OPI Quickie Stamping Nail Art

Just a quick one for you all today, its my birthday in a couple of days and my family are keeping me busy with lots of good times so I have barely had time to sit still!

Today I am wearing OPI My Address is Hollywood with stamping from plate MZR11. I used Konad white special polish for the stamping.

I used three coats of My Address is Hollywood and one coat of top coat. Formula is a bit thin but built well with the third coat. It has this beautiful shimmer to it which gives it a nice classy finish. Whenever I see this polish in the bottle I always bypass it to choose something else as this reminds me of quite an old fashioned colour but to be honest I love the way it looks on me. I think it complements my skin tone so well and makes me feel so grown up and classy! 

I thought the scripture went well with my perception of this polish.

Hope you like this quick mani. Speak to you all soon and enjoy your weekend! 

Nail Polish Direct Haul, China Glaze at 20% Off... WINNING!

Ive been shopping, finally! Well online shopping but it still counts.
Nail Polish is a UK online nail polish retailer that stock all the good brands, they now even sell some gels.
There is a code for 20% off all China Glaze polishes so of course I had to make the most of it. These actually came in two deliveries as I bought some then decided I needed more.

Join me after the jump for all the names and details of the code!

Yume Lacquer Pink Lady Swatch and Review

PRESS SAMPLE

Hi my lovelies. I haven't blogged in what feels like forever but it in fact has only been a few days. Things are moving in a tiring slow motion here. An endless round of school runs and naughty boys.

Anyway.... I have Yume Lacquer on the blog again today, you may remember some swatches from a while back, You can see them here, here, here and finally here. 

Yume Lacquer is a about as geeky as they come, in the polish world that is! And that sure isn't a bad thing! Amanda, the creator of Yume Lacquer, bases her polishes on anime and manga. 

Today we have Pink Lady. a salmon pink shade which is bordering on neon. It has micro holographic glitter. 

This polish is inspired by Chibi Usa/ Sailor Chibimoon and comes from the Moonlight Defender collection. 

I added some brand related art, in a Tips and Topcoat style but obviously not as good! I need to get more brush practice in.

More after the page break, please click "read more" 

Suzi's Hungary Again with Glitter Zebra Nail Art

Hello my lovelies! Are you all having a great week?
Its nearly time for my son to start school for the very first time so I am feeling a bit stressed here.

Today I have another simple nail art for you! A bit of zebra, an untried OPI and a glitter nail art pen are the focus of today's post.

More after the jump! 

Life in Lacquer Nail Art Challenge: PINK

Today is the second installment of my nail art challenge!! I hope your enjoying looking at everyones nail art so far.

Todays prompt is pink. This is a very broad prompt and could even just be a swatch of a pink polish. I wanted to do prompts that everyone could take part in, from beginners to pros.

Heres my contribution...

Why, oh why, does my camera HATE bright pinks? These colours are so funky and summer orientated. 

This is Moyra 919 and KBShimmer Belle of the Mall. I bought this thinking it was red but mine is for sure pink. Yes it is a red leaning pink but its pink none the less. it was incredibly hard to capture.

I handpainted the roses and buds using acrylic paint and my new fave brush St Petersburg from Moyra, I am incredibly happy with how they turned out. 

What do you think?

Pop on over to our Facebook page and Instagram (@lifeinlacquer) and see what everyone else has come up with :)

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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 

Mylar Nail Art

Heres a new one for me.... Mylar.

I first heard about it years ago when I was working as a nail tech but I had never tried it.Until now!
I know Mylar can be great encapsulated in gel or acrylic but I was unsure how to use it with polish.

This is shade Iridescent Hot Pink and in the bag you get 5g but that is loads!

I basically just put it on top of wet nail polish to stick it and then topped with topcoat. 2 coats needed at least. If you are one of those people who don't like things sticking on your nails then this wouldn't be for you at all.

I really like this Mylar. Its pink but also looks blue and even Orange sometimes. I think it adds a unique dimension.
I was in a massive grump doing this nail art so as you can see its not my best. I just hate Rose Hip by +Barry M . Its streaky and hard to apply. It gets me in a rage every time I use it! I just love the colour though... Anyone know of any alternatives?

I used a darker pink acrylic and a nail art brush from Effect Beauty to do the squiggles and dots.

You can buy the nail art brushes and Mylar from Effect Beauty. They sell everything you could ever want in regards to nail art plus you can get 10% off using code LACQUER

Like I said Mylar may not be for everyone but sticky up bits don't bother me and I rather like it.

*press sample, All opinions expressed are honest and my own*

GUEST POST Butterflies by Nailallure

As the lovely Jade is on holiday I am honoured to do a guest post for her. Have a good holiday, Jade!

Since we've enjoyed some sunny days recently, I thought it would be nice to do a fun, bright and girly manicure. Pink butterflies seemed a good choice for a cheerful manicure like that!

For this manicure, I painted the pointer and little finger with Models Own Hypergel Cerise Shine. The middle finger and thumb are painted with Models Own Hypergel White Light. The ring finger has on Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Razzle-Berry, a blue textured polish.

I stamped the image with the butterflies from the Cheeky Jumbo Plate 2 - Tropical Holiday with Mundo de Uñas 2 - Black stamping polish. I used the lead light technique to colour the butterflies pink. This is basically using a dotting tool to colour in the stamped image with a translucent polish. I used a jelly polish Nails Inc Henley Regatta for this.

I added blue rhinestones to two nails and finished with topcoat. Hope you enjoyed the manicure as much as I did!

Oh my! these are so sumemry! Thanks Nootan and please pop over to see her blog and Facebook! 

Love Skittle Nail Art

This mani is super cute, even if I do say so myself :)

This is a skittle mani a la Nailasaurus, as you all know I love +The Nailasaurus.

 She is a real inspiration to me :)

I got sent these really lush Love charms from Effect Beauty. The feature a little diamante and I really love them. I did bent them a little to get them to sit flatter but I think it would probably sit better if I had bigger or longer nails. 

Doing different nail arts on different nails is quite fun as you get to try out different designs and see what you like :) 

I used BarryM Rose Hip for the base, I really dislike the formula of this polish.

 Intensely.

I also used Zoya Areej and Barry M Dragon Fruit. 

What so you all think? 

The Love charms are available to buy from Effect Beauty and used LACQUER at the checkout for 10% off. 

some of these products were sent to me for my honest review. please see my disclaimer for details. 

Polish Me Silly Pinky Swear I'm a Star Thermal Indie Polish

Today I have another beautiful thermal polish by Polish Me Silly! 

I LOVE THERMALS!! 

My nails are at that length where you can see the transition all the time so I get the gradient effect which is great.

This is called Pinky Swear I'm A Star.

 Its a pink when cold and white when warm polish packed with glitter, this includes pink and green stars!! 

This is the polish when cold.... 

Its pink.... and I love it! I think I may have been converted to pink as recently I have been wearing it quite abit! 

This is a funky bright pink (brighter than the pics) and I really like the green stars with this! I love pink and green together! 

Here is the polish warm...

AGAIN I love this shade too! You can really see all the glitter and who doesn't like a white crelly!!??

Transition shot..

I <3 it!! 

and finally the bottle shot (cold) 

I really love this polish. The formula was a little on this thicker side but in no way messed up my application. I used three coats for these pics and one topcoat. 

The stars of course can stick up a bit but that doesn't bother me at all. 

Its a funky bright polish perfect for summer!

What do you all think of this?? Are you a fan of thermals? 

In other news my new bulb came SMASHED! annoying!

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**

Jade Holo with Stars

A polish that shares my name?! 

Get in my collection you sexy beast!!

Okay so pink isn't usually my thing and I am still unsure as to whether I would wear it on a regular basis but it is gorgeous! 

This is Jade Delirio Rosa. Two coats with topcoat. 

I used a Cheeky stamping plate for the design. I didn't want to leave it plain but also didn't want to go mental. 

Also trying out new photo techniques *again* what do you think??

So my lovelies, do you love a linear holo? 

Breast Cancer Awareness Mini Challenge Day 5

Its the last day of the challenge today and I think I have left the best til last! 

Today we have an Ombre mani with a hand painted heart and ribbon motif. 

I Used 

Essie Lights 

Essie Flawless 

Essie Neo Whimsical 

OPI If You Moust You Moust 

Acrylic paint in white

G&G HK topcoat 

Pearls from +BornPretty BPS 

I think this is my fave of all of them, what do you think? Breast Cancer Awareness Nail-Supporters

Pish Posh and Polish	Nail Parade!	No More Nail Polish Mum!
Monkey Nails	Emma's Little Corner	The Pink PrincessZ
Life in Lacquer	Neon Sparkly Nails

 

Breast Cancer Awareness Week Day 4

Today we have something a bit blingy! 

I have used studs and two different sizes of pearls both purchased from +BornPretty BPS 

I used Essie Cascade Cool and BarryM Gelly Grapefruit. 

All topped off with Color Club topcoat. 

Again my pics are not great. I really need some help lol 

I used a Fan brush to make this design and set the pearls and studs in the topcoat. 

What do you think of today's design? I love a bit of bling! 

Please spare a moment to look at the other girlies work tonight... Breast Cancer Awareness Nail-Supporters

Pish Posh and Polish	Nail Parade!	No More Nail Polish Mum!
Monkey Nails	Emma's Little Corner	The Pink PrincessZ
Life in Lacquer	Neon Sparkly Nails