Nails Inc Victoria and Albert Christmas Jumper nails!

So, here are my Christmas themed nails! Anyone who knows me knows I am a little bit of a Scrooge (okay, a lot) but I do like these tacky Christmas Jumper nails...

It could be that Victoria and Albert is one of my favourite red polishes, it could be that I like jumpers...who knows, but they don't bring out the Grinch in me, so it's okay.

It's two coats of Nails Inc Victoria and Albert (which by the way is SO nice to paint with!) with Konad M79 special white polish. 

The Nails Inc polish is available HERE at QVC. I could buy all of these happily!


Happy Christmas!

Ciate Mini Mani Month Cutie Pie 026

The polish that was behind the door of the Ciate Mini Mani Month calendar was one that begged to be stamped over!

It's been a while since I used any of my Konad stuff so here's what I came up with...

Cutie Pie is a very sheer cream. It's too sheer to wear on it's own, in my opinion, so I'm glad I stamped over it. This is Konad plate M71. I love the lace pattern, it's very pretty and striking.


What do you think?

Barry M Berry Ice Cream with Konad Q1 Stars

Just a nice easy Konad Q1 stamp to show you.

I used a base of Essie Trillionails. Then 3 coats of Barry M Berry Ice Cream, stamped with black Konad special polish plate Q1. Topcoat was Seche Vite, as always. The idea for this mani came from my lovely sister Kim. I sometimes struggle to think of ideas, I'm not the most artistic of people...

In other news, I have just purchased a Lancome Artliner to try, anyone interested in makeup reviews?

Nails Inc Chalk Farm, Models Own Indian Ocean

I felt like doing a bit of stamping last night, so here's what I came up with:

What I used:

• Essie Trillionails basecoat
• Nails Inc Chalk Farm (2 coats)
• Models Own Indian Ocean (2 coats)
• Silver Konad M57 leopard
• Seche Vite topcoat

I quite like it. The silver Konad polish is really subtle, and I still love Indian Ocean for layering.

What do you think?

Barry M Peach Melba with Konad skulls

Here are some quick Konad nails that I did, I love this Konad stamp and this Barry M colour!

What I used:

• Essie Trillionails basecoat
• Barry M Peach Melba (3 coats)
• Konad M28 Skull and Crossbones with black Konad special polish
• Seche Vite topcoat

What do you think? I love Barry M polishes, this one was a bit streaky but worth three coats!

Nails Inc Heddon Street and Westminster, Selfridges Beauty Box

I've got a couple of manicures to show you tonight -

What I used:

• Essie Trillionails basecoat
• Nails Inc Heddon Street (2 coats)
• Konad Gold and M57 leopard print
• Seche Vite topcoat

And the second one:

What I used:

• Essie Trillionaire basecoat
• Nails Inc Westminster (2 coats)
• Nail Pop Pearl Effect topcot (2 coats)
• Seche Vite topcoat

I think the second one is my favourite, I love the Nail Pop topcoat!

Finally, I just wanted to see what you all thought about me maybe blogging some beauty products. I was lucky enough to order a Selfridges Beauty Box this morning, after a prolonged struggle with the website (it crashed about 20 times during the process!) and I'm thinking about reviewing some of the products once I've used them for a while. I have a really quite ridiculous beauty product collection on top of the nail polish collection! Anyway, would a beauty product post bore you, or would you be interested in reading it?

Barry M Mint Green, Navy, Racing Green

Hello everyone! I've been slacking at writing here! Nothing stops me from painting my nails though, so here are the last couple of days:

First up is Barry M Navy. What a colour! I had so many compliments on this one while I was at work!

Barry M Navy (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

Barry M Navy (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

The next one is Barry M Racing Green. Another lovely one. I really do love Barry M, they're so good. Such good quality too.

Barry M Racing Green (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

Barry M Racing Green (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

Finally, we have Barry M Mint Green with a bit of leopard Konad! It was a Barry M kinda week! I really do love them...

Barry M Mint Green (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

Barry M Mint Green (2 coats, Seche Vite topcoat)

Oh and lastly, here's one of the very good things that I did this week - got a visit from my sister and her family! This is me, and my beautiful niece Keeley (complete with whiskers!)...

That's all for now! Out of curiosity, what's your favourite Barry M colour?

Nails Inc New Burlington Place and Lucky Dip

It's a bit of a bumper post today - I bought Nails Inc Lucky Dip again so I've swatched the first one, and I did my friend Katie's nails for her tonight!


First, the Nails Inc Lucky Dip. It's possibly the best one I've had so far...

L-R: New Burlington Place, Westminster, Old Park Lane, Paddington, Chelsea, Culross Street


£15 for all of these beauties!

I couldn't resist New Burlington Place - it looks so beautiful in the bottle, and it doesn't disappoint when it's on!

  

What I used:

• Essie Fill The Gap basecoat (2 coats)
• Nails Inc New Burlington Place (2 coats)
• Seche Vite topcoat

This polish goes on so nicely. It's incredibly shiny and eyecatching - I LOVE it. I'm looking forward to swatching the rest of them!



Next up, a mani I did the night before:

This is Exposed in Spontaneous with Nails Inc Privileged topcoat.


Here are the nails I did for my friend Katie tonight:

What I used for these:

• Essie Fill The Gap basecoat (2 coats)
• Nails Inc Elizabeth St Caviar (2 coats)
• Konad Black Polish and plate M71
• Seche Vite topcoat

I was really pleased with these, and I'm happy that Katie likes them!

Finally, here's the new ring I got from River Island for £4! I love it!

Loads of pictures! What do you think? Which Nails Inc polish what would you like to see swatched next?

Nails Inc Chalk Farm!

Tonight's nails are another manicure with one of my favourite colours - I need some new polishes!

What I used:

• Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle
• Nails Inc Chalk Farm (2 coats)
• Konad Special Pink Polish and plate M59
• Seche Vite topcoat (Wahooo! I have new Seche!!)

As well as getting new Seche Vite, I also got a bottle of Seche Restore - I've got two old bottles of Seche that have gone thick - you know, I don't think I ever get to use the last third because of this. I used about 10 drops of the Restore on one of them, and rolled the bottle for a while, and it seems to have brought it back! Good stuff. I'll let you know when I try it out.

Barry M Indigo, new Barry M and Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover!

Hello all! Big post for you today! Superdrug has a 3 for 2 offer on again...but this time it's on all cosmetics. So...I couldn't help but get a few new Barry M polishes, and they also finally had a Bourjois polish remover in stock.

So...here's what I just did!

Quick photo peep at how well it works

Wahoo! This Mrs has a new passport to match the husbands...it's holiday booking time!

The Bourjois polish remover is fairly decent. I used it on my previous mani, which was several coats thick, and it removed it in three dip/twists. I then tried it on two coats of creme polish and it got it off in one. I'll let you know how it gets on with glitter next time I wear it! Overall, fairly good and it smells nice too.

For the manicure, what I used:

• Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle basecoat
• Barry M Indigo (2 coats)
• Konad Special Pink polish and Q1 plate
• Nails Inc Albert Bridge topcoat

The Barry M is as excellent as I've come to expect - it goes on smoothly and is opaque in 2 coats...and what a colour. I love Barry M. I was also happy with the stamping today!

I used my Nails Inc Albert Bridge topcoat today, because my last bottle of Seche Vite topcoat has sadly reached the gloopy stage. I hate that. It's like the last third of the bottle gets wasted every time... Any ideas?

What do you think of today's nails?

Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream and Spring Green

Here are today's nails! I went to town with my husband and ended up getting two new Barry M polishes. After sending over some nail mail to the lovely Frosso over at www.lacquermesilly.com I decided I had to have Blueberry Ice Cream for myself! I got Spring Green because I don't have another green like it!

Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream and Spring Green

I used Blueberry Ice Cream first. One of the things I really love about Barry M is that they are a great formula for a bargain price (£2.99!). If you're careful they go on so smoothly, and they generally only need two coats. I decided to Konad this one just to brighten things up a bit, though I love it enough to wear on it's own.

What I used:

• Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle basecoat
• Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream (2 coats)
• Konad Special Blue Polish
• Konad M57 Zebra
• Seche Vite topcoat

I love Konad blue, it's so easy to stamp with as it stays quite liquid, unlike some of the others which dry insanely fast and go patchy.

What do you think? Are you a Barry M fan?

Konad Q1 Pink!

Tonight's nails...I felt like doing some stamping (well, I wanted to last night but I RAN OUT of nail polish remover. I swear I get through a bottle a week!) so tonight I chose my favourite plate, Q1.

 This plate just makes me smile. I love the swallows! I really wish Konad would produce some more plates like this, with images that are a bit different from the usual flowers and things. I'd love to see a Konad plate with some really cool images, and I bet it would sell like crazy. I'm thinking tattoo flash stamps!

What I used:

• Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle basecoat
• Nail Pop in Vintage (2 coats)
• Konad Q1
• Konad Special Pink polish
• Seche Vite topcoat

What do you think?

Exposed Grey and Konad Leopard M57

Here are tonight's nails...it seems I have leopard print at least once a month! I just can't resist...

Damn, I got a little run

This is the Exposed unnamed polish that I got yesterday, it's lovely to stamp over. They really are nicer polishes that you would expect for the price!

What I used:

• Nails Inc Kensington Caviar basecoat
• Exposed Grey polish (2 coats)
• Konad Special Black polish
• Konad M57 Leopard print
• Seche Vite topcoat

I don't think I'll ever get tired of this stamp! What do you think?