NOTD - All Fired Up by Revlon

The next nail polish in my collection is a beautiful classic red colour.  What I see as a true Hollywood red.  I bought this for £1 from Poundland - bargain!  One thing you'll learn about me - I do love a good bargain!

I put this on last night and as you might be able to see from the photo I took today it has slightly worn on the edges of my nails already. 

Undercoat = No. 7 Clear
2 coats of All Fired Up
Top Coat = Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

I found that two coats did not give fully opaque coverage - I can see the tips of my nails slightly through the polish but I think thats something only I would notice.  The polish was smooth and easy to apply.  I would give it an A- just because of the way it is wearing off the tips of my nails even though it hasn't even been on for 24 hours.

Next on my list is Angel Wings by Sally Hansen.

Until next time,

Lealea x

NOTD - Admire by China Glaze

Happy New Year everyone!  Here's hoping 2012 is a great year!

I was going to wait until New Years Day to apply my first nail polish of the year but as I chipped the polish I was wearing on New Years Eve I thought I would get a head start.

My first polish is Admire by China Glaze.  Its a beautiful metallic pinky purple colour.  The polish itself applies really easily but as its metallic it is very difficult to apply without it going streaky.  In fact I ruined two nails as the streaks were really obvious and they had to be re-done.  As you can see the colour is really stunning, its the kind of colour that would look great with a tan (no chance on me then!!).

Sorry for the bad lighting, I didn't get a chance to take a photo in the daylight today.

This is undercoat  of Boots No. 7 Clear, two coats of Admire and top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.  So far after 24 hours it is showing small signs of wear on the ends of my nails but nothing noticeable.

I would give this an A+ for colour and it would be an A for ease of appliance but because of how streaky the colour goes I would only give it a B.

The next colour I will be wearing is is All Fired Up by Revlon.  Until then, take care

Lealea x

Ok I admit it - I'm a nail polish junkie!!

Welcome to my new blog! I am a hardcore nail polish junkie - I will admit it. I am so sad I actually counted how many nail polishes I have - in total I have 136 (not including clear, undercoat and topcoats). 136! How will I ever get around to wearing 136 nail polishes I hear you ask. Well, I have decided that for 2012 my project will be to wear them all. To make sure I wear each one and to mix it up a bit I am going to wear them in alphabetical order throughout the year and post on here everytime I change one. I hope to do a little mini review on how easy they are to apply, how well they wear, how long they last etc.

It is not my intention to buy any new nail polish this year (although I am not making it a firm new years resolution as I can't promise I will stick to it!!). However should any be gifted to me or if I get any in my Carmine Beauty Box (I am signing up this month!) then I will just slot them into my collection somehow.

The first day starts on New Years Day and I shall be rocking Admire from China Glaze. Can't wait to start!

See you soon

Lealea x