No7 - Beanie

Just realised I missed off a polish from my recent(ish) new No7 Speed Dry polishes





Beanie is a lovely dark taupe/mushroom creme, it's a rich, darker brown toned taupe.
Very opaque, this is 2 coats



As it's one of those taupe/mushroom shades I thought it would useful to compare against one of the classics, $OPI Metro Chic

They're pretty different, Metro Chic is lighter with more grey/lilac tones. Both lovely though, especially if you ignore my horribly dry cuticles!

No7 Speed Dry - Grey Skies

The second Speed Dry I chose is Grey Skies


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Slightly more sunny - ok there wasn't much sun around!

Grey Skies is a blue toned darkish grey creme

Another one that's very opaque and nearly a one-coat-wonder, although this is two.

No7 Speed Dry - Poolside Blue

Anyone else like me and can spot those 'new' stickers in Boots at 20 paces?!

I spotted some new colours on the No7 counter (with those handy new stickers) the other day and as Boots had a 3 for 2 I picked three I liked the look of.

First up is Poolside Blue - a glorious saturated mid blue creme


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This is 2 coats, but you could probably get away with one if you were careful

Great opacity and brush was fine, it was a little tricky to work with, probably as it's a speed dry, but nothing too terrible.

Any one UK gals else picked up this?

No7 - Night Silver

Here's another No7 Stay Perfect and I did pay for this one...

It's called Night Silver

 

I'd say it was a mid grey with strong shimmer, almost a frost...

This is 2 coats, with no top coat. As you can see it was slightly brushstrokey

Overall not too exciting but nothing to complain about either, perhaps with less shimmer/frost it would've been a more interesting polish.

No7 - Milan

This one was a freebie in one of those gift with purchase collections that No7 often do. I can't say I would've chosen this colour normally, it's a bit too 'mumsy' for me but I was intrigued enough to give it a spin.

No7 stay perfect in Milan
 
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Pink foil with insane shimmer - 2 coats & topcoat.

Formula was good, I'm still not sure I like the colour but the intense foil/shimmer does redeem it somewhat.

No7 is a cosmetics & skincare range in Boots, the UK's leading drugstore. I'd say it was a mid-range brand, polishes retail for around £6.

Teal Creme Comparisons

After being inspired by the lovely Nikki's review of Totally Teal from Boots No7 I got hold of a bottle for myself.

It's a gorgeous teal creme but while swatching it I had a sense of deja vu, didn't I have another colour that was very similar?

So I dug out some bottles and did a quick comparison. First up, the bottle shot
 
l-r No7 Totally Teal, Illamasqua Muse, Nails Inc Portland Place and Ciaté Paint Pots in Superficial

They're all the same colour family, but Muse looks a bit lighter

 
 
On the nail it's the same story, Muse is significantly different and lighter. As for the other three, Totally Teal (index) and Superficial (pinkie) look very dupey. Portland Place is greener and more jellyish although this was more visible IRL. This was 2 coats of each, but Portland Place was the least opaque.

I left the skittles on overnight and the next day remembered the Nails Inc Hills collection had a similar colour, Rodeo Drive.

So I replaced Muse with Rodeo Drive (and freshened up the others)

 

So now l-r is Totally Teal, Rodeo Drive, Portland Place and Superficial

Rodeo Drive is more dupey than Muse but is slightly more navy toned. The closest dupes are still Totally Teal and Superficial although in these pics Superficial looks a tad darker - not much in it though!

So I probably don't need both. Price wise they're not worlds apart, the RRP for Ciaté Paint Pots is probably more at £9 compared with No7 at £6.25 but I got mine in a deal and didn't pay that much.

Update: Just found another comparison for Superficial on Parokeets site: Essence – Meet You In Budapest vs. Ciate Paint Pots – Superficial