day one hundred and ninety, illamasqua muse

this is where i drool and fawn and roll and twirl all around the fabulous-ness of illamasqua and their colour genius. muse is (to me) the best actualisation of teal in nail polish form. when i think of teal...i think of this colour. which is awesome because it's nice to see what i think in a polish! not to detract from the genius of RBL and their version of teal (also lovely) but it's sometimes nice to see exactly what you expected from a colour [in the nicest way possible].

it's just BRILLIANT. i love this colour. i keep staring at my fingers because the colour is just that awesome. and the lady at the illamasqua counter in selfridges recognised it right away! illamasqua are amazing nail polish creators. formula, application...perfection.

i love you muse!

day one hundred and two, sparitual muse

okay. today is the 3rd of my 4 sparitual polishes. i think this is the first golden polish i've actually truly enjoyed wearing. i LOVE my metallic colours but for some reason gold has been a problem child. it is always delicate and i mess it up with my overzealous gesticulations and quick typing. sparitual's muse is a bit of an antique looking gold with a lovely shimmer (that i CAPTURED! yes!!!) and seemed way more durable. or maybe i just waited longer to do anything so i didn't mess it up, but i do'nt really think i did! another rave for the grippy handle, it fits nicely into my fingers and the polish bottle isn't so round i can't hold onto it easily (i don't know about anyone else but i hold my polish bottle in my hand and paint the other hand...it's just how i roll).

anyway...i am pretty satisfied with sparitual as a brand. the colour selection seems nice and i have yet to have any major problems with the ones i've purchased. i do wish their UK website selection was better. it's still kinda pricey and i'm not 100% sure it's WORTH the cost. for some expensive polishes (rescue beauty lounge, lippmann collection) i don't mind paying a hefty price tag because the polish is out of this world. sparitual is nice...but not blow your mind nice. i will have to acquire some more eventually to get a better opinion!