Nails Inc 'Baker Street': a love story

Hello everyone :)!

I remember telling you guys that I had finally ordered Nails Inc 'Baker Street' on BeautyBay. It arrived some days ago, but I wanted to try it out first to tell you how well it has performed and how much I like it (or not, I want to keep the mystery). 

This is my beautiful friend, 'Baker Street'. Now, I don't remember the street, from when I visited London, but the nail polish is definitely something to remember! 

This cobalt blue is a TRUE BLUE, dark but still very bright, intense but still very wearable, and I think this color will suit absolutely anybody, even if you're the palest (like me) or have the darkest skin! 

The tip wear has been minimal in 4 days of use, but I consider that no chipping after the 3rd day means that this polish is very good quality. The top and bottom coat (I use the same product for both: KIKO's Shine Top&Bottom Coat) is a very important step which helps maintain the quality of the color and shine, as well as the time of wear, but I think the product itself always has a say in it too.

The veredict?

I am in love. If you love blues, then why don't you have this already? If you don't normally wear bright colors but are tempted anyway, why don't you have this already? I can't stress enough how much I adore this nail polish, and I'm really glad I bought it! It looks good with ANY nude or black or white clothing (which is mostly what I like to wear), and it can be pulled off quite amazingly with bright colors too.

Are you trying to decide if you should buy it or not? Is it worth it or not?

IT IS, GO BUY IT! RIGHT NOW!

[I don't work for Nails Inc or anything, it's just an amazing color and I just want everybody to know about it! It's a hidden affair I want to make public!]

Love,
Maria.

In my basket: Ciaté 'Oil Slick' and some Nails Inc

Hello everyone! :)

Do you remember I told you I REALLY wanted the Topshop 'Hidden Treasure' nail polish? (Yeah, I'm talking AGAIN about nail polish!) Well, I found an amazing dupe, and I will probably order soon! This is it, in case you were wondering:

(Picture by Fleur de Force)

The color is Ciaté in 'Oil slick', and I will order it online in BeautyBay, this amazing website that now has free shipping worldwide (are you still reading my blog or did you just go to browse it?) 

I discovered this site thanks to Anna from ViviannaDoesMakeup, and I love looking for the most amazing brands and purchasing polishes I am not able to get in Spain as freely as I would like to! So this way, I get my polishes or whatever I order, and I don't have to pay ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING (0€, 0$...) for shipping fees! AND it's not a sketchy site or anything like that (I still wonder if the OPI Rainbow Connection nail polish I bought on eBay is a fake...), so if you DO buy something, you can be quite sure you'll receive that exact product with all kinds of guarantees and you can also return it. I LOVE BeautyBay, what's there to say. (And no, I'm not working with them or anything, in case my enthusiasm made it look that way.)

But yeah. I really wanted 'Hidden Treasure', and even if Ciaté is a little pricier (it's like 10.50€, and Topshop is around 6€), it is quite worth it, specially since, if I had ordered any Topshop nail polishes I would have to pay 5€ or so of shipping fees. You see how BeautyBay really makes you want to buy EVERYTHING there? 

This is the Ciaté 'Oil slick' bottle. HOW CUTE IS THAT LITTLE BLACK BOW? 

So, after all, I AM going to be able to wear this shade! Yaaaaaay. If you too where wondering where to get a dupe of Chanel's Péridot, but weren't able to get your hands on Topshop's 'Hidden Treasure', here you have it. It's Ciaté 'Oil slick'. 

And it looks (effing) amazing.

By the way;

I'm still dwelling on the Illamasqua polish issue, and I recently noticed Nails Inc 'Nudes & Neons' Mini collection carries a couple of neons that I really love (and the pink looks a lot like Collide, but I won't let myself be fooled again by swatches I find on the Internet.) On the other hand, the price is quite good, it's €19.30 on BeautyBay, but if I tell you the truth, I really love the neon shades, but I can't be bothered by ANY of the nude ones. I love nude colors, like off-whites, and pale skin colors, and such, but these just aren't my definition of nude, just muted colors (grey, camel and dark taupe), and I wouldn't wear any of these comfortably, I'm afraid.

(nudes: Porchester Square, Cadogan Square, Jermyn Street; neons: Portobello, Notting Hill Gate, Holland Park)

I think I might even be able to wear the grey one [Porchester Square], since it's the lightest, and you can probably use a topcoat like OPI 'Rainbow Connection' to put some life into that greyish color (I HATE grey, it's just the worst color of them all). But... I don't think I'd like the camel [Cadogan Square] or the dark taupe [Jermyn Street] with whatever I am able to put over them. They just aren't my beloved shades, and I didn't even own a camel bag until a couple of weeks ago, even if people have been raving about that color, it just doesn't suit me at all.

So, I'm thinking that mini collection through, because I don't want to purchase a pack of six, and just use three, although it's a good deal, price-wise. But I just love the neons, I'm afraid, so if you guys are interested in a nude polish giveaway or a swap, let me know! 

Another Nails Inc polish I've been eyeing lately is:

Baker Street

I think this is just... WOAH. This is a beautiful royal blue, but very bright too, which I love. This will probably be on my basket along with Ciaté's 'Oil slick'! 

You can find this one too on BeautyBay, if you're interested.

I'm a nail polish addict. Aren't I?

Have you been loving any nail polishes lately, following the bright trend? Do you know how to work with those nudes in the Nails Inc mini collection? Any Baker Street owners?

Love,

Maria.