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Time Travel – Outer Space Nail Art
Read moreI am doing a second month of Nails With IG Friends, hosted by @hefersanja who chose the theme Time Travel. So I went to space – this is my little ode to the Universe, using some awesome Picture Polish & Hit The Bottle polishes! I did some Intergalactic Time Travel – Outer Space Nail Art because I love space –
29th April 201810
Deconstructed Electric Neon Sunset – Stamped Nail Art
Read more“It splices, it dices!” – it’s Mango Splice! Back with some nail art. Which I’m calling Deconstructed Electric Neon Sunset 🌴🌞 And yes, I’ve got home shopping commercials stuck in my head. Neon won out over Matte in the poll I ran on my Stories, as the nail art theme to create with this gel polish from @opallacgelpolish (see the swatches here).
28th April 2018
Opallac Mango Splice – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreIf ever there was a need to Match Your Mani to Your Drink, this one would be a perfect match for your Pumpkin Spice Latte! Holy shit this is a great orange, right? Perfect for Halloween too! 😉Getting a bit ahead of oneself though ahem… Quick intermission with this week’s gel polish swatch that’s perfect for warm weather – even
27th April 2018
Winter Florals on a Textured Gradient – Born Pretty Stickers Review
Read moreToday’s mani is Winter Florals on a textured gradient base – and features a Born Pretty Stickers Set Review. I got sent these items to try out and review. I thought at first they were water decals but they are actual proper stickers. I was happy about that as it cuts out an extra step of cutting and soaking a
25th April 2018
Born Pretty Black Mirror Powder – Demo & Review
Read moreBorn Pretty Black Mirror Powder – Demo & Review. I’ve done a video review which you can see below the text. Here it is over black as used in an upcoming nail art piece. You don’t need much of this powder and a little goes a long way! I’ve put it over a variety of bases so you can see
14th April 2018
Geometric Brights for Glam Nails Challenge
Read moreGeometric Nails in Brights – yes, finally some Challenge Nails! These are for Glam Nails Challenge April. I needed something bright and sunny on my tips given the morning was overcast. It did brighten up however, and why wouldn’t it with this tropical yellow polish? I did an OPI multi-gradient base using a sponge. Then added some shapes and dots
12th April 2018
Holo Nail Foils – Born Pretty Store Review
Read moreHolo Nail Foils – Born Pretty Store Review. But first a sneak peek! Check out that holo shift 😍 Full review of these funky HOLO foils from @bornprettystore – used in my last mani for the Circles and LiInes prompt – you may recognise it. It’s item no: 41281 ⚡ . They come in a pack
3rd April 2018
Circles & Lines – Nails With IG Friends
Read moreCIRCLES & LINES? Yes ma’am! First time joining in the #nailswithigfriends nail art collab, which looked fun, and when I saw the theme Sharon chose, I knew I had to. Click the hashtag there to see the other entries. It was hosted by @sharnailstar and the prompt was CIRCLES & LINES – a theme right up my geometric alley 🤗 Not exactly sure what
2nd April 2018
Say I Do Wedding Bling – with Tutorial
Read moreWedding Nail Bling! What do you think guys? 💍👰Any polish with the name of Say I Do (the @opallacgelpolish gel polish swatch shown earlier) just begs to be turned into bridal nails… Bridezilla away! 😆 I had to wait for my Swarovski’s, crystals & other Bling Things to return from the Abyss Of Moving Boxes before I could do this one I went with
1st April 2018
Opallac Say I Do – Gel Polish Swatch
Read moreIt’s no secret how much I love nudes and neutrals in lacquers and gel polishes. So I’ve been coveting this gel polish for quite some time and holding onto it for a little before revealing. The reason being I wanted to do something stylish with it for nail art, and it involved waiting for some items to be reunited with
28th March 2018
Pastel Holo Mermaid Nail Art – Combined Challenges
Read moreHola! Ladies and Mermen! I’m in like Flynn with a Pastel Mermaid Mani (complete with redundant fluid art) for a 1-2 challenge punch! @Clairestelle8challenges had the Mermaid/Men prompt and @GlamNailsChallenge was Pastel so I combined them! Check out IG for the other entries and prompts for March 2018. You like? I used a ton of things in this mani (listed
19th March 2018
Vintage Blooms on Hot Pink – BM Botanical Collection
Read moreAs promised, more nail art with these fab new plates! Vintage Blooms on a hot, hot, Hot Pink – using the Bundle Monster BM Botanical Collection that just dropped 🔥🔥 OMG! I am loving this set hard. Seriously. So. Good. !!! So we had a little accident with the images for this mani. And Jan was not happy!* (stay
16th March 2018
