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  • Ciate Mini Mani | QueenBeady

    Now, I aren’t going to lie. I am often drawn in to buying magazine if they have a pretty gift attached to it. So when I walked into my local shop & Marie Claire was staring at me, offering me a free Ciate Nail Polish in exchange for a £2 magazine, I quite literally jumped at the chance, dipped my fingers in to my new italian leather purse and hopped to the counter.

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    These little Ciate Mini’s are perfect for popping in your purse just in case you ever need a touch up and they also come in the most adorable colours. I am loving the duck egg blue colour at the moment, so much so, that I dressed my bridesmaids in this colour. I think it is so flattering no matter what your skin tone. I have quite a few variations of blue polishes at the moment but I have to say this gets 10/10 for colour!

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    I started with my base coat and then built it up with three layers with the polish becoming less transparent every time. I have to say that the brush with this polish had to be the easiest one I have ever used. It effortlessly glided on my ill-shaped nails each time.

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    I didn’t even ruin my nails once. It dries so fast so it makes it super quick to put on. It dries so quick that when you are touching up the brush doesn’t glide so well. But all in all, I just made sure I had a steady hand and got it right on the next set of fingers.

    I started to get chips 48-72 hours after I had applied it so it lasted quite well for a normal polish (especially without the top coat!)

    Having tried the Ciate Mini’s I will more than likely be investing in some more exciting colours for the summer ahead.

    What do you think of Ciate? Rate it or not? Have you got any favourite colours to inspire me?

    Did you know you can enter my Hunter Welly giveaway by clicking here! Good Luck!

    Rebecca xxx

  • Rita Ora Rimmel Nail Polish #703 & #873 | QueenBeady

    Rita Ora Rimmel Nail Polish #703 & #873 | QueenBeady

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    I recently spoke of how much I didn’t want to buy a few (gorgeous!) nail polishes from Rimmel as it’s celebrity endorser was Rita Ora (I can’t say I’m her biggest fan!) but I bit the bullet this week as I noticed they were on offer in my local Morrison’s & I had been dying to get these colours for AGES!

    #703 Is a beautiful pearly white and its name is White Hot Love & I have been after a colour like this for ages but never found one. I thought with it coming in to spring it was a perfect time to get on the look for it & woe behold, there she was sitting pretty. When I started to painted my nails it came out in a thick gloop (even after a vigorous shake or two!) and it just didn’t seem to go on very well. It was far too thicker consistency than my usual 60 seconds polishes. I was not impressed. I am however, going to have another go & see if it was just the artist at work (me) or if it was the actual polish itself. I think it’s going to be the latter as the my other polish #873 was a dream.

    #873 is a beautiful mint shade that is perfect for these glorious spring months ahead. Her name is Breakfast in Bed which I thought was awesome! This will go so well with my new work outfits for my new job. The brushes in both of these polishes were a little bit different and were not as wide as others, which I really liked about the Rimmel collection. Why they have done away with that style I don’t know? #873 glided on smoothly and stayed a lot nicer than #703 (which, did I add looked like I had painted my nails with Tippex?!). I really liked the colour and it also painted on very nicely.

    Like anything one thing can be good, another can be horrendous & on this occasion I think I have come across this. So now I am off to go paint my nails in my lovely #873 whilst I enjoy this sunny day off.

    Have you tried any of the Rita Ora Rimmel nail polishes recently? I’d love to hear what you think!

    Rebecca xxx

  • Nail Art Review on MUA Bold Blue Nail Polish | QueenBeady

    Friday is my favourite day off in the week because I have the house to myself, I can catch up with house work (bore!), watch whatever I like & just generally slob out! and today is no different. I have decided to paint my nails with a new nail polish I bought from Superdrug the other night.

    I felt a bit sorry for myself after a hard day at the office & I needed a little pick me up. (what girl doesn’t?) so I headed to my local Superdrug to have a little peak and found myself gazing at the MUA stand. Why on earth have I never come across these little gems before? I twirled it round and there was just value galore in front of my eyes. Everything ranged from £1 upwards.

    I turned my attention to the nail polish as I like to do my nails to chill out & calm myself as I find it very therapeutic. There were about 10 different colours, most of them were pink, but I wanted something a little different. My favourite colour of the moment is duck egg blue , with its very Cath Kidston feel. I love everything in this beautiful, powdery blue because it just feels like Spring & Summer when I look at it