Keep or Donate: Nail polish, round 2

Hey everyone, 

Another week has passed so a few more nail polishes have been passing the test of keep or donate. If you didn't see my first Keep or Donate post, this project was inspired by PetitPearStyle on YouTube and the KonMari method of decluttering. The idea is to wear at least 6 polishes a week and decide during that week if I would like to keep them in my collection or donate them to family or charity. As always if you do not like feet, you may want to skip this post as my toe nails do feature. 

Models Own polish in Asscher Blue 

I do believe before this manicure I hadn't actually worn this polish! It is a beautiful pale blue (opaque with 2 coats) with tiny gold glitter which shine when you move. This polish didn't last well on my nails, probably only a few days without chips, however the beautiful gold glitter just made this a keep for the Christmas season! 

Rimmel London 413 Orangina 

Now I'm quite glad I painted this colour on my toes. As I live in England, it is getting rather chilly now and the socks are coming out, which means I could hide this polish. It became this horrible orange colour with two rather streaky coats and I could tell straight away it was a donate. I just don't like this colour on my skin tone. 

Ciate polish in the hamptons

I do have a love hate relationship with Ciate and so far (bar the grey polish in the last keep or donate) most colours have been a keep, including this one! This polish is a green and gold glitter with a clear base, perfect for a topper. I absolutely love the constancy of Ciate and have decided I want to try this polish on top of others in the future. 

O.P.I- Next stop..The Bikini Zone 

I don't know which year or collection this polish came out (sorry!) as I bought it from TK Maxx, however I do know this is a perfect polish for the fingers or toes. It's quite a pale polish and it takes a couple of layers to make it this colour but isn't it beautiful! I know this is going to be a lovely colour for work or in the summer so I am going to keep this one. 

Colour Couture Purple 

Straight away I can tell I don't like this polish at all. After two coats, it was still very streaky and my nails were still poking straight through. I'm not going to go anymore into it other than say donate (my sister already has it).

Barry M Socialite 

I love this polish so much! It's very opaque with one coat yet you can still see the polish under it too. It glitters very well and shines beautifully under light. With two coats, the polish stays well and doesn't chip. I've always loved Barry M so this one is defiantly a keep. 

Here's to another week of keep or donate. I'm going to keep doing these as I really feel I'm finding out which colours I enjoy wearing and what suits my skin colour. I hope your enjoying this series as much as I do! 

Emma 

Project Polish- Update 5

Hey everyone! 

It's that time of the month again and once again I don't have any new polishes to show you. This partly being the fact I was on holiday for one week and I've been off sick from work for 2 weeks so I haven't had to reapply my polish once it chips! 

So far this project I've used up:

- Sally Hansen Diamond Shine Top coat

- Ciate polish in Members Only

Bourjois 1 Second Polish in 2 

I really don't know why but I didn't fancy this on my nails much this month. I think because I had such a kick on it the month before I got sick of it, however I found that with a Ciate snowflake top coat it looks amazing. An idea for work maybe? 

17 Lasting Fix polish in Glisten

Can you see that? There is some progress on this this month! I've been applying this with two coats rather than one as it's starting to become gloopy and only a little product comes out on the brush. It may be time for this one to go soon, however I do still want to focus on it. 

Maybelline Express Finish in 190 Racing Rubies

I do know I was going to throw this out after this update but I've started to like wearing this on my toes especially as the weather is cooling down here in Oxfordshire! I don't see much progress on this however as you only need one coat at a time. 

Barry M nail paint In Meadow

Only a tiny amount of progress on this polish and seen as the season to wear this is almost over, I really need to make so much more progress! This is another polish which looks good with Ciate Snowflake on top. 

Avon Matte Polish in Violetta

I really find it hard marking this polish as it is so dark however I had seen a little amount of progress. It's such an easy product to use being opaque and matte in one coat which is a good one for if your just about to go out. I love this colour on my toes. 

BONUS ITEMS:

Sally Hansen Maximum Strength base coat

Not so much of this left now! I'm still using this on every manicure and pedicure so the progress to finish won't take too long. However this is also a polish which is going gloopy. 

Caudalie Divine Oil

I read on a blog somewhere that this product is amazing for the cuticles and dry skin. I found that it didn't work well on anywhere else on my body so I decided to throw it into this project. I apply every time I take off polish and allow it to dry before adding my next manicure/pedicure. Top line is where I started, the next line down is the progress I've made. 

For this next month I plan to focus on the Barry M polish and the Bourjois polish again as these are still work colours for me and I want to use them up before the "summer" season is over. I also would like to see some good progress on my Sally Hansen bonus item as I do have a back up of that waiting to be used. 

Emma 

Project Polish- Update 4

Hey everyone, 

It's that time of the month again polish time! Now I have some progress to show you this month but no new polishes. Hopefully with this next month going on a no buy and holiday on 22nd, I'll have some major progress to show you all! 

Bourjois 1 Second paint in 2

Without even trying I've made some good progress on this one! I've noticed that this polish stays on well and is a perfect colour for my working week! Hopefully there isn't many manicures left in this bottle but I will be presently surprised I think! 

Maybelline Express Finish in 190 Racing Rubies 

I seriously don't like this colour. My aim this month was to wear this on my toes a little more, however I found that even with a base coat my nails get stained. I'm going to give this polish another month, if I still don't like it, out it goes. At least with this project I'm finding the colours or formulas I don't like! 

17 lasting Fix in Glisten

This baby will not die! For such a small bottle (8ml), I can't seem to make a dent in it. I normally paint my nails with this colour every other manicure (fingers or toes) with two coats and yet barely a dent! I better keep going! 

Avon Matte in Purple

This is another of those polishes which I thought I would enjoy panning but as it comes to it, I don't find myself reaching for it out of the 5. I haven't actually tried this on my fingers as of yet, so maybe that's the route to go with this polish to make a bigger dent. I managed to use this polish at least 3 times this month. 

Barry M Silk in Meadow

I love this polish! Another one for the working week and with my job, it fits perfectly. Barely any chipping, opaque in 2 coats and the colour is to die for. I made it my goal to use this pretty much every manicure this month and that I did do. I've made a great dent in this and can't wait for more progress. 

BONUS TREATMENT-Sally Hansen Maximum Strength

As always with this treatment I use it under every manicure or pedicure. It's a perfect base, leaves a milky white colour (could be used on it's own) and actually works! I find that if I don't have this (or any polish for that matter) on my nails chip and break easily. I already have another backup for when this is finished! 

I've decided for next month my goals are to carry on using my colours for work and make a dent in 17 Lasting Fix in Glisten as this will be a perfect colour for my holiday! I'm hoping with an luck that the Bourjois polish will be done by next update! 

Emma P