Cute Kitty Nail Art

Another quick and easy mani today :)

I saw a cute photo on my personal Facebook news feed the other day and just had to copy it on my nails.... Even my personal friends are not safe from me!!

Anyway I used Cream Puff by CND Vinylux as the base on all fingers. I then topped the index and little finger with Sick Lacquers Scatterbrains. The cute kitty is hand painted with acyclic paints and a small brush called Edinburgh Realism Grace 9.

I am thinking about taking a small break from blogging. I will continue to post when I can but I think it will only be about once a week. I feel I have not been bringing my best game so will go away for a bit and try and improve things for you all. 

See you all soon 

Love Nailz Indie Polish. Moody Trio Swatches and Reviews

I have some lovely indies to show you from one of my fave indie makers Love Nailz. 

I have reviewed some of Love Nailz polishes before, you can see these posts HERE and HERE. 

We have three beauties today known as the Moody Trio. This collection consists of Feelin' Blue, Shades of... and Down to Earth. 

One thing I noticed when applying was the smell. Its a kind of fruity smell. nothing like normal nail polish. I later mentioned this to Louise at Love Nailz and she said she had added a citrus scent to the batch but never smelt the difference but i certainly did! It made a lovely change to the usual smells! 

All these were actually really easy to apply but not easy to photograph! I have tried to capture these the best I can but because the polish tends to change in different lights I couldn't capture the true beauty of the polishes... Sorry :(

First up is Feelin' Blue 

This is two coats over CND Stickey Base

Its a beautiful powder blue with micro holo glitter.

Here's a terrible up close shot lol! 

you can kind of see the individual glitters. 

Next up is Down To Earth 

Again 2 coats over CND Stickey

This is more sheer then the Feelin' Blue.

I would describe this as an iced green shade, as it catches the light and has a silvery sheen. This also has micro holo glitter 

I had to change the setting of the camera to get the polish to show the most true to life as i could.

In this close up you can see the glitter in all its loveliness 

Last, but by no means least, its my fave out of the trio Shades Of....

2 coats over CND Stickey

I litrally have no way of describing this unique polish but i will give it a go..

A reddish but some what iced brown which when it catches the light shows a green hue! As with all the other this has a holo micro glitter as well as the others

 I mean just look at that!! the glitter is so beautiful!

All three went on really well. The formula wasn't thick and didn't have too much glitter to effect the application. 

These polishes are currently not available to buy... YET 

As you may know Louise at Love Nailz also supplies Solvent Resistant Glitters and other supplies. She is currently working on opening a store devoted to selling all her indie beauties. 

Please be patient and believe me they are worth the wait. 

 You can check out Love Nailz on Etsy HERE

Lumos Top and Bottom coat

Lumos high speed top coat and instant impact bottom coat are bought to us by Famous Names, who you may know is run by Jim and Linda Nordstrom, Jim was the co creator of CND until it was sold and is now also the creator of Sweet Squared. Sweet squared is an online supplier for the nail professional and also they run salon geek. 

I have owned these polishes for only a week but already I am so glad I listened to other professionals and purchased these. They came so highly recommended by other nail techs and I was worried they wouldn't live up to expectations but boy was I wrong! (And you won't catch me admitting that often!)

The base coat has a thin consistency but it is not hard to apply at all and dries instantly to form a bond between the nail plate and colour. 

The top coat can be applied to wet nails, although I have not tried this as I am always worried about the colour tinting the top coat. It dries COMPLETELY in 20 mins if that! I have never used a top coat that actually does what it says and I had no smudges or chips, I even went in the bath pretty much straight after applying. 

The box boasts that the polishes can be used right until the end of the bottle without becoming gloopy but as I've only just bought these I can't comment on that even though I have heard good things. 

Usually I can't wear polishes for more than a day without them peeling and chipping but this product keeps the colour firmly in place without it being hard to remove when the time comes. 

As with all coats of polish remember to cap the free edge to ensure longevity. 

This is a professional only product and I purchased mine here

www.ellisons.co.uk 

Check them out here +Ellisons Hairandbeauty 

Top marks for Lumos!!