Crumpet Reviews - Catrice Lilactric, The Dark Knight and The GlamoureX Factor

Hi Goddesses

Today I have 3 polishes which were sent to me for review by the lovely Sally Magpies.  For those of you who don't know her, she's a UK e-tailer stocking all sorts of fabulousness, from Layla to Essence to Picture Polish to indies ... and very soon, Emily de Molly.

next to a Barry M brush, which I consider "standard"

Let's start away from the colours.  I loved these polishes, and this is why - the brush.  It is possibly the best brush ever to sit in a nail polish bottle.  It's short, it's wide and it glides around the nail like a chubby figure skater on acid.  RESULT.  For my nail shape, this brush is perfection.

Colourwise, all of these were beautiful in their own way.    The GlamoureX Factor is a metallic gold with some warmer, beige hints.

It glides onto the nail beautifully.  If you're looking for a statement polish for an accent nail, this is a great choice.   There's lots of gold polishes out there, but ease of application makes this one a winner.

The Dark Knight is a midnight-infused purple, from the Garden of Shimmer.   This is dark, fragrant, and quite possibly deadly.

It's an impossibly dark purple, yet still glorious rather than sinister.  This is sooooo witching hour.  The glow of the shimmer keeps this alive and pulsing on the nail.

Isn't she just AMAZING??????

And then my very favourite - Lilactric.   Super pale pinky-lilac polish, drizzled with gold shimmer.   

On the nail, this is like a cute fluffy bunny - so delicate, so precious, so pure.  Utterly beautiful, like a cashmere sweater.

You can peruse Sally Magpies HERE - I dare you to not buy anything, it's not possible!  You can also follow on Facebook HERE.

These products were sent to me for an honest review - enjoy xx

Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling - Day 5 - Glequin Garden

Hi Goddesses

And here we are, finally, the end of Bling Week.  I thought I’d hate it, but it hasn’t been so bad.  Day 5 is definitely my most adventurous mani of the week, and continues the progression you’ve seen since Monday – today is actual art!

A bit like yesterday though, man this looked so much better in person.  Note to self – metallic base polishes are not conducive to great photos of your nail art!  Again, the camera freaked that there was so much going … 

The base is The GlamourEx Factor by Catrice, a pretty straight forward gold metallic that applies as easily as warm butter.   I decided to go floral, so I picked out lots of multi coloured flower jewels to add to my nails.

Once I was done, I decided something was missing, and wondered whether I should add some leaves and greenery around the flowers.  I used my trusty green acrylic paint, and my super thin nail art brush from Born Pretty, and did some vines and occasional leaves.

And (honestly, it looked better in real life) FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.  I was so proud of it.  Really proud.  And then I photographed it.  Then it was all “well ain’t nobody gonna believe me now” lol.

So believe me, this mani rocked.  You can maybe get a hint of how good it looked, but I might have to do it again one day over a plainer base for you to truly appreciate it.

I hope you’ve enjoyed Bling Week – I have, surprisingly.  It’s a bit like toddler playtime too, sticking things on your nails.  Good fun.

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!  xx