Essence Choose Me - and I did...

3 coats of a quick-dry polish that cost about £2 in Hrvatska (Croatia). I think it's a glass fleck. Pretty vibrant and doesn't smurfify the nails to any great extent. Phew. There weren't many polishes in the little town where we stay but I don't go there to cosmetic-shop. Ignore the little finger. That's an experiment.

This stuff lasts really well. But wouldn't you know it - I only noticed a chip on the last morning when we were due to leave at 9am?! Could do nothing about it. All packed.

In the forthcoming days there will be :

• my mini-haul from Hrvatska
• my holiday snaps (you can skip over them, that's understood)
• my amazing gift from Glam Nails
• some moaning about having to go back to work on Monday - boo, hiss...
• nail swatches

Jenni

Oo, Radio 4 is just broadcasting a trail for a programme about caves in Croatia! What are the chances, huh?

Missguided Misstique - misnamed

No mystique about this. It's a lovely, creamy 2-coat polish. Even covers up my ridges. I do like this brand. Pity there are so few colours. Got this as a freebie just like the rest of you probably did with some magazine or other. But I'd recommend it even at full price. Not sure this aqua-turquoise usually suits me but this doesn't seem to give me "lobsters" so......result. Nowt special colour-wise but a darned good formula.

Jenni

Accessorize Mermaid

Foil. How I love foils.

Got a Models Own order of foils on the way.

Way better than my pic suggests. But these huge macros never do me any favours. Dunno why I do 'em.

£4. Bargain. Steal.

Vote for a finish
A foil
B creme
C glitter
D jelly
E shimmer
F frost
G specialist flakie topcoat
H other
I gold leaf (I believe it DOES exist)
J Minx or similar
K nicotine
L I hoped to get to Z but it's not happening for me....
M a new finish as yet to be invented - feel free

Jenni

Misa Dirty Sexy Money - plus commas...

OK, I have wanted this FOREVER.
And what happens when you finally get a much-lemmed polish? That's right. It generally falls a little short of expectations.

I love Misa. I love Misa so much I would write sonnets and paeons of praise (if I were a poet but I am not and moreover I know it...)

This is the most flattering green polish I possess. 2 coats. Went on better than one could dream of. I am going to include Misas in my giveaway. I MAY include DSM if I can bear to part with it (a new bottle btw, not this one). But I will be offering Pour Me Something Tall and Strong and Runway Diva for sure. 

I ordered 2 DSMs. I got this and the other is an ASAP arrival. At the moment I haven't hit 51 followers so the polishes go in cold storage. It has to be 51 for a good reason, believe me!

Ah, bliss!

Jenni

Attitudes by Star Nails - Clouded Slate and Peacock Feather

More UK polishes - fairly colour-accurate pix although my eyesight isn't the best

The grey on most fingers is Clouded Slate

The middle finger is Peacock

I began with my base coat

Then, because these are cremes and I have awful ridges, I added a coat of Edge London (a sort of seemingly-nothing glitter but absolutely smooth) and hoped it would mitigate the ridges

Then a coat of the grey and peacock

Aha! Smooth, no ridges and fully-pigmented in 1 coat

But I did 2 out of habit

I love these! I wanted cool colours today because they flatter my hands better

They turned out super-glossy and smooth

Nail Warehouse has 3 for the price of 2 for May/June and I have already got 6 on order

The usual price is less than £2.50 anyway and I think they're darned good

Btw I know I have no disclosure policy posted so I'll sort that out

Suffice it to say that I have never had a freebie in my life!

I never win a prize at a raffle, a tombola, a lottery, that's the way it is....Anyone else out there the same?

Bottle pic

Peacock Feather, Asteroid and Clouded Slate

The Asteroid I have used a couple of times and is on my RH - more pics of that tomorrow

A bientot

Jenni

May I introduce your leaders..blue, red, neutral (think David Dimbleby), green, orange

4 polishes available in the UK - I thought that was important

Blue - Miss Sporty creme
Red - Revlon Frankly Scarlet slight shimmer
David...Bourjois So Laque Beige Glamour creme
Green - Nails Inc Portland Place (old shade) creme
Orange - Barry M Tangerine shimmer/frost

For fairness they are all 2 coats over Misa Bang
Topped by Misa Breakneck with CG Fast Freeze drops


Which would you vote for? They all went on easily.
I shall be introducing their fellow candidates during the countdown to May 6th. Which party has the greatest following? What about the independents in the purple and pink parties? 


In your stash which is your FPTP (first past the post) colour?


Jen x