Sunday, 29 November 2009

HJ Manicure nail polish in Tinsel



I was contacted recently by Helen J, a session manicurist who launched her online boutique nail polish line in 2009, to see if I'd be interested in trying out her nail polish. I had a look at the website and the colours looked beautiful, so I said yes, and was sent three polishes to try.

Tinsel is from the Festive collection, and it's a stunning royal purple with hot pink shimmer. This picture hardly does justice to the shimmer effect; in real life it looks like a very expensive car paint job (Mr London reliably informs me that this polish looks like the paint job on a TVR, whatever one of those is) crossed with a sweetie wrapper. The polish is on the thin side rather than the thick so it applies very smoothly, but I did get complete coverage with three coats. It dried quickly, and the picture is without a top coat. Wear is also very good; I applied this on Thursday evening, we had a huge clean-up of the house yesterday, and I am chip-free with almost no tip-wear on Sunday morning.

One thing I really like about this line is that selected polishes are available in 5ml sizes for £3.50. I have short nails and I like to change nail polish regularly, so I appreciate the option to buy a smaller size for less; I rarely use up a standard 15ml nail polish. I didn't find the smaller brush problematic to apply at all; the brush itself is a decent size, but if you have really long nails you'd probably be best with the standard bottle.

Here's a picture of the polishes I was sent next to a standard OPI - aren't they cute and dinky? From left to right - OPI Here Today, Aragon Tomorrow, HJ Manicure Blizzard, Tinsel and Midnight. Blizzard and Midnight are from the Snow collection, and I'll be posting nail pictures of those in due course.


Here's a shade chart (all pictures are clickable for a closer look):

HJ Manicure polishes are available from HJManicure.com and cost £8.50 for 15ml, and £3.50 for 5ml.

Please note: these products were provided free of charge for consideration for review. I receive no remuneration if you click on the link in this post or any other.
Posted by Grace London at 09:03
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6 comments:

  1. Very, very nice. I like the option of buying a smaller size.

    Bauble & Twinkle look right up my street too.
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  2. They are indeed cute, do yours have the shade name on them anywhere? I wondered if that was an oversight in general or just the press samples?

    I love miniature polishes like these - I mean, who really finishes a big bottle before it needs thinning?
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  3. Gorgeous metallic purple!!! Great finish!

    xx
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  4. Agreed about the option of a smaller size. I rarely (in fact, I don't think ever) finish a bottle of nail varnish.
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  5. How pretty just perfect for the christmas party !! and the option of having a smaller bottle is perfect for gift sizes, its great because that way it wont go glooppy as quick as when you have a big bottle !!
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  6. Hi Helen - I think I want Twinkle too.

    Hey Lipglossiping - no names on my bottles either. Not sure if it's a press sample thing, or if the smaller sizes don't have them generally.

    Hi Tina - the finish on these is fabulous. Thanks for your comment. x

    Hi Jessica - more brands should do this, I think.

    Hello Beauty Shed - it's really festive. Smaller sizes are such a good idea for those like me who have nail colour ADD! x
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