And as if by magic, my thumb nail reappeared!!!

OK I have no patience and I can't wait for my nail to grow back especially with party season just around the corner! So I asked my nail technician to do a gel extension.  It looks pretty doesn't it?! I also asked her to apply this OPI purple holo.  This one didn't have a name just a number.  Can anyone help with this?  I would love to own it.  I think it's from the Designer series.  This is only two coats.  Personally I would have done another coat but I had to go and pick my daughter up from school.  There is still extreme VNL!!

So I Konadded this baby!

I used plate M70 with Konad Special Polish in Royal Purple.  It's very Louis Vuitton!!!

Hope you're all having a great weekend! We've been having storms so I think I need to dig my Wellington Boots out and splash about in the puddles!

* I have found out and it's DS Mystery.  I thought it was too light to be that but apparently it is.

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Eyeko

I ordered these three little polishes from the Eyeko website ages ago and forgot I had them! I am terrible!  They came as a set and cost £6 (including postage and packaging).  They are Lilac Polish, Cosmic Polish and Indigo Polish. I have to say that I am more excited about the Cosmic Polish.  It's a black shimmer with coloured glitter!  I do look for polishes that are a bit different and this one certainly looks like it does the trick.  Well all in all I was pleasantly surprised by these polishes.  They were really smooth to apply and had a lovely shiny finish. I took these outside with and without flash except for the Cosmic Polish where I photographed it inside as well because I couldn't capture the beautiful coloured glitter.
Cosmic Polish is a black polish with coloured glitter.  Indigo is a deep blue with a subtle shimmer which makes it glow from inside and the Lilac Polish is a gorgeous creme with red undertones.

Cosmic Polish is so pretty especially when it catches the (artificial!) light.

Thanks for stopping by.

xxxx

Latest Haul!

I have been waiting ages for my haul to arrive.  We have been having postal strikes here in Ol' Blighty so everything is delayed at the mo.  I have quite a few new additions but I will start with these three.  The first two are from Paul and Joe.  Now I have to be completely honest and say that the selection of colours are not that inspiring.  They're good if you need to have a "subtle" day, you know, if you need to go to work or an interview .... that sort of thing. However I did buy them purely for the cute bottle!  I love this vintage chic style!  So I purchased a gold one (no 27) and a corally-pink one (no. 15).  Both these are very sheer and both needed 4 coats would you believe!  And even then there was slight VNL!

(Inside no flash)

(Inside with flash

The gold one has silver glitter in it.  Not quite Chanel Gold fiction but it's still quite pretty.

(inside no flash)

(Inside with flash)

I liked the coral one more than I thought I would.  This would make a good base for a Konad!  The formula is easy to work with and application is smooth but sheer.  What I also liked about these polishes are the smell.  Now I don't know if these are officially scented but when these dried they smelled like Cerruti 1881.  Gorgeous!
The next addition is Ciate Paint Pot - Shaken Not Stirred.  This is an iridescent purply pink colour which needed three coats.

Again I think this would make a good base for a Konad.  I'm still on the fence on this one! Do I like the colour or do I not like the colour?!?

(Inside with flash)

(Inside no flash)

Maybe I should add some glitter?!  The bottle's pretty cute though!

Latest Haul

Ok I am better now!  I have signed myself up to do the other exam. To hell with it, I've come this far why give up now? I'm sorry for moaning!!  Anyway I went out and bought new polishes which I will share with you in my next post.  I want to show you my haul that I received yesterday.  I realised that I don't have nearly enough sparkles in my collection and considering that the Holiday season will soon be upon us, I thought I should supplement my collection! So from left to right in the above picture: China Glaze - Glam, OPI - Glitter Ball, China Glaze - Pom Pom, Color Club - Snow Queen.  I will swatch these. I'm very excited about Glitter Ball.  For my NOTD I used Color Club - Snow Queen.  When I first put this on I did think 'Oh no not another Chanel Rouge Noir wannabe' but I must say that it's a little more purply than winey.  Very dark and gorgeous.  I did find the formula a little tacky to work with but I got there in the end.  My mani didn't stop there though.  I was desperate to use some glitter so I put a coat of China Glaze's Pom Pom on.  It is a pink sparkle with some fine glitter and slightly bigger bits.  It looks gorgeous I have to say.  The glitter cheered me up! (Glitter usually does!)

I like a bit of sparkle every now and then!

NOTD - Butter London "Muggins" and Konad

I think I have just about recovered from the Halloween party.  I've been made to take off my purple wig as well.  Not a happy bunny! That wig rocked! So yesterday I was giving myself a day off (although I had work for university to do!) and did this Konad.  I used Butter London "Muggins" as the base.  I used the swirl print off IP no. 51 using Special Polish in black.  I am also off my "No Buy" scheme so of course I was on the internet all day Sunday and yesterday! I've ordered some more Konad plates which I am really excited about!  I've also ordered some glitter polishes from OPI and something from Color Club.  I'll give it a few more days before I order some more.  I think I might be back on the "No Buy" scheme before I know it.  Oh well.....it's totally worth it! x  BTW I have loved seeing all your Halloween  costumes and nail designs.  You all looked fabulous. x

I Can't Believe it's 'Butter' !

I am so sorry for not updating yesterday.  Had rehearsals again and I need to learn my lines!

So yesterday the good old faithful wonderbra worked!  I bought myself two new polishes!!  Both from Butter London.
I am a fan of Butter London but they are at the top end of the price range scale so they are a rare treat (looks like my boobs haven't lost it!!!)
I spent a while choosing my colours as I probably won't buy Butter London again now for a while...... well not until Saturday!!  The colours they have are fabulous and I want them all but I decided on 'Muggins' (left) and 'Thames' (right).  I do love the name of these polishes as they are focussed around London and being a London-gal, of course I'm a big fan!  Thames, which is the teal one, is a strange name for this beautiful colour.  Last time I checked the Thames was a murky, dirty, muddy colour and not the colour of the sea in paradise!  However, I love love love this colour.  It is a shimmery teal which goes on like a dream.  I only needed two coats for this application.

This was outside with no flash.  It looks a little creamy but it isn't.

This was outside with flash.

I apologise for the bad pix but our weather is pretty yuk at the mo.  No gorgeous autumn days for us anymore.  We are straight into winter!

Next is 'Muggins'.  I made such a good choice!  For those who don't know, when you use the word muggins you are describing yourself as being a bit silly or gullible.  For example: "He told me that I needed to spend all that money on replacing all my windows and old muggins here fell for it!"  Does that make sense?  And here ends your lesson on London Lingo!

Anyway I digress..... back to the polish.  This one took three coats to get good coverage.  It is a gorgeous lavender creme.  It is slightly different to OPIs Done Out In Deco as Muggins does not have any red tones in it.  It's more of a dusky purple.  Again my pix do not do it justice.

Top: Outside with flash

Bottom: Outside no flash

So those are the newest additions to my polish family!  As soon as this month is over I will be out there picking up all the ones I have had my eye on!

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NOTD - Barry M "Vivid Purple"

One of my favourite polish brands is Barry M.  I love the colours that they come up with.  It's a lovely polish and most of the time the formula is one that is easy to use and gives a smooth application.  What I like about this polish as well is that it lasts.  I can go quite some time without it chipping.  Plus Barry M is on the cheaper end of the polish scale which is a bonus!!  This polish is Vivid Purple (3 coats) which I have had for a while but is an old favourite.  Of course, the camera lies!  Although there are red tones in this polish it is quite deep.

Halloween/Most Haunted Nail Art

I've been messing around with some ideas for a Halloween/Most Haunted Live design.  I came up with this mani using black, green, white and purple colours.  I call it "Witches Potion"!

Colours:
China Glaze - Liquid Leather
China Glaze - White out
Barry M - Vivid Purple
Nails Inc - Ascot

Do you like my egg timer?!?!

NOTD - Zoya "Ki"

Is it a dusky purple shimmer?  Is it an olive green?  Is it grey?   No it's Zoya's "Ki".  This polish was in my latest haul and I couldn't wait to put it on (Yes that meant taking "Distraction" off!!) And Wow! this polish has a bad case of Jekyll and Hyde going on! A gorgeous duochrome where one minute I look at it and think it's a purple next I think it's a green then I think it's grey!  Fab!  Application was smooth and even which made it a really nice and silky formula to work with.  I did need three coats to get complete opacity which meant I had to sit still and not use my hands for a couple of hours!!  I had to get my husband to make me tea all night!  What a shame.  No wonder he hates it when I do my nails!  (Yes I have heard of quick dry top coat but he hasn't so shhhhhh!!!!!!)

My NOTD: Nfu Oh - No. 52

I am in lurrrrrrrrrrrve!!!  I cannot stop looking at my nails right now!  Don't you just love finding a polish that makes you feel like this?  I long for those days when you find a polish so unique and fabulous that it changes the way you feel.  I bought Nfu Oh 52 last week and finally got round to putting it on last night.  I didn't take that much notice of it at first (shame on me) because I was running around so much trying to get ready for rehearsals (Oh did I mention I'm in a play? I'll tell you more in a mo).  Well, anyhoo when I got to rehearsals I noticed this amazing sparkle coming from my nails.  Guess what it was?!  Yes it was my Nfu Oh (My God!) no. 52.  I'm nick-naming it Distraction!!!  I could not stop looking at my nails all last night and all of today.  But do you know what sucks?  I could not, for the life of me, get a good piccie of this

fabulous polish  I went inside, no flash, inside with flash, outside no flash, outside with flash etc.

No photograph does this polish justice AT ALL!
The polish is a beautiful purple jelly base with teal flakies in it.  This application was two coats.  I have a little smudgie on my middle finger and I am about to deal with that!  I don't know what else to say about this polish. It's.....Phenomenail!
So it got me thinking ....  I want to know what polish you have worn that has totally 'distracted' you  ...

Nubar - Prevail

I recently received my Nubar haul and I finally got around to putting Nubar's Prevail on.  It's a beautiful plum matte.  I put two coats on a found that this was enough to achieve a really nice finish.  This is a gorgeous Autumn colour.

The next day I couldn't resist!  I Konad-ded this mani! (IP M57)

I used Konad Special Polish in Violet Pearl.  It wasn't easy to get the Konad print on the matte polish but if you do it really slowly you should get a good transfer.

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A Quick Konad

So I was just about to take my polish off to do another mani when I decided to do a quick Konad.  This was using IP no. M9.
Pretty cute ;  )

Mummy/Daughter Day!

So Abi and I have returned from our mani/pedi session and I must say that I am impressed.  In all honestly I   am somewhat dubious about the nail bars that appear from overnight!  However, I have heard nothing about good things about the salon I went to today.  They were absolutely brilliant with both me and Abi.  Their hygiene standards are also up to my standards as well (which is extremely super high!!!!)  So I sat in the vibrating massage chair whilst I had my mani and pedi and Abi had nail art done on her nails.  We had a blast!  I will definitely be going back to that salon.  If you are in the Windsor (UK) area go and check out New York Nails Fashion on St. Leonards Road.  I highly recommend them.

Here's a picture of Abi's nails.

Abi has been to a Henna Party today as well!

I think her nail art looks so pretty.  I'm afraid I forgot to ask what the nail colour was.  All I know is that it's an OPI colour.

And here's mine:

I had OPI's Done Out in Deco from the South Beach range on my nails.  On my toes I had Gargantuan Green Grape.  (The above photo is without flash)

With flash

So I love the purple A LOT!  I can only describe this as a lavender creme colour.  Very pretty.   I've not had the chance to try this range out but it definitely is more of a Spring/Summer collection.  As for the Gargantuan Green Grape, I'm still not sure about it. It's very light and sheer.  My technician put two coats of the GGG on and personally I would have done another coat.  I have taken a picture of it on my toes but I don't want to freak anyone out as I know feet and toes can make people a little squeamish.  If you would like to see it then please let me know and I will post it.  Anyway GGG is a very bright, sheer lime colour.  At the moment I feel like and Easter Egg.   Think I'm going to be Konading later!!

Done Out In Deco

 Gargantuan Green Grape