Essence Be Loud Collection

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Recently I received a huge box of nail polish from my friend in Germany, I got my hands on this awesome collection (lovely autumnal colours) which includes a really funky glitter topper!

L-R: not punky nor funky, 01 riot@, 02 orange is the new black, 03 riot grrr-een, 04 like a stone in the wall.

I applied the glitter topper over each shade FYI! It is described as being able to create graffit colours, with varying sizes and shapes/colours of glitter. Pink, gold, black, shards and hexes stand out for me!

So first up 01 riot@ 

This purple shade is very versatile, with pink undertones it is a lovely deep shade for the upcoming season. I used two coats for this polish, and it applied really well. No staining either, which is always a bonus!

Second polish 02 orange is the new black

This orange is bright and bold. If you like oranges, this is a good go-to shade for you! I like this paired with the topper for Halloween. I used two coats, and it applied beautifully. (there are no VNLs in real life)

Third polish 03 riot grrr-een 

This is an army green shade, and quite dark too. I love this shade on pale fingers. This is one I'll be pulling out for the autumn season, as I love these neutral colours for clothing too! I used two coats again, and found the formula to be consistent with the previous shades.

Fourth and final polish 04 like a stone in the wall 

This stone/beige coloured polish is also a good neutral colour for autumn. I feel some nail art with these shades coming, they all work quite well as a set, and the glitter topper offsets them really well! This was also two coats, and I loved it on, more than I thought I would!

Perfect - Chrome Nail Polish

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I've had a wee break from the blog, and I definitely needed it !

Today I have this six part collection from Perfect; their Chrome collection. I don't have names for these polishes however, they are numbered from 29 - 34 and I will show them to you in this order.

I used two coats for each swatch , and they apply like a dream (could have definitely gotten away with one coat on all these polishes!) 

I love the darkness of these shades, they have depth and I imagine would be awesome stamping polishes! I bought them on Beauty Cosmetic for a very reasonable €1.32 each! I love the bargains that can be found on this amazing Bulgarian website.

29 is a gold colour 

30 is a rose gold colour

31 is a pink/lavender colour

32 is a blue/green colour

33 is a purple colour

34 is a slate grey colour

31 Day Challenge - Day 11 - Art Deco

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Wow, I found this post really difficult! I am really new to nail art so this was a mind blast to come up with, and I'm not sure if I am fully happy with it!

I used Julep Petra for the base colour, which is a lovely deep shimmering red. It's beautiful! For the designs, I used Color Club Where's the Soiree and butter LONDON Poole.

Art Deco-ish?

31 Day Challenge - Day 10 - Animal Print

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For day 10, and Animal Print, I decided to use three Barry M Gelly polishes, to create a leopard print mani.

I love the colour combinations here, the different shades of pink really make this print a bit unique!

Hope you like it!

Tara's Talons - my polish picks

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Recently I picked up two interesting polishes from Tara's Talons.

Tara's Talons is a UK based indie nail polish brand, run by the lovely Tara. ( I LOVE UK INDIES!)

I wanted to choose something different, because I find myself seeing repeats and similarities in so many polishes these days and I wasn't disappointed with my choices from this lovely shop.

First up I want to show you one of two polishes I purchased. This is Pick n Mix. Pick n Mix is a blue polish with light coloured glitters inside. It is very subtle, it only needed two coats and it is a nice neutral blue.

Application was very smooth with this polish, and it is so shiny - I am not wearing a top coat in these pictures

Next up I am going to show you Business Woman Special.I work in an office, that doesn't make me a "business woman" but I love the name of this polish and wearing something with a name like this makes you feel more business-y and confident!

This beautiful light grey polish is so neutral, but has something different - subtle glitters. This is perfect office polish, and it is not boring! It was my favourite of the two!

you can find out more at www.tarastalons.co.uk and if you use my code "irishnailaddict20" you will receive an exclusive 20% off offer :)

31 Day Challenge - Day 9 - Flowers

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Today for my flowers, I have used some of the new collection from Kinetics Portugal; Urban Legend.

I was sent 8 of this 10 strong collection to review, and will be doing so over the coming days!

The base for this mani, is Cat as Accessory. I love this muted blue. It has a real grey tone to it, which I like because I am a blue addict, and this one is different to any in my collection!

I used two coats of Cat as Accessory - it is a lovely polish to apply, quite pigmented and easily spreads on the nail. I found the flower colours too, to be pigmented enough to use with dotting tools. I am impressed with these polishes; for my first time to try them!

For the flowers, I used Empty Streets, and Gangsterine. I am loving these tones of late, very 70s shabby feel to my manicures for the past while

Please keep up to date with new releases from Kinetics Portugal on their facebook

31 Day Challenge - Day 8 - Dots

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This was a fun challenge - I love to try and match up different colours, to create fun looks on my nails. Etude House polishes are amazing for nail art; they are cheap (always a bonus) pigmented, and easy to work with!

I used three of their Ice Cream polishes to create this look, which I think is quite chocolatey, and quite 70s !

I hope you like my dot manicure !

31 Day Challenge - Day 7 - French Manicure

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I am on a BIG holo buzz - so of course I had to chose two holos for my French Manicure challenge :)

These are beauties - GOSH Holographic Hero (Round 2) and Layla Misty Blush for the tip. I used striping tape to achieve an even line, and two coats of GOSH, and only one coat of Layla!

I really love this effect, and think that two different textured polishes might work even better, for this particular look!

Have a great weekend!

31 Day Challenge - Day 6 - Texture

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This is possibly one of the hardest choices for me to make - which texture to use for this post! I am on a really huge texture buzz for the last couple of months, so I think I'll share some new swatches of a couple of textures that really caught my eye. You really can't beat a bit of texture spam!

First up; one of the China Glaze Texture polishes. This is Of Coarse. This fabulous blue is one of my favourite of the textures I've tried. These polishes go on so easily and dry amazingly fast! This is two coats.

Next to show you, another new swatch and this is Zoya Arabella. I received this polish from SuperNail UK for review, as the new Pixie Dust polishes are being released now in the UK and Ireland. This polish has incredible depth to the colour, two coats (though you'd almost get away with one!)

31 Day Challenge - Day 5 - Black & White

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I've been avoiding dark colours over the summer, but rooted out the beautiful Color Club Revvolution for this mani. Along with this lovely black holo, I used Julep Kate to create this dotty look!

I like the different effects between the white and the holo and although Kate has a slight shimmer, it doesn't really show up in the photos!

Happy Thursday!