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Sunday, 8 April 2012

Models Own Beetlejuice: Aqua Violet

This is one of the older beetlejuice collection polishes. I've actually only worn this one and pinky brown, which I love. It really is a true multichrome. Like all other Models Own polishes it only costs £5 so I think its great quality for the price with easy application and removal. This was 2 coats.

Friday, 6 April 2012

Models Own Hed Kandi: Ibiza Mix

I saw the range of Models Own Hed Kandi polishes in my local boots last week and was annoyed to see that the only one I wanted was sold out already but I kept popping back in to see if they got any more. Luckily today I noticed they had one, tucked behind a different colour, yay :)

Its basically a glitter topcoat, with 2 different sizes of glitter and many different colours.

This was 2 layers over black, all the colours really stand out like this but I wanted to try it with some softer shades. So I tried 2 coats over pink.

And then one coat over blue.

Which I then mattified and kept on

The polish went on really easily and I didn't feel the need to place any of the hex glitter individually. It also came off really easily as well, which is always a bonus with glitter but I think it was mainly due to it being layered. I purchased this in the shop but It is available online from Boots for £5.

Illamasqua Easter Egg Hunt: Day 2 Nail Varnish!

Illamasqua are having a special Easter egg hunt for 4 days, today is the 2nd day and as it means 50% off some shades I thought it was worth a mention.

The first shade is Gamma: http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/nails/gamma-nail-varnish

The second shade is Muse: http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/nails/muse-nail-varnish

The third shade is Jo'Mina: http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/nails/jomina-nail-varnish this is one of my faves.

The fourth shade is Collide: http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/nails/collide-nail-varnish

And the last one is Stagnate: http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/nails/stagnate-nail-varnish

I kinda want them all :)

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

NerdLacquer: Hyperspace Bypass

Since the nail challenge I was part of ended I haven't really felt like blogging :-( I think maybe I need to set myself a schedule and stick to it, lol. I've painted my nails plenty but not really felt the need to take pictures until I got out my NerdLacquer Hyperspace Bypass. I ordered this a while back but when I tried to use it, it was too thick and gloopy and I couldn't get it to go on evenly, which may have been due to the travelling it did.
When I tried it this time I had no problems at all, it went on perfectly with 2 coats. I'm a huge fan of Douglas Adams and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which is where the name for this polish was taken and that's how I picked it, I would love to own the whole collection eventually. They can be bought directly from Amanda's Etsy Store, Harlow & Co. and Think Geek.

It dried a little gritty but I'm liking texture at the moment so I left it that way but you could put a topcoat on, one decent layer should smooth it out. I really don't want to take this polish off for two reasons. One, I love it and Two, I know its going to be a complete nightmare to get off :)

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Girly Girl Challenge - Day 8: Girls just wanna have fun!

Its the last day of the challenge :( boooo. I'll have to find another challenge to join in on as I've enjoyed this one so much, big thanks to Lindsey from Neverland Nail Blog for letting me do it. This one's about showing our fun side and since it was the last one I felt I should do something celebratory so I attempted some cupcake nails, its my first attempt so be kind! :D

I had a slight issue with my topcoat smudging one nail but it looks fine from far away, lol, so I left it. I like having the different versions on each hand and i'm happy with how they came out. I cant wait to see what everyone else does for the last one.

Ashley of Follow The Yellow Polish Road

Stephanie of A Little Polish

Kelly of Devilish Polish

Jodi of Captivating Claws

Danielle of Polish. Glitter. Rock & Roll!

Olivia of Unprofessional Nails

Kate of This Charming Kate

Bethany of A Plethora of Nails

Lizzy of The Do It Yourself Lady

Eugenia of Talon-ted

Johanna of Neues vom Kellerkind

Amanda of Nox Nails

Ashley of Smashley Sparkles

Sarah of See Sarah Swatch

Emily of The Lacquerologist

Jess of LuvMyLacquer

Tressa of O' Natur Nail

ChiChi of I'm just me...ChiChi

CR of Color Me Silly

Amanda of Berry Polished

Robin, Erin, and Anna of Polished Cousins

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Girly Girl Challenge -Day 7: Sugar,Spice and Everything Nice

I can't believe this is the second to last mani in the Girly Girl Challenge. I've really enjoyed doing it and its kept me a bit more "regular" blog-wise, lol.
Today was Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice - That's what little girls are made of! Show off your sweet (or spicy) inspired nails. So I wanted to do something sweet inspired but do something I hadn't tried before. I also wanted to use my newly acquired BeYu Brilliant Shiraz 209. And then something on my blogger dashboard caught my eye, a "caviar" mani. I absolutely love this, I've started to really like textured nails since I bought Floam. This particular black base with black microbeads reminds me of a particular sweet I loved when I was in school and I would have loved to have recreated this, but I don't have any black microbeads :( so I was going to do it red, as there were blackcurrent and raspberry versions of the sweets. In the end I went with a red/green version as it was a bit more sparkly but if I can get hold of a picture of those sweets I liked, I will definitely just do a red version.

I used 2 coats of Barry M Dusky Mauve, 1 coat of BeYu Brilliant Shiraz 209 and 1 coat of Pure Ice Heartbreaker. I then mixed red and green microbeads and tipped them on to my nail, pressing them down to make them stick into the wet coat of heartbreaker on my ring finger. I added a topcoat to help them stay stuck down :)

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Girly Girl Challenge - Day 6: Who Inspires You?

Today's challenge was to be inspired by a female role model. I chose Drew Barrymore to tie in with day 5. I found a great picture of Drew from after she did Whip It, with dipped hair and it gave me an excuse to try out sponging. I used 2 coats of Orly Hook Up and sponged on A-England's Camelot about half way down the nail. I then added a small amount of Voodoo Doll on top of the black to make it a little more interesting. I think the sponging worked as a way of creating a similar look of "dipped" hair.

And here's the picture I found

The challenge is hosted by Lindsey of Neverland Nail Blog and here is a list of the other girls doing it.