OPI Femme De Cirque Collection

Who has ever said that nail varnishes need to be all colourful and shimmering! Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy wearing a bit of a colour on my nails most of the time, but to break the ‘routine’ I decided to go for this nude, clean but with a very glossy finish Femme De Cirque Collection that was launched last year in April by OPI. 

OPI Femme De Cirque

This collection contains three ‘clean’ colours: So Many Clowns … So Little Time (milky off-white), In the Spot-Light Pink (baby pink), Step Right Up! (milky pinkish), and a sheen top coat: I Juggle …Men (transparent with purple and pink shimmer), that can also be worn on its own (take a look below).

From left to right: I Juggle ...Men, So Many Clowns ... So Little Time, In the Spot-Light Pink, Step Right Up!

This collection belongs to the safe option, which means that even those who don’t like a bit of a colour on their nails will feel comfortable wearing them! The colours are perfect for spring and summer seasons, but most of all for the wedding season that’s about to start! 

The colours are clean, milky with a glossy finish. I’ve used three coats of each colour to obtain the best result:

I Juggle ...Men - this sheen top coat is wearable on its own. It's full of pink and purple shimmer

So Many Clowns ... So Little Time - This is a pure, milky off-white colour.

In the Spot-Light Pink - This is a natural baby pink colour - my favourite of this collection!

Step Right Up! - This milky pinkish colour is full of pureness and best for any wedding!

All of the three colours on it's own, next to each other to compare. From left to right we have: So Many Clowns ... So Little Time, In the Spot-Light Pink and Step Right Up!

All of the three colours with the shimmering top coat on, from left to right we have: So Many Clowns ... So Little Time, In the Spot-Light Pink and Step Right Up!

So if you aren’t a fan of the bold colours, this collection is for you! The nails look natural and glossy!  

Do you like colour on your nails or prefer them all natural? Let us know by leaving a comment or on twitter @beautyu.

Stay beautiful!

Mags xx

Nice Stems! Collection from OPI

Look what I’ve got for my birthday recently! I was so thrilled when I’ve opened the box and found the Nice Stems! collection from OPI. As some of you may know, I absolutely love to accessorize with nail polishes and one of my friends took up on my obsession and surprised me with that collection! It’s a Summer 2011 collection and I have never seen it before so am really happy with all the lovely colours!

Nice Stems! Collection from OPI

Inside the cute box are four nail lacquers with very different shades of pink:

From left to right: Play the Peonies, Come to Poppy, Be a Dahl-ia Won’t You? and I Lily Love You   

Play the Peonies

Play the Peonies

This white shade of pearly pink tone is a very subtle shimmery colour. I’d recommend this colour to anyone who doesn’t like bold and bright colours to wear on their nails. It looks really lovely on and would look fab on the toes in the summer! The only downside is that it’s a bit strokey when applied so you need to be careful and two coats are a must! 

Come to Poppy

Come to Poppy

This shimmery coral lacquer has a deep and vibrant colour. Its fab, deep shade is perfect for Summer months but also for any parties and just as a ‘pick-me-up’ colour. As it is a very vibrant colour, one coat of the lacquer is enough; however, I always like to apply two coats for the deeper colour effect.

Be a Dahl-ia Won’t You?

Be a Dahl-ia Won’t You?

 

This is my favourite colour of the whole collection!!! This sparkling fuchsia colour is a perfect choice for those who want to ‘wow’ with noticeable nails! It’s as pink as it gets and looks very shimmery on the nails. This colour would bring to life any old outfit so fantastic as an accessory! Even though the colour is really deep, it looks best when two coats of the colour are applied.  

I Lily Love You 

I Lily Love You

  

Even though this lacquer looks more like a base or overcoat, I like it on my nails on its own. The iridescent glitter in the transparent pink lacquer has irregular shapes so ends up not being always perfectly applied on the nails, but that’s what I like about this product. However, the more coats of the product you apply (I did 3!) the better it looks. This lacquer is also great as layering colour on top of any other colours, not only pinks!

I’m loving this little collection and the names are out of this world – too cute!

What is your favourite colour from this collection? Have you used OPI before? If so, what do you like about their nail lacquers? Let us know by either leaving a comment below or on Twitter @beautyu.

Stay beautiful!

Mags xx

New Look sale!

It's that time in the year again, when the Spring clothes have been out for about a month (believe me I know this is true as tried to buy a jumper dress before we went to Berlin in Feb and they had disappeared off the shelves) and the shops are throwing huge sales of their Spring collections, hoping to make way for the Summer collections. Where I live we have a huge New Look, and the other lunchtime I grabbed myself a few bargains (and you know how much I love a bargain!):

This great Spring mac in baby pink
 for £11 reduced from £35

Cute little lace up flats, £6 reduced from £16

These flat pointy shoes, perfect for the
office were £5, reduced from £15

If you have a New Look near by, it's worth going for a browse, alternatively their sale is also online: http://www.newlook.com

Are there any other good sales on at the moment? Please let us know by leaving a comment or on twitter @beautyu


Happy shopping!


Stace x