.... Aaannnnd "Yellow Topaz Glitter" by Barry M. That's right folks, for the penultimate installment of our A to Z Blog Series I've gone for double Ys!
So to begin with, I applied two coats of OPI "You Callin' Me A Lyre", a sheer, pale ballet pink:
Then I added one coat of Barry M "Yellow Topaz Glitter", a clear based glitter topper with gold and holographic particles of varying sizes:
And to finish, I then applied one final coat of OPI "You Callin' Me A Lyre?" and top coat:
I don't know about you but I really rather love this!! So delicate and feminine!
I am afraid mama Bean forgot completely about this week's A to Z, but I promise she will join me next week for the culmination of the series!
Don't forget to check the A to Z Blog Series Hub Page, and come back again next week!
Thanks for reading :) x
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October 10, 2014, 8:12 am
Hey internet! How you doin'? Today I have four new Stellar Nail Polish shades to introduce you to. As with all Stellar Nail Polish shades, they are inspired by and named after songs, in this case all by Scandinavian groups/singers. Shall we take a look?
"I Follow Rivers" (Lykke Li)
"I Follow Rivers" is a vivid blue metallic shade with blue squares and fine gold glitter particles. Formula is incredibly densely pigmented, which makes it quite thick, but application is easy and it dries quickly. As there is quite a dense mix of pigment and particles, it is a little top coat thirsty so you may wish to double up on top coat if you want a glassy smooth finish. My swatches show two coats & top coat.
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"170" (Kaizers Orchestra)
170 is quite a complex shade and I am struggling to think of a way to describe it accurately! It is a metallic steely green duochrome which shifts to a purply shade, and it has added very fine flakies and glitters of varying colours. Again, it is extremely densely pigmented yet still easy to apply. Another somewhat topcoat thirsty polish. My swatches show two coats & top coat.
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"Torrent" (Asgeir)
Torrent is a very deep, rich green jelly with green hexes. The base is so well pigmented that you could easily get away with one coat, which is very rare for a jelly, but at the same time it still allows the glitters to peek through, providing a really deep, multi-layered finish. My swatches show two coats & top coat.
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"Voodoo" (Skambankt)
Voodoo Is a crimson jelly with large white hexes, smaller white and iridescent squares and hexes, and fine glitter particles. Very nice formula, striking a good balance between jelly squishiness and coverage. A little fishing may be required to get the large hexes out, but otherwise easy to apply and quick drying. My swatches show two coats & top coat.
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So there you have it, four beautiful and very unique shades. My favourite is definitely "Torrent", which is yours?
These four shades will be available from the Stellar Nail Polish Etsy Store soon, where you can also buy all the other lovely Stellar shades. You can also keep up with all the news on the Stellar Nail Polish Facebook Page.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
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October 16, 2014, 3:40 am
Hello friends! We have decided to delay our final installment of the A To Z Blog Series until next week, so today as there will be no A To Z I thought I'd dump a load of recent favourites on you instead. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you will surely have seen these already, but if not, enjoy! :)
Barry M "Aqua Glitter" (two coats over Nails Inc "St James Square") stamped with an ocean waves image from MoYou London Suki XL plate 06 and a white Sally Hansen polish
Dollish Polish "I'm The Ultimate Fan Girl" (two coats over Rimmel "Little Bo Peep")
Freckles Polish "A Chill In The Air"
Freckles Polish "I'll Need Wine"
Rimmel Velvet Matte "Purple Opulence"
Smitten Polish "Seasonal Lattes"
Barry M Glitterati "Fashion Icon" (two coats over Nails Inc "Lowndes Court")
Darling Diva "Happy Wife Happy Life" (two coats over black)
Smitten Polish "Sparkling Orchid"
F.U.N Lacquer "King"
So there you have it, some of what's been on my nails over the last few weeks. Which is your favourite?
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
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October 23, 2014, 5:59 am
Well here we are friends, the final installment of our A to Z Blog Series. I can't believe we have finished, it seems like only yesterday that we started! I feel a little bit like I have failed this final challenge - I have no polishes beginning with Z, and while there are a few out there, I couldn't justify buying one just for the purpose of this blog (I know I've done just that for several other installments, but I am stone broke at the moment). So instead, I cheated a little and went for some zebra print stamping!
My base is a polish which has featured in this blog series already - F.U.N Lacquer "Queen". I used Bundle Monster plate BM-223 and a black polish I bought in a job lot from eBay for the stamping, and finished with top coat:
And as mama Bean is in the same "lack of Z polishes" predicament as I am, she chose to do some zebra stamping too! She used a base of Sinful Colors "Unicorn", the same plate as I used, and Barry M "Paprika":
And that, folks, is that! The end of the A To Z Blog Series. I have had so much fun taking part in this challenge, and if I am brutally honest, I don't think I would have continued to keep this blog up to date had I not been invited to take part, so I would like to thank Charlie and all the other lovely ladies for helping me to regain my blogging mojo.
As always, check the A To Z Blog Series Hub Page to see what everybody else has chosen for their Z manicures, aaannnddd..... Come back next week, there may (DEFINITELY WILL) be another challenge on its way ;)
Thanks for reading :) x
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October 30, 2014, 7:13 am
Yyyyeeeeaaaahhhhhh new blog series, folks!! As with the previous series, this is also based on the alphabet, but with a difference: instead of polishes beginning with each letter of the alphabet, we will be following a different prompt beginning with letters of the alphabet - again, one per week. Before we go any further, why don't you check out Charlie's "Meet The Bloggers" post to acquaint yourself with everybody taking part this time?
Now, A is for "angles", so let's do this thing!
I started with a base of Barry M Gold Foil Effects Nail Paint (one coat):
Then, using striping tape and more patience than I ever thought myself capable of, I blocked off squares and painted them in with two colours: Nails Inc "Villiers Street" and Nails Inc "Upper Brook Street", and finished with matte top coat. I got carried away and forgot to photograph each stage of the process, so here is the finished look!
As you can see, I made a little mess on a few nails, mainly because I didn't wait long enough for the colours to dry before I put my tape on! But apart from that, I am really pleased with it :)
Now for mama Bean! She used two different shades of green and stamped an image from Pueen plate 20:
We have a new Hub Page for this series where you will see everybody else's contributions, so click here to view it, and come back next week to see the next instalment!
Thanks for reading :) x
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November 6, 2014, 5:58 am
Hi there folks! Time for another installment of the A 2 Z Series. This week we are on the letter B, and B is for Bold! I have to confess this is a lazy, cheaty post from me. It's been a bit of a crappy week here and I am too tired to think of an original idea today, so I am recycling yesterday's manicure, which just so happens to be what I consider a very bold colour.
It's Colors By Llarowe "Gemini Rising", an insanely bright, saturated green linear holo which doesn't photograph accurately - it's even more vivid and amazing in reality. My pictures show two coats & top coat:
And now for Mama Bean's turn. She has chosen a bold white and red crackle design, using Sinful Colors "Snow Me White" as the base and OPI "Red Shatter" as the crackle, and finished with top coat:
As always, don't forget to check the A 2 Z Hub Page to see everybody else's posts, and come back again next week for another installment.
Thanks for reading :) x
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November 13, 2014, 7:10 am
Hey internet! Week three of our A 2 Z Blog Series is here, and we are on the letter C, which stands for the prompt "Copy Cat". As you are about to see, mama Bean and I have created the exact same manicure, but the question is: Did mama Bean copy me or did I copy mama Bean? Let's have a look!
We started with a base of Nfu.Oh "FS16" (which does have an alternate name but I can't remember it) - a neon purple - and stamped a lacy design from Born Pretty plate BP-02 using a white Sally Hansen polish.
Here am I:
Here is mama:
And here are both of us with our copy cat nails:
Don't forget to check out the A 2 Z Hub Page to check out everybody else's interpretations of this theme, and come back next week for another installment!
Thanks for reading :) x
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November 18, 2014, 8:53 am
Hello friends! Today I have some polishes from Flash Nails, a UK indie brand creating artisan nail polish, to show you. They are both from the upcoming Chrsitmas collection, which will be released this Friday, 21st November 2014.
Let's take a look!
Flash Nails "Feeling Festive"
"Feeling Festive" is a medium green shimmer base with small red and medium gold hex glitter, all the traditional Christmas colours mixed into one polish! The formula was really very nice, which surprised me of such a polish. The shimmery base was pigmented enough to cover my nail with two coats, yet still allowed the glitter particles to shine through. It was fluid but easy to control and apply, and dried relatively quickly. Swatches show two coats with top coat.
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Flash Nails "Glitter All The Way"
"Glitter All The Way" is a clear-based glitter topper with red, greed, and gold glitters, all uniform in shape and size. I love these kind of polishes, they are really versatile and while unavoidably festive, I would still wear this year-round. Formula was excellent, the base was nice and springy which meant the glitter particles were very well suspended, no gloopiness and not too runny either. Good density and dispersion of glitter, no fishing required. Easy application, quick drying. The swatches above show one coat of "Glitter All The Way" over a black base, with top coat. You could wear this over many different colours, or even build it up with three or four layers on its own if you wish. The picture below is an example of what it looks like over a white base, which is how I would personally wear this polish. Again, one coat of "Glitter All The Way" over white, with top coat:
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I am very impressed with these two polishes from Flash Nails. The formulas were both pleasant and easy to work with, and they are both totally festive polishes.
As I mentioned at the start of this review, these two polishes and the rest of the Christmas collection will be available on the Flash Nails Etsy Store on Friday 21st November. You can also keep up to date with Flash Nails on their Facebook page.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x**Products provided for honest, unbiased review**
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November 20, 2014, 6:52 am
Hello little loves! T'is Thursday, which can mean only one thing: A 2 Z day! This week's theme is brought to you by the letter D, for "Dark".
I had a last-minute change of mind about what I was going to do for this theme. My final choice was Moyra Sand Effect No. 855, a dark charcoal grey textured polish with subtle, fine gold and silver flecks. I applied two coats of this, with no base or top coat:
And then to finish, I stamped an ornate brocade-like image from MoYou London Fashionista plate 07 using AEngland "Excalibur Renaissance":
(Apologies for the inconsistent lighting, the first two pictures were lit by my daylight lamp, the second two by cloudy natural daylight)
And now it's mama Bean's turn! She applied two coats of Nails Inc "Motcomb Street", a very dark navy jelly, and them stamped an image from Cheeky plate CH4 using Sinful Colors "Snow Me White" for a dark starry sky effect:
As ever, don't forget to check the A 2 Z Blog Series Hub Page to see what everybody else is up to this week, and come back again next week for another installment!
Thanks for reading :) x
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November 24, 2014, 11:47 am
Hello friends, and happy Monday! Today's post features some new, soon to be released Freckles Polish shades. I have a couple from each of the following collections: "The Prank Call Collection", which is a fun collection of polishes, the names of which feature some humorous plays on words; and "The Christmas Collection", which should speak for itself! As always, details of where and when you can buy these polishes will be at the end of the post, so carry on reading!
Freckles Polish "Theresa Green"
"Theresa Green" (trees are green) is from the Prank Call Collection. It is a sumptuous jewel-toned green shimmer with a golden fleck shimmer running through it. It is slightly more golden-leaning than my photographs show. Formula was fluid but not runny or drippy, and easy to control. The first coat is a teeny bit sheer, but a second coat leaves a perfectly opaque finish. My swatches show two coats with top coat.
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Freckles Polish "Drew Peacock"
"Drew Peacock" (droopy cock *sniggers*) is also from the Prank Call Collection. It is a stunning vivid, electrifying peacock blue shimmer. As with "Theresa Green", the formula was pleasingly fluid and easy to control, a little sheer after one coat but perfectly opaque with two. My swatches show two coats with top coat.
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Freckles Polish "He's Been! He's Been!"
"He's Been! He's Been!" is from the Christmas Collection. It is a bright, pink-based red with the signature Freckles Polish holo finish - partly scattered, partly soft-linear. The formula was divine, as I have come to expect from all Freckles Polishes, but the holos in particular - it is well pigmented, fluid but not drippy, no stickiness or gloopiness, easy to control, and perfectly opaque with two coats. My swatches show two coats with top coat.
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Freckles Polish "Put Up Your Christmas Tree"
"Put Up Your Christmas Tree" is also from the Christmas Collection. It is a deep forest green jelly with all kinds of glitter particles, including - as you can see - silver stars: it is pretty much liquid Christmas tree! The base is a little sheer so you may wish to apply it over a corresponding colour if you don't like applying too many coats/don't like a VNL. I had to do a little bit of fishing to get the stars out, and I made sure not to overwork it with my brushstrokes to avoid patchiness, but other than that application was straightforward and the drying time was good. My pictures show three coats with top coat.
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My final thoughts on these polishes: as always with Freckles Polishes, inspired colours with wonderful formulas. Spot on!
These polishes and the rest from these collections will be available to buy on Friday 28th November 2014 from the Freckles Polish Etsy Store. You can also keep up to date with all news and new releases etc. via the Freckles Polish Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
**Products provided for honest, unbiased review**
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November 27, 2014, 3:27 am
Hello everybody! It's time for another A 2 Z blog post! This week's prompt is "E is for Elegant". I knew almost immediately what I would do for this manicure, and I was really pleased with how it turned out, so let's have a look!
I started with a base of Nails Inc "Pall Mall", a very pale pink with a pearly shimmer which I didn't think I would like until I actually tried it - turns out I love it!! I applied two coats:
Then, using Sally Hansen Hard As Nails French White Tip polish in "Natural White" and Born Pretty plate BP-08, I stamped a delicate floral pattern over the top of Pall Mall, and finished with top coat:
What do you think? In my brain, this is about as elegant as you could get, and I think this manicure would be perfect for a bride on her wedding day!
No mama Bean today I'm afraid, she is in the middle of a very busy week and hasn't had time to paint her nails. She will be back soon though :)
As always, you can check out the A 2 Z Blog Series Hub Page to see everybody else's contributions, and come back again next week for another installment.
Thanks for reading :) x
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November 28, 2014, 7:33 am
Hello everybody! Today I have six new shades from Stellar Nail Polish to show you. They are all from a collection of Christmas themed polishes and, as with all Stellar Nail Polishes, they are named after songs. Info on when and where to buy will be at the end of this post, so keep reading!
Stellar Nail Polish "Walking In The Air"
"Walking In The Air" is a navy jelly with silver holo moons and white snowflakes. I had to do a fair bit of fishing and placement to get a good distribution of bits, which is to be expected of a polish of this type, and as I have a very tight C curve, they don't lie flat on my nails but this is not something which bothers me. The jelly base is pigmented enough to cover my nails with two coats whilst still retaining that deep, squishy, jelly look. Pictures show two coats & top coat.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Rockin' Robin"
"Rockin' Robin" is a reddy orange tinted jelly base with orange and green glitters of varying shapes and sizes. The glitter is distributed very well and there was no need for fishing, it applied easily like a regular glitter polish. The base is a little sheer but the glitter is dense enough to cover any VNL. Pictures show two coats & top coat.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Silent Night"
"Silent Night" consists of a clear base with small gold and green glitters. Density and distribution of glitters was perfect and it applied like a breeze. Pictures show two coats over a black base & top coat.
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Stellar Nail Polish "O Holy Night"
"O Holy Night" is another clear-based glitter topper with a variety of different shapes and sizes of glitter in golden shades. Distribution and density of glitters was, again, very good. No real fishing was required, but I did swish my brush around in the bottle once before each nail, if you didn't want as much glitter pay-off then this won't be necessary. Pictures show two coats over a pale cream base & top coat.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Winter Wonderland"
"Winter Wonderland" is a glitter topper with added chunky iridescent fleck shimmer. As you can see there are large blue, red, and purple dots, and black stars. I had to do a bit of fishing to get enough bits on each nail, but other than that application was fine. Pictures show two coats over a pale blue base & top coat.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Fairytale Of New York"
"Fairytale Of New York" (which is my favourite Christmas song!) is a red-toned purple jelly base with all kinds of very fine, sparkly glitters - I can see purple, blue, and silver. I can't tell if any of them are holographic or if they are all just super, super sparkly. The glitters were really packed in to the base, and application was easy. Because of the high density of glitters, it doesn't dry totally glassy smooth. You could apply two layers of top coat to smooth it out completely, but I personally wouldn't bother. Pictures show two coats & top coat.
My final thoughts on these polishes? Totally unique shades with good formulas which are festive and sparkly, but not too over-the-top Christmassy.
These polishes will be available to buy very soon from the Stellar Nail Polish Etsy Store. You can also keep up to date with news of new relesases etc. on the Stellar Nail Polish Facebook Page.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon! :) x
**Products provided for honest, unbiased review**
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December 4, 2014, 4:51 am
Hello friends, how are you? Today we have another chapter of our A 2 Z Series, this week's letter being F, and the theme of "Fashion". I was absolutely stumped by this, I am so unfashionable - I just wear what suits me and is comfortable and don't follow fashion trends. But then it struck me, last year there was one trend which didn't even pass me by: tribal print. It was everywhere! And luckily for me, I have one or two stamping plates with tribal images on them. As for the colours I chose, I looked to Google for inspiration. There were lots of oranges, blacks, and blues, but one dress stood out to me: it was simply black and white. And so this week's manicure was born!
I started with one coat of OPI "Alpine Snow", my favourite white polish EVER:
And then, using my trusty cheap black polish and Born Pretty plate BP-07, I stamped a tribal design:
I must admit this is not my neatest work, but pretty much everything conspired against me today: I could not concentrate, my hands were shaking, my stamping polish was drying before I had chance to stamp, and clean up went very badly. Nevertheless, from a distance this manicure is very striking and I am pleased with it :)
Now for mama Bean! She was equally stumped by this week's theme, so we sat down and had a look through all our stamping plates and in the end she chose to do a simple lilac manicure with a cute fashionable bow design stamped on one nail. I am afraid I forgot to ask her what polishes she used, although I am pretty sure the lilac is a scented Revlon polish:
Don't forget to check the A 2 Z Blog Series Hub Page, and come back next week for another installment!
Thanks for reading :) x
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December 10, 2014, 7:07 am
Hey everybody! Unless you've had your head buried in the sand for the last few months, you must be familiar with the ILNP multichrome flakies by now. Well I ordered one during the pre-order last month and, joy of joys, it arrived today! It's too amazing not to blog about, so here you go!
"Supernova" is predominantly green, and shifts through to blue, purple, pink, and then orange at a very oblique angle. Application was dreamy, the flakes are small and smooth, and nicely suspended. They are also fully opaque, so can be worn over any colour, or even on their own if you applied enough coats (probably three). I decided to apply one coat over a very pale green (China Glaze "Re-Fresh Mint") as the colours seemed to stand out more against a pale background when I was experimenting earlier.
On to the pics! They all show one coat of ILNP "Supernova" over China Glaze "Re-Fresh Mint", and finished with top coat.
Isn't it just amazing?!?! I am so in love with it, and I know I will be needing back-ups. Did you get any of these wonderful polishes? What do you think of them?
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
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December 11, 2014, 5:14 am
GOLD! Always believe in your soouuul! *Ahem* sorry. I had to do that. Anyway, yes, hi, hello, hey! It's Thursday = A 2 Z day! This week's letter is G, the theme being "Gold". I ummed and ahhed for a while about this one to be honest, which is unusual as I LOVE gold nails and should have been full of inspiration. Well I guess I was but I just couldn't make my mind up, so in the end I threw caution to the wind and went mental! :D
I shall start by telling you I applied base coat and one coat of Barry M "Gold Foil Effects" Nail Paint to all nails. Then, working on one nail at a time, I applied another, thicker coat of the Barry M and sprinkled cheap-as-chips gold craft glitter over my nail and dusted the excess off my fingers with a fan brush. Here is a picture of all my bits and bobs to give you an idea of what I used (and yeah I store my craft glitters in empty spice jars!):
And now on to me nails! Obviously I didn't apply top coat:
Intentionally blurred photo coming up (to show the sparkliness a bit better):
And a gratuitous macro glitter shot, just because:
What do you think? It is highly impractical - I am shedding glitter everywhere - but god damn I love it, so gold, so sparkly!! :D
Now it's mama Bean's turn! She went for something slightly less ridiculous, but still gold, and very lovely! She also used Barry M "Gold Foil Effects", and added one coat of Barry M "Treasure Chest" over the top:
As always, don't forget to check out everybody else's efforts this week (and all previous weeks) on the A 2 Z Blog Series Hub Page, and come back next week for another installment.
Thanks for reading! :) x
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December 18, 2014, 6:38 am
Hello everybody! Time for another A 2 Z installment! Today our theme is "H is for Holographic". I was oddly uninspired by this challenge, even though I am a total holo afficionado and have dozens to choose from. In the end I actually borrowed one of mama Bean's holo polishes, Moyra Holographic No. 254.
I started by applying two coats:
And then, using Barry M "Damson" Gelly Nail Paint and a dotting tool, I created this design, which I don't really know how to describe.... I guess it's somewhat similar to a Ruffian manicure but with an outline of dots. Whatever, I like it!
And now it's mama Bean's turn! She went for a simple, one colour manicure using Color Club "Cosmic Fate":
Don't forget to check the A 2 Z Hub Page, and come back in the new year for the next installment - we are having a break over Christmas and New Year but will return on the 8th January :)
Thanks for reading!
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December 28, 2014, 8:58 am
Hey there polish addicts! How the bleep are you? I hope you all had a safe, peaceful, joyous Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, I still wish you the sentiment :) I had some wonderful nail related Christmas presents, including what I'm going to show you today: Dance Legend "Cosmic Rainbow".
I won't get too wordy, as this beaut speaks for itself. I will tell you I applied two coats of Cosmic Rainbow with my regular base and top coats, and I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking :)
What do you think of this shade? I am in love with it.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
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December 31, 2014, 8:22 am
Hello friends! I have four new shades from Stellar Nail Polish to show you today. As always with Stellar, they are all named after songs. This time we have a Las Vegas themed collection, to celebrate the new year.
All four polishes are neon glitter toppers, so I will start by saying I applied them all over a black base for consistency, but also to demonstrate the colours, and the similarities and differences between them. All swatches show two coats of each polish over a black base, with my usual base coat and top coat. I must also mention that they all glow under UV light, but unfortunately I don't have the means to photograph this effect. Let's get to it!
Stellar Nail Polish "Aloha 'Oe"
"Aloha 'Oe" consists of stars, hexes in varying sizes, and strands, in predominantly pink and orange with a scattering of green and blue. The bits were well suspended in the base, if just a teeny bit sparse, requiring a bit of fishing to get a good brushful. Application was otherwise straightforward, and the polish dried quickly.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
"Rock-A-Hula Baby" consists of hexes, squares, and strands in green, blue, pink, yellow, and orange. Again, the bits were nicely suspended. As none of them are overly large, it was very easy to get a good brushful with just a little swish around in the bottle first. Easy to apply, dried quickly.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Viva Las Vegas"
"Viva Las Vegas" consists of stars and squares in pink, green, blue, yellow, and purple. The bits in this were the most densely packed, but the base remains nice and springy, not dry or clumpy. Just a tiny bit of fishing was required for a good distribution - I managed to get at last one star on every nail. Application was easy and dry time was good.
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Stellar Nail Polish "Love Me Tender"
"Love Me Tender" consists of flowers and squares in pink, blue, and sheer iridescent colours. This one required the most fishing in order to get a good amount of flowers on the brush - I find that is always the case with the flower shaped particles. Application was otherwise fine, and it dried quickly.
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My thoughts on this collection: At first look, I thought these polishes all seemed very similar, but when I tested them I realised this wasn't the case. Yes, there are similarities but they are all quite different from one another, either by way of shapes or colours. I always love neon glitter top coats as they are so versatile - I have applied them over a black base here as it shows the colours most clearly, but you could really wear them all over many different colours, or even combine several of them for a totally crazy, fun look! They are also very befitting of their Las Vegas theme - bright, colourful, and loud!
These polishes are available to buy from the Stellar Nail Polish Etsy Store, and you can also keep up to date with news and new releases on the Stellar Nail Polish Facebook Page.
Thanks for reading, and come back again soon :) x
**Products provided for honest, unbiased review**
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Yyeeeeaaahhhh we're back, baby! A 2 Z is up and running again!
This week our letter is I and the theme is "Inspired". I thought for a while about things which inspire me, but then in the end I chose to take my inspiration from another A 2 Z member. Morven of Pretty Quirky fame created a wonderful gold glitter manicure with black stamping back when we were on the letter G (click here to see her blog post), which I absolutely adored, so with her permission I have decided to give my own spin on that manicure, creating something similar without being an outright copy.
I started by applying two coats of F.U.N Lacquer "King" over a plain gold base (the gold base isn't necessary but I find it easier to get a neat finish when I have a base colour to guide me):
And then using black polish I stamped a bold swirly design from MoYou London Pro XL plate 20, and finished with top coat:
Sorry there aren't many pictures and that they aren't the best quality, the light is unpredictable here today and my daylight lamp doesn't really do this manicure much justice.
Mama Bean isn't very well at the moment so she is taking a bit of time off from the A 2 Z Series, hopefuly she will return at a later date though.
As always, everybody else's contributions for this week and all previous weeks can be found on the A 2 Z Series Hub Page, and I hope you will join me again next week for another installment!
Thanks for reading, and many thanks to Morven for being my inspiration :) x
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January 15, 2015, 7:17 am
Hi everybody! It's Thursday again, so it's time for another A 2 Z post! This week's theme is "J is for Jewel". I had plans for something special, but I had to scrap that and go simple for reasons I won't bore you with.
I chose to use polishes with jewel-themed names for this manicure: Barry M "Diamond Glitter" and Barry M "Amethyst Glitter". I started with a lilac base (Rimmel "Ultra Violet") and then applied one coat of "Diamond Glitter" to all but my ring finger nails, on which I applied one coat of "Amethyst Glitter", and finished with top coat:
And here is a gratuitous shot with one of my many rings, which matches this manicure perfectly! :D(Blurry pic is blurry, sorry)
And there you go, my take on "Jewel" nails! It's not the most inspired manicure ever but I like it, and I hope you do too :)
Thanks for reading :) x
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