Mani Monday: Nail Magic

The Gossip: The secret to shiny nails is not eating the correct food or taking expensive nail pills but using MICRONail

Where2Buy: boots.com, micronail.co.uk

The Price: £39.99

The company that introduced us Micro Pedi a great product for achieving salon worthy feet has launched MICRO Nail for shiny healthy nails without the need for polish. If I am not mistaken there is no other product like this on the market today. 

So I hear you ask, what does MICRO Nail actually do??? Well it makes your nails look healthy and like you have used a coat of clear nail varnish to make your nails shine, when actually you have nothing on. This effect can last up to two weeks, great if you want to give you nails a break or to go for the Kate Middleton look of au-natural.

Use the 'MICRO Smooth' roller (the white roller) to buff away ridges, reduce staining and stop that dry appearance that can occur with flaking. The next step is the last use the 'MICRO Shine' roller (the grey roller) for a beautiful shine.

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Have you tried it yet?

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Mani Monday: HJ Manicure

The Gossip: The A/W shimmer collection from HJ Manicure 

The Price: £9.50 

Where2Buy: www.hjmanicure.com

I am a nail polish addict and in love the AW colours that are sweeping in, especially these wintery colours from HJ Manicure  Alpine Green and Midnight Sky with very apt names for the season and bang on trend.

With a hint of shimmer these colours are perfect to take any look from day to night with the right outfit. Just be aware that because of the long application wand the nail vanish can run down quickly so ensure that excess is taken off before application! 

As a plus this collection does not use toxins and is 5-free, cruelty free & vegan friendly - happy days. 

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Mani Monday: Topshop, Solar

The Price: £6 each

Where2Buy: UK: Topshop   USA: www.topshop.com

This week’s colour is SOLAR from Topshop. This multi-tonal polish has an array of pink and gold hues.

The good thing about Topshop polish’s are that fast drying, and have a real glossy finish with all over coverage.

For best results: Apply base coat, apply two coats of colour and finish with glossy topcoat

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Mani Monday - Paul & Joe

The Price: £12

The Colours: Mata Hari & Saffron Yellow

Where2Buy: Selfridges, ASOS.com, beautybay.com

Today we are featuring two beautiful, summery colours for Mani Monday and perfect for August from Paul & Joe Beaute.

The bottles are vintage inspired which look lovely on any vanity table. The two fun shades from the latest collection are bang on trend for summer and the two below are my favourites from the collection. They both showcase vivid and a glossy colours when on and dont chip easily! 

Each coat is thin but due to the fast drying nature of the nail polishes its not hard work to layer up. I like faster drying polishes as I am always active and usually ruin my nails in the first five seconds - the pictures below have two coats. 

Fun Fact: Paul & Joe Beaute always use organic plant oils to treat the nails to ensure they are kept healthy and strong. 

The first one up is Mata Hari (09)

The next one is Saffron Yellow (11) 

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Mani Monday - ImPRESS

The Price: £5.99

Where2Buy: Superdrug

The Gossip: Sticking on is more cost effective than a mani and looks fab! 

I have used imPRESS before and they looked lush so when I got the opportunity to review the new collection I jumped at the chance.

The newbies have a new coat of ultra gel shine and last up to a week and unlike fake nails they don't ruin your nails with nasty glue and are simple to remove. Each pack contains 24 nails with a range of different sizes to choose from. 

ImPRESS also have a bit of celeb loving from the likes of Lydia Bright and Nicole Scherzinger.

How to use: 

1. Line up all the sizes, then match the different sizes to each finger. 

2. Then line up the tab side with your cuticle

3. Peel off the backing 

4. Press firmly & smooth 

5. Show off and imPRESS

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