Pegasus and Butterflies Nail Art

I love a good bit of stamping. I cant stand it when people say stamping isn't real nail art. It is real nail art folks and its fantastic! So many options with colour and decals you can pretty much achieve anything! Plus it can be a quick way of adding nail art to your dominant hand!

Today I chose Hare Polish Pegasus and plate MZR-O7. I used Konad Black Special Polish and my Magno XL stamper.

I waited before top coating (using Out The Door by INM) and even floated it over but it still smudged the beautiful butteries. 

I used 2 coats of Pegasus and it built up a lovely glitter density. Its a jelly finish so you get to see all the glitter floating around in the lush pastel purple base.

What do you think of this nail art? Do you own any Hare Polishes?

Moyra Estelle 907 Review and Swatch

Today I got some nail mail from Moyra UK and I couldn't wait to get this shade on!
Moyra is a European brand which is now sold in the UK. I have reviewed a few of their polishes before and use them regularly.
They are a budget brand (the most they cost is £4, think BarryM type pricing) but they are by far my favourite budget brand. They are better than BarryM in my opinion as I just love the Moyra brush. Its flatter and wider so, for me, makes application easier.

This is Estelle. Also known as No. 907. A lot of the Moyra polishes don't have names but use numbers instead.

This is from their Gel Look range. They are highly pigmented but not thick unlike the BarryM Gellys. I find them very easy to apply and the pictures show 2 coats with KBShimmer Clearly On Top topcoat.
It was quite shiny by itself but also slower drying.
No streaks or blotches which I have found to be a problem with other dark reds.

Estelle is a strange shade of red. In direct light it can be quite bright like the pictures but in low or artificial light it turns to quite a muddy deep red. Think old blood...Gross.
Although it bares a resemblance to gore, it still looks very classy and I do really like it.
I have always been a great fan of reds and feel they do suit me.

All in all this shade is fab and there are no complaints from me!
This shade and many others are available from Moyra UK, prices start at £3 (£2 sale running for a very limited time)

Picture Polish Pirouette

I won this polish in a giveaway run by Sally Magpies a while ago and have only just got round to trying it! You can read another post about it here 

It is described as a Bijou Holo and is a collaboration shade with Tenshi No Hana, a french blogger.

This polish really comes alive in the sun! Oh mama, you can see that scattered holo! Its a dusty pink and the formulations is AAMAZING!
I apologize that the pics are not to my usual standard. We have a poorly little boy.

Please note I found it hard to photograph this. The picture MOST true to the shade is the bottle pic!

I could have worn this as a one coater if I was in a rush and its sooo smooth! Theres NO glitter! Also it was quite shiny without a topcoat. My pictures show it without topcoat (except for the artwork nail).

I didn't think I would like this as its pink and a tad girly but I really love it!

If you are in the UK you can purchase it from Sally Magpies or there are various other stockist available, you can check them HERE 

JULY NAIL ART CHALLENGE

In July I will be running my very own nail art challenge!
Its a first for me but I really want another way to connect with other bloggers and nail artists.

I have chosen a range of prompts. Some easier than others so there is something for everyone!

You can post your pictures on Life in Lacquers Facebook page, your Instagram, Facebook or blog. Make sure to tag them #lifeinlacquerjuly and tag me @lifeinlacquer so I can see them! My tag is always @lifeinlacquer whether it be on Facebook or Instagram.

I will then share some of the pics on my Facebook page, of course with credit!

I'm posting this now so you have loads of time to prepare lol. You dont have to do everyone, I won't hunt you down!


Will you be taking part? Let me know below!
And PLEASE share this image around and get as many people involved as we can!

We Have a New Look!

Hello my dears!!

As you may be able to tell we have had a whole new look!

I made this layout and the previous ones myself and let me tell you I am no designer! In fact it took me a round a day just to do the title banner!

I wanted it to look clean and professional but at the same time a bit fun!
You may also be able to see, if your on a desktop, there are new follow buttons and you can even subscribe via email so you know when Ive published something new... Why don't you sign up :)

Even the About Me and Contact pages have been updated! Super efficient I know!

What do you think of the new look?
 Yay or Nay?

MDJ Creations Raspberry-Licious Glow in the Dark!!

Ohhh My......

I am a lucky lady for sure! MDJ Creations sent me a few polishes to swatch and here's the first.

MDJ Creations make handmade 3 free nail polish, essential oil balms and jewelry. 

Raspberry-Licious is part of the Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity collection and is a glow in the dark polish. 

This is my first glow in the dark polish and taking the pictures were a learning curve indeed!! 

This is a juicy pink jelly packed with loads of different shapes and sizes of glitter. 

It applied well and these pics here are three thin coats and one coat of top coat which makes it smooth. 

I stamped using Konad black and CH-16 from Cheeky. 

Okay so here is the fun part.... the glow in the dark!! 

This polish glows GREEN but for some reason they show up blue on my camera. But I assure they glow GREEN :)

I charged it under my UV lamp to take these pics but Melissa from MDJ says it will glow after a few minutes under direct light, such as a desk lamp.

I was so impressed with the glow on these. So much fun!

Have you ever used a glow in the dark polish?

MDJ Creations sells through Etsy and you can also contact them on Facebook. 

I will have some more swatches coming soon so please keep ya eyes peeled (that saying is gross!)

*this product was sent to me for my HONEST review, please see my disclaimer page for more info**

Guest Post ~ Penguins Left Green Polish

Hey all!

Another guest post here for the lovely Jade :) poor girlie is feeling poorly, so what's the best medicine!? Lay in bed and watch as many TV shows as possible and have some lovely ladies who love to give a helping hand out with blog posts! WOOOP!

Hopefully Jade will be feeling better real soonsies :D!!!

I bought a new bottle of white polish recently since those colours seem to thicken and become a pain in the ass real quick! I decided to do a quick gradient on it to test out its durability and I am so impressed! LOL by white polish :D!!

I used light pastel colours for the gradient and topped it off with some fine glitter polish which I don't think its very visible...but its there trust me!

Here it is :)

The colours are very light and really blend nicely together :) I do like gradients but I dislike the clean up after!

What do you ladies think!?

Thank you Jade for having me again! :D get well soon! xox

Bye for now!

x

My Stash!

Hey everyone! 

I am sooo poorly :( :( 

I have no energy to do my nails which is so sad as i have a few new ones this week! 

So instead i decided to give mine a little dusting and take a pic to show you all. 

Now i know this doesn't look like a lot compared with other peoples or bloggers but i only have a limited budget and often buy them in sales or from "nail friends" 

I usually have them stored on shelves in my living room and that's another reason i only keep my faves as I don't have room for more shelves! 

Hopefully in the next couple of weeks i should have my new indies coming from the likes of Polish Me Silly, KBShimmer and some samples too. So keep an eye of for those babies.

If i am honest I am getting sick of mainstream brands. Alot of the "new" releases seem to be dupes either to other brands or the same brand just a few seasons ago. I like that Indies can offer a fuller more varied range although some of them are starting to look a tad same-y. 

My favourite brand fro main stream has to be Zoya. I love PixieDust and their creme shades are delightful! 

I just wish the brush was slightly wider. 

I hope you've all had a good week and have a great weekend folks! 

Sorbet Seams Coffee and Flowers

Today I have another new to me indie brand Sorbet Seams. 

Sorbet Seams are based in Belgium and run by Sally Meyvis

Firstly I LOVE the brands name and the bottle, Oh the bottle is so sexy! 

How can a polish bottle be sexy....? 

Well just LOOK at them

 For Lovers in a Rush and Coffee and Flowers

I would be so happy to have a whole shelf full of these.

I cant stop looking at them

Well anyway...... 

Today we have Coffee and Flowers. A beautiful polish with purple holo squares, silver and pink holo hexes and smaller silvery brown? circles.

This is a polish topper, that means it is designed to go over another colour. 

I chose yellow.

Why? I have no idea. I really like purple and yellow together. 

This is like super sunny and happy. 

Which is great as the weather is total pants.

macro bottle shot

 I love how this is so happy. I feel Coffee and Flowers would look good over a wide range of colours. Maybe a pretty purple fade!?

I layered this over Barry M's Limited edition yellow that in turn is layered off Barry M matte white. 

I did have to fish for glitter a bit for this, I suppose that's because the pieces are quite big so they sink. This is 3 thin coats with 1 coats of Seche Vite but i feel two coats of top coat would be better next time to make it 100% smooth. 

What do you think of this topper? Sorbet Seams is available to buy HERE oh and on another plus side delivery took like a week! fast!


**this polish was sent to me for my HONEST review, please see my disclaimer page for more info**

More Festive Nails

Here are some more false festive nails!

You may remember seeing a previous post about some false nails I have been making to sell. 

OPI Affair in Red Square 

OPI Your Such A Budapest with Barry M Special edition silver glitter from Xmas a few years back and a silver glitter Catrice polish

OPI Dont Mess With OPI and Zoya PixieDust Chyna

All of these styles did sell and I  think my fave are the last set, I just love PixieDust! What are your fave set? 

I was having a problem with the red coming through the stamping but I have a way to combat that. Before stamping over red, apply top coat first, then stamp. TaDa! No more problems!

I have of course also been crocheting a lot, are there any other nail obsessed people out there who also crochet?? 

Update....

I thought I would quickly stop by to explain where I have been hiding... 

Well I have been ill for a while now, a lot of vomiting! YUMMY (not!) 

I was so ill I didn't even manage to paint my nails for my own birthday on the 30th of Nov! 

BUT..... I am going to try and do a few designs this week and I have a review to do too! 

Also i have a new addiction which i have mentioned before... Crochet!! 

It is just as much of an obsession as nails! 

So anyway I just wanted to quickly pop in to let you know I am still here and havent forgotten any of you 

:D 

Guest Post Over on Racho's Nail Love

Hello my Lovelies! 

I have been super super busy going crochet mad this week so I haven't even had time to paint my nails! 

But today I am over at Racho's Nail Love with a guest post so please do check it out! 

You can find it HERE

Focus on. Feature on Jade Bishop!

I am very very lucky!! 

My local town, Beaminster, have a community website and they have done a feature on me!

Things like this always make me very happy, its like someone giving you a great big pat on the back! 

So please go and check it out!

You'll find out all you've ever wanted to know about me. It even has a picture of me, which is a rarity in itself! 

You can find it HERE

Guest Blogger Post By Nail Luxxe Striping Mani

Hi everyone!

I'm super excited to be guest blogging here today!  Ever since I discovered Life in Lacquer, I was smitten.  What I love most about Jade's designs, is that she is constantly inspired by everything around her and manages to come up with fresh new looks all the time.  So I had to put my thinking cap on when it came to this manicure!

Today's nails were inspired by three things: a pin that I had seen on Pinterest which used similar colours, a recent manicure I did which used two unequal sections of nail colour and my favourite nail accessory - striping tape!

First I applied two coats of Raspberry over a base coat.  Then when that was dry I painted a horizontal line across each nail at varying lengths and filled it in with Slate by Beauty UK. To tie the whole look together I added a piece of gold striping tape where the two colours met and finished with a top coat.

Hope you guys like it!

Nail Luxxe xoxo

Check out Nail Luxxe on her own blog HERE