It's been a long time in between posts for Lady Cavanagh. I'm not sure of the reason exactly - but the break has done me good as I have renewed enthusiasm for sharing all of my beauty finds!
And what better way to kick things off again than with a haul?!
I went back to my favourite nail polish website nail etc and went to town - pretty soon 5 polishes had turned into 10 and then I was checking shipping costs and decided the most economical thing to do would be to order 20 bottles...
To people that don't wear polish or those that think a $2 bottle from the supermarket is 'just the same' this haul will make no sense. To people that are into polish this will make perfect sense; a nail polish collection is not just about having great colours but its about having depth in your range so you can have plenty of options when choosing a polish for a special occasion or just because you want to feel special.
The 20 bottles I purchased were across a few collections but for this post I've decided to group them according to colours.
Here we go...
The Purples:
Grape Juice
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| L-R: Sweet Hook, Gothic Lolita, Grape Juice |
Gothic Lolita Looks a lot more plum-coloured in the photo of the bottle but is really more like the swatch. Not as interesting as I was hoping but would be a good staple colour to have in a collection.
Sweet Hook: Soft lavender cream; perfect shade for springtime.
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Cherry Pie &
Raspberry Festival |
The Red/Oranges:
Orange Marmalade
Cherry Pie
Raspberry Festival
The Pinks:
Pink Plumeria
Strawberry Fields
Beach Cruise-r
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L-R: Four Leaf Clover, Shower Together,
Aquadelic, For Audrey, Watermelon Rind |
The Greens:
Watermelon Rind
Four Leaf Clover
Shower Together: Gorgeous teal blue-green. This was the colour I applied first and the reason for the haul in the first place, I've been after this polish for ages Its opaque in 1 coat but looks better after 2. A definite favourite already.
Aquadelic and For Audrey: As can be seen from the picture, these two are very similar and you'd probably only need to buy one of them. Aquadelic is slightly brighter.
The Blues:
Splish Splash and Blue Sparrow: These colours are quite similar but Blue Sparrow has a blue micro glitter running through it and Splish Splash is more of a neon.
Other:
Champagne Bubbles: Rich gold with gold and silver glitter through it
Tinsel Town
Techno: Hexagonal shaped silver glitter with silver micro-glitter throughout This looks great as a top coat, especially on an accent nail.
And to round things out I picked up my first bottle of Seche Vite. I'm hoping this signals the end to manicures that look lovely when you go to bed (thinking they're dry) only to awake in the morning with smudgy polish and needs to be reapplied. I used it when applying 'shower together and already feel like it's changed my nail polish life! Gone are the fingerprints that always seem to appear across your almost dried nails. Makes me feel like I've had a salon manicure when its just me at home.
I've kept my nails polish-free all week in anticipation of these polish's arrival, not easy for a polish-fiend like Lady Cavanagh
Today's manicure was created with OPI's 'Dating a Royal' as the base and China Glaze's 'Pink Plumeria' for the dots and accent nail. The dots didn't turn out quite as brightly as I would have liked but I'm pleased with the first results with the nail art tools.
