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A bit of a confession for you today. I quite like the pound shop. Perhaps not on a Saturday morning when you’re being pushed out of the way by people determined to bag themselves 6,284,607 cigarette lighters for £1.00 or kids wailing over their parents’ refusal to buy them a toy that is bound to fall apart after a few hours. But I do rather like having a poke around the “beauty” section.
Selfridges it ain’t, but there are some bargains to be had. After a litre of nail varnish remover? Or a huge wodge of cotton wool? Or how about some nail files, or nail art supplies? Don’t forget to check out your humble pound shop. I discovered this when I was shopping for prizes for a hen party last year and needed to get 25 items for as cheap as possible. This was great, as I
discovered Revlon, Rimmel and Maybelline products, all for £1.00 each.
I also explored the nail varnish section and stumbled across a couple of beauties. I’d never heard of Badgequo before, but a quick Google informs me that they are a manufacturer for other brands and often retail their own products under the Chit Chat, Technic and Body Collection labels. (me either).
Still, this is a pretty good polish. It reminds me strongly of a blinged up OPI Smok’n In Havana, at only an eleventh of the cost. OK, it smells, the formula isn’t the best, and it took a while to try, but it was definitely worth a punt. (haha). And just you wait til you see the amazing olive green that I bought at the same time.
So what do you think? Are you a regular at the pound shop or is it not really your scene? I think it’s worthwhile checking it out, you know. I like a high end product but I’d rather not spend out on expensive false lashes or nail varnish remover when I can replenish practically all of my bathroom cabinet’s essentials for about a fiver.
Love love love £ shops. Bought Sally Hansen nail polish spectrum the other day – it looks amazing layered over navy blue.
Also try TK Maxx, they have OPI W7 and a few other brands – I bought a Leighton Denny top coat set the other day, 2 bottles crystal and matte for a tenner.
Lovely color!
Haha! I’ve always been a bit of a scourer in Poundland, I got 12 Revlon polishes for £12, and I am not complaining! They’ve had a lot of Sally Hansens in lately too. I also picked up Sweet Maple, but I’ve yet to try it (this was over a year ago!) but looking at it on you it does look pretty good 😀 xxx