NOTD: Misa "Hot People Like You"

Some days you just need something sizzling hot and pink! I love this polish; it's bright but innocent at first glance but then you notice the cool blueish shimmer and realise it is not as sugary sweet as you first thought! This is a 3-4 coat polish and usually I can't be bothered by such polishes, but this polish says "You know you can't help but worship me even though I am sheer!" And I can't. I love "Hot people like you" :)

Also I couldn't help myself and got "Beanie" from the new No7 collection with my last £5 voucher. And look how close it is to Chanel "Particuliere"! The Chanel is only a smidge lighter than "Beanie". So if you're in the UK, it looks like you have a £6.50 alternative to "Particuliere"!

NOTD: No7 "Queenie"

This caught my eye today when I was rummaging in Boots. It's a sparkly burgundy; darker and more subdued compared to China Glaze "Ruby Pumps". It could have done with another coat, but I didn't notice how sheer it was in places before I had slicked on MegaShine! Oh well thats my excuse for changing it tomorrow night :)

Exciting news!

Hey kidz, I went to Boots today and got 3 of their new shades for summer which were released today - the one I was most excited to see for myself was "Beanie", a supposed dupe to Chanel "Particuliere". And indeed it seems to be a dupe, as far as I can see, spot on! I didn't get that one as I already have "Particuliere" and I am so in love with it I couldn't cheat on it, but I did get some other nifty shades I will show you tonight! :)

NOTD: Rimmel 60sec "Sky High"

So this is my second pick of the 3 new Rimmel 60sec polishes. It's a lovely medium blue-turquoise. This is two coats over Nubar Nu-Nail. See the streak on the middle finger? I've noticed that Nu-nail makes the polish streak off when you put on the second coat, as if it has sort of loosened and sliding off the nail?.. Weird. I now think my recent spate of streaky polishes may be down to the base coat. I think I might re-visit OPI "Jade is the new black" with a 3rd base coat choice...

NOTD and weekend stuff!

So been a bit busy lately - its finally spring time and hence I am trying to be outside more. I got myself a pair of Skechers Shape-Ups too - trying to get back in hillwalking shape now after my foot is fixed and the weather is brightening up!

Anyway my NOTD for Friday was Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds "Glowing Glimmer", a lovely coral glass-fleck polish! This is 2 coats over Rimmel "Coralicious", as "Glowing Glimmer" is very sheer.

On Saturday we drove to Macduff Marine Aquarium and checked out my fave fish lumpsuckers and these guys - cod. The North Sea cod may be a thing of the past soon - as a marine biologist by degree, I seriously fear that these photos will be the only thing we have left of them...

NOTD: Rimmel 60sec "Purple Reign"

I was on a low yesterday, so I got a zombie film, lots of chocolate and some surprise new nail polishes from Rimmel in Asda. Totally felt better for it! It looks like Rimmel has undergone another revamp of it's 60sec nail polish range - and added new colours.

I couldn't get a good photo of this - it is a medium purple shimmer with blue shimmer :) Very unusual! This is 2 coats over Sally Hansen Nail Quencher base coat with Sally Hansen MegaShine top coat.

The other colour is coming up next week - it's a medium teal creme called "Sky High" :)

NOTD: Sinful "Mint Apple"

I got this in my swap parcel yesterday. I've got quite a few creme mint green nail polishes already but this is very different - it has shimmer. Very spectacular! This is two perfect coats over Nubar Nu Nail with a final coat of Sally Hansen MegaShine.

And I did some gardening, or something like that! I visited a new garden centre and got myself some nice plants,a windowsill propagator and some seeds. May not be much of a "garden" until we move back to our house, but at least I can plant some nice planters! :)