Barry M Nail Paint in 'Vintage Violet'

New favourite alert!

I recently cannot get enough of the Barry M Nail Paint in 'Vintage Violet'! It has been all I've worn for the past two weeks. Vintage Violet is a blue toned plum colour, that has the dulled down tone to it. I find it quite hard to explain. I think it's an unusual colour as I haven't found anything similar to it yet. It's a deep and rich colour; two coats is all it needs to reach full opacity.It's such an autumnal shade; perfect for the dark evenings and dreary weather.

The only problem is that if I leave it without a top coat, and do the dishes, it peels off badly. Not in chunks, but the whole colour will peel off as a whole piece. This definitely needs a top coat in order to last more than a day or two.

The holidays are coming and I'm sooo excited!! And so are my exams (not excited), which is why there has been a decrease in my posting. I am writing posts during my breaks, but they are christmas themed for next month. I'd rather put more effort into scheduled posts for next month, instead of writing very short and minimal posts now. I didn't want to completely leave the blog blank though so I went through my scheduled posts and found this wee thing I wrote last week, which I thought people might enjoy.

Can not wait until December so posting becomes a bit more regular!

Louise x x

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