 coats and is only £2.99, so I would definitely recommend it over the OPI polish. The 17 and ASOS shades are slightly darker, but still in the same colour family.

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Shop!

I only bought my sister's birthday present and a few essentials but I thought I'd show you anyway. I personally find it quite useful when people show what essentials they've bought.

Boots:

17 blush in First Flush - £3.49

17 blush in China Pink - £3.49

Natural Collection WaterGuard mascara - 3 for £5

Natural Collection LashLength mascara - 3 for £5

Natural Collection LashCurl mascara - 3 for £5

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection foundation in Ivory - £5.99

17 Nail Bar in a Bag - Free when you purchase 2 or more 17 products

My sister's make up 'collection' consists of a foundation (Collection 2000), a very well used blush, a scratchy blush brush, a dried up mascara and a few lip balms. It saddens me when I look at the state of it! That is why I've bought her a load of make up for her birthday.

Wilkinsons and Poundland:

Wikinsons - Dove deodorant stick - £1.94

Wilkinsons - Germolene - £1.24

Poundland - Eucryl teeth whitening powder - £1

Poundland - Airwick squidgy air freshener thing in Country Berries - £1

Poundland - Dog rope toy - £1

I'm looking forward to using the teeth whitening powder; I'll let you know how it goes!

The air freshener smells so good!

And of course, I had to get Jessie another toy :)

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17 Endless Shine Lip Gloss in Pink Lady

Price: £3.59

I'm not a regular lip gloss wearer but I'm beginning to wear it more. When I first saw this I didn't think much of it. I was surprised to see this has 5 star ratings on Boots.com so decided to give it a chance.

What I love about this product is the packaging. A lot of lip glosses on the market these days bulk up the packaging to make 3ml of product look like 9ml. The 5ml of product you get with this lip gloss is in a basic plastic tube; no deceiving involved. The lid clicks firmly in place and also has a 'stopper' to make sure no product leaks.

The formula is very glossy (Hence the name!) and the consistency is slightly thick/sticky, but in a good way. This makes the gloss last longer than others would. Pink Lady is a shimmery pink which is very pretty.

I can see why this product has so many great reviews.

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17 Va Va Voom Plumping Lip Gloss in So Buff

Bare lips, lips 15 minutes after applying the lip gloss.

This is a new product from 17 which has come out with the Spring Collection and is £3.79.

So Buff is a nude shade suspended in small shimmer particles. I think the other two shades are also suspended in shimmer as the particles reflect light, creating an illusion of fuller lips.

The gloss tingles/almost stings for about half an hour which I like.

As you can see from the photos, the gloss fills out the lines in my lips and the colour evens out the tone. Because of the shimmer particles reflecting light and the gloss filling out the lines, it makes my lips look slightly fuller but in terms of size, I don't think it makes a huge difference.

Overall, I really like this gloss. The photos speak for themselves!

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17 Blusher in First Kiss

Swatched heavily and blended out.

Price: £3.49.

I think this is a new shade as it isn't on Boots.com yet.

The powder is soft, easy to blend and pigmented. First Kiss is a dusky rose pink with a golden sheen; very beautiful.

I cannot fault this blush and will be looking at the other shades available!

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17 Lasting Fix Lipstick in Showbiz

Price: £4.29

Lightly dabbed on.

Applied heavily.

This is very pigmented and as the name suggests, lasts longer than other formulations. It's also non-drying. It leaves a gorgeous stain on your lips, like the second photo. I'm not one to wear a red lip, I think I look stupid, so prefer to wear it like in the second photo; the 'just eaten strawberries' natural look.

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17 Lasting Fix Nail Polish in Sweet Kisses

From the Spring collection.

This is a unique shade. I would describe it as a muted pastel pink with a hint of lilac; very pretty indeed!

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Nail Polish Collection

I wrote a nail polish collection post two months ago but since then I've accumulated 20 more polishes! The photos are rubbish, cannot wait for a new camera!

If you want to see a colour on my nails, just type the colour of the polish in the search bar at the top.

Accessories:

Nail art brushes are from eBay :)

Barry M:

Coral 296, Pure Turquoise 295, Mint Green 304, Bright Pink 279, Pink Flamingo 305, Strawberry Ice cream 309, Limited Edition, Indigo 312, Raspberry 273, Boots Limited Edition 030, Clear 54.

ASOS:

Lily, Megan, Gwen, Olivia, Blake, Lauren.

Boots 17:

Catwalk Couture, Pink Grapefruit, Fire Cracker, Ruby Dazzle, Royal Indido, True Blue.

MeMeMe:

Wild 82, Exotic 63, Vivacious 60, Demure 65, Refined 59, Impulsive 83, Proud 80.

Collection 2000 and Miss Sporty:

Sparkle Top Coat, Show Off 23, BMX Bandit 32, Electric Beige 251, Zodiac 203, Peachy 30.

No7 and Barbara Daley (Tesco):

Damson Dream 105, Clear 20, Shock, Velvet.

Other:

Nubar 2010, Rimmel Rose Libertine, Andrea Fulerton Debbie, George (Asda) Warrior 45, L'oreal Deep Geranium 603.

+ Star Gazer Neon Pink 104 (Somewhere in my room!).

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Updated Nail Polish Collection

This is my third post on my nail polish collection but I thought I'd update you as in the past few months I've had a huge clear out (& a few more have been added :P)

Sorry about the sun/moon/stars duvet my nail polishes are on, I've had it since I was a child and sleep much better with this bedding haha.

I'm going to name them and link you to the posts where each polish is featured because you might want to see swatches (I haven't linked some because the photos aren't of good quality.)

The collection:

Barry M:

Coral 296, Pink Flamingo 305, Bright Pink 279, Limited Edition, Pure Turquoise 295, Mint Green 304, Boots Limited Edition 030, Strawberry Ice cream 309.

Boots 17 and Rimmel:

Ruby Dazzle, Fire Cracker, Catwalk Couture, True Blue, Royal Indigo, Pink Grapefruit and Rimmel's Rose Libertine.

Collection 2000, Miss Sporty and No7:

Sparkle Top Coat, BMX Bandit 32, Show Off 23, Electric Beige 251, Zodiac 203, Peachy 30, Clear 20, Damson Dream 105.

Loreal, Stargazer and George:

Deep Geranium 603, Neon Pink 104, Warior 45.

I thought I had a lot more NOTD/W posts! Looks like I'll have to feature quite a few of these in the upcoming months.

I haven't linked a few because the photos are bad quality, looking back I'm ashamed I even posted them! So I will retake the photos :)

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