Hi! today I've got the brand new Models Own Sweet Shop Collection to show you - 5 scented polishes inspired by retro sweet shop favourites!
Models Own have proved themselves to be great at making scented polishes with the Fruit Pastel collection, so I was eager to try these, especially as they're inspired by sweets! They feature scratch and sniff stickers on the lids just like the Fruit Pastel polishes, and they work really well; I've scratched and sniffed them a few times now and they're still going strong! The lids are also printed with their corresponding sweets...they're just so cute!
This collection contains 2 cremes and 3 glitter/shimmers. I was pleasantly surprised to see it contained some glitters because it's not all that evident on the press release pictures.
I'm starting with my favourite! Fizzy Cola Bottles is a light brown creme base with silver micro glitter and gold shimmer. This is a really gorgeous polish, from the PR pics I was just expecting a brown creme! The gold shimmer really makes it perfect and it really does smell like cola bottles, although after a while it reminded me a bit of aniseed, not sure if that's just me though!? The formula is great, 2 easy coats plus top coat.
Rhubarb & Custard is squishy jelly goodness! Red jelly base with silver glitter. The scent isn't as strong as the others, but it's still there. I used 2 coats and top coat.
Pear Drops is a bright coral red with loads of silver and red shimmer running through it. Love love love this! Again the scent here is a little milder than some of the others. 2 coats plus top coat
Liquorice Allsorts is a plain black creme. GAH, I really can't bear the smell or taste of Liquorice! I think you either love it or you hate it, and this definitely does smell like it. I didn't have much fun swatching this one! The formula is decent, quite thick and opaque in 2 coats.
Lastly, Gumballs is a pink creme, similar in formula to Liquorice; thick and opaque in 2 coats. This one smells delicious! Definitely my favourite scent of the collection, it smells exactly like gumballs and reminds me of being a kid!
The cremes may be plain but the glitters/shimmers more than make up for it! It's great to see that they haven't just gone for plain cremes in this collection, and the formulas are all great. As with all new collections, I'm left wondering what they could add to it in future...I'd love to see Rosy Apples! What's your favourite sweet?
My Picks: Fizzy Cola Bottles, Pear Drops and Rhubarb & Custard
Availability
- Available now from www.modelsownit.com and Models Own Bottleshops nationwide.
- Available in Superdrug from 30th July.
- Priced £5.00 each
The liquorice and the pear drops ones looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI want to see Parma Violets. Would be a lovely colour too. I can't believe I'm seeing you say 'love' for a red, but you've made me want a couple. I'll pass on the black though, I don't hate liquorice but I am not one for smelly polishes, even nice smells. I'd rather a normal polish and a bag of pick n mix myself. Oh and black in two coats? I think they could manage a one-coater black surely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shades.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pity I can't purchase them here in Spain.
Xoxo
Unbelievably, - not being a huge nude lover - I love Rhubarb and Custard. x
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Love this collection!! The sweets theme is so cute and the kids follow suit. My favourite has to be pear drops, I love the shimmer they added. Also I love liquorice, it's so punchy!! But I get why everyone else doesn't like it, well more for me!! :P :)
ReplyDeleteI think I'd love a liquorice-scented black polish!
ReplyDeleteGreat swatches! If I'm honest I wasn't that excited about this collection when it was released - I love the idea but I wasn't too keen on the colours! I think your swatches might have changed my mind though! I think Gumballs is my favourite! :)
ReplyDeleteI like Pear Drops best and I am very intrigued by the fact that these smell like candy. My favorite sweet is Peanut Butter Cups, but I doubt that would smell any good as a nail polish :D
ReplyDeleteI really love the look of Fizzy Cola Bottles and Gumballs. :D
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Liquorice is gorgeous! What a beautiful colour :)
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