angelica nail polish

(Angelica Nail Polish* - Glossy Top Coat | Foiled Again | Brit Pop | Heartbreaker)

I had been contemplating picking up a few of these products in Primark a couple of weeks ago when I was in Manchester as I had seen them featured on various blogs. I decided not to because I was trying to save money, therefore I am so pleased I was lucky enough to receive these when Angelica Nails selected my blog after asking people to tweet them. They are priced at a very reasonable £2.50 and next time I am in Primark I will definitely be picking up a few more colours, my Mum has also asked me to get her some as she thinks they are fab! Plus my little Sister has her eyes on them, & as she is forever asking me to paint her nails I think I will start her a little collection of these cute polishes!  

I am being completely honest here when I say this, but I cannot believe how well they apply, they're a dream come true... seriously! After applying only one coat the coverage was perfect, the brush is an ideal size & for the first time in my life I didn't get the polish all over the sides of my nails. I did apply a second coat to see if the colour was enhanced anymore, but there wasn't much difference although I prefer to wear two coats as I know the polish will stay on longer. So far I have no chipped nails either... yay! I have tried all three colours plus the top coat, however I am only featuring images of 'Heartbreaker' applied on my nails because I have 'Foiled Again' & 'Brit Pop' on my toes & no way will I ever take an up-close picture of my feet & upload it to the internet! I will say though that 'Brit Pop' is extremely similar to Technic Carnival that I featured in THIS post, which I'm sure lots of you will be glad to know as it is quite hard to track down now... plus this glitter is easier to apply, I found that it gives a more even spread of glitter. I will be featuring these two in a nail of the day post soon though & I'm looking forward to Christmas time even more so now because 'Foiled Again' seems quite festive to me!

When I opened the lovely little box Angelica had sent to me I was very excited to see the shocking pink colour, as I don't have many bright polishes, mainly pastels, but there has been a bit of a neon craze recently! I would describe this as a neon pink, as it really is very eye-catching when worn although it does have blue iridescent shimmer to it. Some people will think this is ridiculously tacky & some will love it, I actually love it alot! It's great for me because I tend to wear quite neutral clothes so this adds a pop of colour to my outfits. I applied the glossy top coat over which added a smooth finish, although I did notice the brush picked up some of the colouring, I managed to wipe it off the brush but I assume it was because the colour is so intense? Anyway it didn't happen when I applied it over the silver polish.

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NOTD #1 - models own & technic

A quick nails of the day post! This is my favourite combination of nail polishes ever, I'd say its my most worn look. It's so easy to create and goes with every outfit!

The models own polish is in the shade utopia, which I've used over half the bottle of - this never happens! I absolutely love the colour, its the perfect neutral colour but has a lilac, pink tone to it, I'm awful at describing colours! I think models own polishes apply really nicely, they can be a little thick sometimes and it lasts around 3 days without chipping or a topcoat, with a topcoat it can last over a week for me!

The glitter polish is by technic, which I picked up in bodycare for 99p! Its called carnival and is a perfect dupe for the OPI rainbow connection. I could go on about how much I love this glitter, but I won't! The only downside I found is that it can be a pain to get off, but that is a known fact about glitter polish, I havn't found any easy way to remove them yet, I tend to find myself picking most of it off, oops. Has anyone got any glitter polish removal tips and tricks? Please let me know!

L x

wishlist #1

one: glitter jelly sandals - these are the cutest things ever, I had a few pairs when I was younger! I NEED them!

two: Cath Kidston cosmetic bag - I am in desperate need of a new makeup bag, my poor hello kitty one is completely trashed, it's torn and really worn out :(, this looks as though it would be a good size and is easy to keep free from makeup stains as it is made from wipe-clean oilcloth! 

three: Topshop adrenalin nail varnish - This needs to belong to my pathetic nail varnish collection, I only have a couple of glitters, models own juicy jules & the OPI rainbow carnival dupe by technic, putting glitters over a neutral varnish is my favourite at the moment.

four: lilac knitted jumper - This is such a pretty colour, I think it is perfect for this time of year, as the weather is so unpredictable! I do already have a jumper like this in a cream colour that I picked up from primark and I'm lucky enough to have a nana who can knit, so she is currently knitting me a black version! jumpers are probably my favourite piece of clothing, so easy to throw over a little dress!

five: pony earrings - I rarely wear earrings, due to laziness probably and also I find them so uncomfortable to sleep in so I forget to put them back in! 

When I first created this blog, I did intend on posting regularly, but settling into university life & also living in London kinda got in the way! I really enjoy reading other people's blogs though so now I have some time I'm excited to start blogging properly :) 

Also, this was meant to post weeks ago, I have no idea what happened! & for some reason, my image has lost all its quality, so sorry, when I figure out what I'm doing I'll re-upload!

L x