Maybelline Colorshow Top Coat - Alley Attitude

Today, I'm excited to share with you a Maybelline Colorshow Top Coat from the Street Artist collection. The polish is called 'Alley Attitude' and is made up of turquoise and black matte glitter particles suspended in a clear base. The glitter is dense and comes in all different shapes and sizes.

Here, I have swatched one coat of Alley Attitude over Barry M White.

I think polishes like this one are a great idea! They give a lovely and eye catching effect, without any effort at all :-)

Maybelline Colorshow Top Coats are £3.99 and I bought mine from Boots.

WN x

Swatches - Chanel Collection Notes de Primtemps - Spring 2014

*Press Samples*

Today, I am very excited to be able to share with you, swatches of the newest nail colours from Chanel for their Spring 2014 beauty collection - Collection Notes de Printmeps. 

There are three colours in the collection. Ballerina, which is an existing colour, has been added to the two new shades Charivari and Tapage to complete the look of spring. 

You can check out the official Press Release HERE.

All swatches are two coats of colour with base and top coat - 

167 Ballerina - A sheer polish, Ballerina is perfect for a manicure in a hurry. A pink toned nude, this colour is a classic and has become my new favourite sheer shade.

603 Charivari - Described by Chanel as 'A dark mauve', this colour is pretty much exactly that! After one coat this colour looks horribly streaky, however after the second coat everything just smooths out to create the perfect creme finish.  

 

605 Tapage - My favourite of the three, Tapage is a 'Soft Vibrant red'. When I first read that description by Chanel, I thought that such a thing couldn't exist! But I think they've nailed it with this beautifully opaque creme.

The inspiration for the colours from this collection, is the first rays of sunlight of Spring as they hit the landscape. I think that this is quite a romanticised image of Spring (especially from a Northern English point of view!), however I can appreciate where the ideas have come from.

The winner for me here is Tapage, however all three are beautiful and wearable for anyone. 

Chanel Nail Colours are £18 each, and the collection is available now.

WN x

China Glaze - Aquadelic

Today, I have swatches of the gorgeous Aquadelic by China Glaze. Released as part of the Electropop collection for Spring 2012, Aquadelic is a super bright aqua creme. 

In the pictures I am wearing two coats - 

I loved wearing this colour! One of the rare times where I've kept a colour on longer than just to swatch it :) I wore it for about four days, with minimal chipping.

It's one of those that made me happy to wear it! What more could you ask from a colour?!

Aquadelic is currently £4.38 on Beautybay.com.

PR China Glaze - Sea Goddess

Please enjoy the following press release from China Glaze for their upcoming Sea Goddess collection, Available from February '14.

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HEAR THE SIREN’S SONG WITH CHINA GLAZE® SEA GODDESS

Swim into Spring with Six Sparkling Shades

Los Angeles (January 2014) – Discover the hidden treasures of the ocean this spring with China Glaze® Sea Goddess. Six vibrant matte and glistening glitters take you from the sandy, sunny shore to the depths of the sea where the mermaids play.

The shades in the collection include:

v      Shell We Dance – Flip those fins across the sea floor in this bright rose pink with silver and pink glitter

v      Sand Dolla Make You Holla – The tide meets the sand in this white polish filled with fine multi-colored glitter

v      Wish On a Starfish – Make dreams come true with a light pink and gold shimmer polish

v      Tail Me Something – Listen carefully to the whisper of the secretive sea in this glistening light lavender

v      Seahorsin’ Around – Splash around in this mermaid-tail turquoise with soft gold shimmer

v      Teal the Tide Turns – Swim through a seaweed maze of light teal with green glitter

China Glaze® Sea Goddess will be available in February 2014 at fine salons and beauty supply stores.

China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze® nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Twitter (@ChinaGlaze), Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze) and Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

PR Chanel Spring 2014 - Collection Notes De Printemps

Please enjoy the following Press Release from Chanel for their new collection for Spring: Collection Notes de Printmeps

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CHANEL are delighted to introduce Collection Notes de Printemps Spring 2014 Makeup Collection, a colourful melody of rhythmic shades of pastel and electric pinks, as well as cheerful reds and vibrant purples. 

Available nationwide from 24th January 2014

Also Available in the Collection - 

LUMIÈRE FACETTES                                                                                                                           £42.00

Quadrille – Limited Edition

ILLUSION D’OMBRE                                                                                                                            £24.00

(Long Wear Luminous Eyeshadow)

Impulsion 93 – Limited Edition

Diapason 92

OMBRES CONTRASTE DUO                                                                                                                £31.00

(Eyeshadow Duo)

Rose Majeur 70

POUDRE UNIVERSELLE COMPACTE                                                                                                  £33.00

(Natural Finish Pressed Powder)

Préface 160 – Limited Edition

LE BLUSH CREME DE CHANEL                                                                                                           £27.00

(Cream Blush)

Intonation 69 – Limited Edition

Chamade 67

LE CRAYON LÈVRES                                                                                                                           £17.50

(Précision Lip Definer)

Sonic  Pink 70 – Limited Edition

ROUGE ALLURE VELVET                                                                                                                   £25.00

(Luminous Matte Lip Colour)

L’Adorée 45 – Limited Edition

La Diva 44

ROUGE ALLURE                                                                                                                                  £25.00

(Luminous Intense Lip Colour)

Mélodieuse 136

Fougueuse 138

ROUGE COCO                                                                                                                                     £24.00

(Hydrating Crème Lip Colour)

Dédicace 59 – Limited Edition

Triomphe 60 – Limited Edition

LÈVRES SCINTILLANTES                                                                                                                  £21.00

(Glossimer for Lips)

Sonate 178

Murmure 179

LE VERNIS                                                                                                                                           £18.00

(Nail Colour)

Ballerina

Tapage 605

Charivari 603

OPI - Tiffany Case

OPI Tiffany Case is one of the Liquid Sand textures polishes. First available in the Bond Girls: Liquid Sand collection from last year, Tiffany Case is a turquiose blue glitter with larger pale blue glitter particles.

Tiffany Case is from the film 'Diamonds Are Forever', which has probably the greatest theme tune of all time by the the fabulous Dame Shirley Bassey :)

I love it so much.

Anyway! The swatches have two coats and no top coat - 

This is the second OPI Liquid Sand polish I have tried, and I still love them and the textured trend! I can't stop touching them :)

I bought mine from Secretsales.com so unfortunately the sale is no longer available, however you can still get it from Amazon.co.uk.

WN x