Tuesday 16 July 2013

Once in a Blue Moon


Today I found myself shifting through my little collection of nail polishes & once I spotted this lying at the very bottom of the bag I fell in love ( ugh, how cheesy!)! I completely forgot I had this polish & felt like I struck gold because it just summarized my mood today (woo!). I could only describe this colour as a milky blue (if that makes any sense?), it's quite a soft colour & isn't bold or intense on the nails. I really love wearing this colour with gold jewellery - It gives a little nautical vibe (ya gotta love it, right?).


The shade is 'Blue Moon' by Beauty UK & I must've bought this almost 3 years ago (pretty old!) but I'm sure it's still available in shops or drugstores. As much as I love this colour, the consistency of the polish was really watery and it took up to 4 coats to achieve the colour above! As well as this, it took forever to dry (bad if you're fidgety like me!)! According to the website, this polish costs £1.99 & so I guess the quality is reflected in the price. I'll definitely be looking for a similar shade by Barry M or OPI. I love it so much! 



Do you recommend any similar shades?


30 comments:

  1. I love the colour of this nail varnish and I agree it looks lovely with the gold jewellery!

    Millie x
    smudgesofthoughts.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thanks for your lovely comment! I think they just compliment each other so well!
      Rachael x

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  2. Gorgeous shade, so summery! xx

    www.poptartsbeauty.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. I agree! :) Thanks for your comment!
      Rachael x

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  3. This is such a gorgeous tone, I love wearing shades like this (and I get really sad when I have to remove them for work, hmfh!) A similar shade is an old one by Rimmel in their Pro Wear collection called Aqua Blue, but I haven't seen in in Boots recently so it may have been discontinued - which completely sucks becuase it's the ultimate summertime blue! D: I equally hate waiting for nail varnish to dry..and then when you think 'oh, it HAS to be done by now..' it's not. So much effort! ^.^;

    flawedfairytale fashion blog ^.^

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    1. I'll have a little look for that Rimmel shade anyway, hopefully I can find it somewhere- it sounds gorgeous! I can't describe how annoying it was waiting for it to dry - especially because I can't sit still for a minute! :)
      Rachael x

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  4. this is a lovely colour, it reminds me a bit of Blueberry Icecream by Barry M which is one of my favourites :) Shame it took 4 coats but at least the end colour is nice! I've got a little palette and a lipstick by Beauty UK and they're both pretty good, I rarely see reviews for the brand on blogs though x

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    1. I'll have to have a little look at the Barry M stand for that in boots - its sounds lovely! I think Beauty UK is so affordable that people assume it's going to be horrible - there should probably be more reviews on it!
      Rachael x

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  5. Love the color!
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  6. this is such a pretty shade! nice and bright for the summer. following your blog now btw <3

    from helen at thelovecatsinc // bloglovin

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    1. I agree! Thanks for following!
      Rachael x

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  7. I love blue nail polishes, especially for summer (although I don't really care about the season-thing, in winter a blue colour can be really pretty too!). Anyway, love this colour ... for all seasons (you probably got the point already, haha).
    You have a lovely blog here and I would definitely like to read your future posts. So I will follow you with great pleasure!

    Love,
    Sofie
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    (Feel free to check out my blog, would really appreciate that as I recently started one.)

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    1. Aww, thank you so much! I totally agree about the season thing by the way!
      Rachael x

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  8. really sweet and stylish colour


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  9. Love the colour so much, I can't get enough of blue nail polish in summer :)

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    1. Haha, Me too! Thanks for your comment!
      Rachael x

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  10. Gorgeous colour, have you tried the sinful colour range in boots? A wide range of colours, great quality & only £1.99 fab! Oh & I really love your gold thumb ring too :p
    Maybe Its Megan Leigh xx

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    1. I haven't tried the sinful range -but I'll look out for it! The rings are from H&M!
      Rachael x

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  11. Love the colour. It's a real shame about the consistency!

    http://tshirtsandtea.blogspot.co.uk x

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    1. The consistency really let it down for me, otherwise I love the colour!
      Rachael x

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  12. Love this color! I have a color very similar color that I love wearing!

    -Maddy @ www.BeautyBanterBlog.com

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    1. I love wearing this colour too - it's so bright!
      Rachael x

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  13. Such a pretty shade, so Summer too!

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    1. I agree - perfect for summer & all year round if you really wanted!
      Rachael x

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  14. This colour is gorgeous, may have to give it a try, it's so bright!
    New follower :)
    x

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  15. I love this colour! It is really bright and summery!

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    Claire
    xxx

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    1. I love it too! Its such a great colour!
      Rachael x

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