Models Own Limited Edition Glitter Kit Swatch and Review

I'm currently in training for a half marathon in March... this is quite something for me, because before a couple of weeks ago I hadn't actually done any exercise at all for an entire year (which is completely awful and I am ashamed to admit it).  I'm running for a trust that is very important to me and a lot of my close friends - for a few years I've supported them do the half and now it's my turn.  So - since I am in training, I decided to kill two birds with one stone this morning and run to the nearest Boots that stocks Models Own (2.7 miles away, if you're interested).  I needed to pick up a Velvet Goth polish for a present for someone and the new limited edition Models Own Glitter Kits sat staring at me and inviting me to buy another polish so I could get one free (they're free with 2 Models Own purchases from Boots)... and it's never exactly a problem for me to find a new polish to buy.  I'd been thinking about Jack Frost for a while, and since it's winter and nearly Christmas, I plumped for that one - look out for it in a mani on Wednesday this week.  So instead of being able to pop one polish in the little pocket in the back of my running trousers, I had to stuff in two and then carry the glitter kit in my hand... I don't think a serious runner would have approved.

So, the glitter kit.  It comes in a little box and contains a pink polish called Dinky Pinky, two little pots of glitter (silver and gold) and a four-sided buffer (file, buffer, smoother and shiner).

Pink is such a hard colour to photograph accurately - and I'm afraid I've not done a great job with these.  It's a bright, bluey-type pink which I love.  I do think it's a bit of an odd choice for the kit though - because it's not a remotely Christmassy colour - I think a red would have been a much better choice!  It's like most Models Own polishes - goes on smoothly and evenly.  But it smells awful!  I don't usually mind the smell of polish, but this is so strong it actually made wearing it a little unpleasant, even when it was dry.  The photographs below show two coats - though I think one more would have been perfect as it looks a bit thin on my middle finger.  I poured glitter on the top of two wet nails and then put a top coat of No 7 Stay Perfect Quick Dry over them - I've not used glitter like this before and it was a bit of a mission. I got glitter everywhere and then the top coat made it look a bit odd.  Perhaps a glitter gradient would have been a more aesthetically pleasing option!

This one's probably the closest to the actual colour of the pink

You can find Models Own Glitter Kits in participating Boots stores (see here for stockists) when you buy two Models Own products - subject to availablility whilst stocks last - so get yourselves down to Boots quickly before they all run out!