Nails inc- The Gossip Girl Collection Swatches

Hi Guys, This is my first post so I thought I would do a post that lets you know a little bit about me as well. I am a total Gossip Girl addict. It is not a guilty pleasure or hidden secret - I am not remotely ashamed of my love for it. So when Nails inc brought out a Gossip Girl Collection I nearly broke my neck to get at it. I so far only have the Blair and Serena Collections as they cost £20 each, however I am tempted to indulge in the Lily Collection too.

I am a Blair more than a Serena when it comes to whose style I prefer so I'll start with the Blair collection.


The Blair Collection.

All the collections are beautifully packaged, containing two polishes each- a dark polish plus an overglaze (which are very opalescent).

 The dark polish named Blair looks black on first appearances but is in fact a lovely dark teal colour. While the overglaze, Privileged, has green and blue flecks in it.

Blair goes on nicely, looking very close to black, and requires only two coats for a lovely glossy finish. The swatch above has no top coat on. Blair can be worn on its own or with the overglaze on top.

The above three pictures show the Blair Polish with one coat of Privileged over the top. It looks stunning and catches the light beautifully, bouncing off different shades of green and blue as you move.

The photo below shows what a second coat of privileged would look like on.

The Serena Collection.

The Serena collection includes Serena - a glossy jet black polish, and It Girl - an overglaze with blue flecks in it.

Again Serena gives a lovely glossy finish with two coats.

One coat of It Girl is already striking ( as seen in the two images above), but a second coat (shown below) really is something special.

I am clearly a fan of these collections and they are well worth their price tag considering the quality and ease of application. The overglazes go on without a hitch - requiring little skill or precision to make them look as good as they do above ( and I assure you that I used little skill or precision when applying them). They can be mixed and matched and the overglazes can be used over any dark polish.

However there is just one slight problem, I am torn between the Blair or the Serena Collection. Whilst my loyalties should lie with Blair, Serena is making me consider betrayal.

So please feel free to let me know which is your fave- Blair or Serena?

xo xo Gossip Girl (I wish)