Seventeen Colour Clash Swatches and Review

Firstly I must ask myself where I've been because I wasn't aware 17 had changed to Seventeen. When did that happen!? I picked these up from Boots a little while ago, they seem to be in a similar vein to the Maybelline Street Artist range!

Ed Sheeran Nail Art 2.0

Hi! First of all I'll say if you're sick of hearing me talk about Ed Sheeran, I'd skip this post! :P

So I finally got to see Ed last night, at the Apollo in Manchester. I can't even tell you how amazing it was! It was so so so great. It's sick how talented he is. At one point he did a cover of Wayfaring Stranger and he sang some of it acapella without a microphone, and it was just beautiful....even if it did take him ages to get the crowd to shut the hell up so he could do the quiet songs. I may have teared up a bit when he did Kiss Me, but that song just gets to me! Gah, I love him so much. If you ever get the chance to see him live, do it, seriously. I took my best friend with me, who is a metalhead...and even she said it was lovely!

Obviously, I themed my nails for the night...I always have to! I first did Ed nails back in April, and that post is the second or third most viewed on my entire blog. Lots of love for Ed! 

Anyway.

Click to enlarge (I really need to widen the columns of my blog).

My base colour is Orange Soda by 17. I painted all the details on with a small nail art brush, and a striping brush for my thumb. I used a make-up sponge for the orange and white gradient. The banner on the heart turned out a bit squiffy. It's always hit and miss when I do them!

I like these more than the first ones I did!

Here's a picture of Ed I took last night:

Okay, I'm going to stop talking about him now. I'll save that for my poor friends! 

17 Magnetized Nail Polish Swatches

So, Boots brand 17 have come out with their own magnetized polish. I picked up a bottle to try out, since I've never tried magnetized nails before. Colours available are teal, lilac, gunmetal and blue. I chose the latter.

The colour itself is a metallic, shimmery blue with flashes of purple. It looks really nice on it's own before you've even used the effect! The magnet is attached to the top of the lid, you just pull it off to use it (see below) which is good, because if it was a separate entity I would almost certainly lose it. 

All you do is apply a thick layer (thin layers do not work, as I found) and hold the magnet over it, close but not touching. Maybe not too close as the polish likes to jump towards the magnet! 

I'm sure you could create more interesting designs if you moved the magnet around a bit, but I just held it still. I messed up on my middle finger a little. The formula of the polish itself it super easy to apply, I only needed one (quite thick) coat.

I love the effect it creates, and it was so easy to do. It's available in boots for £5.99/10ml, which is a bit expensive for a 17 product, but I think it's worth it.