BeautyUk Nail Polish Review - Daffodil Delight

Hi everyone,

The weather has been so sunny here in Edinburgh lately and so I'm making the most of the sunshine in the garden. This *Daffodil Delight from BeautyUK fits in perfectly with the bright weather and me holding onto the memories of the Summer just gone. I've never really worn yellow polish before so it was good to rock something new. It's a really unique colour which to me makes a fashion statement. The polish is priced at £2.99 which is very reasonable and you can buy it online direct from BeautyUK or from Superdrug stores also.

The polish requires two coats to ensure that you get an even finish and I found that it lasted really well on my nails so bonus points for that. As I've mentioned before, polish seems to chip on the same day as I wear it, so this to last a few days on my nails was fab. It was quite quick to dry too as compared to other polishes I've tried, I end up smudging them as they don't dry quick enough for me. I usually polish my nails at the last minute before I've got to be somewhere so a fast drying time is essential to me.

The polish really stood out and I think it could be incorporated into Autumn time too with mustard shades and navy blue hues.

Would you wear a yellow shade?

Love Laura xoxo
*PR item sent kindly for an honest review.

Under The Heather- Nail Polish Review

I have a new found love for all things lilac and I gravitate towards them. . Whether it's a lilac handbag (which I don't yet own) lilac shoes or dresses, it's my new summer shade. I had my new shoes in mind when I chose this Beautyuk  *No7Under The Heather Polish as I love co-ordinating and what better way to match your nails to your shoes?

The polish retails at £2.99 which is an affordable price and the bottles are clean and crisp looking with the addition of the white lids.

The polish was really easy to apply but requires two coats for opacity and an even finish. I loved how the polish has a high gloss finish and didn't need for me to add a top coat. I left a longer time between each coat this time and got a perfect finish without smudging. 

Here's my new shoes. What do you think? Quite a good match between heather and lilac?

I wanted to try out the ultra gloss again but as soon as I added this to the my polish and rummaged in my wardrobe to retrieve my shoes they smudged! Story of my life. Note to self. Leave the glossy top coat to matte shades or don't root around in my wardrobe after polishing my nails.

Love Laura xoxo

*PR item sent for an honest review.

Let's Hit The Peach - Beautyuk review

I love this pastelly ice-cream shade polish from the Beautyuk nails collection. The shade in question is the *No.3  Let's Hit The Peach which is a fab play on words. Most of my wardrobe consists of either neon brights or pastel shades so this is a perfect addition to compliment my clothes. It makes me feel all fruity and it accentuates my tan too.

Price: The polish retails for a modest £2.99 which is a good price for stocking up and trying out the other colours available.

Packaging: The packaging is simple, crisp and effective and the shape of the bottle and lid makes it easy to store.

Performance: The polish required two coats to become even as with one it was uneven. It was quick to apply and quick to dry too. The polish promises quick drying time, high gloss and long wear which ticks two out of the three boxes for me.

 As I've not worn nail polish for a while as I wasn't allowed it in my last job, I'm a little out of practice so excuse the untidiness.

I then used the Ultra Gloss Top Coat which retails at £3.99 and this made the peach polish super glossy and shiny. 

For some reason though whenever I add more than one coat of polish to my nails, it peels away :( and therefore doesn't last. To conquer this I'm going to have to leave a few hours between each coat, which is time-consuming but seems to be a necessity for my nails. 

What do you think of the shade?

Love Laura xoxo

*PR item sent for an honest review.

Beautyuk Paint for Life Trio NOTD

Beautyuk have created a tantalising trio of three pretty pinks to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. The three polishes are emotively named 'hope' 'strength' and 'love' You can purchase them online here or from Superdrug stores.

*The Paint For Life Trio set costs £5.99 and £1 from each set sold goes to the charity which is close to many people's hearts. The polishes would work out at around £2 each which is a fabulous price.
Beautyuk have set a minimum target to raise £50,000 for Cancer research UK.

If you add a 'Paint for Life' trio into the online basket , your whole UK delivery will be free too which is an added bonus.

Paint for life Beautyuk Trio for Cancer Research UK

Trio of colours in natural light

Perfect blendable colours

Colours I used for my NOTD

 'Hope' Beautyuk

'Love' Beautyuk

'Strength' Beautyuk

Pinkabloo Beautyuk

Pinkabloo glitter polish

NOTD

 'Hope' becomes opaque after a few coats of colour as it is a pale pink whereas 'Strength' is opaque and super glossy after just one coat.
I added some sparkliness with 'Pinkabloo'* too which adds a glittering of glitz. This is only £3.49

My little finger and thumb were too short to fit on the box ha ha!

 I attempted the ribbon as you can see and got my nail art tools out. Hats off to those artists who can design nails. I adore them but it is immensely tricky.

Laura xoxo

I lost my marbles - Pink glitter NOTD

On a recent polish wishlist that I made, I fell in love with some glitter nail polishes that I had laid my eyes on that were handmade in America. As I didn't hear back to see whether they could ship to the UK, I sourced an alternative on Etsy named Lush Lacquer.

These polishes had colour and glitter that I had never seen before and I knew that I had to have them.
I chose this option of 5 mini polishes as there were too many stand-out polishes for me to choose just one or two from.
 I have never been as excited about polish in my life. Do you know when you see something and you can't get it out of your head until they are yours? This happened to me with these polishes!

It took me a while to decide on which ones to buy and I eventually whittled it down to five. I chose all opaque colours rather than topcoats as I wanted it to be an all in one product. They were some neon glitter colours too which were topcoats and they looked stunning over a white base coat.

I wasn 't sure which polish to try out first so I mixed them up and chose one at random. It happened to be ' I Lost My Marbles' which is a bubblegum pink colour with 'colours of the rainbow' hex glitter inside. (The name of this polish makes me smile.)

                    One coat of polish // All five different varieties that I bought

 

                        Front and back of the nail polish bottle // One coat // Two coats

Packaging:
The packaging of this nail polish is very simple. The bottle is sturdy and the plastic lid fits securely. The label is made from paper and stuck on to reduce costs which is very basic. Their regular bottles of polish however now use silk screening with the logo on, which will look more professional. However with this product I did not buy it for the packaging , I bought them for the gorgeous polishes that were contained inside so I looked past this.

Price:
I bought five mini bottles which would work out at approximately £3.20 each .Which for the uniqueness is a great price.

Performance:
The brush is a medium size and is quite easy to apply. The formula is good and for the most part applies quite evenly. As you can see in some of my nails there are areas of unevenness.
This polish definitely needs at least two coats to become more opaque. In fact I may even apply a further coat. The shop recommends that a topcoat is used also.
The colour is beautiful and unique and one I would definitely purchase again.

Plus-points:
The innovativeness and uniqueness of the handmade colours.
The range of stunning colours.
The names of the polishes.
The formula is opaque after two coats.
I love how you can choose a pick and mix to try out different mini polishes of your choice without having to buy full sized bottles.

I absolutely love these polishes <3

Laura xoxo

Polish me pretty!

I love creating these wishlists but it is taking me all my willpower to not pop them in my basket and check out. Definitely needing some of these for Christmas though with my favourites being Dollish Polish- how adorable is the little doll on the bottles?! I'm not sure if you can actually get them in the UK though and I want them so much.
My other favourites are the Models Own splash collection box set £20- the colours are absolutely gorgeous and they have glitter in- what more could I want? I own lots of these polishes already and I love them. The brand is innovative in bringing out new collections.
I absolutely love the look of the Lime Crime polishes too. I own one Lime Crime lipstick in the red shade and the packaging is absolutely amazing. It's the most gorgeous one I own.

1.Dollish Polish That's so 80's $80
2. Paul & Joe Limited summer polish in 'Caribbean' On sale @asos for £7.50
3.Lime Crime Parfait day $8 Lime Crime
4.Lavendairy $8
5. OPI Couture De Minnie ASOS £13.95
6. Once in a Blue Mousse Lime Crime $8
7. Models Own Splash box set £20

Do you know of any more polishes that I would love?