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?

Jade Holografico Stamping Nail Art

Hello my dears!
I wanted to make the most of the sunshine and use Jade Holografico Fascinio Violeta one last time before the sun says "goodbye" for the winter.

I am really loving stamping at the mo and it great as I seem to have no time right now! How can I be so busy but achieve pretty much nothing!?

Direct Sunlight. 

To see what I used and some more photos please join me after the jump! 

Tami Beauty Gleneagles Glamour Swatch and Review

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Hello my lovelies!

Today we have a beautiful indie polish from Scottish brand Tami Beauty. Tami Beauty currently has one collection, aptly named the Scottish Showcase collection and it features three polishes. Today I have Gleneagles Glamour to show you!

For tons of pictures and a full review please click READ MORE :)

Do You Have This Color In Stock-Holm? Swatch and GIVEAWAY!

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Hello!
Sorry there haven't been more posts recently, my son isn't taking to school to well so have been really busy,
Today I have another beautiful polish sent to me by nailpolish.co.uk. They have also given me the go ahead to run a giveaway! The prize is a set of mini OPI polishes from the Nordic Collection. All details of the giveaway and raffelcopter widget is after the jump.

This is Do You Have This Color In Stock-Holm? from the recent OPI Nordic collection. This polish was one of the hardest to photograph! It took 2 days to get this picture and I am still not 100% happy with it. 

Giveaway details and more on this polish after the jump! 

Lace Floret Water Decal Nail Art

Hello!!
It feels like ages since I blogged last. Super busy getting crochet things made... Ive even bought a label maker. This just got real!

These dainty water decals were sent to me by Sparkly Nails. Sparkly Nails are based in the UK and stock a massive range of nail art items.

Water decals are so simple to use. All you have to do is cut the one you want out, remove plastic and then soak in water for a few seconds. Slide the decal off of the sheet and then on to your nail.... Simples!


The only thing that can make them a tad harder to use is seeing the white decal on the blue backing paper but holding them up to the light helps.


I made the ombre using a make up sponge and Moyra 912 Jacqueline and Manhattan 67N. Manhattan don't name their polishes and it really bugs me when nail polishes don't have names. I think its part of the fun (especially if they are humorous names, I'm talking about you OPI )

These decals and many others are available from Sparkly Nails


*press sample, please see disclosure for details*

Polish Me Silly Grape Intentions Thermal Polish

Hello my dears!

I have had a nice relaxing week spending some time with my family as my husband is not at work!

I have a bloody fantastic polish for you today! ITS A THERMAL!!!

I have previously tried thermals before but the colour change was underwhelming to say the least. This polish you can for sure see the change!

My family loved this polish, they thought it was like witchcraft or something. None of them have ever even heard of thermals before. 

Noobs.

This is Grape Intentions by Polish Me Silly. 

COLD

BOTTLE CLOSE UP

TRANSITION 

TRANSITION 

WARM

Its purple when cold and pink when warm. Because I have longish nails I often see a gradient which looks so good. Its also packed with glitter but I found the larger hexes a bit of a pain so had to manually move some of them. 

I used three thin coats to get the finish in the pictures, it is a jelly polish. What would happen if you layered it over a different base colour?!!??

I really love this. I'm hooked on thermals and I do have another to show you soon!

What do you think? 

Purple Skittle Mix Up Nail Art

I have been really busy painting up these false nails I haven't had much time to do my own nails!! 

I have also been going crochet crazy! I have really fallen in love with crochet and spend most of my time making numerous baby hats! 

Anyway.... 

I have been wearing these all week. Usually nail polish only last a day on me 2 at most but i have switched to Zoya Anchor Base Coat and its really working for me!

I do apologise for the state of my fingers etc I have been painting these nails and I always get polish and paint all over me! 

The fab glitter polish on this mani is Aurora by Zoya . It is lush! Holo glitter in a purple jelly type base. 

The stamp is a Moyou one. 

The other polishes are Planks Alot, Steady As She Rose by OPI and Zoya Mira.

What do you think of my mix and match? Mira reminds me of Cadburys Chocolate!

Femme Fatale Swatches Part 1....

Hello all! 

I hope you are all having a great week so far! I feel like I have not posted in a really long time but it actually wasn't that long ago lol! 

My grandfather has built me even more shelves today so I am in need of more polishes to fill them up! If you all want to see my bits and bobs (behave) Ill be doing a small post on my updated stash soon!

I have two gorgeous polishes from Femme Fatale for you today! There are two more swatches on the way very soon.

Femme Fatale are an artisan cosmetic and nail polish company from Brisbane, Australia. 

They also now stock a wide range of other indie nail brands such as Enchanted and HARE. 

Both of these sets of pics are taken with the flash on as the light in my flat is bloody awful! Dont worry though they are colour correct etc! I wouldnt bring ya duff pics LOL! 

First up is a Sea Pony. A beautiful purple jelly cream (crelly). This polish features many different sizes of hex glitter. 

I used three coats to build this up and you could still kind of see the smile line, only very slightly though. It has a good amount of glitter and the formula is really nice. I have done this with no undies, but I think next time I use it I will try it on top of another colour, just to see what its like. 

Next up I have a beautiful linear holo called Burning Dusk. This is a darkish plum with a blue shimmer. who doesn't love a holo?! This is three thin coats with no topcoat. 

I am totally in love with this shade. it is dark but the blue shimmer really lifts the purple tone up. 

The coverage it really good and the formula is great. This is my fave of these two, I'm a fool for a holo. 

You can view these and other polishes, both by Femme Fatale and others, on their website HERE

Stay tuned for part two coming soon......

*some of these products were sent to me for an HONEST review. The views on this product are COMPLETELY my own.

Butterfly Lace Nail Art

Today I have some nail art, Yay! 

I have been using stamping quite a bit recently but I want to start getting back into hand painting nail art again. 

I have been super busy with another project recently so I haven't had much time for my own nails. So here's an easy one for me today, ease me back in :) 

This design actually started off being a tribal but I changed my mind lol! 

This is OPI's Vant To Bite My Neck? and Sick Lacquers Butterfly Effect. 

The glitter really sparkles against the dark purple. 

The formula of Vant To Bite My Neck? is really good, pretty much a one coater. Its a dark plum purple. Love this shade, I think it will be used a lot this winter. 

Butterfly effect has slices, circles ,diamonds and hex holographic glitter suspended in a clear base. It even has cute little butterflies in! I took a singular butterfly and place on my accent nail. 

The white "lace" is acrylic paint. I find it covers darker colours better than using nail polish. 

So what do you think? Are you ready to embraced the autumn/winter shades?

Sick Lacquers Purple Haze Launch!

Oh boy do I have a treat for you! 

Purple Haze is a brand new holographic polish from Sick Lacquers.  

The mother and son team have come up with this beauty, which will launch TODAY!!

I have previously written a post on some lovely glitters by Sick Lacquers which you can find HERE

It is hard to capture the true beauty of a holo but I have tried my hardest :) 

Most of these pictures are in direct sunlight to bring out the true holo. 

So here it is. Two coats with Seche Vite topcoat. 

This macro shot has come out a little "noisy" but you can really see the sheer amount of holo particles WOW!!

Heres a photo of the polish in the bottle 

This purple is a light grape colour, jammed packed with holo glittery goodness! 

so what do you all think of this new indie polish? 

Sick Lacquers are based in the USA but they do ship to the UK and Europe. 

To see this and a lot of other beautiful polishes please check out their  SHOP

 FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM 

*some of these products were sent to me for an HONEST review. The views on this product are COMPLETELY my own.*

Daring Damask Nail Art

 Here we have a very sexy nail art! 

Without the sun shining on it, the pattern was actually quite subtle. 

I expect to find this type of pattern on the wall of some boudoir lol!

Products used 

China Glaze Purr Fect Plum 

Konad Special Polish in Black

Cheeky Jumbo Plate European Romance 

Seche Vite Top Coat.

I always forget I own this China Glaze beauty, but when I have it on I love it!

What do you think of this? Does it match your wallpaper LOL

Special FX Chameleon Swatch and Review

This is a Special FX Polish called Chameleon. 

I will admit right now that when I saw this in the bottle I was hesitant, Im not a fan of oil slick type of polishes and when I saw the gold hues to it, I was really put off. 

I am NOT a fan of gold HaHa!

But boy was I wrong! 

This polish is beautiful on and it has a really deep sexy purple base that catches the light.
As you move your hands around you can see the different colours come to life! 

I really love the way it makes my hands look LOL!

The pictures are with 2 coats and no topcoat. 

The formula was good, first coat was streaky as hell but a thicker second coat sorted that out. 

The brush is too thin for my liking though.

The bottle really looks cheap, I am sorry but to me it looks like something you would see in Poundland or something. I feel it lets down the product inside. 

But other than that I am surprisingly in love with this polish!

FX Nails sent me this product for review and unfortunately I cant find this for sale on their site. I will look into it and update this when I get more info

You can look at FX Nails other products including their Fickles Heat sensitive range (keep your eyes peeled for swatches!)

HERE

Doc Marten Roses Inspired by Get Nailed

 I have been watching a lot of Get Nailed Videos on YouTube and I had to give this one a go!

Let me first apologise again for my crap cuticles and fingers in general :( They just are not getting better!

I used BarryM Berry Ice Cream, Vivid Purple and Bright Purple.

The leaves are OPIs Dont Mess With OPI, I also used BarryM Nail art pens in white and black to highlight them in places. 

View Get Nailed videos HERE

What do you think of these roses? Do you like floral manis?

O.P.I Marbled with Bow

 Here is my NOTD. A marbled accent nail with a bow, that i actually purchased from Poundland! 

I used Dutch Ya Just Love OPI and If You Moust You Moust. Both by OPI. 

Dutch Ya Just Love OPI is a beautiful purple with a subtle gold glitter. 

Perfect coverage in 2 coats. 

To do the marble all i did was used a dotting tool to mix together a few bigger blobs of polish on my nails. I love simple designs like this as they take no time to do and still look good and alot better than just plain old polish :) 

Space Stamping

 So while I have the Purr-fect Plum on I thought I would try out some of my newer Cheeky plates. 

I haven't actually used stamping a lot recently as Ive been doing other things but i do love a good stamping :D

Here i have used a Space theme using Cheeky plate CH 46 from the summer 2012 collection. I purchased these on +Amazon.co.uk 

I used Barry M Foil Effects in Silver for the stamping.

Purr-fect Plum

 This is China Glaze's Purr-fect Plum. A dark berry type purple.

 In the bottle it does look very dark and almost brownish..

the coverage is good and was completely opaque in two coats. 

I got this from Sally's Express and i in fact ordered a few different shades as they were on sale for £1.28. But i only received this one as there was a big mix up and they didn't have any stock of the others that they had on offer. Then they were less than helpful in sorting it out. I wasn't even made aware that i wasn't getting the others and to be frank, they were down right rude on one occasion :(

Which is a shame really, you think an a big international brand would know how to handle things better. 

anyway apart from my rant ;p this polish is very pretty but not my favourite purple I own.

Barry M Bright Purple Swatch

 

 3x Coats of Barry M Bright Purple Nail Paint

No Top Coat

 

As always Barry M is lovely to work with, but recently Ive really started to hate the lid. Ive got quite big hands and i find the shiny roundness of it annoying.

Beautiful Purple Shade, its been so sunny here today i had to swatch a summer colour :)

 

 

Cute stripy and dotty Kleancolor Pattern

Kleancolor Pastel Purple & Barry M White

 Cute Spots And Stripes

I used striping tape to do the stripes but it didnt come out as crisp as i hoped. **EDIT** the reason it didnt come out very crisp is because i left the tape on too long. Always remove tape when polish is still wet.

Then dotting tool to do the spots.