nuthin' but a nail thing

I love the Etude House Sweet Recipe polishes, the bottles are just so adorable! I've been trying to get hold of them for a while now, but the prices on eBay seem to have gone up a bit. I really like those Maybelline Polka Dots polishes as well.

The etudes and maybellne look so cute, wonder if my local boots will get them in. I was very impressed with the wine shimmer I bought the other day.

as ever I want your dotting prowess, PLUS the mint chocchip one -yum. I may have to go a searching!

Ah thank you

I got the Etudes in a mixture of eBay and Amazon purchases. They did have them fairly cheap on Amazon as a set but then £22 P&P As if! So I think I just got the minty one in the end from Amazon, and the rest eBay.

Yellow (Still available):
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One left of the pink
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Amazon is currently denying that I ever made a purchase but if you search for them on there they do have some.

17 Graffiti Effects today.
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Princess Sossidge wrote:Ah thank you

I got the Etudes in a mixture of eBay and Amazon purchases. They did have them fairly cheap on Amazon as a set but then £22 P&P As if! So I think I just got the minty one in the end from Amazon, and the rest eBay.

Amazon is currently denying that I ever made a purchase but if you search for them on there they do have some.

Its just the mint choc chip I want and I *think* I've managed to order some from here: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Although the mint is now showing as out of stock so I wonder if I really will get one.
I searched high and low. Nothing on amazon UK or US and everywhere else on ebay sold out!

Fingers crossed! It is like actual MINT CHOC CHIP ON YOUR FINGERS!

More striping tape/gradient/glitter:
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WOW that's pretty. are you sure you don't want to set up in business - just painting mine?

Well, if you can keep me in shoes & vodka....

Rise & Shine by Sinful Colors
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After seeing your photos, I bought three of the Maybelline Color Show Polka Dot polishes today in Superdrug on 3 for 2.

Princess Sossidge wrote:Well, if you can keep me in shoes & vodka....

If you're a size 7 I could probbly keep you going a while with my collection of often unworn or barely worn shoes I can't bear to throw but will never wear!
Vodka not so much, but Tesco is quite close!

I've had a paypal invoice as I requested (may have had to purchaes a peel off basecoat whilst I was there) so I have to assume they have the polish I ordered. I shall be most unamused if they don't!

I am a size 8, but I also have a collection of mis-purchased size 7's thinking I could squeeze into them. (Answer: No)

I think they took about 10 days to get to me so hopefully you will get it soon!

New Barry M Gellys
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Rainbow glitter mani
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Nails Inc You're a Peach

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Princess Sossidge wrote: I am a size 8, but I also have a collection of mis-purchased size 7's thinking I could squeeze into them. (Answer: No)

Been there done that - I think as I get older and fatter I'm now a 7.5 or even and 8 in some boots, and 6.5s are just a no go. Except in MBTs which seem to conform to no sizing rule of other shoes.

Princess Sossidge wrote:
I think they took about 10 days to get to me so hopefully you will get it soon!

I have a brain like a sieve and shall have forgotten I ordered it when(if) it gets here.

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New Barry M Gellys
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YOU are the worst influence on here. I never wanted any of these before. In my head Jelly = watery and thin and not worth having. but now - I want at least 3 of those.

Sorry! Normally jelly polishes are (and I'm really not a fan, I don't need see-through polish, my nails are so stained anyway, it would look awful!) but the Barry M ones are supposed to just give them impression of a Gel manicure (so glossy and long lasting). You do probably need them.

I quite often get nail mail and it's like a surprise pressy becuase I've forgotten what I've ordered

These are the feather effect polishes. I've just used them as a topper rather than building them up. I've only gone for two out of the five (rare show of restraint) because I'm sure the rest are the same as the invogue feathers ones.

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This is a new US brand (Maquillage Blvd) who very kindly have sent me a load of polishes to review:
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This is the Models Own Splash Collection
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Barry M new Gelly Collection gradient
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More Maquillage BLVD swatches
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Invogue All That Jazz
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Galaxyish nails
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Black and Yellow
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Water decals and a gradient
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Princess Sossidge wrote:Barry M new Gelly Collection gradient
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As ever its your dots I'm in love with!
And the blue and yellow from the Maquillage BLVD are lovely. But I do NOT need any more dark blue polish!

Thank you!

I do have a lot of dark blue polish that shade too.

Some more Maquillage BLVD
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Maybelline polka dots over a gradient
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Studs from KKCENTERHK
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Gradient, polka dots & bows
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Incredible work Princess S! Just followed you on Bloglovin

How do you do so many swatches?! Doesn't it take forever? I'm in awe lol and will probably have a lot of questions for you

Hehe! I will go and follow you too

When I do swatches, I just do the one hand and then take it straight off again after I've photographed it and just keep going until I'm done/until it gets too late, I usually save the colour I think I will like the most until last so I then do both hands and do some nail art (so I don't look like weird walking round the next day with odd hands!). It is pretty time consuming though I get home from work at 6pm and just keep going (in between making dinner and eating dinner).

Models Own Fruit Pastel Collection
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Princess Sossidge wrote:Hehe! I will go and follow you too

When I do swatches, I just do the one hand and then take it straight off again after I've photographed it and just keep going until I'm done/until it gets too late, I usually save the colour I think I will like the most until last so I then do both hands and do some nail art (so I don't look like weird walking round the next day with odd hands!). It is pretty time consuming though I get home from work at 6pm and just keep going (in between making dinner and eating dinner).

Models Own Fruit Pastel Collection
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Now that's dedication Sossidge! How often do you have a night off?
Does all the removing have any detrimental effect on your nails (condition)? How about the cuticles, they're as perfect as your nails, what's your secret?!!!!
Total admiration from me

ooooh they look really pretty and lovely swatches! Am thinking am going to have to have a trip down to Westfield at the weekend... (and coincidentally, the models own stand, is really close to the Kiko shop...)

I don't often have a night off :no life: Generally if I've got loads of stuff to swatch I'll try and get that done during the week, then say Saturday (If I am going out) I'll just do one manicure that day, then if I haven't got any plans Sunday sometimes I'll try and get a few different bits of nail art done.

I think I am quite lucky in that my nails are quite resilient so they are in good condition (although STAINED ALL KINDS OF COLOURS ) and my cuticles seem to stay ok too. They only thing I do is slather my hands in hand cream a lot (I work at a PC and have a big tube of cream so I just do that a couple of times a day, it's a bit of an OCD habit ) and before my last manicure of the day I make sure everything is totally cleaned off properly, I put cuticle oil on my cuticles (I use the superdrug one and thats only about £3 and really good) and rub all that in.

ninja! I think you might have to accidentally take a trip into both shops. Have you tried the MO neons yet? I have tried pink punch (that's the one in the black/white/polka dot/bow mani above) and I've got the purple one on my fingers at the mo, they are really nice. I havne't bought any of the others as I've definitely got enough neon greens & yellows.

i dont own any MO's... needs rectifying.

Those MBLVD ones look pretty good as well, I do recall an email from them, but I just trashed it!

Definitely! To be honest, I'd avoid their chunky glitter (Splash/Mirrorball collections), as it's quite gloopy/difficult to get decent placement, which is a shame as they look BEAUTIFUL in the bottle, but not so great on my nails... but all their other polishes are lovely.

The MBLVD neon yellow is so flipping amazing, I am going to try it again soon, it was SUPER BRIGHT and opaque in one coat, and not at all streaky.

Thanks for swatching the new Models Own Fruit Pastel Collection Princess Sossidge, they all look really nice.

I think I might treat myself to a few.