Miss Sporty & Mr M - Pink & Gold Fit For a Princess!

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 Last post, I promise, then I'm back up to date!

Whether you are excited about the royal baby or not, a new Princess is a great excuse to crack out some gorgeous pink polishes! Congratulations to the happy family on their new arrival. :)

I have to admit, I never really gave Miss Sporty make-up the time of day before. I have very sensitive skin which tends to flare up with cheap drugstore brands, so I never really visited the Miss Sporty stands. That and I hate spherical polish bottles as they are very hard to empty! However, in the interests of blogging (= they were reduced and gorgeous), I picked up two "Crush On You" polishes.

Well, I'm sorry, Miss Sporty, for I had misjudged you. The colours are stunning, cover well and, though I'm not fond of the "crushed" texture (if polish isn't smooth it fidgets me), it lasted beautifully under a couple of top coats. So much so, in fact, that when it started to grow out I decided to try a trick I spotted on xoVain and fill in with some glitter.

Also, the three photos below show what a difference lighting makes, especially with glitter polishes! They look like two different colours!

Miss Sporty "Crush on You - 065"


Topped with Barry M "Aquarium - Treasure Chest"


Sparkles!

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The dress-code for my friend's 30th simply said "Sparkles!", so I went to town on my nails!

Boots No.7 - "Dancing Shoes", Laval Crystal Finish - "Glitter Dazzle" and Swarovski AB crystals.



I have to say, the Glitter Dazzle polish is about as good as it's £1 price tag suggests, but I used a toothpick to place the glitter where I wanted it and left the polish behind. I also tried the No. 7 Gel Effect top coat. I don't like it. It's too thick, it goes "stringy" like bottles do when they're drying up even if it's a new bottle...I just wasn't overly impressed with the application, though it does give a lovely high-shine finish. It takes longer to dry too.

I LOVE the No. 7 Dancing Shoes polish. I've always loved the "car paint" holographics and never quite gotten around to buying the glitter and mixing my own. No photographs I've found do it justice but for £7 a bottle I will definitely be stocking up on this and any other colours they bring out (so far just silver and pink).