Christmas NOTD: Red - NYC 226 Madison Avenue

Red Red Red, when I think of Christmas and if I had to describe it as a colour, I would definitely pick red and not just because of good old Santa Clause but because its a nice, bright, fun and vibrant colour and its classy.

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

NYC In A New York Colour Minute Madison Avenue 226 is a lovely bright red. its cheap and cheerful.
its a two coater and has a shiney finish even without a top coat (bonus)

I did use a topcoat, just because I suffer from extreme tip wear from tap tap tapping all day long at work!!
But if you wanted a quick fix with a fab finish in one little bottle, then I would recommend you pop into Sam Mccauleys and pick this up

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

Do you like?? its plain and simple and i did have the urge to jazz these up with designs but time wasn't on my side!! BUT I will defo be re-painting these fingers and getting my nail art on soon.. .watch this space... :)

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

WHAT I USED 

NYC 226 Madison Avenue + Poshe Topcoat

NYC 226 Madison Avenue + Poshe Topcoat

NYC 226 Madison Avenue

NOTD: Christmassy Half Moon Mani

Christmassy Half Moon Mani

I'm staying with subtle Christmas nails for today, fear not my heart is never too far from tacky, fun and Blinging and they will be coming....

So I pulled out this gold Catrice, which I previously reviewed here,  2 coats and a top coat later I applied ring enforcers to the bottom of each finger, I painted my nails with Rimmel Black Cab and as I painted them one by one, I pulled off the sticker and let all the nails dry before adding a top coat...

Christmassy Half Moon Mani

 I'm only sorry I didn't take more photo's of this mani, but I liked it and I have to say my nails got a lot of compliments, it was such a simple manicure to do and not too OTT :)

Are you a fan of the Half moon mani?

WHAT I USED

• Essences studio nails better than gel nails base sealer
• Catrice-910 oh My Goldness!
• Rimmel 080 Black Cab
• Poshe Topcoat
• Ring reinforcers
• Orange stick

Catrice-910 oh My Goldness! + Rimmel 080 Black Cab

NOTD: Christmas Nails- Purple - Catrice 38 Vino Tinto

Catrice 38  Vino Tinto

The silly season is upon us and aswell as wearing my Christmas jumper everyday and my jingle bell earrings, I have been trying to jazz up my nails also (any excuse says me :) heehee)

So I decided that I would start with smart but simple and Catrice 38-Vino Tinto fitted the bill, its a dark purple/ burgandy kinda colour.

This took 2 coats to be opaque, and a top coat to make it smooth and shiney. I liked this colour on, its work friendly and also classy if you don't want to have crazy glittery nails at your work party. (save it for a night out with the girls)

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

Its looks black in some light and purple in others, I tried to catch the colour with my camera, but it was didn't work out so well!! But you can see what a lovely shade it is all the same.

Catrice have increased their prices this year to €2.79 but they're still good quality and still cheap cheap to buy. I like the brush and the application can be a bit blobby if you don't brush off the excess on the side, but other than that I can't fault Catrice. its still up there as one of my favourite brands

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

Here's the offical info about this polish:

Catrice brings you Vino Tinto. A Dark Brownish Purple Creme. 

Thanks to the new Gloss Booster technology the next generation of Ultimate Nail Lacquers is extremely convincing with a high-shine finish perfect coverage and ultra-long durability. With the innovative reservoir brush you can colour your nails with just one stroke. Free of formaldehyde toluene or phthalates.

3-free cruelty free 10mL with an incredible brush.

Catrice 38  Vino Tint

What do you think?

WHAT I USED

Catrice 38  Vino Tint + Poshe Topcoat

• Catrice 38  Vino Tinto
• Poshe Top Coat