Different Dimension - Atlantis

It's time for a random review! At work I love to have nails that look flashy and eye catching, so on some occasions I like to dive into my indie collection for my fix. So why not do a review on one?

Different Dimension"Atlantis" is a dark green to dark purple duochrome polish with scattered holo glitter.

2 Coats Different Dimension "Atlantis";

ILNP "Mega" on the accent.

Just flashy enough to give me a hit, but easy enough to match with everyday outfits, especially in my work environment. The duochrome shift is quite subtle because of how dark it is but in this case I quite like it. Gives the holo glitter its space to shine and turns one polish into a whole galaxy. I think I need the rest of this collection, to be honest. My only problem with "Atlantis" is that it wears pretty fast and is extra noticeable because of how dark it is. Still, one of my faves! 

★★★★✰

Birchbox x Tatler - Nov 2016

Macaroons. They look gorgeous but the inside is all levels of disappointing. This month's Birchbox is a macaroon: beautiful to look at but a letdown within. Maybe I'm just tired from work but today I feel like being a little more 'honest'. When I get Birchboxes, I expect to be wowed and that just wasn't the case here. 

• Beauty Protector "Protect & Blonde Toning Shampoo": Shampoo. Yep. Birchbox isn't exactly cheap and from tiny shampoo bottles like this I'll get one, maybe two uses. Hardly value for money, right? I have been meaning to get a blonde shampoo, though, but never a purple shampoo - I'll keep my brassy tones, thanks.

• Khairpep "Transforme Masque": Conditioner. Yep. Again, not value for money with maybe only five uses out of this. I'll get damage repair from this but, seeing as I don't use heat on my hair, I don't really need it.

• Marcelle "BB Cream Golden Glow Illuminator": I don't use BB cream. Sure, if I self-tanned in winter then it would be fine, but as a matter of not wanting to spend too much time and effort on skin that won't be seen anyway, I don't. So using a tinted BB cream on my face would make me look silly. This will have to wait until summer.

• NUXE "Crème Prodigieuse" : Moisturiser, basically. I've already got those coming out my ears from Birchbox, particularly anti-oxidant loaded ones. At least I won't run out for months.

• Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics "Lip Tar Primer": Out of all of these, I was actually most intrigued and excited to try this. It's a good idea, right? A soothing balm that also "keeps lipstick looking great, in place, for longer". I need that for them long hours. But then I tried it... Another macaroon. 

To cheer myself up, I also included a lil perfume in the picture that I got from Tenerife in May. It's from a shop in Puerto de la Cruz which sells imitations of branded perfumes, and the owner has an encyclopedic knowledge of which perfume is a knock off of which, and what scents are where. It's amazing, and so cheap! They come in adorable little bottles too. So yeah, I feel better now. 

Angelica Nail Colour

Starting off Sparkle Month with five polishes from Angelica Nail Colour, which all happen to be glitter of some form! I'm sad I can't find these in Primark anymore because they're cheap but so good.

Angelica "Black Magic" is a black and silver glitter polish.

2 Coats Angelica "Black Magic"

Ooh, black glitter! Actually, silver and black glitter, which gives this polish a classy grey finish. I don't honestly see many polishes like this around so I'm happy to have it. Opaque in two coats without sponging. It's tough too! Tough to remove (obviously) but this shot was taken after three days with minimal wear and no chips! A surprise for a glitter polish, honestly. With a nice glossy topcoat, "Black Magic" is one magical, gorgeous polish, and it's probably my favourite Angelica.

★★★★✰

Angelica "Boom Pop" is a clear polish with baby blue and hot pink matte hexes.

1 Coat Angelica "Boom Pop" on ring; sponged on others.

"Boom Pop" is a fun polish, but it's hard to use, let alone remove. It's too chunky to sponge and too sparse to just paint on top. That's really the major problem with this but I love it regardless. In the past I've done some fun glitter placements using "Boom Pop", which is easy to use because of just how chunky it is. Difficult but fun, "Boom Pop" is basically like a child.

★★★✰✰

Angelica "Frostbite" is an iridescent glitter polish with gold and teal hexes.

1 Coat Angelica "Frostbite"; sponged on ring.

Probably the most beautiful in the bottle, "Frostbite" sure does look beautiful over blues and blacks. It's not easy to sponge because - well, maybe I just sponge badly. Anyway, I love this combination of colours, it makes me think of mermaids. That iridescent tiny glitter really catches the light but is so difficult to photograph. Standard difficult to remove. 

★★★★✰

Angelica "Ice Ice Baby" is an iridescent mixed size glitter polish.

1 Coat Angelica "Ice Ice Baby" (over black); sponged on ring.

I knew this one is very disappointing on its own (and even worse over white), so I added a little black to really show off that colour shift. Ooh wow! I only ever wear this over dark colours, especially blues, because the sheen is hypnotic. It's not the only polish like this I own but it's probably the best of them!

★★★★✰

Angelica "Ruby Red" is a cool red polish with iridescent particles.

2 Coats Angelica "Ruby Red"

In some lights, you can really see the blue and purple sparkle in this. Though, as usual, that's impossible to photograph. A really quite pretty polish in the right lights, but the shade of red in this polish isn't my favourite. I prefer neutral and warmer reds. Though for winter months this works better. It's nice looking down and seeing I have jam on my fingers.

★★★★✰

Btw, Angelica...

This Is Halloween

The only way I celebrated Halloween this year was with my nails. Yep... It was a busy day and I only got one bit of candy! No one told me being an adult would suck so much lol. Anyway I got at least 5 compliments on this so it wasn't all for nothing! These nails are based on the best Halloween film ever, if not the best winter film ever.

Before you freak out, no this wasn't freehand! I had no time for the pointer and pinkie so I'm not too happy with how naked they are, but you live and learn. For this I used:

• Nail art stickers from Poundland (no freehand!)
• Primark "Oberon", Sinful Colours "Snow Me White", and Barry M "Mango".

November is the month I like to make my nails sparkle a little bit, for the various special days we have as well as for the sake of keeping the encroaching darkness at bay. So it's time for sparkle!