Invogue Jaye Bird

This is my 2nd Invogue feather polish, I reviewed Parakeet a couple of weeks ago (as part of green week), so now I am reviewing Jaye Bird for blue week.
I think most of the swatches of this that I have seen were over a paler blue, and having dismissed Baker Street as too similar to the blue within this polish I went for Nails Inc Southwark, as I wanted to see it over a darker blue. I did do a quick pre-manicure swatch to make sure I could see the blue strands. Jaye Bird is made up of white and mid blue strands in a clear base, as you can see on the bare nail, and I think they do look like they were made for each other :)

Distribution of strands on the first coat is pretty good, and I only had to touch up in a couple of places were I thought I needed a few more strands.
I am pretty pleased with the end result, the contrast isn't massive between Southwark and the blue strands, but it's not bad, and it makes me think of blue willow, in reverse :)
The finish is quite rough, with one coat of top coat you can still feel the strands so I may well add a 2nd coat, and you do need to be careful not to leave strands over-hanging the nail as they are quite sharp but its easy enough to knock them back onto the nail if you catch them before they are dry.
I am so glad I bought these feather polishes, as I like them a lot more than I thought I would. These are available at Superdrug, and also at ohbeauty, where 1st class postage is free.

Invogue Jaye Bird with Nails Inc Southwark

 

  

 

Nails Inc Southwark

It's still Blue Week on All Things Nails, so here is my 2nd blue contribution. I think this has to be the bluest blue in my collection!
This is more of a jelly than a cream, so really I think I needed 3 coats to completely obscure the nail line but it is such a lovely uplifting colour. The pictures are taken with no top coat as I had plans to put something over this, hence not being so fussed about getting a completely opaque finish, but look how glossy it is.
Application was good, but the formula is definitely less thick than say Baker Street. Having said that, I did give it a good shake and I think I got a better result.

Nails Inc Southwark