The Models Own Speckle Collection was one I was really excited about. I absolutely loved the look of the Illamasqua I'mperfection Speckled collection, but never managed to bag myself any what with being a skint student when that collection was released. Last month, Models Own released their own interpretation of the nail polish at a fraction of the price - hurrah! Luckily for me, I managed to bag myself the complete collection (and another collection I'll save for another day!) on one of their Twitter giveaways!
I absolutely love the look of these nail polishes and have worn every single one of them. The collection consists of five nail polishes, and I have worn and loved them all! The polishes apply quite sheer, so two to three coats make them fully opaque and the finish is semi matte.
Going from left to right on the swatches, we have Swan. Swan is a really pretty pastel lilac, and I really like this shade. Next is Magpie, which is quite a vibrant mint green. It doesn't quite fit into the pastel category in my opinion, because a lot more white could have been added to get a true pastel mint. Duck is the pastel blue, which is almost a cornflower blue. Dove is the gorgeous pastel pink, which reminds me of strawberry ice cream! And finally, we have Goose. Goose is a bit strange for me, I still like it, but the shade is so unusual. I think without the black flecks this would be a really nice custard yellow, but the black almost reflects back on it or something and I think it comes out a bit of a muddy yellow - almost like a pastel mustard.
Going from left to right on the swatches, we have Swan. Swan is a really pretty pastel lilac, and I really like this shade. Next is Magpie, which is quite a vibrant mint green. It doesn't quite fit into the pastel category in my opinion, because a lot more white could have been added to get a true pastel mint. Duck is the pastel blue, which is almost a cornflower blue. Dove is the gorgeous pastel pink, which reminds me of strawberry ice cream! And finally, we have Goose. Goose is a bit strange for me, I still like it, but the shade is so unusual. I think without the black flecks this would be a really nice custard yellow, but the black almost reflects back on it or something and I think it comes out a bit of a muddy yellow - almost like a pastel mustard.
The wear time I was initially really disappointed with, but soon realised that the problem was in my base coat. Removing the troublesome base coat, I found that the nail polish lasted a good five days with minimal chipping!
I absolutely love these nail polishes - they're such an easy way to add an interesting effect to your nails without going for sparkly glitter or intricate nail art! I think my favourite is either Magpie, or Dove!
I absolutely love these nail polishes - they're such an easy way to add an interesting effect to your nails without going for sparkly glitter or intricate nail art! I think my favourite is either Magpie, or Dove!
Do you own any of the Speckle Collection? Which is your favourite?
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