MUA MakeUp Academy Boo Boo Fluff Fur Effect Nails

Weyhey! It's been just over a week since my last post - at least it wasn't a two month hiatus!




I'm looking at giving my blog a bit of a revamp that'll be happening over the next week or so (hopefully), so things will be looking pretty different soon. I haven't posted for the last week or so as I've had gel polish on whilst I'm trying to grow out my nails. That, and I had a bit more bad news (as if I need anything else right now) so my heads been all over the place.

Anyway... I popped into Superdrug the other day for a butchers around and noticed that my local store has had a total revamp and the makeup and cosmetics isle is now much bigger and better. Beforehand, we used to have a little sort of cardboard stand for MUA products, we now have a proper cabinet thing (can't think of the word) just like major drugstore brands have. Obviously the range of MUA products I now have access to is much bigger. They've started stocking MUA's version of the Ciate Caviar Nails (though I've never been much of a fan of this mani) as well as the Fur Effects. Fur Effects are basically flock - I've worn flock nails once before using some flock I'd bought off eBay and it lasted about 3 days before most of it had worn off. It's an interesting look, but I am a bit of a fan of the flock/fur mani.

The colour I picked up is Boo Boo Fluff - it's a light cobalt blue. I layered this over two coats of Nails Inc Baker Street. First things first - I couldn't get any fluff to come out through the sifter, so ended up removing the sifter completely and just pressing my nail into it. Bit messy, but not as bad as I thought it would be. It does clump together, so ideally to get an even finish it should be sifted on. A mini sieve would be perfect, actually. Also, I don't quite understand why MUA give directions to apply two lots of fluff - I tried that on patches where not much fluff stuck to my nail, and it just looked like a big fluffy mess. Definitely wouldn't recommend doubling up on this stuff.

Anyone else tried fur/fluff/flock mani's? Verdict?

Superdrug's B Cosmetics Polishes - Piglet, Tutu and Peony

Today I have a few polishes from Superdrug's B line to show you! We have 068 Piglet, 076 Tutu and 101 Peony!

 

068 Piglet is a pale peach - maybe leaning the slightest little bit yellow toned. Couldn't be used for a french mani, unless you're going for a very fake looking mani. These pics are with three coats. I didn't have any issues with formula - the brush is very wide though, so those with smaller nails may struggle to apply these.

 

076 Tutu is a creamy pale warm pink. So pretty!

101 Peony is a medium dark, slightly purple tinted pink.

Has anyone tried anything from B yet?

2True Limited Edition Crystal Nail Polishes

I popped into Superdrug yesterday, as I do pretty much every week, looking for new polishes/makeup, and happened to glace over at a stand I've never bothered with before - 2True. I was instantly drawn to three polishes from their Crystal LE collection. These are gorge!


Let me start by saying that 2True is very cheap. Their polishes, and infact everything they sell, is £1.99, or 3 for £5. Not bad eh? I picked up three of the Crystal polishes - Shade 2, Shade 3 and Shade 5. I wish these had names :( These can all be used as layering polishes, on their own, or maybe even part of a jelly sammich!



Shade 2 is a bright red - not too blue or orange, just perfect, with shimmer. This is almost opaque in one coat but I could see a little nail line, so went for two. This pooled a little bit, so be aware how much you have on the brush.

Shade 3 is a teal with teal sparkle. Again, opaque in two coats. This also had some pooling issues.

Shade 5 is perhaps the most beautiful. It's a mix of gold, broze and pink shimmer which gives an overall bronzey/gold feel. It's what I'd describe as a foil. Perfect autumn/fall shade, reminds me of falling leaves. This one was also opaque in two.

Not only did I get these three for £5, you also get a free nail polish from their Glossywear range with any three purchases, so I got this one free! I was torn between this and a stunning shimmery aqua blue, but I figured I had enough blues and very very few shades like this.

Glossywear Shade 45 is a hard colour to describe. I came up with a light olive tinted gold. This was also opaque in two coats!

Overall I'm very impressed with 2True's polishes. I was expecting a massive flop but these are actually really nice. Can't go wrong with them being £1.99 each! Formula's are pretty good and apart from some pooling issues they're great!

Has anyone else ever tried 2True? What did you think?