Mentality - Allure, Overcast, Monsoon, Sly

Hi Goddesses

Today I have some more Mentality nail polishes for you which have been lingering and loitering in the vault.

First up we have Allure, a delicious, dark, decadent ruby which is just oooh lala.

It's stunning, matte, opaque in one coat and glosses up magically.  Just epic.

Overcast you've seen before - this is a rich green rind of a colour, so dark it's unfathomable.  

The magic in this polish comes from the gold speckling.  Again, opaque in one coat.

Monsoon - wow.  Will you look at these photos.  Essentially, this is a browny purple - dark - but get closer and there is an INSANE amount of speckled magic going on.  

This polish fascinates me, I love it to pieces.  Again, opaque in one coat, and a matte stunner which looks just as / more glorious with its top coat on.

Finally Sly, an older polish.  A lovely hot house pink, with a scattered holo topping.


You really need to get aboard the Mentality train if you've not joined it yet.  If you're in the UK, you can scoop em all up at Sally Magpies.

Crumpet's Polishes of the Year 2013 - Green

Hi Goddesses

Today I've got my favourite green polishes of the year for you.  Green?  Yes, green lol.   I'm not even sure there WAS a green category last year haha.  But green is sloooowly growing on me - I think I've learnt which ones suit my skintone.  So, excluding my Big 4 brands, here are my Top 5 Greens of the Year.

(To go to the post, just click the polish name).

Zoya - Vespa



I couldn't get enough of this cool toned green.  Icy and aloof, there's just something glorious about this combination of colour and texture.


Chirality - Apple Jack The Ripper



I don't like white based polishes or green, yet somehow I LOVED this glitter???  Go figure.  I think it appealed to my love of circle glitter.  There's just something soooo perfect about it.


Smitten Polish - Pink Looks Good With Green



For a big part of this year, colour clash polishes have been big news - I blame Femme Fatale :)   Whether it was aqua and fuchsia, or mint and pink, the combinations were stellar.


Cadillacquer - Masterpiece



From her amazing Dexter collection comes this genius dazzler of a polish.  Bright green base, bright red glitter = wow wow wow.   I couldn't get enough of this.  Love it.

Mentality Nail Polish - Overcast

I'm sure I've mentioned before, but I firmly believe I was a witch in a previous life.  Well, this polish fits into that groove perfectly.  When I wear it I feel masterful, in control and darkly mysterious.   And then there's the colour - green like a forbidden forest, but speckled with gold.  A one coater.  Matte genius.  Gloss gorgeousness.  Oh yes.

The Digit-al Dozen Does It All Again - Geeks

Hi Goddesses

How was your weekend?  My sinuses and I spent most of it waiting for a storm that never came until today, oh and cooking all the food in a freezer that suddenly decided to defrost - score!

Still, there was one bonus - I forgot I'd already done these nails for my Geek mani, so that was one less thing to do :)

This circuit board mani was originally done by Ashley (Smashley Sparkles) when we did Geek Week, and since then I've seen it created by a lot of other people.  Even so, it wasn't as easy to do as I expected, and I don't like my version as much :/  oh well.

This uses one of the amazing new Mentality polishes on base.  Overcast is a dark, satanic green, infused with flecks of golden light.  Oh and it's matte.  And a one coater.  I love it, and you know I'm not a green fan.

My detail is courtesy of Essie Penny Talk, a great addition to any polish collection, especially if you're a stamper.

Back tomorrow with Animals :)  Enjoy xx