tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50776629178091194132024-03-05T18:43:32.308-08:00Costello Nails - Swatches / ReviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-75992118403105401042013-12-05T06:39:00.001-08:002013-12-05T06:39:47.379-08:00O.P.I - A Piers To Be Tan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Piers To Be Tan is a unique shade of brown that looks like melted chocolate on your fingertips. A shade that probably isn't the best for my almost white skin tone, but I adore anyway. This one's not a favourite in the polish world, and I have to admit, it's not the most exciting shade I've come across, but mostly alluring, hence why I went ahead and purchased it. <u>You may have noticed I've gone for shorter nails recently.</u> They definitely feel stronger!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-6746968118296070612013-11-07T19:30:00.000-08:002013-11-08T08:01:35.626-08:00O.P.I - Strawberry Margarita<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Strawberry Margarita</span> is a hot pink that never seems to get boring for me; a 'classic' O.P.I shade. As this photo was taken indoors you can't see the full effect of how bright the polish is. It's the perfect polish to wear when you've had a dark shade on for a while and you need that pop of pink to brighten up your day. It's also great to wear in the summer <span style="color: #a64d79;">or</span> winter and it is that bit different to standard pink shades.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The formula was great also, and lasts a lengthy amount of time. I added some clear rhinestones from <a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" target="_blank">bornprettystore.com</a> which came in a wheel filled with other lovely colours. These stayed on for 5+ days which I was really surprised about.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-51446194990398365262013-11-07T07:20:00.000-08:002013-11-07T07:20:06.256-08:00O.P.I - Gouda Gouda Two Shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is <span style="color: #a64d79;">O.P.I - Gouda Gouda Two Shoes</span>; a brick-coloured brown with a subtle golden shimmer, forming a unique and wonderful shade. I love finding interesting coloured polishes rather than the generic shades you can find everywhere. I got this particular one from <a href="https://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/" target="_blank">Fragrance Direct</a> for £3.99 - a brilliant price! I also added a cute flower sticker on my ring finger which I think I got from <a href="http://www.nailtopia.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nailtopia</a>. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-58309704402869002872013-10-31T09:59:00.002-07:002013-10-31T09:59:47.207-07:00Halloween nails with Nailtopia<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tonight is Halloween and to celebrate I've gone a bit nuts with these Halloween nail stickers by <span style="color: #a64d79;">Nailtopia</span>. Complete with pumpkins, spiders and witches, these stickers are easy to use and last well with a top coat. I've used <span style="color: #a64d79;">O.P.I - Hot & Spicy</span> which is orange but doesn't look quite so orange in these photos. I painted the corner of my ring finger nail with <span style="color: #a64d79;">Collection 2000</span> black polish and added <span style="color: #a64d79;">O.P.I - Which Is Witch</span> on top which holds beautiful hexagonal & bar glitter in a clear base. This was supposed to represent the night sky with the witch flying past. The name also goes perfectly with the theme. To seal these lovely stickers I've used my trusty <span style="color: #a64d79;">Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat</span>. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-17462128698415682502013-08-25T09:42:00.000-07:002013-08-25T09:42:42.733-07:00essie - Bikini So Teeny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently I went on a little polish spree from Fragrance Direct [review coming soon] and I bought 4 essie polish's - which I don't regret one bit at £2.99 each! This one is <span style="color: #a64d79;">Bikini So Teeny</span> - a vibrant light blue which is unlike any blue shade I've got and I love the feeling of wearing such a bright colour on my nails. The formula was a little on the thick side but nothing some thinner can't sort out, but I did notice the colour changes substantially depending on how many coats you have on or how thick you apply it. The less coats the lighter it was. Bikini So Teeny is a great shade to combine with other blues, and I can't wait to get experimenting! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-4482732797157546542013-08-25T09:20:00.000-07:002013-08-25T09:20:13.708-07:00Butter London - Yummy Mummy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always wanted to try out Butter London's polishes, and after purchasing the <span style="color: #a64d79;">Ultimate Summer Nails box</span> by Latest in Beauty x You [<a href="http://costellobeautyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/latest-in-beauty-x-you-ultimate-summer.html" target="_blank">review here</a>], my wish came true as they included this lovely nude shade 'Yummy Mummy'. It's very wearable and would look good on various skin tones. The polish holds a blue-ish shimmer that makes the shade unique and interesting. The formula was lovely - which is what I was expecting from this brand and I used two coats for these photographs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have tried doing it this way, but I find it very hard to live without a colour on my nails. So instead, I use this a base coat under any polish I decide to use. Orly do claim this is a good base coat and will still work under regular nail polish. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I haven't got photos of my nail condition before because I was so eager to get it on and see the results, but from this photo below you can see my nails aren't peeling anymore and no breakages! Breakages are still going to happen especially as I'm always bashing them on things, but they are generally stronger and less susceptible to breaking.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-31421805318935384292013-07-08T08:46:00.000-07:002013-07-08T08:46:27.734-07:00Rimmel Lasting Finish Tangy Tangerine 705 Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I'm showing you Rimmel's Lasting Finish nail polish in Tangy Tangerine. It's a vibrant, peachy-orange creme that definitely makes your nails stand out. I also used some nail art stickers from <a href="http://www.nailtopia.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nailtopia</a> which are very elegant, and you can see my purchase review <a href="http://costellonails.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/nailtopia-purchase-nail-art-stickers.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-29391390666156186772013-06-30T05:23:00.000-07:002013-07-17T07:21:39.421-07:00Nailtopia purchase - Nail Art Stickers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago I bought some nail stickers from <a href="http://www.nailtopia.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nailtopia</a> which is a great site for nail art decor. I went a bit mad and bought a variety of stickers which will last me a long time! They are so easy to use - simply peel off and apply to dry nails with tweezers. Adding a top coat allows them to last longer, plus it's simple to remove - just use regular nail polish remover and they come right off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The birds on these ones encouraged me to purchase them plus flowers are always a simple and elegant touch for nail art. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These beautiful roses will look elegant on anyone's nail and will go perfectly with a light pink shade.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725216788409501599noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077662917809119413.post-14356782310096899732013-06-28T10:54:00.002-07:002013-06-28T11:17:37.652-07:00Barry M Dragon Fruit with Born Pretty Store Holographic Glequins<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">On my polish wish list was the perfect bubblegum pink which for some reason I don't have even though I've got a wide collection of pinks. Introducing Barry M's Dragon Fruit - a bright, barbie pink that screams 'girl' - and to make it even more girly I added some beautiful holographic glequins on my ring fingers. Recently I did a post on</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://costellobeautyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">my beauty blog</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> about my </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bornprettystore purchase which includes these glequins - you can view that </span><a href="http://costellobeautyreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/born-pretty-store-purchase-holographic.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This months Marie Claire magazine comes with a cute Ciate mini set which include their famous caviar pearls. I love Marie Claire anyway plus this freebie was too good to miss. There's loads of amazing mag freebies this month and if your'e curious check out my post I did earlier this month <a href="http://costelloreviews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/uk-magazine-freebies-june-july.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Ciate kit comes with a lovely nude - an easy shade to wear everyday and very elegant. It also has a pot of caviar pearls called Shooting Stars which I couldn't find anyway so I think these might be just in this mini version. Full of tiny beads of various colours, this is an interesting touch to your manicure especially if you like a bit of texture going on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately I broke my index nail which is why it's looking rather stubby but I think the overall effect of this kit was brilliant and an interesting way to mix up yo' mani. The full sized kits are a whopping £18.00 so if you want to try this for the price of a magazine (£3.80) then get out there now and get it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is two coats which made them almost opaque, I was thinking about another layer but decided against it. The colour is much brighter in real life, the photos aren't colour accurate. It's almost approaching neon pink. The formula dries very quickly. I also added two bow nail stickers on each ring finger, plus a strip of white lace on the tips of my thumbnails. You can get these from <a href="http://www.nailtopia.co.uk/" target="_blank">nailtopia.co.uk</a>; I bought a variety of nail stickers from here the other day and they are all great! Post coming soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here I used Barry M's Peach Melba; a light peach creme. The brush is quite thin making it hard to cover the nail quickly and smoothly, especially on long nails. The formula was a bit on the thick side too so I added some Seche Thinner, making it a bit better. I love the colour!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added three clear rhinestones from </span><a href="http://www.bornprettystore.com/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">www.bornprettystore.com</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vertically down on the dots. Unfortunately, one came off that night, and the wraps weren't identical meaning on one finger the rhinestones were perfectly vertical, the other was a bit wonky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall these £1.00 nail wraps weren't the best but they do look great if applied properly and with more care. I've found having a quick look at the nail product in the pound shop is sometimes worth it, I've got some great rhinestones from there before and for so cheap!They do only last one day maybe two, after that they will look a mess. The sizes of each wrap weren't considered properly when producing, as some widths don't match up with the others, but that could just be my nails I suppose. I bought a few varieties of these which are still sitting in my drawer, I probably will experiment more with them but when I've got more time and patience on my hands, not to mention steadiness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I struggled to take good photos of this polish, flash or not. Above is with flash and you can really see the holographic particles in an array of beautiful, changing colours. There's green, copper, yellow, blue and purple all dazzling away in there, plus more. In direct sunlight this shade truly lives up to its claims. However, like most holos, in the dreary light of my room it looks fairly a dull, darker purple but not unlikeable. In very artificial light it looks amazing too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is three coats and even then I could still see bare patches when in front of light. It is pretty difficult to work with, with a base coat. I've been using Orly's Nailtrition as a base and these two <span style="color: #a64d79;">do not</span> like each other one bit. However, the formula once dried it is beautiful, it feels very thin on the nails and smooth to the touch. It is quite resilient and lasts for a few days. Another point I should add is a top coat dulls it extremely, which I found out the hard way. It was so upsetting being dazzled by the beauty of it only to be let down once I applied a top coat. Although it does dry really quickly and thin, a top coat is always a must for me to make the mani last as long as it can and be super glossy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These were my birthday nails :) I wanted a very bright colour after having dark on for a while, and I also wanted to include some glitz for the special day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Rimmel Lasting Finish in '705 Tangy Tangerine' for the base, which is a nice peachy orange, along with Nails Inc's 'Portobello', a vibrant orange neon, with a semi-matte finish. This is what I got from a Glossybox. Lastly, on each ring finger I used Models Own - 'Disco Inferno', a very chunky green & gold glitter. Hard to remove but a nice accent to my nails! Of course I finished with a couple of coats of Seche Vite, done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Collection 2000 Lasting Colour in '1 Liquorice" for the black base, Frontcover (unknown name) for the dark semi-sparkly middle section, and Rimmel Lasting Finish in '198 Azure' for the sparkly tips. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All were fairly cheap polishes and the whole thing lasted very well considering the polishes I used. I painted all nails two coats of black firstly, and to achieve the gradient effect, I used a soft make up sponge to pick up polish from a bit of card / plastic, and dabbed onto the desired area (for the middle colour). Allow to dry and repeat again only covering the tips of nails with a different shade. Then I finished with a nice coat of Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat which is the most amazing top coat I've ever come across in my life. If you don't have this then I demand you to buy it <span style="color: #a64d79;">now</span>! Please excuse the 'blob' on my ring finger that shows up clearly on the flash photos, I think it was a bubble.</span></div>
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