REVIEW: Crabtree & Evelyn Spring Nail Lacquer Collection

This latest nail lacquer collection from Crabtree & Evelyn is really cementing the brand to be a big player in the nail polish world. When most people think of C&E I would not say nail polish is the first thing that pops to mind but things will change after they see these delicious, bright spring colours. The shades mirror spring blooms and these lacquers are perfect to match the spring scene and who wouldn't want that ?!?

The great thing about nail lacquer from Crabtree and Evelyn is they are lovingly created with no toxic chemicals that you usually find in other brands and they still last as long with a luscious creamy texture. YEY.

The colours in the collection are stunning and the names are taken from beautiful blooms:

Almond: I do love a good muted beige shade and this one is a little darker adding more definition than the others in my collection. The darker hues make the colour really pop. 

Lilac: You don't usually see this deeper shade of lilac, it is usually more muted tones so this is perfect for something a bit different and perfect with an all white or black outfit.

Peaches & Cream: I think this is one of my favourites for an all day look. The opalescent peachy shimmer is going to be a hot shade this Spring.

Azalea: You always need a brand new bright pink shade for the season and Azalea is just perfect. 

Mint: This colour is perfect for when you want to liven up your nails from the usual shades and too add a stylish tone.

Poppy: With red and orange hues mixing a tinge of pink this shades really mirrors the stunning flower it is named after.

These shades will launch in Spring 2016 but you can get them online now. RRP £6.00.

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Mani Monday's A Little Bit Cheeky

Get Cheeky with this years hottest colour 'Marsala' from UR CHEEKY, Cowshed's little sister. The Cherry Red or 'Cherry Nice Nail Paint' colour is perfect for day or night.

You do need two or three coats for a good even coverage but its worth it - remember to use a base and top coat to ensure the polish lasts for up to a week.

You can purchase a wide array of colours from the UR CHEEKY website for £7.

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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 - another Beaute from Paul & Joe

The Name: Red Stiletto

The Price: £12
Where2Buy: Paul & Joe Beaute 

We recently covered the beautiful nail collection from Paul & Joe - Mata Hari and Saffron Yellow can be seen in one of our recent posts and today we have another beautiful colour from the current collection.

Again the bottle is beautiful and vintage which I love and the colour Red Stiletto is a perfect strong colour for date night or a pedi colour for a last minute summer holiday.

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BB for your nails? Yes Please

Welcome to our first review on Eve Snow London with the introduction of  the first BB base coat for nails, (well its the first for T2G).

Eve Snow is a luxury british brand with a key philiosphy to nourisihing every nail by using three key ingredients in each lacquer: Ginkgo Bilokba, Aragon Oil and Vitamin E.

The BB Base Coat finishes as a high gloss and dries quickly ready for the colour. Even Just using the BB Base coat on its own is a nice change for my nails making them look nice and healthy.

The BB coats gives your nails:

• Protection, coating the nails in a protective film which prevents them from chipping.
• Smoothness, ready for the colour to go on smoothly and with perfection.
• Radiance with a glossy finish.
• Corrects any imperfections like sun damage, nail blemishes and discolouration for healthy looking and glowing nail

Use the BB base coat with some of the other colours from Eve Snow from the A/W, Frosting and Matte Kohl collections. 

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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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Binky London Nails

The Price: £4.95

Where2Buy: www.binkylondon.com

Size: 12ml

The Gossip: Get a Made In Chelsea look with Binky's new nail polish collection

Gold Rush Glitter

This textured glitter polish in 'Gold Rush' gives an amazing texture and coverage for super sparkly encrusted jewel nails. The large wide angled brush gives a fast application.

Baker Street Blue

This is a perfect summer shade and can add a pop of colour to any outfit. The nail varnish is high shine & easy to apply with a professional finish. 

FYI - my nails have two coats.

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UR Cheeky

Introducing Cowsheds naughty little sister, CHEEKY - this brand promises to re-write the beauty rules!

There will be the Cheeky parlour in Redchurch Street, Shoreditch where you can have a Cheeky file & paint for £12 and you get a free nail polish to take home - it does not get much better than that!

Or you can choose from 4 types of blowdry's for £15 or 3 up do's from £20

We managed to get hold of a Chat Me Up nail paint from the cosmetics collection. There is a vibrant assortment of 21 shades featuring a variety of solid colours, Metallics and a glitter option too, each with a playful name. We tried: PEACHY KEEN

Each Chat Me Up nail paint is RRP. £7 

The full product range will be available to buy in October 2013 from www.urcheeky.com and from the new Cheeky Parlour.

Let us know your thoughts on this new cheeky brand!

                                       

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Nails: Barry M - Matte

Barry M has added matte nail paints to their nail effects collection.

The one we tried was, No.33 Vanilla, which is a mixture of a pretty pink, mink shade with a matte finish, adding an edge to your nails.

Perfect for the office or for a subtle finish to any outfit.

Other shades in the collection are caramel, Vanilla, Crush, Mocha and Espresso

                            

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Get textured with Barry M

Like most brands, everyone is getting into the Royal spirit and Barry M is no different!

With a Royal inspired nail paint collection the Royal Glitter Collection. There are 5 nail paints to choose from in this gorgeous textured collection priced at £3.99

To find out more about this collection, visit: www.barrym.com

Check out two of the Royal colours below!

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Nails for the week: Five colours from O.P.I

With so many nail polishes, it is hard to choose what colour to go for to start the week.  I thought I would go for a colour from O.P.I but which one?

Check out my range below, from pinky to thumb:

1. Berlin Done That
2. Every Month is Oktoberfest
3. Unfor-greta-bly Blue
4. Thanks A Windmillion
5. I Don't Give A Rotterdam

Check out there other colours here: http://www.opi.com/

I decided to go for 'Every Month is Oktoberfest...which one would you of chosen?

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Nails of the day: Beauty UK, Pink No.55

 

Another day, another nail polish!

Today it is Beauty UK, Salon Professional, Pink No. 55

You can buy it here - http://www.beautyukcosmetics.com/products/nails/no55-pink-0 for £2.49

What colour are you wearing today? 

xT2Gx

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Go BRAVE for charity!

Another great shade, "BRAVE" from Maison D'anu and all in the name ofcharity!!!

This bespoke red shade has been created in support of the Household CavalryOperational Casualties Fund (HCOCF) "Brave" is an exact colour matchto the regimental uniform worn by the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry.

In case you don't know the HCOCF provides immediate and material support toinjured soldiers of the Household Cavalry and their families, and to those whohave lost their lives on active service.

Like my previous reviews of Maison D'anu shades, they hold up well in mychip resistant test ;-) and last a bloody long time not going dull!


The nail colour is £9.95 and fifty percent of the profits will go to theHCOCF fund.

TIP: Red nail polish can be a bit of a b*tch, so when you have finished paintingyour nails get a cotton bud and dip it in nail vanish remover just to tidy up yournails for the perfect finish!

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