Wednesday 7 November 2012

Models Own Wonderland | Jack Frost and Northern Lights


More nails! Yes, more nails! I've developed a new love for Models Own nail varnishes after a little splurge during their 50% Summer Sale and I've loved all of the ones I have tried so far so I'm pretty certain that my little collection of them will continue to grow, and grow, and grow!

Models Own recently brought out their Wonderland collection just in time for winter and the Christmas season, and when could you ever need glitter in your life more than you do at Christmas? The 5 piece collection consists of 5 different glitter polishes, all completely different styles of glitter which makes a nice change from just one polish in a variation of shades. Of the five beautiful polishes; Jack Frost, Blizzard, Northern Lights, Southern Lights, and Snow Flake; I showed some restraint and only purchased the two that stood out to me the most: Jack Frost and Northern Lights.

Jack Frost, pictured below, is described as 'a wash of iridescent soft sparkle in a cloudy translucent base' and is very sheer and only really suitable to wear over a base colour. It gives a lovely pearly glittery finish with hints of blue and purple and is great for adding a bit of sparkle to your base colour.


Northern Lights, pictured below, is my new absolute favourite shade ..ever! Described as 'a fine holographic multi-tonal glitter with a pink finish' it is far more opaque than first expected and can very easily be worn alone and just two coats can give opacity similar to the colour shown in the bottle. As described it is a fine glitter and a variety of different colours but predominately pink and the range of colours that catch lights different definitely give appropriateness to the name 'Northern Lights'.


Swatches
L: Jack Frost over Naked Shimmer | R: Jack Frost alone
L: Northern Lights over Naked Shimmer | R: Northern Lights alone
Left to Right:
Northern Lights over Naked Shimmer | Northern Lights alone | Jack Frost over Naked Shimmer | Jack Frost Alone
These swatches bug me because they're not fantastic quality and haven't at all picked up the fine details at all so don't do these gorgeous glitters the full justice that they deserve, but I hope you can get the jist of it them from my combined cheap camera and bad photo taking skills!

Have you got yourself any of these polishes yet? 
If not, which of the Winter Wonderland collection do you have your sights set on?

47 comments:

  1. These are beautiful! Definitely going on my Christmas wishlist! xx

    http://belle-amiebeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. jack frost is so pretty. such a christmassy colour xx

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  3. I just went on the Models Own website and ordered these..I'm afraid I'm blaming you entirely haha xx

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  4. Love the look of Jack Frost would look lovely over a white base coat. It would be a really subtle look.

    Ella xx

    abeautifultask.blogspot.co.uk

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  5. I love the Northen Lights one its so pretty x
    http://britishbeautygeek.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. The Northern Lights one comes our really well, it's probably one of the only Models Own ones i don't own so i think i'll probably have bought it before the week is over.

    Sarah xo

    moyespace.blogspot.co.uk

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  7. I love the Northern Lights one, it's so pretty really reminds me of all the glitter at christmas. I really love the pastel colour box set, but that's more summery, I want so many models own nail polish's :(

    kimberley-xxx.blogspot.co.uk

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  8. jack frost <3
    perfect name and it looks frikken perfect for christmas !

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  9. they're gorgeous, I really want some of these for christmas!xxx

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  10. Tempted to get some of these for Christmas, they are gorgeous.

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  11. These are so pretty! I'm really loving glitter at the moment :) x

    Angelica [One Little Vice]

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  12. These polishes are stunning! I'll definitely be on the look out for these next time I'm out :)

    I'm a fairly new follower, I love your blog and have nominated you for the Liebster and Versatile blogger award - http://sarsaparilla21.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/the-liebster-blogger-versatile-blogger.html

    x

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  13. I bought jack frost the other day and really wished i'd got the snowflakes one instead! But the base coat you've used makes it look really pretty! x

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  14. These are gorgeous shades. I just bought a glitter set from China Glaze but I'm tempted to get these aswell..
    X

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  15. I have 'southern lights' and it's so amazing, so tempted to get 'northern lights' too! I love your blog xx

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  16. Amazing polishes! Ive been loving glitters recently and they look perfect.

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  17. I brought these two before even reading this review lol!
    My favourite shade EVER is northen lights! Its so beautiful & gets me loads of compliments!
    I'm wearing Jack Frost over a turquoise-y blue colour right now, and it really lightens the base colour, bringing shimmers and glitter!
    I've also tried Jack frost over a pink, and it looked brilliant!
    I've found that the jack frost white colour is so.. transparent that it looks like the base colour. So I'm wearing a green, the glitter looks green etc!

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  18. @Nic Nac Noo You should treat yourself, they're gorgeous and £5 each is a bargain! x

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  19. @lolakate It is! And I've since found that it changes colour depending what your base colour is, e.g. over a black or blue polish its a dark glitter :) x

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  20. @TheImperfectBeauty Hahaha! brilliant! I don't mind taking 100% responsibility for this :) x

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  21. @abeautifultask That's how I've worn it recently - over white and it reaaally is beautiful! Looks like I've got snowflakes or frost on my finger tips haha x

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  22. @MeganNorthern Lights is definitely my favourite - so glad I bought it :) x

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  23. @sarah moyes Haha I hope you've bought Northern Lights by now, it's definitely not one to be missed :D x

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  24. @�kimberley Wait until the summer to treat yourself to the pastels, but right now you NEED these Wonderland polishes! x

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  25. @Melissa x Absolutely put them on your Christmas list :) x

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  26. @Daisy I'm sure the amount of posts on these in January will shoot up haha lots of people will be opening these on Christmas day :) x

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  27. @One Little Vice I love glitter all the time ..but when's better for glitter than Christmas!! :D x

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  28. @Vanessa If you can't find them instore I'd definitely recommend looking online because they're a must have! Aw thank you so much for the nomination I will check that out now :) x

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  29. @Sophie Edmunds You may as well just get Snowflake too - they're so pretty and worth £5! x

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  30. @Beth Bradley ..No such thing as too much glitter varnishes! ;)

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  31. @Lizzie~ Aw thank you lovely! I'm the same, love northern lights so much that I'm tempted to get Southern Lights now too! x

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  32. @Maya Oh I know exactly what you mean, I put Jack Frost over a navy blue yesterday and wasn't quite expecting for the glitter to turn blue too because I didn't realise it was translucent! Its so gorgeous though, I'll try it over pink next :D x

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