Models Own- Wonderland and Mirrorball

Despite being thousands of miles away, like any other polish addict I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Models Own Mirrorball and Wonderland collections. However, now I have returned to England with a near empty bank account I could only allow myself a select few. I decided on Jack Frost and Snowflake from Wonderland, and Dancing Queen from Mirrorball. Jack Frost is an irridescant glitter that leans mostly blue and purple in the light, and Snowflake a golden shimmery ‘flakie’ polish. I chose Dancing Queen from Mirrorball as swatches Ive seen of this over various colours looked the most interesting to me.

L-R Jack Frost, Snowflake and Dancing Queen. 

Now we know with glitters the best way to apply is to gently ‘blob’ the polish on, as if you try to apply like a normal polish the glitter won’t stick to the nail. I have to admit I did find this a bit more difficult with these polishes and I ended up with quite a thick layer of the clear polish that the glitter’s suspended in. The Snowflake polish was probably the most difficult to apply, as the flakes stick together and it takes some time to get the placement right. However I think they are beautiful enough for me to put up with the hassle of application ;)

Here are some swatches of each of the three over a few different colours so you can see the different effects that can be achieved

Each picture L-R: Dancing queen, Snowflake, Jack Frost . 2 coats. 

   Over Look Beauty shade 29- Vintage               Over Barry M 47- Black                  And over Revlon White on White

I thought the Wonderland polishes looked cute and christmassy over the white polish, however it made it slightly discoloured and gave it a yellowish tinge. All polishes had a more dramatic impact when layered over the black polish, so I think a darker base polish is the way forward and I'll be trying a variety of other bases for them. 

Have you purchased any of the new Models Own polishes? Blizzard and Disco Inferno are next on my list.