Models Own & BarryM Beauties // Im In Love ♥

Hello Lovelies.

Now Im quite a nail polish addict I love the stuff, I even have a whole space in my wardrobe dedicated to my rather large collection, I don't wear half of them admittedly but I just like to know I own them haha! I like all brands of nail polish my most owned brands are Models Own and BarryM in which I own most of the colours on the market..oops. However I had not brought any nail polish for a while until...... I SAW THESE ABSOLUTE BEAUTS!!!!!!! I will start with my Models Own Purchases, I was walking through boots towards the exit actually and these polishes literally shouted my name. The second I saw them I just had to have them, I am actually in love with them. They are the most amazing Glitters I have ever seen. Ever. 

Just look at them *love heart eyes*, and how perfectly named are they also 'Pink Paradise' and 'Mermaid Tears'. These 2 nail polishes are from the Models Own Splash collection and I don't think they could be any more perfectly suited to that collection if they tried. Both Pink Paradise and Mermaid Tears contain chunky foil iridescent glitter pieces Which I love. Mermaid Tears has a lovely purple base colour and the large chunks of foil glitter which when mixed with that purple base colour appear a gorgeous bluey Green. Pink Paradise has a bright pink base colour but also has a base glitter within as well as the foil glitter so this appears a lot more sparkly to the eye. Both shades are designed to be worn above another colour as when worn on nails alone they don't have a huge colour pay off, they are both extremely versatile in which colours they can be worn above. Like most chunky glitters you have to have a dig around the pot to get a good amount of glitter on the brush, I find on average three dabs of this is about enough. 

Next we have the BarryM beauty I spotted, I don't know how I haven't seen this sooner as the colour is just gorgeous. 

This colour is just so beautiful, It reminds me of the Packaging you get from Tiffany&Co so so soooo pretty. It is part of the BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine collection which is meant to mimic a gel manicure when dried which I believe it does not only to the eye with its incredible shine but also to the touch. This is the colour 'Greenberry'. It makes a perfect spring/summer shade what with it's amazing brightness but I can safely say I think I will be Sporting this colour all year round It will Brighten up any outfit on any day :). The Gelly Hi-Shine polishes retail at 3.99 and the Models Own retail at £5 each however Boots were doing 2 for £8 Last weekend so keep an eye out for any future deals. 

Heres some Swatches of all 3 polishes Sorry about the rubbish quality The picture DOES NOT do these colours the justice they deserve and I was Struggling to capture the glitter's. From left inwards we have 'Greenberry', 'Mermaid Tears' and 'Pink Punch'. 

I hope you enjoyed my post thank you for reading, have you tried any of these polishes? What did you think? Whats your favourite nail brand? Please leave me your thoughts or questions I always read and reply to every comment I receive. 

Loads of love x

Models Own Fruit Pastel Collection ♥

I have been desperate to get my mitts on this gorgeous collection since it was launched and after pay day this month I thought enough waiting and I ordered it!!
I know you can now get Models Own from a few high street stores but I always order mine off the Models Own website for a few reasons, firstly waiting for them to arrive in the post gives you something to look forward to, secondly I am a sucker for a nice bit of packaging and I absolutely love the boxes the polishes come in and thirdly when you order them online you save yourself some money (we all love a saving) there are 5 polishes in the collection and they retail separately for £5 however when you buy a box set from the website which contains all 5 polishes you only pay £20 which is a saving of £5 or a free nail polish which ever way you want to look at it :) Bargain!!
Now on to the important stuff....

The Polishes:
The Fruit Pastel Collection is made up of a selection of absolutely gorgeous pastel colours perfect for the upcoming spring and summer although us poor English lot haven't seen spring yet, however these polishes are enough to brighten your day regardless of the weather. They are also scented!! They smell super fruity and the bottles come with retro scratch and sniff stickers on the lids, everything about this collection is super cute :)

                                                              Packaging:

The Bottles:

The Colours:

From Left To Right: Blueberry muffin, Strawberry Tart, Apple Pie, Grape Juice and Banana Split.

I apologise about the state of my nails this cold weather is doing my hands no favours!! As you can see these colours are really vibrant, I used 2 coats of each polish and that was more than enough for perfect coverage.

when you are applying the polish it smells like a normal nail varnish but once it starts to dry you can really smell the scents and they actually smell really nice, kind of like the scented gel pens you used to get when you were younger haha! I think its such a sweet novelty touch by Models Own!

Added Bonus:

I had no idea I was going to be sent the mini 4 way file with my polishes so that was a lovely little added bonus :)

I love Models Own and I think there nail polishes are amazing quality and really really reasonably priced when compared to other well known brands. I see they are due to launch their new Artstix Duo Polishes which will be available to buy online from April 15th and available from Boots on the 17th of April. I cant wait to try these they look amazing!!

Buy the set here: http://www.modelsownit.com/products/new/fruit-pastel-box-set.html 

Tiffany xxx