It's Christmas (well, nearly... but it might as well be as it's Christmas season)!
Ugh, I looooove Christmas - every single thing about it. The giving, the lights, the decorations, the trees, the happy faces on children (the not so happy faces of parents who have a horrible bank balance right now lol). T'is the season to be jolly. Tra-lalalala-lala-la-la! (I hope I haven't missed out any lala's lol).
I took a trip into Superdrugs to have a peek at their make up deals (they have so many). As I walked in with my little T'Bear holding my hand, Superdrugs had their own little radio station playing and just as I got to the make up counters they played a little Maybelline advert which basically said 3 for 2 on Maybelline AND if you get 3 products you get a cute mini manicure set of two nail polishes - perfect for the holiday season.
Now I knew what I wanted, I was looking for a nice black nail varnish, a good clear top coat and anything else that caught my eye. I'm honestly not born with it, I need all the assistance I can get from these beauty brands and after hearing the advert, Maybelline was my choice of brand. Black nail varnish and top coat spotted within an instant, now what did I want for free? Apart from a cute mini mani set of course, I chose a setting powder. Boring - I know, but I wanted a change from my Rimmel London one. So back to the free mani set, there were two to choose from. Both had Color Show 60seconds in red, and there was a choice from their Color Show Jewels in a gold shade or a silver. Of course I picked gold because to me, gold and red are super Christmassy.
There are so many ways to wear these, but for the moment I decided to wear red on all nails but my ring finger and completely jewelled that one up in the glided in gold. If my nails were long enough I may have painted the whole nail in gold jewels and left the red for the tips, or I was thinking of alternating my nails; one red, one gold, one red, one gold, etc. Or I could wear red all over with glitter jewels on top, I dunno... so many choices - not enough Christmases in a year!
I have one tiny bone to pick with the formula, I had a soak in the bath and the nail polish, basically, just peeled off. It was strange, to have perfect little shaped red bits floating in my very bubbly bubble bath but hey... And, oh, another bad bit - they chip real quick. So I'm constantly topping up even though I did use a top coat (Maybelline forever strong super stay gel nail color 7 days in Transparent). These flaws are a shame because the colours are so flawless, and I actually really love the jewels collection. Plus they are super affordable.
Am I doing anything wrong? Is it the formula or is it me?
I hope you have a merry little Christmas and enjoy yourself a merry little mani - I do recommend these! *whispers* Especially as they are free if you get 3 products from Maybelline.
I will speak to you soon, I promise... I won't leave it so long between posts. Don't forget to leave a comment :)
Have fun, be good!
Love Tessa x
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