Gelish Kung-Fu Panda 3 Collection Swatches and Review

Gelish Kung-Fu Panda 3 Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone! Today I have a review of half of the Gelish - Kung Fu Panda 3 Collection* to show you. There are actually 6 polishes in the collection altogether, but I was sent three, and if these 3 are anything to go by then the collection is definitely worth getting. You will have seen Kung Fu-chsia* yesterday in my one-stroke nail art, and it's probably my favourite from the collection.  I didn't expect to like these as much as I do, but they all had great consistency, and of course because they're Gelish they also are of fantastic quality too. For the first time ever I've attempted 'macros'. I say 'macros' because I don't actually have a macro lens so they're the best I can do, but I wanted to show you that there was quite a lot of depth to some of these.  I'd love to know your thoughts on the new images, and if they work! Full review after the jump. 

From left to right, It's Gonna Be Mei*, Po-riwinkle*, Kung Fu-chsia 

It's Gonna Be Mei* is a pearlescent pink. Described as 'rose pearl' by Gelish. This was 2 coats, and they applied very smooth. However, brush strokes were still visible no matter how hard I tried to conceal them, and if you're not a fan of visible brush strokes this probably isn't the colour for you. I ended up liking this more than I expected, but at the same time it's probably my least favourite from the three. I didn't feel that this one needed a macro shot as the initial pictures show it pretty accurately.

Kung Fu-chsia* is a lovely vibrant pink. From the description of 'bright fuchsia pearl' on the website I expected this to be similar to It's Gonna Be Mei* and also be streaky, but upon application I found that the strokes weren't visible and it was just full of shimmer. This is my favourite of the three, and as you can see from the close ups below it's got more to it than first meets the eye, and it's completely streak free. This was 2 easy coats.

Po-riwinkle*, is a 'light periwinkle creme', which I think is the perfect way to describe it, although it omits the shimmer that's also within the polish, which can be seen in the close ups below. This was 2 coats, but when I re-applied for the macro shots (I forgot to take it the first time around) I needed 3 coats, so I guess it depends. Either way, application was smooth and it's a gorgeous colour

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

Alice

Soigne Winter 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

Soigne Winter 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

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Hey everyone! Day three of review week and I've reviewing the Soigne Winter Collection. These are unfortunately all sold out on their website, showing how popular they have been. Soigne were a brand I hadn't really heard of before this, but they are a French luxury brand who create 5-free polishes. So when I was contacted by Soigne asking me to review their winter collection, I jumped at the chance to try such a luxury brand.  I was really impressed with these as I reviewed them, although they do have a hefty price tag on them (£11 each), which may put some people off. Yet, the quality does show, so it's more of a matter of whether you can afford them rather than if they're worth it.

Séduisant* is a gorgeous deep red. This was two easy coats, although I suspect that for those of you with a visible nail line you may need three, but my short nails can get away with just the two. This polish actually had a slight shimmer to it that wasn't visible in the bottle, or in the photos unfortunately. Shown without topcoat as it dried fast and shiny.

Mystérieuse* is an unusual dark green polish. This was just one easy coat which is very impressive. Shown without topcoat as it dried fast and shiny

And finally is Cherir* a gorgeous pearlescent shade. You've seen this shade before as I used it in my santa hat design. This was two easy coats without topcoat

What do you think? Have you tried any Soigne polishes before? 

Let me know in the comments!

Alice

Pearly Santa Hats

Pearly Santa Hats

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Hey everyone! I've got another cute Christmas design to show you, I have so many Christmas nails to post that I'm worried I'm not going to get them all up in time. I'll probably end up posting twice a day nearer Christmas if I'm not careful because I'm always so busy in the evenings. I feel like working full time has taken the magic out of Christmas a little bit because what I'm really looking forward to is 4 days off! Anyway, on to the nails. I was recently sent the Avant Le Lettre* collection by Soigne, a high end brand that were completely new to me. I'll have a full collection review up after Christmas but I wanted to post these santa hats I did using Cherir.* There's currently a 70% off sale on and Cherir is the only one from the collection not sold out so if you want to get your hands on it I would hurry! I wasn't expecting these to be so simple to create but they were super quick, and you can always do slightly bigger ones if you don't like fiddly designs.

For these nails I used Soigne - Cherir* as my basecolour, and then I used Barry M - Cotton and Barry M - Copa Cobana for the santa hats. Finished off (as always) with a coat of Seche Vite

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

Alice