30 day blogger challenge: Bold lips

  
Hi, Hope you are all enjoying the lovey weather On this sunny Sunday afternoon! 

Today’s post as you probably guessed by the title is bold lips. 

I very rarely wear lipstick but when I do it’s far from bold! I’m a nude lips kinda gal. (Mac blush teddy is my all time fave!) So it’s very rare to see me with any kind of colour on my lips. 

However I recently attended an Urban Decay make up masterclass and received a sample (hence the size) of their Revolution lipgloss in ‘Scandal’ so I thought I’d give it a try. Check it out Here 

  
Even for a sample they didn’t scrimp on the packaging and the full size is just as pretty.  It’s a gorgeous fuchsia pink and the pigmentation is fantastic, it doesn’t have that horrible sticky feeling and it wears off well. It left a subtle wash of pink after 2 hours of wear and I didn’t feel the need to have to reapply. I’m definitely impressed.

 
It may not be enough to sway me to wear more bright colours, but I’m definitely putting this gloss on my wish list for when the spending ban is over but in a more wearable everyday shade.  

 Have you tried the lip revolution range? Let me know what you thought. 

This weeks mani!   

Gelish in ‘sweet thang’ matted with gold filigrees over the top. Find them Here they are a great way to transform your regular manicure in seconds! 

Keep your eyes peeled for tomorrow’s post on ‘my favourite eyeliners’ 

See you there 🙂 

Sam x

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All that jazz: The Cocktails collection. Nail polish review

Hello again! 

So, I’ve gone a bit mental this week and splurged on way too many products! (I say that like it’s unusual) 

Don’t worry, I’ll certainly be sharing them with you all shortly.  But I’ll start off with the all that jazz cocktails polishes.

 They were released a while ago and I’ve had them for a few weeks, so yes I’m late! But I thought they were definitely worth a mention. I have a few colours from a their previous collections and have been very impressed. 

First impressions: Just wow! I do love my brights and these did not disappoint. There are 4 colours in the collection  

 L-R The margarita, The Cosmopolitan, The Mojito & The Jack rose 

The Margarita- Neon lime green

The cosmopolitan- Neon Barbie pink 

The Mojito- Lovely bright Teal

The Jack Rose- Neon orange/coral (My personal fave!) 

Application: The brushes are an absolute dream to paint with. And they give even colour application with ease. 

Coverage: With just one coat the coverage was pretty amazing.  

 I find with most neon polishes I need to do around 4 coats to get a decent amount of coverage & with that comes the dreadful drying time. But not with these babies!

 Completely dry in less that 8 minutes!  (yes I timed it!)

 I’ve been spoilt with my Gelish manicures being completely dry as soon as they are done but I think I’m converting back to my old ways of good old regular nail polish. 

So, back to coverage! After 2 thin coats I have complete, even coverage.

Shown here with All that Jazz top note- topcoat. 

Wearability: They were still going strong 13 days after application without the need to reapply top coat. (I removed them in the end as I needed a colour change for a night out.) which was The Jack rose, with some sparkle added to the cuticle area- shown below. 

 
Pros: Coverage & drying time 

Cons: I would have loved a neon blue or yellow instead of 2 greens but I suppose that isn’t really a con. However I had to put something 😉 

I must say this is now my go to brand for polishes which has over taken some high end brands that I usually love. 

Have you tried All that jazz? What did you think? Fave colours?  Let me know

For more swatches check out my Instagram: https://instagram.com/perfectlypolishedxx/

To view the full range & purchase : http://www.allthatjazzuk.com/product-details/2/118/327/professional-nail-lacquer/collections/the-cocktail-collection.htm 

This weeks manicure

Here’s this weeks mani if you hadn’t already noticed 😉
 

 I’m now off to have a play with my Urban decay Smoky palette for my next post 😍  It Arrived Monday morning but I haven’t had the chance to swatch it yet. Trust me, you guys will not be disappointed. It’s definitely been worth the wait! 

See you soon! 

Sam x