Pahlish: Lidded Blue Flames

Here's another "investment" from Rainbow Connection.  Today I'm showing off Pahlish "Lidded Blue Flames".

This is a fantastic grey/navy colour.  It's so deep but it's lit up from tiny gold and purple glitters.  It really shines beautifully when it catches the light.

I dressed this polish up with some freehand gold stripes and gold square studs.

The polish is great, the brush is easy to use and it dries really quickly.  My only niggle with this one is that you have to be careful when applying as it has a tendency to go a little streaky.  This is easily solved with careful application and a good top coat!

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Hare Polish: The Knockouts of the Double R

I've been on Rainbow Connection again.  Oops!

This time I've been buying some blue polishes.

The first I'm showing off to you is 'The Knockouts of the Double R' by Hare polish.  It's a fantastically bright aqua jelly with flakey glitter in it.  The pictures I've taken really don't do the polish justice, it's such a fantastic colour.

Doing BFF Friday made me realise how much I missed doing some simple nail art.  I painted my ring finger with Barry M Pearl and added some round studs in a cross formation to match up the polish.  I feel like I got the colour match spot on.

This polish is beautiful.  In my swatches I applied two coats over Barry M Huckleberry.  The polish applies well and isn't streaky.  It dried quickly and I had no chips in the two days I was wearing it.  Beautiful!

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F.U.N Lacquer - Secret Admirer

Okay... I have a bone to pick with you guys.  Why didn't any of you tell me about Rainbow Connection?  Anette stocks international polishes for all us lovely brits to buy.  So we can easily get our paws on polishes such as Picture Polish, Dance Legend and Cadillacquer without paying extortionate shipping or feeling the wrath of the Royal Mail!

I have a wish list on that site the length of my arm.  So I've had to limit myself to £20 or two polishes a month.

This month (and my first purchase from the site) was F.U.N Lacquer - Secret Admirer.  It's a beautiful cerise to light pink/cream thermal that also has a little bit of a holographic tease to it!  Its so stunning.

I applied it without a base colour and it only needed three coats to make the colour deep and lovely.  I topped it with two coats of top coat and the polish lasted for forever.  I was so impressed with it.

You have to ignore the shoddy photography.  I painted, cleaned up and took the photos on the coach to London!  The things we have to do for a good manicure!

This is the polish straight from the polish

This is how the polish looks when your hands are cold.  Look how shiny and lovely it looks!

This is the polish in its transitional stage (or lukewarm!!)

And this is the polish when your hands are lovely and warm.  These photos don't do it justice but they're a dusky pink/almost white colour when warm.

You can find out more about F.U.N Lacquer by visiting their facebook page.

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