Pick and Mix - Week 3 Texture

Hi again! We're on week 3 already!

This week is Matte / Texture or 60's. I'm not really a massive fan of either, but I do like the odd texture so will give it a go!

So I raided Becca's (Kitty's Painted Claws) polishes for this - I (We) chose a base of Sally Hansen - Bewitched and Barry M - Duchess for the texture. I own Duchess myself, but it has sat untried for around a year.. poor polish!

I applied one coat of Barry M - Duchess to my thumb, pointer and pinky, and 1 thick coat of Bewitched to the other nails. 



I then wanted to try the 'quilted' sort of look, so I taped some criss cross diagonals and painted over with some Duchess and then removed the tape. 





I then added a second coat of Duchess to my other nails as it didnt look even. You can see the shift between purple to goldy-brown quite well on the above picture.

What do you think? Are you a texture fan? Have you done quilted nails before? Would love to know your thoughts!

Rachael xxx

An InLinkz Link-up

A-Z Challenge - D is for Asda Denim

Good morning!

Today I have a gorgeous denim polish for you. It's an absolute steal - only £1.99 and available in Asda. Forget buying the expensive Ciaté original - this is just stunning. A one coater (maybe only for my short nails) with a lovely smooth formula and a rich navy colour that dries to look just like denim.

I know some people are way over denim look nails, but I still love them! Do you?

Check out all the D manis here!

Rach xxx

Invogue Feather Effect Polishes - Part 2

So here we are - part 2. I went into Boots today and had a proper look at their Nails Inc selection - Sunset, Parakeet and Jaye Bird are exact dupes of theirs. 

The first I tried today was Jaye Bird. I love the colours of this - blue is one of my favourite colour families. I wanted to stay as close to the other two as possible, so again, 2 thick coats and a thick coat of Seche Vite to finish.

Like the others, this still had the quite rough finish and would benefit from a second coat I think.

Last but not least is On the Money. I am pretty sure this is a dupe of Brighton Feathers, but as it wasn't in the shop I couldn't be 100% sure. I quite like this colour-wise, but it seemed a little thicker in consistency than the other two and was more difficult to level out. 

Took this in artificial light as the day was dying!

Definitely think Parakeet is my favourite of the four, followed by Jaye Bird. Which are your favourites? x