Bourjois 19

This is Accessorize Molten Copper with Bourjois 19 and Barry M Instant Nail Effects.

I love Bourjois polishes. They are so underrated.
I was too lazy to remove the Molten Copper. I'm glad I didn't as it made a great base.

Btw the Accessorize polishes are fantabulous. Highly recommended.

I really like this blingy melange.

Jenni

Quirius Rainbow

From ages ago.

Over black. Looks nothing special on the nail but great in the bottle. Really for this kind of gubbins I go to China Glaze Fairy Dust and I have to admit I found the wear on Quirius not to be brilliant.
But I love their bottles and their customer service is great and they are cheap so I still champion them.

I was trying to do a tribute mani to my watch. And then I couldn't get a good pic of the pave diamonds on my watch so it was all a nonsense anyway. Pfff.

I read one blogger who says she hates the Quirius bottles. Weird. If you ask me. Which you didn't.

Which nail brand does the best bottles/packaging? Do you like square? Large or small?

Jenni

Accessorize Aztec

All I can is this.
It looks nothing like the photos but buy it anyway.
It's green and purple and grey and gunmetal and mauve and other colours there aren't even names for. Though never at one and the same time.

And the other piece of unbeatable advice is - look it up on someone else's blog because there are better shots out there. When I say better I mean by a factor of about a gigamillion. I tried though. I really did.

Accessorize Illusion Aztec Nail Polish NOTD | Lipglossiping

Have a shopping trip lined up and a film to see over the weekend. You?

Jenni

Accessorize Molten Copper

Oo, er.
The photo really doesn't do this justice.
IRL it's so blingy it's just a sparkly blur. So I didn't realise what a bl00dy mess I made until I took the pix. That's the trouble with MAGNIFICATION.

Now for an even WORSE pic. Hey, I never said I was David Bailey.

I love it. It's like one of my all-time faves - Butter London Rosie Lee.

• It's bright.
• It's made in the UK - oh, yes.
• I got free P&P.
• I like looking at it.

Back to school next week. Must think of something to do. I'm very good at switching off so I have no real clue what I do for a living when I'm not doing it.

Am just getting into The Apprentice so for fellow-fans a piece of advice.

'Maintain your professionality and be nice because the universe speaks louder than you do and you need to beware you won't be karmically retributed in the time to come.'

Jenni

More Accessorize tomorrow. No prizes for guessing.

Risque Cappuccino

Oo, this is really weird. You're going to think I'm mad posting 3 pix of this polish but I just love it.

• It's from Brazil so it's a rarity. Big tick.
• It's a lovely, delicate colour. Next big tick. Although I do know a lot of you still aren't persuaded by nudes.
• It goes on like a dreeeaaaaam accompanied by softly sighing violins. (It's probably quite chemically which is why it applies so well but the ingredients list needs a Borrower to read it).
• It lasts days and days.
• It didn't cost much on ebay.

I don't even like Cappuccino. I hate milk in coffee. Detest it. But this is what cappuccino would be like if  it didn't make me feel ill.

Got to pop off to the Post Office with 3 parcels from my blog sale.

Jenni

If you have £2.50 to spend then I can help you...

The pix simply don't do this justice.
It's from Marks & Spencer and priced at two fifty. Not so enterprisingly called 'Emerald'.
3 coats.
My adjectives have gone walkabout so trust me when I tell you that it's really good.

You can see from the bottle that it's a beauty. My cr@ptastic application doesn't do it any favours. Sorry about that.

BLOG SALE
I can confirm the following orders and will email you all later today with firm costings.
Liloo: Peridot and Proper Copper
Nikki: Force, Periwinkle and Carry on Camping
Karen: Amethyst, Skin Food, Succulent, Matte Smoke, Poppy Love and Rebel
Lucisek: the Zoya, Lasso and Russian Red

Sorry to Katie because Nikki got there first with Force.

Jenni

BLOG SALE

I really have got carried away recently *face of regret and shame* and I'm having a major clearout so here goes....
Plus I haven't got the time to be polishing and posting and posting and polishing and my blog started to take too much time. This way I have more time to read YOUR blogs!

All unused

Sinful Serena & Chloe - good for Halloween, I imagine £1

Illamasqua Force £3.00

Models Own Proper Copper £1.50

Topshop Carry On Camping - green creme £1.50

Diamond Cosmetics - Matte Smoke £1

Essie Bermuda Shorts - vivid pinky-purple £1.50

All unused

Quirius Violet Pink £1

Quirius Roose Flambe £1

Quirius Lucy Diamond £1

Maybelline Succulent 50p

Skin Food (these have no names) £1 - they are from Korea

Sally Hansen Salon Poppy Love £1.50

Used once

CG Lasso My Heart £2.50

CG Secret Peri-wink-le £2.50

Quirius Russian Red £1

Quirius Glittering Rainbow £1

CG Cowardly Lyin' £2.50

Used once

LA Girl Addict £1.50

Orly Peridot Courage £1.50

Precision Rebel Red In You £3 (think Lubu Heels)

Orly Amethyst Decadence £1.50

Zoya Casey £2 (used 3 times)

There'll be more to come. Many more.

• Payment is Paypal only. I give you my email address and you pay me. Simples.
• P&P - let me give you an e.g. - say you bought the 2 Orly polishes the cost would be £1.60 for 2nd class within the UK. But I'd do 1st class/international and give you a price. Just ask.
• If you want something then just leave your 'order' in the Comments box below with your email address and I'll get back to you to confirm. First come, first served basis.

Thanks, everyone!

Jenni

Illamasqua Harsh + Barry M Instant Nail Effects

Bear with me. I'm not going to tire of the Barry M for some time.
Wanted to see how it would apply over a glitter polish.

I didn't do enough coats of Harsh. It needs 3 or 4 but that's not hard to do.
The Barry M works better if you slop a lot on. I didn't put enough on my little finger. You live and learn. So forget all that business about not overlapping coats. You don't have to be precious with this.

That's about it really. Better go and apply a bit more Harsh and get out in the autumn sunshine with these here dogs.

Harsh occasionally flashes some other colours but it's hard to capture. Good polish but I'm glad I didn't pay full price.

Jenni

Barry M Dusky Mauve

Good heavens to Murgatroyd!
What a polish!
A Very easy to apply. Goes exactly where you put it. And if I were better at putting it places it would look pretty well perfect.
B It needs light to reveal its secret. In the dim October daylight it could be vaguely, anonymously brown. With flash it's like this...... (See below).

I was very surprised when I looked at my pix to see the shimmer. This is the semi-dupe of Chanel Paradoxal. Now, I've a Chanel watch but I won't part with the pennies for a Chanel polish (a matter of priorities) so this is as close as I'm getting to Paradoxal which, in any case, isn't that special.

I recommend this polish as I reckon it would suit everyone. And it's relatively cheap.

Save or splurge? What are you prepared to spend real money on and what are you happy to compromise on?

Jenni

Sally Hansen Gilty Pleasures + Barry M Nail Effects

Don't blame me for 'gilty'. I am not guilty as charged. You can put that one down to the Sally Hansen marketing department.

Now then, if you have as yet expressed zero interest in the Barry M I'd have to say you are bereft of taste and judgement. Get yourself on the website (let's face it, it won't be on the shelves of Superdrug or Boots because speedier women than you got there first) and order it. And while you're at it get Dusky Mauve and 1 other. That's 3 polishes plus £1.95 P&P which maximises the cost effectiveness. And Dusky Mauve ain't too shabby either. PLUS plus plus I ordered mine Tuesday afternoon - I kid you not - and it arrived before 10 on Wednesday morning. I have duly congratulated Barry M on their excellent service.

On to business. The Nail Effects. I didn't bother about all that "oh, don't overlap your brushstrokes" ballcocks. Slap it on. It'll be fine. Who needs an instruction leaflet to apply nail polish. C'mon!

I believe Barry M is considering bringing out this finish in other colours depending on the success of the black. So expect other colours soon.

Jumpin' Jehosophat, this is just what I needed to revive my flagging interest in polish. Thought I was going to have to witter on about politics or teaching or cough medicines or summat.

Do you ever run out of steam in your chosen field (mixed metaphor but you know what I mean)? Have you considered early blogging retirement?

Jen