Review: Beadstreet - Michelle Nail Color Polishes
I love these polishes. I really do. At the last count, I own 11 colours from them, as well as 3 clear polishes (PS: This post was left in 'Drafts' for so long, I bought another 4 more colours *facepalm*)
As you can tell, Beadstreet changed their caps from the cheap-looking metal caps to the really sleek plastic black caps. I love that the black caps don't scratch easily, and look really good. It makes the polishes look more expensive?
A14 is a bright, almost neon-orange. It is definitely much more vibrant in real life than in photos. M44 is a dust-ier orange in the family shade, and is a much more wearable orange. 50 is a mustard yellow, the only jelly amongst all the crème polishes I have from Beadstreet. It stains the most badly amongst all the 11 shades, and the nail line is still visible even with 2-3 coats. B23 is a pastel yellow that isn't too chalky amongst my skin tone, although it doesn't seem the case in photos. For a pastel yellow, it's streak-free in 2 careful coats, a pretty amazing feat.
A57 is a medium rose pink. It's a little more vibrant in real life than in photos. A15 is a HOT pink, almost cherry pink if you look closely. It is opaque in 1 coat, and is a really cheerful colour to wear. 30 is a bright, almost neon-purple (not blue! Most purples tend to show up blue in photos, strange). It's a really lovely purple, and as you can tell, I love bright colours. A58 is one of the earlier shades I grabbed, and while I'm bad at describing colours, it is a lovely green that's unique in my stash (of quite a bit of greens!).
M33 is a rich navy blue. It dries quite a bit lighter than in the bottle. G14 is <3! It has a dark navy blue base, with tons of multi-coloured glitters! You really need to see this in real life to see the depth of the colour. S79 is a brilliant opaque black. It's glossy, and it's opaque, what more do you ask from black? It is how I like my black to be, inky, liquid-like (i.e. glossy). It is a little thicker, but manageable definitely.
As you can tell, I bought mostly crèmes from Beadstreet, and there are several reasons
I chose not to ramble that much, but I hope you can tell I absolutely love Beadstreet polishes. They're $2 a bottle (1 for $2.50, 2 for $4), so you wouldn't feel the pinch. In addition, I love buying random, weird colours that I'm unlikely to wear often, but yet, always wanted to try. That's kind of like everything except greys and greens (my favourite colours for nails!). From my recent haul 2 days back, I purchased 2 reds (yes, I don't own a lot of reds!), 1 peachy-orange that turned out to be the perfect coral on me (loves!), and a mauve-rose colour.
I don't really like the brush, but again, it's manageable. The brush is very flexible, which means I tend to touch my cuticles with the polish, The polish formula is pretty decent, but has the tendency to 'drip'. You're so sure you have wiped the brush properly, and poof, you see nail polish threatening to fall. It's because of such a texture, I wonder if they're 3-free. Apparently, the initial 3-free nail polishes from the major companies had the same problems (according to Scrangie anywayz!). I doubt so really, but nonetheless, good formula.
All in all, I highly recommend Beadstreet polishes. They have a wide range of finishes (shimmers, glitters, and even crackles!), and costs only $2 a bottle. Which means, my 15 bottles of polishes costs the same as 3 bottles of OPI. They're so much better than The Face Shop, Etude House etc, and I really like that their colour range went beyond the pinks and reds (they used to have a concrete grey, and now, a really pretty green with pink shimmers!).There are testers in store, so I would say, give it a try, drop by their store and test the polishes. I'm sure you will walk out with at least a bottle or two!
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As you can tell, Beadstreet changed their caps from the cheap-looking metal caps to the really sleek plastic black caps. I love that the black caps don't scratch easily, and look really good. It makes the polishes look more expensive?
From Left to Right: A14, M44, 50, B23 (all 2 coats each)
A14 is a bright, almost neon-orange. It is definitely much more vibrant in real life than in photos. M44 is a dust-ier orange in the family shade, and is a much more wearable orange. 50 is a mustard yellow, the only jelly amongst all the crème polishes I have from Beadstreet. It stains the most badly amongst all the 11 shades, and the nail line is still visible even with 2-3 coats. B23 is a pastel yellow that isn't too chalky amongst my skin tone, although it doesn't seem the case in photos. For a pastel yellow, it's streak-free in 2 careful coats, a pretty amazing feat.
From Left to Right: A57, A15, 30, A58 (all 2 coats each, except for A15 which is 1 coat)
A57 is a medium rose pink. It's a little more vibrant in real life than in photos. A15 is a HOT pink, almost cherry pink if you look closely. It is opaque in 1 coat, and is a really cheerful colour to wear. 30 is a bright, almost neon-purple (not blue! Most purples tend to show up blue in photos, strange). It's a really lovely purple, and as you can tell, I love bright colours. A58 is one of the earlier shades I grabbed, and while I'm bad at describing colours, it is a lovely green that's unique in my stash (of quite a bit of greens!).
From Left to Right: M33, G14, S79 (all 2 coats each except S79, which is 1 coat)
M33 is a rich navy blue. It dries quite a bit lighter than in the bottle. G14 is <3! It has a dark navy blue base, with tons of multi-coloured glitters! You really need to see this in real life to see the depth of the colour. S79 is a brilliant opaque black. It's glossy, and it's opaque, what more do you ask from black? It is how I like my black to be, inky, liquid-like (i.e. glossy). It is a little thicker, but manageable definitely.
As you can tell, I bought mostly crèmes from Beadstreet, and there are several reasons
- I love my crèmes. I take crèmes anytime over shimmers, flakies, glitters etc.
- For that price point, their crème polishes are outstanding. Imagine, even a pastel yellow is streak-free in 2 coats.
I chose not to ramble that much, but I hope you can tell I absolutely love Beadstreet polishes. They're $2 a bottle (1 for $2.50, 2 for $4), so you wouldn't feel the pinch. In addition, I love buying random, weird colours that I'm unlikely to wear often, but yet, always wanted to try. That's kind of like everything except greys and greens (my favourite colours for nails!). From my recent haul 2 days back, I purchased 2 reds (yes, I don't own a lot of reds!), 1 peachy-orange that turned out to be the perfect coral on me (loves!), and a mauve-rose colour.
I don't really like the brush, but again, it's manageable. The brush is very flexible, which means I tend to touch my cuticles with the polish, The polish formula is pretty decent, but has the tendency to 'drip'. You're so sure you have wiped the brush properly, and poof, you see nail polish threatening to fall. It's because of such a texture, I wonder if they're 3-free. Apparently, the initial 3-free nail polishes from the major companies had the same problems (according to Scrangie anywayz!). I doubt so really, but nonetheless, good formula.
All in all, I highly recommend Beadstreet polishes. They have a wide range of finishes (shimmers, glitters, and even crackles!), and costs only $2 a bottle. Which means, my 15 bottles of polishes costs the same as 3 bottles of OPI. They're so much better than The Face Shop, Etude House etc, and I really like that their colour range went beyond the pinks and reds (they used to have a concrete grey, and now, a really pretty green with pink shimmers!).There are testers in store, so I would say, give it a try, drop by their store and test the polishes. I'm sure you will walk out with at least a bottle or two!
Beadstreet can be found at:
8 Grange Road
Cineleisure Orchard #02-09
Singapore 239695
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So, which colour is your favourite?
Have you bought from them? Share with me the colours you love!
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