Screaming nails

I recently wrote a post about how to bag a beauty bargain, highlighting the merits of magazine gifts. One of such freebies, a Ciate nail polish, was given away in Marie Claire last month, and at £9.00 a pot, represented a pretty good deal.


The brand's blurb that its "mouth-watering shades...are terrifically "bang on trend"" and ""scream "modern day woman!"" reminded me of the not-so-popular kid at school who makes up their own nickname and twenty-something girls who constantly exclaim that they're "crazy" in a desperate attempt to make themselves interesting.


However, aside from my sneering cynicism (it's not attractive, I know), the pink blush polish gave a pleasing French polish effect and dried quickly, which is always a plus for someone you can't sit still for more than two minutes. And Ciate's sleek bottles, complete with cute bow, will no doubt appeal to the increasingly number of women investing in nail polish as a cheap way to update their look in [newscaster voice] "the current economic climate".