I'm Blue da-ba-dee da-ba-die!

I live about 30 mins by RER train from the center of Paris, though I very rarely get the chance to actually go shopping. And even less often with people other than the boyfriend. So I was very excited when a few of the girls I work with invited me to join them on a trip to La Vallee.

La Vallee is a discount shopping village. I've only been there once since moving here 3 years ago, and the last time I went they had a Vans and O'Neill store and as my natural choice of look is messed up surfer chic I jumped at the chance. C'mon, who can resist cheap shoes?

When we got there I took a quick explore and found that both of my desired shops had closed down. :(Luckily I was dragged into H&M and thus became the only person amongst my friends who went into a clothes shop and only came out with nail polish... What can I say? It's a gift!

H&M Polishes: U Must Have This, Blue My Mind, Aquatini

Please forgive the dry skin on my hands, I've recently started swimming regularly and its totally turned my skin into a sponge.

U Must Have This

My first sunny swatches this year, yay! Although I broke my pinky nail shortly after taking these. :(

U Must Have This is a gorgeous sky blue cream. The picture is of two coats, but it was practically opaque in one and the brush strokes are quite noticeable. Overall a nice polish, nice colour, but not exactly original.

Aquatini

Another sky blue, this time a shimmer. I was quite pleased that it was opaque in 2 coats again and dried really fast! Definitely my kinda colour, but just a bit... common. I think I own about 5 different brands with this exact same colour. (I'll be swatching and testing them soon! ;)

Blue My Mind

I left the best for last. Blue My Mind is a really original colour, a dark cornflower shade of blue and I fell in love with it instantly. Again, this is a cream polish and two coats which dried very fast, this time with no brushstroke issues. Hooray! Now I just need to find something to wear it with!

And now I will go back to my current puzzle: To Illamasqua or not to Illamasqua? That is the question.

Til next time, happy polishing!