Nails Of The Day - Morgan Taylor Platinum - Disco Days

Okay, slight change of plan! The Foodie Friday post that I promised you will now go live next Friday, and in the meantime I will have another empties post that will go up on Monday, and today I've got a nails of the day post for you and it's another holo!

Although I think I've showed you a few Morgan Taylor polishes in previous haul posts and advent calendar unboxing this is the first time I've tried one properly on the blog. If you haven't heard of them before, Morgan Taylor is a US based professional nail polish brand, with other 30 years of experience in the nail business. As well as been known for their innovative colours, and textures, they are also cruelty free, and formaldehyde, toluene, and DBP free.

From their 2018 Platinum collection, this polish, Disco Days, like all of Morgan Taylor's other lacquers comes in a custom designed bottle, which is specially designed with deeper and clearer glass so you see the colour bottle and you can see exactly what you are buying.

Inspired by radiant gems and minerals from the earth, all of the polishes in the platinum range were infused with rare and precious elements which is exactly what this polish reminds me of.

Officially described as 'green holographic' for me it's more of a blue / green, almost turquoise shade which is crammed full of fabulous multi coloured holographic sparkle, which changes in the light and when you move your hands. It's almost impossible to capture just how beautiful this polish actually is but the above photographs are taken in natural light, and all of the photographs below are taken with the camera flash, so you can hopefully just some of the shifts in colour and sparkle.

Like all Morgan Taylor polishes Disco Days, has a lightweight, easy to control, and easy to hold cap but  since this colour was from a special and more luxurious range, it has a gorgeous shiny, chrome, silver lid. The brush inside is quite short, which again makes it easy to control, it's quite a wide brush and it has a curved top which fits the cuticle perfectly.

It was really easy to paint with and to control, and it only took one or two stripes to cover my nails. The first coat was a little bit streaky on some nails, so I went for my usual two coats. The finish as you can see is super smooth and shiny even without a top coat.

When it comes to wear time, holographic polishes can work in one of two ways, like the original GOSH Holographic they can only last for around 24 hours without chipping, or they can go on for ever, and thankfully this particular lacquer fell in the second category. Even with no top coat I got a full week out of this polish before I started to see the odd chip and a bit of tip wear, and I've currently got it on my toes and despite being nearly two weeks in, it still looks decent!

Is there such a thing as the perfect nail polish? I'm not sure if there is but for me this one is pretty damn close! It was a dream to paint, the brush and formulations was perfect, the wear time was fantastic, and the colour and finish was to die for. I'm so, so happy with this colour that I've already ordered another polish or two from the Platinum collection, and I'm going to be digging out a few of my previously ignored Morgan Taylor polishes to try. Although it's a few years old now Morgan Taylor Platinum - Disco Days is still available online - although the RRP is £11.50 for a 15ml bottle, you can get it for around £8.63 from eBay, Amazon, and from Nail Polish Direct. If you love holographic polishes like I do then you need this one in your life! I've currently got two awful nails on my main photograph hand, but once they grow up a little bit more, I've got a whole load more nails of the day posts planned including some more holos from Maggie Ann, OPI, Nails Inc, and A-England, as well as a whole load of other creams, shimmers and glitters x So if you like nail polishes and nail posts make sure your subscribed x 

Marks And Spencer Beauty Advent - Days 13 - 24 And A Merry Christmas

It nearly here guys x It's nearly Christmas :) I'm wearing my new Garfield pj's, drinking a glass of mulled wine, and waiting for Santa! I just thought write a quick post giving you an update on the contents of days 13 to 24 of the Marks and Spencer Beauty Advent :)

Days 13 - 15

 

Day 13 - Mio Liquid Yoga Restorative Bath Soak - 53ml

Day 14 - Percy & Reed Volumising No Oil Oil - 30ml

Day 15 - Roger & Gallet Fleur Di Figuier Hand And Nail Balm - 30ml

Days 16 - 18

Day 16 - Rodial Dragons Blood Sculpting Gel - 15ml

Day 17 - Swell Hair Ultimate Volume Masque - 50ml

Day 18 - Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Moisturising Soap - 25g

Day 19 - 21

Day 19 - Marks & Spencer Autograph Ultra Shine Twist Up Lip Colour - Nude

Day 20 - L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel - 75ml

Day 21 - Pixi Glow Tonic - 100ml

Day 22 - 24

Day 22 - REN Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial - 15ml

Day 23 - Stila Lip Glaze - 18 Sugar Plum -1.5ml

Day 24 - Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer - Pretty Woman - 15ml

Again, there was a nice selection of products, I already love the Pixi Glow Tonic, the Percy & Reed No Oil Oil and the L'Occcitane shower gel, which is one of my mums favourites, but there were plenty of other things that I'm really looking forward to trying, including the Stila Lip Glaze, and my first Morgan Taylor nail polish,

All in all I'm pretty pleased with the contents of the calendar - There are a couple of things that I will probably pass on but since I love trying new things, this has given me the opportunity to try lots of new items and lots of new brands.

I'm really hoping that I get a few new beauty bits in my stocking in the morning but we'll have to wait and see what Santa brings x I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you that celebrate a very Merry Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful day and even if you don't celebrate, I hope you all have a safe and happy Friday, and please remember that you are not alone x If you need someone to talk to or you need some help, please, please read this post from Kellie aka Big Fashionista x  Thanks for reading and Merry Christmas x