I had to use my favourite top coat for today's challenge - Rainbow SPLAT, by Glittering Elements.
I have layered this over Mentality Moe.
I love this polish!
I have layered this over Mentality Moe.
I love this polish!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
31 Day Challenge - Day 3 - My Favourite Colour
From Mentality , Moe, is part of the "Stampers" collection. A purple holographic polish, with a blue duochrome, and holographic glitter. This polish is amazing! I haven't used a top coat in these pictures - it has a semi matte, semi gloss finish to it. So unusual !
You can get mentality at their website and at Sally Magpies for UK. Mentality are also on Facebook, to keep up to date with new releases!
Monday, September 2, 2013
650 Facebook Follower Giveaway!
I am chuffed to have reached 650 followers on Facebook!
To celebrate, I am giving one you lucky lovelies a chance to win this set of four Invogue Feather polishes! These beauties are available to purchase on Superdrug website.
So what are you waiting for? Rafflecopter is below, and thank you for following!
The lucky winner will be contacted by email after being selected, on September 27th!
Giveaway is open internationally
a Rafflecopter giveaway
To celebrate, I am giving one you lucky lovelies a chance to win this set of four Invogue Feather polishes! These beauties are available to purchase on Superdrug website.
So what are you waiting for? Rafflecopter is below, and thank you for following!
The lucky winner will be contacted by email after being selected, on September 27th!
Giveaway is open internationally
31 Day Challenge - Day 2 - Pastel
These are my Pastel Nails for Day 2!
This is Kleancolor Pastel Teal - a greenish/blueish colour. This is another untried polish in my stash (So effectively I am doing two challenges at once!)
I needed three thin coats for this polish, which I found quite streaky and difficult to apply.
This is Kleancolor Pastel Teal - a greenish/blueish colour. This is another untried polish in my stash (So effectively I am doing two challenges at once!)
I needed three thin coats for this polish, which I found quite streaky and difficult to apply.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
31 Day Challenge - Day 1 - Green
This is my Green Nails for day 1 of this challenge!
For my green , I decided on an unswatched Hardy Candy sprinkle ; gummy green!
This polish needed two coats, and there is no VNL in real life!
For my green , I decided on an unswatched Hardy Candy sprinkle ; gummy green!
This polish needed two coats, and there is no VNL in real life!
31 Day Challenge!
Happy Sunday everyone, and happy September!
Today I am starting a 31 day challenge (I hope to try do most of these challenges!) hosted by Valianty Varnished : http://www.valiantlyvarnished.com
There are a few of us taking part in this challenge!
I hope you enjoy my attempts!
If you'd like to attempt any of these challenges, please use these hastags on twitter or Instagram:
#valiantlyvarnishedquirky31dc or #quirky31dc
Today I am starting a 31 day challenge (I hope to try do most of these challenges!) hosted by Valianty Varnished : http://www.valiantlyvarnished.com
There are a few of us taking part in this challenge!
I hope you enjoy my attempts!
If you'd like to attempt any of these challenges, please use these hastags on twitter or Instagram:
#valiantlyvarnishedquirky31dc or #quirky31dc
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Flower Nail Art
Today I have these fun flower nails to show you!
For this manicure, I used two polishes from the Etude House, Ice Cream selection (there are 8 polishes in this collection) which I purchased on eBay, along with another Etude House polish in a bright coral.
These polishes are great for nail art - they are quite opaque in one coat and photos show their true colour!
Using the lilac as the base colour (two coats for photos ) I created the little flowers using just a dotting tool! Quite nifty, quick, easy and effective!
I finished up with a top coat of "Out The Door" which is my recent go-to top coat!
Hope you like it :)
For this manicure, I used two polishes from the Etude House, Ice Cream selection (there are 8 polishes in this collection) which I purchased on eBay, along with another Etude House polish in a bright coral.
These polishes are great for nail art - they are quite opaque in one coat and photos show their true colour!
Using the lilac as the base colour (two coats for photos ) I created the little flowers using just a dotting tool! Quite nifty, quick, easy and effective!
Hope you like it :)
Monday, August 26, 2013
Bondi New York, In The Limelight
You might remember my post about the new Bondi Subscription Box!
Bondi polishes are all 5-free, have an amazing butter like formula with really amazing pigments, to create strong bold colours.
Here is The Limelight. This amazing lime green is so pigmented - I used two coats for this polish!
Bondi have a website, where you can sign up to their wonderful subscription box, and keep up to date on their facebook page !
Bondi polishes are all 5-free, have an amazing butter like formula with really amazing pigments, to create strong bold colours.
Here is The Limelight. This amazing lime green is so pigmented - I used two coats for this polish!
Bondi have a website, where you can sign up to their wonderful subscription box, and keep up to date on their facebook page !
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Seventeen Rock Hard Couture, NAIL EFFECTS
Well, do I have an awesome few polishes to show you tonight?! Yes I dooooo!
These babies, slipped under my radar, but a lazy browse in Boots this evening after work, led me to their sparkly textured beauty - love at first sight! It was definitely meant to be.
I did know about Seventeen's Rock Hard texture polishes before - what I didn't know was that somewhere in the last weeks, months maybe, this sparkly little foursome was released.
I will show you swatches in the same order: each polish required two thin coats, it does drag a little quite like Zoya but that's OK for a texture in my opinion. Pictures were taken in natural light (what was left of it this evening!) and without flash.
I can't pick a favourite. I didn't think I'd like Celestial Pearl, but I love it! All these polishes have gold scatter.
Starting with Charm Bracelent, a golden, coppery colour:
Cameo Crush is a sea blue with a beautiful gold shimmer:
Bijoux Baby, a shimmering pink, with big gold glitters and a golden fleck:
Celestial Pearl is a white silver with a golden fleck:
In Boots Ireland these polishes are priced at €5.59 each - amazingly when I got to the till today, they were reduced to €3.49 !
Have you embraced the texture fad yet?!
These babies, slipped under my radar, but a lazy browse in Boots this evening after work, led me to their sparkly textured beauty - love at first sight! It was definitely meant to be.
I did know about Seventeen's Rock Hard texture polishes before - what I didn't know was that somewhere in the last weeks, months maybe, this sparkly little foursome was released.
L-R: Charm Bracelet, Cameo Crush, Bijoux Baby, Celestial Pearl
I will show you swatches in the same order: each polish required two thin coats, it does drag a little quite like Zoya but that's OK for a texture in my opinion. Pictures were taken in natural light (what was left of it this evening!) and without flash.
I can't pick a favourite. I didn't think I'd like Celestial Pearl, but I love it! All these polishes have gold scatter.
Starting with Charm Bracelent, a golden, coppery colour:
Cameo Crush is a sea blue with a beautiful gold shimmer:
Bijoux Baby, a shimmering pink, with big gold glitters and a golden fleck:
Celestial Pearl is a white silver with a golden fleck:
In Boots Ireland these polishes are priced at €5.59 each - amazingly when I got to the till today, they were reduced to €3.49 !
Have you embraced the texture fad yet?!
Monday, August 19, 2013
Drippy Dots with butter LONDON
I am positively dotty - obsessed would be a good way to put it, can't stop dotting my nails all weekend. I have come up with some fun results, by researching online and tweaking for my own personal preference.
This manicure, continues with butter LONDON Poole and another of the gorgeous Summer Holiday 2013 collection; Marbs. Marbs is a lovely shimmery gold (I am not a fan of gold). It has a coppery undertone giving it a different unique dimension, making me fall in love with it!
I used these two polishes specifically because they are different textures - creme v shimmer and I reckoned this idea would work well with this design. I have no idea what to call it, so I'll just call it "Drippy Dots"
Hope you like it!
This manicure, continues with butter LONDON Poole and another of the gorgeous Summer Holiday 2013 collection; Marbs. Marbs is a lovely shimmery gold (I am not a fan of gold). It has a coppery undertone giving it a different unique dimension, making me fall in love with it!
I used these two polishes specifically because they are different textures - creme v shimmer and I reckoned this idea would work well with this design. I have no idea what to call it, so I'll just call it "Drippy Dots"
Hope you like it!
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