Nails Inc November - Lowndes Square

Dusky purple creme  

Some stubby swatches from a while ago.

This is Lowndes Square, a dusky purple/lilac creme with a hint of brown/mink that totally doesn't show in my swatches!

Lowndes Square is from the Autumn/Winter Collection 2010, so pretty near vintage!

Swatches shown are 2 coats, no top coat.

A-England - Lady of the Lake

Dusky purple with holographic shimmer  

I'm rather remiss for not sharing any A-England before now.  I have a small collection of about 20 of Adina's polishes and they're all stunning.

Lady of the Lake is from the first collection, The Mythicals, back in 2011.

It's a slightly dusty purple with lots of fine scattered holographic glitter.

Application was great, only needing two coats, at most!

Nails Inc - Clifford Street

Dusky purple creme with scattered fine gold glitter  

Clifford Street was part of the Midas Touch and Gold Rush Collections (which might even be the same thing!).

It's a very dusky, grey toned purple, quite dark, which a fine gold shimmer scattered throughout.

Application was great, this polish is super opaque and the swatches show just one coat!  

Catrice - Dirty Berry

Purple scattered holo  

I'm still growing my nails out after a series of breaks.  It's been 6 months since the mega-stress of wedding planning which seemed to really take it out on my nails and I've had 7 out of 10 break.  Which means I'm mining Picasa for old swatches I haven't shared - this one is from 2011!

Dirty Berry is a dusky lilac fine scattered holo.  The holo effect isn't strong and out of the sun it looks more like a silver speckle.

Swatch shown is 2 coats with top coat as I dinged one of my fingers

I love this, the muted blue toned purple is lovely and although the holo isn't super strong it adds up to a very pretty polish.

Nails Inc November - Pink Fizz

Dusty pink creme  

Pink Fizz was one of two promotional colour offered as part of a special deal with Dove body products I think.  I picked these up on ebay.  I think the other was Mulled Wine...

It's a mini 4ml bottle and has a plastic silver lid rather than the usual metallic finish ones.

The colour is a pretty standard dusky pink creme, and I'm sure it would be pretty similar to an existing Nails Inc colour if I did a comparison.

Nails Inc - New Compton Street

Dusky pink creme   

New Compton Street is a slightly dusky warm pink creme.

This is a classic perfect nails inc creme, highly pigmented, this was almost a one-coat-wonder, and a joy to apply, no flooding, no pulling back from the tip, just smooth buttery application.

Swatch shown is 2 coats but I only just needed the second.

OPI - Planks A Lot and Top Shop - Firework

Dusky lilac creme  and holo glitter  

I'm sure you've all seen this one before...

Planks A Lot is a dusky lilac creme from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection from a few years back.

Swatch is 2 coats with no top coat.

I decided to use this as the base coat for a lovely holo glitter I picked up in TopShop that was a bit too sheer to wear alone.

So here is PAL again topped with 2 coats Topshop Firework

Blurry close-up to show the holo goodness

And a bottle close up (and a random oversized blue glitter?!)

Firework is a sheer pinky lilac fine holo glitter

Application was good but it doesn't dry v. shiny and leaves a slightly bumpy finish so this is one that would definitely benefit from a nice thick gel-type topcoat.

But it's such a pretty polish I can forgive it!

Nails Inc November - Sheraton Street

Dusky blue creme   

Sheraton Street is a gorgeous dusky blue creme.

This could probably be a one-coat wonder if you were careful

Swatch shown in 2 coats with no topcoat.

This was part of a QVC 7 Piece All Style Collection which contained cremes, shimmers, sprinkles and glitter polishes.  But this one called to me straight away and I wasn't disappointed.

It's not as bright or as turquoise as the classic For Audrey.

Nails Inc November - Eagle Street

Dusky pink/brown creme   

Eagle Street is a dusky 40s looking pink/brown creme

Swatch shown is just one coat and application was great.

Good points, it's a one-coat-wonder

Bad points, I'm really not sure how flattering it is with my skintone!

OPI - Don't mess with OPI

Dusky pine green creme

Regular readers will know I'm not a huge fan of OPI, I had some bad experiences with the first OPI's I bought and I still find the quality a bit variable.  Which means they don't get a lot of love on this blog.

Plus they're kinda pricey in the UK.

But of course I'm a sucker for a bargain so when some interesting colours popped up for £5 on the OPI UK sale I snapped a few up.

First up is Don't Mess With OPI

Absolutely love this colour!

Don't Mess with OPI is a slightly dusky blue toned deep green creme

Swatch is 2 coats with no top coat and the polish consistency and application was great.

This polish has put a big tick in the plus column for OPI.

Are there any brands that you have taken a dislike to?  (even if it's slightly irrational!)

Topshop - Airplane

Dusky blue creme

Last in the current run of TopShop polishes is Airplane...

Airplane is a slightly dusky, muted blue creme.  I really like this colour.

This is a perfect polish if you want to make a statement but are short on time, it's a one-coat wonder and super shiny!

So far all the Topshop polishes I've tried have been great - count me impressed

Anyone agree? or did I just get lucky?