Models Own HyperEyes 3-in-1 Waterproof Mascara

#ManiMonday: Aqua Violet - Models Own (Beetlejuice Collection)

I have had this floating around my stash for a while now, and I have finally got round to using it.

#PuckerUpFriday: Warm Hearted - Models Own

Welcome to another summery #PuckerUpFriday, and I am bring you Warm Hearted from Models Own.

#ManiMonday - Beach Bag - Models Own

When Models Own bought out their polish for tans range last year, everyone went mad for Beach Bag, this is a gorgeous neon pastel orange shade and is such a great shade for Summer.

#ManiMonday: Cocktail Hour - Models Own Polish for Tans

Welcome to another Summery edition of #ManiMonday and one of the new releases from Models Own from the Polish for Tans range, so grab a Mojito as it is time for Cocktail Hour.

June 2015 Favourites

Welcome to another Favourites post, I say this in every favourites post but hasn't June gone really quickly.

#ManiMonday - Sarong Wrap - Models Own Polish for Tans

This Summer, Models Own released 5 new shades to their Polish for Tans range, the first on my hit list is Sarong Wrap.

May Favourites

Welcome to another edition of my monthly favourites, I can't believe it is the end of May and the beginning of June (where has May gone so quickly).

March/ April Favourites

Welcome to a double edition of my monthly favourites, if you have read my last 2 recent posts you will remember why there has been such a long wait.

On with the show

February Favorites

Welcome to my favourites for February, I can't believe February has gone so quickly, I mean where has it again.

January 2015 - Empties

Welcome to another empties post:

Meadow-Haul

DISCLAIMER: I am not trying to brag, I am just showing some of the items I recently bought on a trip to Meadowhall, and which may feature on the blog in the future.
Products with a * means they were a free gift.

Welcome to a haul post, on Monday I went to Meadowhall for a shopping trip (come on who doesn't love shopping).

Models Own Quick Dry Drops

I love Models Own nail polish, I think they are some of the best, so when I saw this in my local Superdrug, it found it's way into my basket.

The premise of this product is once you have painted your nails you then add a couple of drops of this onto your nails and it dries them quicker. The product comes with a little pipette that you use to apply the product to the nail, this then takes over as the lid as you screw it back onto the bottle.

I painted my nails then put this on, now I will admit that I have been spoilt by Elegant Touch Rapid Dry Spray for Nails, which dries really fast. I gave these 2 minutes and they were still tacky (Elegant Touch dries in 1 minute) so I really wasn't impressed with these drops as much as I thought I would be.

The idea is sound, but for me this product just doesn't work.

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Gemma
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Cornflower Gleam - Models Own

This is from the HyperGel range that Models Own bought out at the end of last year. This is a lovely light blue colour (maybe a baby blue), great for Spring/ Summer.

This applies the the nails really well, and there weren't too many mistakes on the dreaded right hand. The polish isn't too gloopy or runny when applied so your not having to take a load off of the brush.

 I found myself really surprised by this polish I had it on for about 5-6 days and if I hadn't of taken it off I think it would have lasted a lot, lot longer (this is always a good thing).

I really love this nail polish, and I can't wait to try more in the range.

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Gemma
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April Favourites

Welcome to my April Favourites, I am sorry I know I am running 2 days behind so expect a bombardment of posts this weekend to catch up.

I haven't got many favourites this month, I've been on a use up month at the moment, I will admit there are mostly nail polishes in the post as I have used some great ones. Now on with the favourites.

Mark Hill Anti-Humidity Spray - When I do straighten my hair I have nightmares about my hair just frizzing out so this spray helps keep my hair frizz free, which for me is always good. It feels really light on the hair and doesn't feel like it is going to make my hair greasy by adding more product onto the hair.

Dove Original Antiperspirant - I always have a bottle of deodorant in my bag it is one of my bag staples. I had a travel sized of the dove orignal and forgot how great it smells so I had to go out and buy the compressed version.

Models Own HyperGel (Cornflower Gleam) - I aabsolutely love this light blue colour it looked brilliant on the nails and applied so well. I wore it for 4 days before I took it off to change the colour and it hadn't even chipped. I think if I left it on it would've lasted a lot longer on my nails.

Butter London (HRH) - This I wore to match an outfit I was wearing for a colleagues leaving party. This is a gorgeous purple colour and reminded me for the Cadbury's wrappers for Dairy Milk. The brush was quite small but allowed to get into the hard to reach bits.

MUA (Frozen Yoghurt) - This was such a different colour for Spring, it wasn't a pastel purple but it was just a hint darker then a pastel purple. It applied to the nails really well and dried really quickly.

Models Own Speckled Egg (Magpie) - April was Easter month and Models Own brought out their Speckled Egg collection. This was a gorgeous turquoise blue with speckles. It applied really well and looked amazing on the nail the speckles really did look good.

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Gemma
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Magpie - Models Own (Speckled Egg Collection)

First of all Happy Easter everyone, hope the Easter Bunny brought you some nice eggs, he did with me. To celebrate Easter in all it's glory I am showcasing Magpie from Models Own's Speckled Egg collection.

A warning about the pictures above the camera just couldn't catch the true colour whether by sunlight or indoor lighting. The colour is mainly green but with a tinge of blue to it.

With this polish I was dubious as to how the discs of glitter would go onto the nail and would the polish be really thick because of these discs? The answer is the polish isn't as thick as I thought it might be, and the glitter goes on really easily.

The polish on the 1st coat is pigmented but streaky so a 2nd coat was applied, on the 2nd coat the polish went opaque barring the tips (you can't see it in the photo unless you are really looking for it).

I noticed when applying this polish that there wasn't many mistakes, especially on the dreaded right hand, I think I had one or two to clean up and that was the majority so a really good polish for Spring and Easter.

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Gemma
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Banana Split - Models Own

As it is officially the start of spring I decided to paint my nails accordingly and chose a pastel yellow.

My polish of choice was Models Own in Banana Split from their fruit pastels range.

It is also a scented nail polish, so while I was painting my nails I did get the scent of banana's. If you want the scent to last once you have painted your nails you won't want to put a top coat over the polish as it cancels the smell out.

I love the colour it's a really bright pastel yellow, but the formula was a pain in the b-hind, when I put the polish onto my nails it was just so thick it kept making my nails look bumpy.

The 1st coat was quite streaky, and the same when adding a second coat, the 3rd coat brought opacity but by then it had become quite thick on the nails so drying time just took so long. I sprayed my nails with the Elegant Touch Rapid Dry spray but it still took a while because the polish was on quite thick.

Don't get me wrong, I love the colour, but just not the formulation of the polish, I don't know if it's anything to do with it being a scented polish but it was not good.

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Gemma
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Spring Nails 2014

Welcome to my top 5 Spring Nail Polish, now this took a while to choose the colours as I had some nice ones.

So lets get on with the show:

Prickly Pear - Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine.
This is a lovely pastel purple colour, and it is from the Barry M Gelly range, so it has a really glossy finish to the nail.

Reggae Splash - Rimmel Salon Pro by Kate Moss
This is such a lovely coral/orange colour, it looks a lot lighter in the bottle then it does on the nail, but it is such a lovely bright colour for spring.

Cornflower Gleam - Models Own HyperGel
You can not have spring nails without having a light blue, and this is the one I have chosen, it is from the new HyperGel range from Models Own and is such a lovely colour, it's not too dark but it's not too bright either.

Lemon Cream - Mavala
I love a good pastel yellow, bright yellows are for summer and the pastel yellows are for spring, and this is a great pastel yellow for spring, it's just bright enough to get you ready for the brighter yellow in Summer.

Mint Apple - Sinful Colors
This is a nice green colour, and it's not too bright on the nail that you end up needing sunglasses to look at it. Goes on to the nail quite well and not too thick either which is always a good thing.

Hope you like the choices, what nail polish says to you Spring??

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Gemma
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Catherine Wheel - Models Own

This is another edition from the Models Own Fireworks range, in the picture I have this over the top of Smoke and Ashes from China Glaze.

I matched these two together for the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (I was originally going to use Electrify by China Glaze but couldn't get a hold of it)

This is a lovely glitter polish, this glitter comes out in strands and specs of red and yellow, I was surprised with how much actually came out onto the nail, I only had to go back over 1 or 2 again to get a good covering of glitter.

This is a polish that you will be seeing again come November or The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.

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Gemma
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Raring Reds!!

Item marked with * was free gift with purchase.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone, and to celebrate the love here are my top 5 picks for your nails today:

Rouge Escarpin - Bourjois*
This is a lovely red colour, just a hint lighter than Essie's Fishnet Stockings, a lovely colour for Valentine's Day.

Fishnet Stockings - Essie
This is the colour that I am going to wear for Valentine's Day, it's such a lovely classic red

Crush - Barry M
I love my matte nail polish's so this had to make it in the top 5. It's such a lovely dark red, and when it goes matte it just looks so timeless, and a dark berry red.

Burgundy - Natural Collection
I wore this during the festive season but it was such a lovely red with a shimmer that I just thought it would look brilliant on Valentine's Day.

Sardonyx - Models Own
With nail polish and choosing favourites you need a glitter one and this is my pick. It goes onto the nail like a really thick gel and once it dries it has a somewhat gritty texture to it (this could easily be changed by adding a top coat to it), overall my favourite red glitter polish.