Asos Paint Pots - Agyness

Agyness is inspired by fabby supermodel, Agyness Deyn.

And, if any colour can represent Agyness, it has to be this glorious royal purple.

Once again, the formula is exquisite. Two coats is more than enough to get to opaque (as shown, left) and the finish is extraordinarily shiny.

Now, as you guys all know, I've never been a big fan of purples, but, thanks to Agyness, I'll say this publicly:

I OFFICIALLY DECLARE MY LOVE OF PURPLE.

I'm in love. I want purple, purple, purple. So, ladies, tell me your favourite purple and/or purples you think I should try.

Leave me your suggestions in the comments...

Asos Paint Pots - Pixie

Ladies, allow me to present to you the first of my Asos Paint Pots Autumn/Winter 2009 Collection.

Each of the three colours in this collection is inspired by 'style icons'. Now, I'm not too sure which Pixie this is inspired by - Pixie Geldof (I hope not) or Pixie Lott (now that's more like it) - but this is a beautiful, primary green.

The formula on this is truly outstanding. It is the perfect gloopiness, without being too thick on the nail. Two coats gets you to opaque, although I think three gives you a perfect finish. And you don't need a top coat to get a shine (the swatch on the right is two coats and no top coat).

This is an amazing green - unlike anything I've ever seen. Totally unapologetic, bright and absolutely perfect for both winter or summer.

What do you guys think? Do you like this green?

butter LONDON - Perfect Prezzie - Part II

The final nail art I trialled with the butter LONDON Christmas 2009 Collection is Perfect Prezzie with a Fairylights Konad.

This is a superb colour combination. Even with my oh-so-crummy Konading, these work so well together.

The creaminess of Perfect Prezzie acts as the perfect backdrop for the more blinging Fairylights.

I fully intend to wear this to our office Christmas Party this year. I'll have the best dressed nails there!

Tomorrow, I'll be swatching my Asos Paint Pots. These are AMAZING lacquers that I truly believe will become classics over time. I can't wait to show them to you!

butter LONDON - Perfect Prezzie - Part I

For the second time in this collection, I've had the experience of a colour not looking anything like it does in the bottle. First, it was Fairylights and, now, it's Perfect Prezzie.

In the bottle, this looks like a deep plum with swathes of gold through it. It's gloriously gothic and mysterious, like velvet. I can, seriously, sit and look at this for hours. It's magical.

On the nail, however, the gold just doesn't show through, leaving me with a fairly standard plum.

Now, don't get me wrong, this is a gorgeous colour and it looks fab on the nail. But you know what it's like when you have an image or an expectation of how something will look and, then, when it doesn't live up to those expectations there is that quiet *sigh* of disappointment.

As with all butter LONDON lacquers, the formula is a little tricky (hence my less than perfect application), but the colour is opaque in two coats and is uber shiny on the nail.

butter LONDON - Fairy Lights - Part II

This was such an easy decision. The moment I saw Fairy Lights on the nail, I had to use Knees Up as my Konad Stamp colour.

And, wow, isn't this a fantastic colour combination.

Even my Konad-ing seems to be less car wrech-ish than normal.

This is just so holiday season-ish. Maybe I have Fiji on the mind - which is where we're celebrating Christmas this year - but the flowers look like little palm trees on my fingers.

Once again, the strength of these butter LONDON lacquers is the way they collaborate with each other. I am in love with this Konad-icure.