Monday Mani; Illamasqua 'Taint'

I bought this on sale from Asos (I needed some new jeans and oops- a nail polish ended up in my basket too!)
It is part of the "Theatre of the Nameless" range, and apparently the polish has a 'rubber' finish.  As you can see from the pic it does have a slightly dull/matt finish... which has become progressively shinier as the days have gone by.  Despite the rubber finish, the packaging still recommended to use a topcoat, which I ignored (apart from accent nails), because I thought that this would make the nail all shiny and well, not Rubbery at all.  I got complimented in work on it today; just not a very summery shade! 
*Edit; I just remembered that the brush for this was long & thin- I did not like!  (Minuses one star)

Tuesday Storytime: The Girl with the Bird's-nest hair, Sarah Dyer

This charming story tells the (rhyming ) tale of a little girl, Hollie who doesn't like having her hair brushed.  Soon enough, birds - progressively bigger - start to take nest!

I really enjoyed this book.  The art style is beautiful, and the moral tone of the story (good personal hygiene) is well handled- the little girl is allowed to get away with not having her hair brushed until... well I wouldn't like to spoil it ;>

+ Educational;- handy bird-spotting guide
- Maybe not so apt for our Little one as she is still very wispy @ 13 months!

Monday Mani; MF Fantasy Fire

Max Factor; Fantasy Fire (3 coats), No.7 ltd edition Gold glitter topcoat on accent nail.

So I finally caught up and bought Fantasy Fire, kindof expecting great things... I was/ am disappoint.  The sheer-ness of the colour, even after 3 coats makes me think like my fingernails are discoloured because I've been poisoned/ have some illness, Blah.  At the time I just couldn't be bothered to paint my nails a different colour just to act as a base for it.