New Mani

So I just HAD to test out some of the new Sephora by OPI polishes that my wonderful OH brought me back from America. Although there were plenty to choose from, these three caught my eye straight away as I had been trying to find something to wear under my new Cagedbird Nail Lacquer - Electric Angel.

So below you can see the final mani - I had two accent nails - my ring finger has Thyme for a Mani on it, my middle finger has Break a Legwarmer and all my other nails have I Don't Bite. All have two coats apart from Break a Legwarmer which was surprisingly a one-coater! All went on fine with no issues - lovely consistency, good drying time and the brush is nice. They then all have one coat of Electric Angel, and a coat of Rimmel Pro Wear top coat.

Electric Angel is fantastic - Cagedbird Lacquers are one of my favourite indie polishes - they have gorgeous labelling with the dainty white and gold bow sticker with caged bird detail, and clear printed labels. They also have beautiful little bottles with a heavy base so they're less easy to knock over I find :) The consistency is great, and unlike many indie polishes, it is thin enough to brush on like a regular polish. I do dab a little afterwards to move glitters about but there is definitely the right amount of glitter - not too much, not too little and you don't have to fish about for them in the bottle.

Sephora by OPI - I Don't Bite is interesting. In all the photos it appears to be a shimmery purple grey. The bottle also has a purple grey tinge to it. In shade it is much more steel grey, but I love both looks with Electric Angel over it.

 

If you love Cagedbird Lacquer as much as I do, then her shop is now open - she has also just stocked up with her new Valentine's inspired lines. Take a look - they're so beautiful! All her polishes are 3 Free and are hand mixed.

Still amazed!

Just a quickie - i've still got my Cagedbird Deep Sea Girl mani on. 5 days now and only minor wear - it's possibly the most sturdy mani i've ever sported. I've been busy too - lots of cooking, cleaning, typing and planning for school and unless you look closely you would think i'd just done it! And with no top coat! Phenomenal!

Had so many comments on it too - dead pleased with it :)

My first post!

Well, ive bitten the bullet and gotten myself a blogger account :)

Mainly to help stalk all my favourite polish blogs etc - nothing productive, serious or helpful to my bank balance!

While i'm here, i might as well mention my current nail polish - Deep Sea Girl by Cagedbird Nail Lacquer. Wearing 3 coats, but its surprisingly smooth and was easy to apply, so i've actually forgone a top coat :o



Deep Sea Girl is a beautiful almost royal blue jelly with light blue micro glitters and light holo teal and dark blue small hex glitters. Its surprisingly sturdy as well - i'm now onto Day 4 with no chips and only minor tip wear. As you can see, it also comes in the cutest little bottle, with a cute little bow and dainty printed label. Love it!

Only problem is, i made the 'sensible decision' to buy a mini. More like totally stupid! She's on vacation now, so my bank balance is safe until her return when i will be purchasing the full sized versions!



I also got Faerie Carnival at the same time - also in mini. This is more of a top coat layer choice than a solo polish - i layered it over 3 coats of Essie - Navigate Her and finished with Sally Hansen No Chip Acrylic Top Coat. Its a beautiful polish - clear and filled with medium pastel hex glitters in lavender and apple green. It looks gorgeous over pale colours and i've seen it layered over darks (mainly black) which have looked gorgeous too.

You can find Cagedbird Nail Lacquer on Facebook and also her Etsy shop :)