GOSH - Prima Donna

Orange/rust with pink shimmer   

The last of my GOSH Special Editions (I think there was also a dusky green in this collection but it was sold out)

Swatch shown is 2 coats with no top coat and  great application.

Surprised that this actually looks ok with my skintone

Again a slightly unusual colour - well done to GOSH for doing something a bit different with these Special Editions.

GOSH - Boot Camp

Sludgy khaki shimmer  

Another GOSH Special Edition, Boot Camp is an interesting sludgy, brown leaning khaki shimmer.

Application was great, swatch shown is 2 coats with no top coat.

This is definitely a bit of a fugly colour but I like it and I think it's pretty unique

And apologies for the gunk on the bottle, unfortunately most of the GOSH bottles in Superdrug  get plastered with those immensely irritating  'security' stickers and this one just wouldn't come off cleanly

GOSH - Bright Idea

Cream pearl  

I picked up a handful of GOSH Special Editions recently and I'm happy with all of them.  I can't recall if there was a name or theme for these....

First up is Bright Idea....

Bright Idea is a predominately a cream pearl with a hint of something else, I'd say there's a bit of grey and maybe a bit of pink.  It makes it a bit unusual.

Application was good, the formula is always good with GOSH and I like the brush.

Swatch is 2 coats, no top coat

Nailgirls - Silver #2

Silver foil  

I'm not really a fan of these non-names but you have to admit that Silver pretty much cover this one!

Silver #2 is a very foily silver foil.  So foily that my camera wouldn't focus on my nails in some of the shots.

It's got an almost cheesy sci-fi feel to it, like you'd have to pair it with a tin foil jumpsuit and a ray gun!

Application was fine and the swatch is 2 coats, no top coat

Nailgirls - Red #1

Bright red creme  

Another polish from Nailgirls, the UK brand I first talked about here

Red #1 is a super bright, super shiny slightly coral leaning red creme.

Swatch shown is 2 coats with no top coat and is nicely opaque for a red.

Application was good.  It's obviously not unique but it's great red!

Revlon - Blue Slate

Blue/grey creme   

This is one of those polishes that does what it says on the bottle,  Revlon Blue Slate which is a slate blue creme!

It's from the new-ish Revlon Colorstay range available in the UK from Boots.  I picked up a handful of these (3 for 2) about 6 months ago and so far I've been impressed with the polish, if not the brush.

Unfortunately (for me as I know lots of others love them) these come with a wide flat brush.  It's not super huge but still a little unwieldy for my tiny nails.  Thankfully the formula more than makes up for it - this is a highly pigmented one-coat wonder.  This is also one of those polish formula that has almost an enamel type finish.

The bottles are also different from the classic triangle shaped  Revlon bottles, makes them look more modern to me.

I didn't test the 'Colorstay' of these polishes though - anyone else have any comments as to their longevity?

OPI - You're Such A Budapest

Lilac creme with secret sparkles  

Continuing the Spring-like colours (we even have sunshine in the my part of the UK today, even if the temperatures are still Arctic!)

You're Such a Budapest is from the Euro Centrale collection.  My lovely friend Kristy bought me the mini set for my Birthday last month.

You're Such a Budapest is at first glance a pretty lilac creme, but look a little closer and there are fine silvery microsparkles in there too.

Swatch shown is 3 coats, I couldn't get this to level on my nails.  I don't usually have problems with mini bottles/brushes as I have tiny hands/nails but perhaps that was the issue?

Leighton Denny - The Heiress

Lilac/periwinkle mid purple creme

So, even if the weather here in the UK isn't playing ball, I'm going to pretend it is Spring and show you a lovely spring purple, Leighton Denny's The Heiress

Swatch shown is 2 coats with no top coat.  Formula was wonderful as it always is for Leighton Denny.

Love this colour, it's definitely my favourite shade of purple and after looking at it a while it started to look slightly familiar....

So I dug out one of my all time favourite Nails Inc shades, St John's Wood for a comparison

The comparison is St John's Wood on index and little finger, Heiress on middle and ring.  If we're being picky they're not total dupes, SJW is a tad darker/more intenses  but we're really splitting hairs - they're as good as dupes.

Although both retail for around the same amount Nails Inc is much easier to pick up cheaply on ebay....  I'd say formula is comparable, both awesome cremes.  As for longevity, I've never done a comparison - something to add to the todo list!

Nailgirls - Blue #1

Blue/blurple shimmer   

Nailgirls is a new brand to me, I've seen them on other blogs but as they only seemed to be available from their website and there had never been a must-have colour I hadn't got round to picking any up.  But then they cropped up in 4-bottle collections on Cocosa which is one of those private sale sites (a high-end one at that!).

Nailgirls polish retails at £10.50 and the 4-packs were £17.00 so not a bad deal although obviously you couldn't choose the shades...

So enough gabbing, here is the snappily named Blue #1

Nailgirls bottles are large, 15ml and the same shape as Pop Beauty and very similar to American Apparel

Blue #1 is a blurple leaning blue shimmer with silver, blue and purple fine shimmer.  

Application was ok, the formula was kinda thin - I have 2 thick coats on my ring finger and 3 thin coats on others.

It's a pretty colour but not massively unique...

Anyone else tried nailgirls polish or been to their salon in London?

Nails Inc - Southwark

Bright royal blue crelly

Wow, this has to be the brightest Nails Inc blue I own.

Southwark is a bright, almost neon, royal/cobalt  blue polish.  As for the finish it's either a jellyish creme or a almost opaque jelly... that makes it a crelly right?!

As you can see this was somewhat tricky to photograph, the bright blue seemed to cause an issue with the focusing so some of the shots are a little 'soft'.

What a fabulous colour and this was only 2 coats for the swatch and it didn't leave me with Smurf fingers - result!

Nails Inc - New King's Road

Deep blue with fine gold shimmer  

New King's Road is from the Midas Touch collection that I think was originally a QVC collection but has also turned up in TK Maxx.

New King's Road is a dark blue creme with cool gold fine flaky shimmer that's nicely visible in and out of the sun.

And this swatch is just one (thick) coat!  I do love a one coat wonder...  though most other reviews seem to be 2 coats so your mileage may vary...

W7 - The Fab Four Elegant Collection Minis - Fuchsia

Fuchsia pink shimmer with micro sparkles  

Fuchsia is a mid/dark fuchsia with micro sparkles that are really only visible in sunlight

Swatch is 3 coats with no top coat.  It's pretty but nothing too exciting.

This is another TK Maxx bargain, I think this was £4 for a collection of 4 mini polishes.  And as you can see the W7 mini bottles are the same as OPI's minis.

Rest of the collection to follow...

Barielle - Rachel Red

Pink toned red creme  

I've been picking up a few of the Barielle collections from TK Maxx over the past year - they seem to be retailing at £9.99 for 5 polishes.  Which is a complete bargain in my book.  My experience with Barielle polishes has always been pretty good.

Rachel Red, like Mazie Rose is from the Red Haute Mamas set

Rachel Red is a slightly pink toned red creme.  It's also slightly soft looking, not as far as dusty though.

The formula on this one is fab, it's almost a one-coater and it's pretty rare to find that in a red polish!

Swatch shown is 2 coats with no top coat.