Budget Beauty Review: Pretty™ Blueberry Pie Nail Polish

Second post of the day today, hope you aren't getting too annoyed!

I've been meaning to test out this new nail polish that I acquired whilst shopping in Poundland the other week. It was quite exciting because I've never tried out this brand before and I am a lover of bargains so a large 13ml bottle of nail polish for only £1 made me very happy. However, it's all well and good buying the product, cheaply but does it do what it's meant to do? Well that's what I tried out today.

I decided to do a simple sparkle French manicure using the polish and these were my results:

1. Brush The brush is of a good size, similar to the Barry M brush, but maybe a little larger. It is not as wide as the OPI brush that the bottle resembles. I found that I could coat my nails evenly with 2-3 strokes, which I think is very positive as many other higher end nail polishes do not do that.
2. Coverage No streaks! I was pleasantly surprised as I could achieve almost opaque results with only one coat. There are very few nail polishes on the market that offer this type of flawless coverage, but none for only £1. To make the nail completely flawless, I would probably do 2 coats, but seriously, one is enough. 
3. Drying Amazingly, this polish didn't take a lot of time to dry either. It took around five minutes to dry completely, although I would be careful as it smudges very easily during this drying process. 
4.  Smell The smell of the varnish is pretty nasty at first so make sure to do this in a well ventilated area. The packaging claims to have a Blueberry Pie smell, which apparent maybe 3 minutes into the drying process. The smell is really nice, and actually smells of blueberry pie, but unfortunately the smell does fade throughout the day. 

Overall verdict 

I would give this product 4 out of 5 stars because you definitely get what you paid for with this product. One thing I would have lived would be a wider brush, but I know that for the price I paid, what it came with was sufficient!

What Bargain Beauty product should I review next?
Lots of Love
Eva

Bright Summer Nails

Hi everyone!

Do you ever just feel like you need to make some kind of weird statement and wear something that is completely bizarre. Often these things are bight, bold and colourful, and I get that all the time, especially in summer. Well it's Friday, and for some strange reason, I felt like I could easily pull off some snazzy (!) fluorescent nails. Maybe it was because the 5 Seconds of Summer (see what I did there) that we had here in England is over and that I want to relive those carefree memories of being able to wear my new Topshop shorts for the first time. Or maybe it was because today's lessons consisted of History, PE, Latin, Chemistry, and English. Anyway, I felt like painting my nails, and here's what I did:

So for my thumb, I painted my nails with 3 coats of Astor Mint Candy, then topped it off with a coat of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Top Coat.

For my forefinger, I used Gabrini Number 27 (the yellow) then painted a triangle in the Astor polish.

I just used Gabrini Number 12 on my middle finger, and then did a 'half and half' with the pink and yellow shades.

My pinkie is just a French manicure using the yellow and the green. 

So, what do you think? Are these nails really cool- or are they just a tiny bit over the top!

See you soon!

Lots of Love

Eva

My Number 1 Go To Nude Polish

Hello guys!

As I painted my nails for the somewhat millionth time today, I though to myself : ' Wow, I use this nail polish way too much' And its true. I have many nail polishes and I do love every single one of them, however one just sings out to me whenever I need my fingernails looking pretty!

This beautiful varnish is a nude colour, which is my staple colour because it's classy, and since I go to school 8 - 3.30, 5 days a week, I won't get told off for it.

So without further ado, I can reveal that my absolute favourite nail polish in the world at the moment is Revlon Colourstay in Sandy Nude. Here's why I love it:

1. I love the colour  Its a nice creamy nude- not too light, not too dark, and it suits most complexions. I think that it looks great in the summer with a tan, but looks absolutely timeless in the winter, topped with a nice sparkly top coat.

Here are my nails after two coats. As you can see the polish is a nice neutral nude.

2. It's very easy to apply  The bottle comes with a nice wide brush, which I like a lot, and you can probably paint the whole nail in one or two swipes. The formulation is quite nice and thin - so not really gloopy- which makes the application neat and simple.

3. The coverage is opaque There's nothing that I hate more than nail polish that is supposed to be opaque being sheer. To be fair, sheer nail polish annoys me in general, I can never get it streak free. After only two coats, this wonder product is pretty much opaque, if you want you can use three which gives very bold lasting colour.

4. It's very shiny This nail polish is so shiny, you literally don't even need a topcoat to seal it. I find this really good if you need a quick touch up. Which leads me on to my next point...

5. It does dry pretty quickly Ok, so I'm not going to exaggerate and say that it dries in 1 second, but I must point out that that this polish does not take ages to dry. I'd say on average, a thin coat will take between 5 and 10 minutes to dry completely, which is pretty good to say the least.

6. It's durable I usually paint my nails on the Saturday night, and I'm not kidding, this will literally last until the next Saturday night. I HATE chips (nail chips, not edible ones!) and I get very paranoid and obsessive over a little scratch, and I'm pleased to say, that this definitely delivers on the hard wearing front!

So, I hope you enjoyed this posts as much as I enjoyed sharing my favourite nail polish with you!

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Than you!

Lots of Love

Eva