Soigne Winter 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

Soigne Winter 2015 Collection Swatches and Review

Green nail polish pearl Red Review review week soigne

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

Barry M Autumn/Winter 2015 Speedy Quick Dry Swatches and Review

Barry M Autumn/Winter 2015 Speedy Quick Dry Swatches and Review

Barry M burgundy Grey nail polish Nails Purple Red Review review week speedy dry

Hey everyone! Day two of my week of reviews, so far so good with posting but we'll see how it continues. Today is the Autumn/Winter Barry M Speedy Dry Collection*. Just like with yesterday's post I've actually had these sitting on my laptop since October but I've just had writers block when it comes to typing up the post. I've struggled to even start writing it tonight but I'm forcing myself. I think I just need to get over the hump I've created in my head for reviews and then I'll be fine. 

These four polishes were added to the Speedy Quick Dry collection, whilst they are indeed autumnal, I can see them being used into summer. Especially the red, Dead Heat*. They, like the rest of the collection, use a wider brush than Barry M's original designs did, which makes for easy application. As they do indeed dry quickly, this wide brush helps to prevent smears. I've been really impressed with the Speedy polishes so far and these are no exception. 

Dead Heat* is a bright red shade. This was two very easy coats, but I could probably have got away with one. This dried incredibly quickly, I caught it on the table a couple of minutes later and it didn't smudge. Shown without topcoat. I used these in my matte christmas trees design.

Dragster* is a dark grey, with slightly dark green undertones. I struggled with the application of this one, it dried whilst I was applying it and began to bubble. With topcoat it would have looked fine but I wanted to give a true representation of the polish. Aside from the bubbles it dried very shiny and fast. 

Slipstream* is a lovely dusky purple shade. I used two coats here but I could perhaps have got away with one. Shown without topcoat as it dried fast and shiny. I used these in my Halloween witch nails (which shows how long they've been on my computer for!)

Sprint Finish* is a gorgeous burgundy. This was two coats, the application was relatively easy but you do have to be quick in applying as they dry so fast. This was two coats without topcoat

These retail at £3.99 and can be found in Superdrug or Boots stores, or on the Barry M website.

What do you think? Do you own any of these polishes? Let me know in the comments!

Alice

Barry M - Glitter Gelly Autumn/Winter 2015 Collection

Barry M - Glitter Gelly Autumn/Winter 2015 Collection

Barry M gelly Glitter nail polish Purple Red Review review week

Hey everyone! I've got so many reviews to show you, some of which I've had on my computer for months, but I just never get around to posting them. So this week I'm going to try and force myself to do a week of reviews. I used to regularly do 'review week' but I haven't done for well over a year, maybe even two. It may take me 2 weeks, it may take me a week and a half, but I really want to get these reviews out there. I've had these on my laptop since the 25th October, which is just ridiculous. I feel some kind of writers block when it comes to reviews recently and this is me forcing myself out of that rut.

So, day one is the Barry M Glitter Gellies* which were released in October last year, I went to the release for these and I was super excited to review them when I saw them. They very much lived up to my imaginations and I wish that my camera had captured more of their true beauty. These are the first glitters in the gelly range and I love that Barry M have done something a little different with them. It's worth noting that unlike the gelly collections before them, these bottles contain the new wide brush that many new Barry M colours seem to be sporting,

Sparkling Amethyst* is a deep purple glitter. This was two easy coats, shown without topcoat as it dried pretty quickly on its own.

Sparkling Ruby* is a gorgeous red which reminds me of fire as it's full of colour. This was just one coat but I feel that with two there may have been more depth to it. Shown without topcoat as it dried fast and shiny

What do you think? Do you own, or want to own, these? Let me know in the comments!

Alice