As always, the glitter effect is best captured by a blurry picture. I've said it before and I'll say it again, applying a glitter top coat is the easiest way of jazzing up a manicure or covering up any smudges and can easily be re-applied if any chips appear.
It's true that I'm usually disappointed by No7 polishes and yet I can't resist picking another one up whenever I get a voucher.
I chose this shade because of the very fine particles of red glitter. I thought it would be a good polish to hide the imperfections in my nails. 
I chose to use it for my manicure because I wanted a polish which would dry quickly. 
What a mistake. Two of my nails smudged very badly over two hours after I had applied the polish. 
I love this shade and it is a dramatic, sophisticated colour which will be noticed but it doesn't live up to its name of "speed dry" and durability is rather poor too- tip wear and chips after less than 24 hours. Disappointing for a supposedly good quality nail polish that retails for £7, tolerable for a brand I don't have much faith in. Do you like this shade? What do you think of No7 polishes?
Bye for now, Laura
I don't know why I waited so long to try this- I absolutely love the effect 
Even my optician admired my nails
I wasn't sure how easy the polish would be to apply and as my thumb nail shows, it took a little getting used to, but after it was smooth sailing after the first nail 
One coat is all you need. Great for dramatic nails, easy to use and handy for covering up a smudged base colour! 
What do you think girls? Have you fallen for this look? Do you own any crackle polish? 
Womanity by Thierry Mugler. Hate the bottle, love the scent.
Here we can see the two shades on my colour wheel, Eyeko is on the left, MUA on the right
As we can see, the two are very similar although Eyeko Vintage is a tad lighter. The difference can be seen more clearly on the picture below.
So not an exact dupe but not a million miles away either. 
This was two coats. Drying time was fine. I can't comment on lasting power as I changed my manicure soon after taking these pictures.
I was a little disappointed with this polish purely because once I applied it, I felt it actually looked like a dupe for MUA shade 5. Is it? Well we'll seen when I do a comparison during the week!
It's quick and easy to prepare and takes about 45mins to cook in the oven. Do you like the look of it? If so, read on to find out how to make this delicious meal :-)
Ingredients: lentils, carrots, one tin of chopped tomatoes, water, cheese, salt and herbs if desired
Step 1: Pour one cup of lentils and one cup of water into an ovenproof dish
Step 2: Add the tin of chopped tomatoes, mix so the lentils are covered and add salt/herbs if desired. Cover and put into the oven at approximately 180 degrees for 20 minutes
Step 3: Remove from oven, stir and add a layer of sliced raw carrots. Cover and place in oven for a further 20 minutes
Step 4: Remove from oven, add a sprinkle of grated cheese and put dish, uncovered, in the oven for a further five minutes
Step 5: Remove from oven, serve with vegetables and enjoy :-)
Remember Tuesday's manicure with E.L.F Pearl polish? Well I added three layers of polka dots to it using Barry M Pure Turquoise, Barry M Purple Berry Ice Cream and Nails Inc Spitalfields.
It was a fairly successful manicure although making the dots symmetrical was slightly tricky. And of course I ended up smudging some nails (please pretend it's not obvious)
Then I had the genius idea of photographing both hands at the same time. Don't think I'll be doing that again. 
What do you think of this manicure? Is it something you'd try?
Out of these five, the only one I've seen is My Sister's Keeper and while I didn't think it was great (of course I found it disappointing because I read the book before seeing the film), I'd like to see it again at some point.
This is a frosted shade which means you can see brush strokes and drying time is relatively long. I didn't try it with a matte top coat but I'd be interested to see if it had a strong effect on the appearance.
I quite like the shade although it's not one I would wear on its own; I prefer to add colour by stamping or simply adding a glitter top coat.
Wear wasn't great, I had visible tip wear and chips after less than a day and a half. It's hard to complain if you take price into consideration though. E.L.F polishes cost £1.50 for 10ml and are available from the brand's website (beware of relying too heavily on the site's colour swatches, I'd recommend looking at blogger's personal swatches).
Do you like it? I think it's quite a flattering manicure as I *believe* Desert Haze helps to elongate my fingers since it's not dissimilar to my skin tone.
What can you spot? A pair of work shoes from M&S (£25) and flipflops from Primark (£2.50)
A scarf from New Look (£3)
A belt from New Look (£3) which I intend to wear with my maxi dress when I get one and an umbrella from Dorothy Perkins (£5)
A tshirt from Primark (£8) although I haven't tried this on so I'm not yet sure if it's a keeper
A stripey blazer from H&M (£25)
Simple Hydrating Moisturiser, Eyeko Vintage nail polish (ASOS, £2.10), MUA nail polish (Superdrug, £1), Clinique moisturiser and lip gloss from Glamour magazine
So as you can see I did spoil myself this weekend although all items (apart from the jewellery) were things I had on my spring/summer wishlist.