a little post about a lot of nail polish

After the said lack of blogging, but immense amount of blog reading I was doing last week, I was getting pretty intrigued by some of the nail polish things a lot of you guys have been trying out. Namely the Barry M crackle polish and matte polishes.

The other week I went to Boots and bought the Barry M Nail Effects and nail polish in Blueberry (an icy, pastel blue) for 2 for £5, and 17's Matte Top Coat. Saying you're going to paint your nails, then take the shine off of them, and then put another coat on which will crack the nail varnish, doesn't sound all too appealing at first, but it looks a lot better than it sounds.

Barry M Nail Effects with Blueberry underneath

Models Own Jadestone with 17 Matte Top Coat

Models Own  Pastel Pink with 17 Matte Top Coat

The crackle one does have a good effect, and it got a fair few glances on the uni bus, but I'm not sure I'd wear it very often. It dries really quickly though, which is a bonus and each nail gets a unique pattern, which looks really nice. The matte coat is my favourite. It dries ridiculously fast and leaves a nice, even, chalky effect on your nails. I don't know how it reacts with the polish, but it seems to make mine a bit milkier in colour and almost thins it out a tiny bit as you apply it. If you do it in thin coats though, it's fine. 

And these little beasts....

Primark Leopard Pumps

...are the evil, toe haters that I told you about in my last post. I guess for £4 they're fine, but they are as comfortable as you would expect a shoe that costs less than a fiver would be eg: not at all comfy.