BeYu Brilliant Shiraz 209* (Clarins 230 dupe?)

I'm going to let the photos do the talking...*Not the dud version

**Update - swatches can now be seen here

Thanks for looking. x

NOTD - 'Salomé

I picked this random polish up from a make-up stall in Saint Lazare station, Paris. There was a heap of different polishes all for 1 euro each and people were going crazy rummaging through. Had I been by myself I think I would have looked at every single bottle. Anyway one polish jumped out at me and for a euro I thought I'd give it a go.

A very pale lilac with small purple glitter

4 coats plus a coat of Seche Vite. Wearing Barry M, Silver Cascade on my ring finger

I've never heard of 'Salomé' before which I assume is the brand name and I probably will never again but from the ingredients list I know it contains all the naughty chemicals so I'm glad I didn't buy more than one. It's very sheer and even after 4 coats my nail line is still visible. So what do you think, worth my 1 euro?

Barry M - Silver Cascade

My fingers kept wobbling around so the photo is not pin sharp but you get an idea of all the glitter that makes up this polish. Amazing huh?

I have never seen this polish in store so your best bet is to order it from Barry M directly.

Chanel Peridot Dupe

Everyone loves a good dupe, Revlon was spot on with Facets of Fuschia and this little beauty I want to share with you today is no exception . Feast your eyes on this...

...Sephora's - Diving in Malaysia

Looks pretty similar doesn't it? Unfortunately I don't have the Chanel one but next time I'm out shopping I might be cheeky and ask if I can test Peridot on a few fingers and then do a comparison for you guys.

Gold/olive green duochrome, just like Peridot, applies and dries like a dream!For those in the UK, it's definitely cheaper to buy the Chanel polish than to take the Eurostar to France unless of course someone else is paying for your ticket (thanks hunny!). Not sure if this is an European exclusive?!?!

Update: Check out a comparison between Peridot and Diving in Malaysia here

Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia

Unless you have been hiding under a rock you'll no doubt have heard Facets of Fuchsia is the poor (wo)man's Bad Romance (Deborah Lippmann). I'm one of those poor women ;-) so I can't do a side by side comparison for you but from looking at pictures I can't really tell them apart? Who's going to know, I won't tell if you don't!

Here I have applied 2 coats and a coat of Seche Vite. I probably should have painted another coat because the black jelly in which the lovely purple/magenta glitter sits looks a bit patchy.

***Due to a lot of interest in this nail polish I have taken more pictures using my DSLR which represents the polish more realistically!

Another coat of Seche Vite perhaps?

Wearing this take me back to my goth days at college. I'll definitely be wearing this over the autumn and winter months!! Love it!

Thumb with no top coat, a little patchy and bumpy
At the moment Boots have £2 off Revlon polishes so if you fancy grabbing this beauty it'll set you back £4.29.