Poundland doesn't always get it right.

Hi Girls!

This was supposed to be my next challenge Mani, delicate print. I have no plates which you could call delicate print, & not too confident in free hand yet. Poundland had some Nail Wraps which a delicate print on, so I went for it.

I've had good experience with their products so I was quite excited to try these out. I wasn't really a fan of the colours, but for a quid, You can't expect to much.
As with all wraps I did my base coat, Then applied them.

First of all, whilst there is no-where that states these are for kids, the sizes are TINY! I have ridiculously small finger nails. Honestly, I know a 12 year old whos nails are larger than mine. I used the huge thumb one for my accent finger, & that only just fit.

Secondly, These are no wraps, they are huge glorified stickers that don't actual stick. They are so thick, That my normal file wouldn't touch them. I dug out the one with extra back bone, & that barely worked. As you can see, I gave up. They're not filed down nicely, & they don't stick down. I put a top coat on, hoping that will help, but  nope. I now have to come up with a free hand delicate print design pronto.

Bad, bad Poundland. Do not waste a quid on these. Buy yourself a lovely Sally Hansen polish instead.

Whilst I'm on a bit of a moaning post, as you can tell from the photos, my hands are DRY! I never usually have this problem, not to this level anyway. Yes it's been cold, but it has only become a problem since I changed hand & cuticle moisturiser.

I don't actually know this brand, but I saw it in Sainsburys on deal after Christmas, so thought I'd give it a go. It smells gorgeous, & I thought it did wonders for the first few days, but look at my poor skin!
Will definitely be trying something else.

That ceases my moaning. It's the last day of Ripleys Kittens on the kitten cam, which makes me sad,so I'm going to be watching whilst figuring out what the hell to do for this weeks Challenge!

Poundland Perfection.

Hi Girls!

I've spoken a lot about my recent love for Sally Hanson after buying a few from poundland. I won a couple of quid on a scratch card, & because we were not in dire need of milk, I quickly popped in for a browse.
I've never been a snob, but I loathe buying beauty products at such a cheap price. You get what you pay for after all. However, after discovering how good the SH was, I treated myself. There were no new SH shades, so ended up with Outdoor Girl in Blue  a confetti-like polish from Chit Chat. I've never heard of either brand, but decided to give them a go.

 Outdoor girl 

Believe it or not, this was ONE coat. (excuse my poor thumb, I've somehow managed to crack the nail. I will fix tomorrow) It dried so quickly I hadn't even put a top coat on. It's quite holographic, which doesn't convey as well using the camera on my phone. I would have easily paid more for this.

Chit Chat

I went over with the Chit Chat polish. This was a couple of coats, & sadly this one does not dry quickly. In fact twenty minutes later, the thumb has come off,  the four remaining fingers feel quite tacky. If I spent more time doing it, & putting a decent top coat on, I think I'd have better luck with keeping the design on. It is quite fun though. In our Poundland, they also did a silver, gold  & purple version. None of them however have an names, so I can't give you any more details.

If you have a Poundland, or a Poundworld near you, please go check it out. Talking with other girls, it seems to vary in different areas. You may be lucky & find some good bargains. I've also managed to get rhinestones & nail art pens. Yay for the random pennies you find in your coat. It's only a pound, so you don't even have to feel guilty. 

Let me know what goodies you discover.

I'll be doing the next challenge either tomorrow or Sunday, so until then...