Swatch: Megan Miller - Framboise

Hi ladies! Remember me?! I'm really sorry that I have been almost non-existent over the past couple of weeks! To be honest, I'm completely overwhelmed at the moment and blogging/swatching has been one of the last things on my mind. I'm now in the process of kicking myself back into gear and getting up posts on a more regular basis, I just need to work out a schedule! 

Anyway, back to the main post! I have a polish by a brand named Megan Miller, which I believe is relatively new to the polish scene with 12 colours currently in the collection. Ever since I first found out about Megan Miller, I have been wanting to try them out. The reason being the cute bottle the polish is housed in! I've honestly never seen anything quite like these little bottles of joy. 

The polish I have to show you today is Framboise, a deep, Burgundy red jelly. The photos below are three coats of Framboise without a top/base coat. I was impressed with the formula, it was exactly the right consistency, not too runny (which I have found with a few jellies I have come across) and it dried in a good amount of time.

Bottle Shot (how cute is this bottle?!?) 

Label Shot

Indoors, Natural Light

Natural Light

Direct Sunlight

Megan Miller polishes are available to purchase worldwide from Mei Mei Signatures for 18SGD (Singapore Dollars) which works out at around £10/$14/€12 each for 15ml of product. As well as Megan Miller, Mei Mei Signatures stocks a wide range of polish from Indie Brands (Girly Bits, All That Glitters) to Mainstream Brands (China Glaze, OPI, Orly).  You can find both Megan Miller & Mei Mei Signatures on Facebook where they post latest news/discounts on various polishes from Mei Mei and upcoming polishes from Megan Miller!

Swatch: eye CANDY - Magnetic Quilt 'Bordeaux'

Hi ladies, me again! Are you getting sick of seeing me yet? I promise you, this is the last post for today! Carrying on with the eye CANDY theme of today, I have one of their new 'Quilted' magnetic polishes in Bordeaux. I'm sure you're all aware by now that eye CANDY has a brand new polish line out in 408 Sainsburys stores Nationwide and are 3 free, 100% British and use the same world class formula as OPI for a fraction of the price!
Now, this is the first time I have EVER used a Magnetic polish as they've never really interested me, so you'll have to excuse the mess, but I do think I did a reasonably good job for my first try, right!? Bordeaux itself is a deep, Ruby Red base packed with Silver shimmer - I'd actually wear this polish without using the magnet!
If you're like me and are a complete noob when it comes to Magnetic polishes, I thought I would give you a quick insight to what I did;

1. Place a thin layer of the polish on each finger and leave until 'almost' dry
2. Apply a thick layer of polish on one finger and quickly place the magnet 'ridge' at the base of the cuticle.
3. Hold for 15-20 seconds
4. Repeat step 2 & 3 on remaining nails.

After following those steps, you should end up with something like this, if not better; Note; In the following photos, a Top Coat was used.

Bottle Shot

Brush Shot

Detachable Magnetic Lid.

Indoors, Natural Light

Indoors, Natural Light

Indoors, Natural Light

I also wanted to see how it would look matted, as you can see, matting the polish does seem to effect the opacity of the magnetic pattern as well as highlighting more how noob I really am at this. I used one coat of ELF - Matte Finisher Top Coat for the photos below.

Indoors, Natural Light

Indoors, Natural Light

Indoors, Natural Light

I was impressed by the strength of the magnet but unfortunately, this polish hasn't changed my opinion of Magnetic polishes. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of them but they just don't 'wow' me. As I mentioned, I would definitely wear this colour without the use of the Magnet, I think it's beautiful and I don't own anything quite like it.

For those of you who DO like Magnetic polishes, eye CANDY currently has 2 types of magnet designs, the one you see above and also waves (which were pictured in the Press Release post), they will also be launching two new designs in the near future; a star design and diagonal lines! The Magnetic range are available for purchase at most large Sainsburys stores for £10 each (10ml) and come in three different colours; Espresso (coffee metallic), Artic (silver metallic) and of course Bordeaux.

To keep up with the latest news from eye CANDY be sure to check out their website and also add them to Facebook & Twitter

Swatch: Diego Dalla Palma - Shade 18

Hi ladies! I have a swatch post for you today from Diego Dalla Palma. Before this polish, I had never heard of Diego Dalla Palma, so before I get into the swatch post, I thought I would give you a little bit of background to Diego Dalla Palma.

"The diego dalla palma brand came into being in Milan in the mid 1970s and it was immediately a revolution: professional skills together with revolutionary and non-conventional ideas, an ironic and breakaway language and the capacity to give an unusual and provocative image of oneself, are the distinguishing features of a successful brand for Italian and international professionals." 

As well as make-up, Diego Dalla Palma also have a Nail Polish range which consists of;

• Base Coat; Protects the keratin of the nails from external agents and from the application of nail varnish, apply before all other nail products to prevent nail discolouration. Pink-tinged texture but transparent when applied.
• Nail Gloss; A transparent gloss to apply on top of nail varnish to make it last longer and give incredible shine.
• Nail Polish; Sophisticated shades that quickly become staples, their creamy formula ensures an even application with a bright, high-gloss effect and no chip/no streak finish.

Now that the information is out of the way, lets get onto the polish swatch shall we?!

Bottle & Box Shot

The colour I have to show you is Shade 18; a vibrant, high gloss, true Red creme. Is it just me or do you get a little disappointed when the name is just a number? The application itself was perfect, the photos below are 3 coats, but it's so pigmented you could have easily gotten away with 2. Drying time was spot on too, by the time I had finished painting my second hand, the first was ready for another coat.

Indoors, Natural Light

Direct Sunlight

Direct Sunlight

After countless searches, I think I have found my new 'go-to' Red and it compliments my pale complextion perfectly! Diego Dalla Palma Nail Polishes are available to buy at Tesco stores, if you're in the UK for £10 each for 10ml of product. You can also purchase Diego Dalla Palma from BeautyBay for £10 (with free worldwide delivery!)
What do you think to Diego Dalla Palma? Have you ever tried/Do you ever see yourself purchasing some of their products?
You can find Diego Dalla Palma on Facebook and Twitter @DDPBeauty

Swatch: Spoiled - Ants In My Pants

Hi ladies, back again with another new brand for you. As far as I know, Spoiled is only available in the US and is a branch out from Wet N Wild. Before I start, I want to mention the brushes on these polishes...they are a nightmare to work with! They're slanted on one side and ridiculously thick, it's almost like it's been cut down. I didn't take a picture of it, as it completely slipped my mind, but here is a photo from a post by Vampy Varnish which shows how misshapen they really are;

Image courtesy of www.vampyvarnish.com

Ridiculous right?! I only have 5 Spoiled polishes currently, but they all appear to be the same way. It's a good job they do pretty glitters otherwise there would be hell to pay! Ants In My Pants is one of the polishes I received from Marisa in our recent swap, it's a sheer black jelly base packed with a mixture of red, large hexagonal and small circular glitters. Due to the brush being such a giant PITA, I didn't even want to attempt to swatch it on it's own, so I layered one coat over Essie - Licorice.

Bottle Shot

Natural Lighting

Indoors with Flash

Direct Sunlight

I then wanted to see what it looked like matted, so I used one coat of ELF - Matte Finisher Top Coat.

Natural Lighting

Again in Natural Lighting

Direct Sunlight

Overall, I hate everything about the polish, except for the colour! That being said, I would still be open to trying more of the brand and actually have a couple more coming in a swap soon. As far as I know Spoiled retails for $1.99 and is available at CVS, I might be wrong about this? If so, correct me in the comments so I can change it! What are your opinions on Spoiled polishes, are you like me and love the polish, but hate everything else? Or do you just straight up hate it?

OPI - 20 Candles On My Cake

I have another polish for you that I got from Traci's blogsale in the form of OPI - 20 Candles On My Cake. Which is in fact from the swatch vault (albeit a newer one) as I accidentally tore my nail off whilst removing glitter polish! >.<
If I'm not mistaken this came from the World collection of 2001...In 2001 I was 10, weird. I don't think this is as hard to find as others from the collection, but it's still a bit of an oldie.
In my opinion 20 Candles On My Cake is a reddened rose pink creme, but I've seen people describe it as a pinkend red. Whichever it is, I love it! I think it's definately a colour thats suited to my pale skintone so I'm glad I was able to snatch it up!

Also, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who supported my friends music, he really appreciates it. All comments have been added into the giveaway. Speaking of which, you only have 5 days left to enter! Get to it if you haven't already!

GOSH - Lambada

Just a short post but today I have for you Lambada by GOSH. I absolutely LOVE this colour. It's the most perfect colour for this time of year. A beautiful, in your face, bright red creme polish. Applies perfectly and opaque in 2 coats. For some reason, the camera didn't want to pick up its true colour, making it look a bit more of an orange/red, but I assure you it's simply beautiful.

Love it.

Andrea Fulerton - Naomi

2 coats, in natural light with flash (only way I could
get the colour to show!)

First of all, please excuse the poor cleanup! Why is it that when you think you have it all nice and neat, the camera picks up an angle which looks like you've not even bothered? Technology, eh?!
This is my first (and only, for now) Andrea Fulerton polish, the reason for this being that we don't actually have it in our local Superdrug, so I've never just though 'Ooh, I'll get that'.
Andrea Fulerton retails for around £5 in Superdrug (There's an offer on them at the moment, bringing some down to £3.99!) for single 5.5ml polishes like this one as well as their Stripe & Sparkle polishes and Peel Off Polishes. Prices go up to £7.99 for their Trio Polishes which I have been dying to try, but haven't got around to it yet!
Anyway, back to the polish...To be honest, I'm a sucker for Red nails, there's something about them that just makes you feel instantly sexy and sophisticated regardless of whether you're in your pj's/sweats or the most fancy frock you own, and this is no exception to that. Naomi is a Deep Berry Red creme polish that oozes sex appeal, it's also one of the hardest polishes to photograph to gain that true to life colour. Maybe it's just my camera? Regardless, this colour is b-e-a-utiful. My stash does lack in the red department, so what better way to bring it up to date than with Naomi!

Application - 10/10

Pigmentation - 10/10

Coats 1/2