Nail du Jour: The perfect purple?

I am totes in LOVE with this Barry M Nail Paint that I borrowed off a friend (hence the absence of the bottle). However, I have no idea the name/number of it and I haven't seen it anywhere in the shops! Does anyone know if it's still available? 

The colour, as you can see, is a vivid pinky purple, although it looks a bit lilac in this picture

Could this be the end of my search for the perfect purple?

Sami xx

My Nail Varnish Collection

As you can probably tell by all my NOTDs I loooove nail varnish! And I've built up a little collection over the past few months... here's what I've got right now....

Left to right: OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy, OPI Glitzerland, OPI Pinking of You, OPI So Hot it Berns, Bourjois Rose Lounge,  Bourjois Rose Lounge, Barry M Bight Purple, Mint Green, Flamingo Pink and Matt White, Estee Lauder Wild Orchid, Nubar Creme, No7 Matt Top Coat, NARS Adelita, Rimmel Urban Princess, Sleek Nailed Polish, GOSH Golden Brown, LCN no name pink

My Top 5

OPI Pinking of You - a lovely bright candy floss pink that I have been wearing non-stop lately

OPI Glitzerland - another beautiful colour from OPI, this is from the Swiss collection and looks like melted gold on my nails... I don't think I'll ever get fed up of this colour

Barry M Mint Green - I love how obscure and bright this colour is! 

Barry M Pink Flamingo - beautiful two-toned colour that looks amazing in the sunshine

Bourjois Rose Vamp - this is, in my opinion, the perfect pink

I also LOVE Bourjois' Fuchsia Hype but I've lent it to a friend :)

Not really liking...

OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy - the colour is a little blah in my opinion... but maybe it just doesn't mesh with my skintone... Zara from MouldyFruit suggested using it as a top coat to give bright colours a pastel wash so I might try that

 Barry M Matt White - I'd been itching to try white nails for a while but found that the consistency of this was awful... imagine applying Tipex to your nails and you'll get the idea...

Bourjois Rose Lounge - another blah nude that just gave my nails a polished sheen but failed to make any impact 

Rimmel Urban Princess - gorgeous colour but chips a few hours after you apply it

NARS Adelita - again... blah, blah, blah on its on but could be used as a top coat to give a shimmery finish

In terms of brands I really like OPI but find that their nail lacquers are slightly overpriced... but for high street I really like Barry M and Bourjois for colours and quality.

As you can see I tend to avoid blues, greens and darker colours and stick to pinks and neutrals. It's mainly because I have been collecting nail varnishes throughout the summer and so my taste has geared more towards the brighter, girly colours... I'm still on the lookout for the perfect purple so any suggestions would be lovely :- ) 

Sami x

Purple Eyes

I know I tend to be quite boring with my makeup looks so I thought I'd attempt to do something different today. A few months ago I was given an eyeshadow quad from No7 as part of their Christmas range and it had the most amazing blues, greens and purples (I'll do a seperate post on these as I COMPLETELY forgot to take pics... silly me!!) The matte purple stood out to me the most because it was so vibrant and looks so lovely with brown eye/tanned skin.

So anyway, here's my take on the 'purple smoky eye'. It's not amazing but it is my first try!

FACE: MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC42, Barry M Blusher in Pink Orchid*,

Bourjois Chocolate Bronzer, MAC MSF in By Candlelight, MAC Natural MSF

EYES: Shu Uemura Gel Liner, MAC Pigment in Dark Soul*,

Purple Matt Eyeshadow from Quad*,

MAC MSF in By Candlelight as a Highlighter, L'Oreal Millionize Mascara

LIPS: Rimmel Lipstick in Vintage Pink,

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker XL Extreme Plump

 

Hope you likey xx

Summer Nails

I've been using Barry M's Pink Flamingo nail varnish for quite a while now and I still don't know how to describe the colour! During the day and in the sun it comes out like this gorgeous fluro pink but in some lighting it's more of a coral/peach tone... What I can say about the colour is that it looks different every time I look at it!

This picture doesn't do the polish any justice because it has soo much more depth to it!

Since discovering Pink Flamingo I've been neglecting my other nail polishes so I think I'll mix things up and try out something totally different today :- )