Star Water Decals from Sparkly Nails

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Hello!
Today I have some water decals from Sparkly Nails to show you, Water decals are so easy to use and I would recommend them to people who are not comfortable in hand painting or looking for something that is quick and easy to do but yields great results.

I chose to use some Essie polishes and gradient them, I then added some glitter to the middle to fingers!
To read all the details and see more pictures then join me after the jump!

Card Water Decals

Hello everyone!! 

Tonight we have some water decals from Sparkly Nails. They are card themed, would be great for a poker night! 

I was a bit annoyed I didnt think of something more fun than a white background but I just dont think I am properly on it again yet... I gotta get my nail groove back! 

I used OPI Alpine Snow for the base. The only actual white base I can get on with. The others I have tried I find streaky.

Water decals are so easy to apply, just cut out the one you want and submerge in water for a few seconds. In my opinion warmer water workers quicker. 

Then apply to transfer to the nail and topcoat. TADA!!! 

They are great if you are not confident with nail art and they are very quick to use! 

Plus they are great for toes! I cant reach down that far to do art on my own toes lol!!

These decals are available in the UK HERE

These decals were sent to me for my honest review.... please see my disclosure for more details

Cadillacquer Slice Of Life

I have been wanting to try this polish for so long. 

I LOVE Dexter so when I saw a collection based on the tv series i had to have it. 

Unfortunaly Masterpiece was out of stock when I bought this so I am still on the look out for it!  

This is also my first lot of Cadillacquer polishes! 

I was sent some lovely water decals from Sparkly Nails and i thought these two would go so nicely together! It reminds me of Chinese New Year! 

This polish has the prettiest blue shimmer. It really looks so lovely in the sunlight! 

Something you definitely couldn't find in a high street polish 

Here is three coats with Seche Vite topcoat. 

The shimmer has no texture at all so one coat of topcoat is fine. 

The only thing is that this polish is quite sheer so you can still see my smile line. I personally don't like that so next time i think i will layer it over a red so then i only have to use a couple coats.

The shimmer in this polish is really really pretty and I think this is my new fave red!

Its bright too! 

You can find Cadillacquer HERE and Sparkly Nails decals HERE 

What do you think of this polish? Are you a fan of Dexter? 

Some of these products were sent as a press sample for my honest review. Please see my disclosure for details 

Peacock Pretties

Hello my dears! 

Today has been a bit of a crap day, I have a cough that just wont go away :( 

How are you? Did you have a good weekend? 

I literally just crocheted all weekend! Oh and I picked up a couple lovely OPIs in TK Maxx. 

Anyway.........

Recently Ali from Sparkly Nails emailed me and asked if i would like to take some pictures of different manis using her products for her website. 

Of course I agreed! 

Here is just one of many designs I have been working on. 

When I saw these Feather Decals the first thing I thought of was a peacock. 

I used a thin brush to layer 4 colours over each other on the feature nails. 

To be honest it may have looked better with more purples and darker blues but I don't use greens very often. 

The water decals are so easy to use and i think they look soo good! Have you ever tried water decals before?

What do you think of this mani? 

To see Sparkly Nails full range of nail art products please click HERE 

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

My Winnings From Wendys Delights!

A good few months ago I won a competition run by +Wendy Stanbury over at Wendys Delights and +BornPretty BPS. 

The prize was $20 voucher to spend at the Born Pretty Store. 

Unfortunately the first package went missing :( that's why I am only just writing about it now. 

Here are the goodies!

I wanted to try a glow in the dark polish for ages so I picked up two a clear one and a bright pinky purple. I also thought I would give these stripers a try as I usually just use a brush and paint. The stripers do have a strong funky smell. 

I also got a set of 4 brushes, the handles are really long! I haven't used them yet but they look good. 

I bought a few packs of water decals as my nan loved the roses so I bought them for her (also a little it for me :P) 

I have $1 left so I bought a surprise gift. It came with a striping tape, stickers and angry bird decals. I don't think ill use any of that but you never know haha 

So what do you think of what I picked? 

Thanks to Wendy for this giveaway and its the only giveaway I have ever won :D

Panda Skulls!

 These are the decals that were sent to me by Nail Delights. 

I chose to do a gradient using Sinful Colors Pistache and OPI's Don't Mess With OPI.

I Also used Kleancolors Peaceful Heart as the glitter. 

It was hard to get enough glitter for the effect that I wanted so this is about 3 coats. The problem i fine with Kleancolor glitters is that they don't self level so they leave an uneven finish. They remain silky and shiny to the touch but you can feel that they are not even. 

I love this panda design and i havent seen a decal like this before now. I chose to do green as it reminded me of bamboo. I also like the way the fade is subtle.

You can get the Decals HERE

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

Love Leopard Design

 

As you have probably noticed I love leopard print!

It is one of the easiest nail art designs to do and it can be done in so many different ways

On this design I have used a full nail water decal and cut it into a heart shape. Then used Barry M nail art pend to do the print.

I tried to use the Barry M Silver Nail Art Pen around the heart but Ive found its really not that bold. (not pictured) Its quite translucent and that's a real disappointment as I have so many designs in mind!

The base is Kleancolor's Pastel Pink. I wouldn't personally describe this as a pastel colour as i always imagine pastels as a lot lighter than this. But it is a great pink, very girly!

The glitter is also Kleancolor 24 Carat.

Pictured with Poshe Topcoat