Barry M Indigo with silver studs!

I'm alive! I've been sooooo snowed with work, it's been almost a week since I posted, shocking! 

Anyhoo, this is a little mani, from a few weeks ago, which I adore. Barry M by Indigo is one of my favourite colours EVER and the little studs just finish it off; I wore this to my very posh meal, and felt my nails fitted right in (unlike the rest of me lol)

The only thing I didn't like about this mani? The way my Sally Hansen totally FAILED and went on bubbly and lumpy; not impressed! Every time I get halfway through the bottle it just turns to gloop - boo, hiss!

Back soon peeps:)

Cupcake nails!

Hola amigas!

So I have to admit I was incredibly proud of these bad boys. I did them because I was keen to do a 'then and now' style comparison; then I realised I'd lost the 'then' photos lol:) C'est la vie!

So here's a now photo of cupcake nails.

 A bit gutted that what I thought was a teeny tiny mistake was so visible, but hey, you win some, you lose some. Overall though - CHUFFED:)

Here are the polishes that made this manicure possible:) I used Nails Inc Elizabeth Street as a base and Barry M Strawberry Ice-Cream for the cakey goodness!

This is a quick close up of the rhinestones I used; £2.50 from New Look, a total bargain!

Intergalactic - Posh Polish Swatch

Happy Monday peeps:)

I've got a sparkler for you today - Intergalactic by Posh Polish. It's a clear based filled (and I do mean filled) with various glitters; large purple and green squares, large red hexes and medium and small hexes in various colours. It's amazing! I've put it over Barry M Blue Moon here, and think it looks great over pale colours. But it would look equally, if not even more, fab over black I suspect! 

           

This is one coat - there's a lot of glitter in that little bottle! 

Sooooooo much glitter.....drooooooooooooooool.....:)

Leopard print half 'n' half

I'm back!

Sorry for the hiatus, work has been manic all week and I've not had a minute free. On the plus side, I've spent this weekend with my favourite girlies, in sunny Devon, relaxing and having fun:)

I have a small back log of manicures to show you, so here's one from a few weeks ago I was really pleased with.

The pink is Pink Blush and the red is Red Alert, both by Models Own, both with excellent application and coverage.

I really liked how these look up close, but I think they would have been more eye-catching had I used a slightly paler pink, giving more contrast. However, it's leopard print, so you knows I loves 'em regardless lol:) 

Pink, pink, PINK! Models Own Mirrorball Collection - Hot Stuff

Happy Monday!

Blah - back at stupid work, already want to go back on holiday lol:) Anyway, I have for you today the pinkest of pink polishes; Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream topped with Models Own hot Stuff.

So I have to be honest; I'm not a big fan of the Mirrorball polishes. They're just a bit.......meh.....for me. I don't know what it is. It doesn't help that the large shards of glitter stick out. And I find the glitter to dense, and it never goes what I want it..............blah! Just not for me.

The Barry M pink though.....LOVE IT! It's so cute and applies like butter. Perfect.

Only 4 days til the weekend, happy days lol!

Neon pink with blue holographic glitter bars by Claire's Accessories

Gooooooooooooood afternoon peeps. I hope you've had a marvellous weekend? I certainly have. Bf and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary last night with a very special treat; a 10 course starter menu at Purnells, a v. swanky restaurant in the centre of Brum. It was insanely good and included a course called 'emotions of cheese'; yes, it sounds pretentious, but I have to admit I felt very emotional when I ate it. In order, those emotions were 

1) greed (I wish the portion size was bigger)

2) happiness (Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh it's sooooo cheesey) 

3) sadness (Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhy does it have to be over, I miss you so much cheesy goodness!) 

Anyhoo, wine was consumed and so my nails today are very low key and easy because doing nail art might be a bit tricky! This manicure is simply a neon pink polish covered with an amazing blue holographic bar glitter - bright! 

The pink polish is one I got free with a teen mag - it's everything you'd expect from a free polish; smelly, slow drying and streaky. But a blooming GREAT colour lol. The glitter is by Claire's and is brilliant, if a little tricky to apply. It required a lot of fishing and placing, but I think it's worth it.

I have previously ranted about Claire's polishes not being named BUT the lovely (and incredibly talented fellow nail blogger) Claire at Kerruticles recently informed me that the name of the polish appears on the receipt when you buy them. An odd thing to do really, I'd rather have it on the bottle, but at least now I know - thanks Claire. 

Enjoy your week peeps, back soon x x x

Sinful Colours Haul and Rich in Heart Swatch

Holllaaaaaaaaaaaaa! So, what's better than a nail polish haul? A FREE nail polish haul, that's what! Panic not, I haven't been using a 5 fingered discount, instead I've been squireling away my Boots Advantage Points. So when I nipped in today and saw their 3 for 2 offer, I headed straight to their Sinful Colours Range.................

Mini haul! From left to right; Call Me Later, Kissy and Rich in Heart.

I rushed straight home to cover my little pinkies in their shiny polishy goodness. I don't have any dark browns in my collection, so the first I wanted to try was Rich at Heart. It's a chocolatey, mahogany  reddish-brown as you can see below.

It goes on beautifully, but I will say that the brush is AWFUL. Splayed, stray bits, somehow just wonky. So clean up was needed. But the colour.......oh, the colour. Stunning. Can't wait to swatch my other newbies!