H&M Blue my mind

I have a son who is five years old and he is totally used to me painting my nails. He knows I love it. The other day he told me "Whole you is nail polish". So sweet.
Being at H&M the other day he got to choose a nail polish and he choosed Blue my mind. A real bright blue with a hint of purple. I had never tried H&M's polishes before and wanted to give it a go.

And let me just say, I love this polish. The color is fantastic, it is so bright and have a kind of plastic look that I love. My son did a good choice!

The formula is good, applies well and two covers is enough to get opacity. The only thing I don't like is the shape of the cap. It is kind of difficult to hold, especially when I am painting my right hand.

"Watch the nails!"

The other day when I was at the gym training boxing the trainer came up to me and my partner for the day and said: "Ooh! Watch the nails!"
I thought it was funny. She was afraid my nails would break of the boxing.
People know I love my nails.

So, it is no surprise that I the other day bought some more nail polish. I know, I am bad, but they look beautiful so I couldn't resist. But at least two of them I have wanted for a while.

The polishes are:

H&M Blue my mind. My son choosed this for me.

Chanel Black pearl. I have been longing for this since I saw the first swatches.

Make up store Greta. A silver holographic polish from a swedish make up brand.

Make up store Aqua fix. Well, I need a base for the holographic polish.


Soon to be seen on my nails...

Dior Gris Montaigne

I have a thing for grey. I like it on clothes and I like it as a color in my home. I think it is a fantastic color, that you can match with anything. I love how grey looks together with a bright purple, or red, or black or with silver. I can make the list long.

So when I was shown this grey creme polish, Gris Montaigne, from Diors spring collection, I couldn't resist it. And I must say, the color is beautiful. On the nail it becomes a bit darker than in the bottle. But it doesn´t matter. This is elegant.

The formula is a bit thick though, I would have liked it a bit thinner. And I am not sure I like Dior's brush. It is wide and shaped like an arrow. It is a bit hard to paint it, especially since the cap is small and not easy too hold. Maybe it is a question about technique.

And then, the big no, no. An hour after painting my nails, after taking the photo, I discovered bubbles. Lots of bubbles. Why? I painted my nails like I always do and all my products that I use are almost new. This shouldn't happen with a new polish.

But, I still love the color.

OPI All that razz-berry

Somehow a creme polish is never wrong. One color that I really like and often come back to is All that razz-berry from OPI. It was a part of the Chicago collection that came out in 2005. I didn't buy it then though. Strangely I don't remember when I bought it though, I usually remember that about my polishes.

Well, All that razz-berry is a purple polish on the boarder to being pink. To me this is a color being suitable in most situations. 

Although I have used this bottle many times the formula is still smooth and easy to work with. To get opacity I use two layers.

New collection from OPI

I got some news about a new collection from OPI that is coming.
This one is called Femme de Cirque and contains of four nail polishes. Three of them are pinks and one is supposed to be a transparent with glitter, but I can't see from the photos which one that is.But they are all very sweet and good for any occasion.
I can be a bit sceptical to pastel pinks because I think they can be a bit hard to paint with. But I will give these a shot. I am most interested in I juggle...men, that looks a bit purple or grey. Maybe that is the one with glitter?

This collection will be launched in May, at least here in Sweden.

I juggle...men

                                  So many clowns...so little time
 

                                       In the spot-ligt pink

                                              Step right up!



OPI DS exclusive

Look at this. Don't you just love it? I do. This is the nail polish Exclusive from OPIs Designer series. I have several from DS-polishes but use them way too seldom.

Exclusive is a berry pink-purple polish with a slight holographic effect. This is not a super holo, but holographic enough for me. There is something happening there on the nails and I like that.

The formula is excellent. Easy to paint with and it covers with two layers.

Does expensive means better?

I can just admit it. I am sceptical to polishes that are cheap. Somehow I don't believe that a cheap polish can be good, because the company probably didn't spend so much resources on making the formula good.

But then, does a a high price guarantee good quality? Or are you just paying for a brand? Do you spend your money on a polish that is easy to paint with or a feeling that you have Chanel, for example, on your nails?

Now days I don't mind spending money on good nail polish. I have been through soo many cheap, bad polishes that has been like throwing away my money, so then I think that I can just as well spend some more and then I get something I want to use. But then, sometimes I buy a less expensive one, and I get surprised.

What do you think? Is expensive better?
And how much are you willing to pay for a nail polish?
Would you buy this one: http://geniusbeauty.com/make-up/most-expensive-nail-polish/ , a polish for 83 000 british pounds?

A cheap one that surprised me.

And expensive one that I love.

I just couldn't help myself...

The other day, when I was out getting my usual tunasallad for lunch, a woman working at the beautyshop next to the café, came up to me where I was standing in line at the café. In her hand she had a sample of Gris Montaigne, a beautiful grey polish from Diors spring collection.

She knows I love nail polish and wanted to show me.
Smart of her. Because I fell in love.
And now I have bought it. I just couldn't resist.