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pf1Oooh.

I’d seen photos of this on other people’s blogs but I wasn’t prepared for just how fabulous this is. Really, it is everything I wanted OPI’s Glacier Bay Blues to be.

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lust5Some scary eyes for you again.

This is my other Illamasqua Pure Pigment, the fantastically named Lust. I always imagined Lust to be a deep red type colour but there you go – this is a light, shimmery green, perfect for summer.

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lust5Some scary eyes for you again.

This is my other Illamasqua Pure Pigment, the fantastically named Lust. I always imagined Lust to be a deep red type colour but there you go – this is a light, shimmery green, perfect for summer.

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Base Coat Survey

May
2009
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Lovely reader Linzi is having trouble with polish chipping and has asked us to recommend a base coat. I know Britny has previously mentioned that she doesn’t rate OPI as it chips badly on her too.

Please can we get our heads together and recommend some solutions?

Personally, I use OPI’s Designer Series Base Coat – it is expensive, at about £14 but it is fab – stops my nails from getting stained by darker colours and I never get chips at all. I also paint around the free edge of my nail and under the tip with my polish and that helps, as does using a good, thick topcoat.

What else would our lovely readers recommend? There’s nothing worse than spending time doing a lovely manicure only to find it chips shortly after.

Would it be worth looking at a ridge filler? I am keen to get your thoughts please ladies!