Polish Party: Spring

Hi everyone,

So this months Polish Party theme is Spring. Spring always reminds me of when I was in Primary School. My and my friends would always sit on the grass and make Daisy Chain bracelet's for each other, so I'd thought I'd incorporate daisies into my design. 

A couple of days ago I was contacted by Julep and asked to take part in their Spring Nail Art Contest! Julep has so many gorgeous nail polishes to choose from (see them here)! I've decided to put this design forward for the competition, however I wasn't able to use any Julep nail polishes because sadly they don't ship to the UK (fingers crossed they do soon though!).

This is also my entry for NailPolis' Spring Nail Art contest. If you like the design please vote for me here

 Here's what I came up with:

I used Rimmel Lycra Pro Aqua Cool, NYC High Line Green, Barry M Matt White and Models Own Nail Art Pen in Yellow

The Lacquer Legion: Lucky

Hi everyone,

So for March's Lacquer Legion theme is Lucky.

To be honest when I first saw this theme I was stuck. However I've made this design personal by painting what is lucky for me.

Models Own Rocket Swatch

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you another swatch from Models Own's Fireworks collection.

Instead of showing you this collection over black like the majority of the swatches I have seen, I've decided to use a different base colour to show the versatility of the collection.

Today's nail polish is Models Own Rocket.

Rocket is available from the Models Own website, Boots and Superdrug for £5.00

No7 Galaxy Swatch

*This nail polish was purchased by me

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you one of the newest additions to my nail polish collection: No7 Galaxy.

I first saw swatches of this nail polish on Brit Nails, if you haven't seen her post you should take a look - her swatches are stunning. As soon as I saw Allie's swatches I knew I needed to buy Galaxy, but for some strange reason I resisted buying it. 

Those of you who follow me on instagram already know that I passed my driving test a couple of days ago so I decided to treat myself to a few new nail polishes including Galaxy! I cannot believe I waited so long to purchase this - it's amazing!

This nail polish is exclusively available in Boots for £7.00, but you can always use your No7 voucher and get it for £4.00.

For these swatches I used 2 coats No7 Gel-Look Shine Galaxy.

Models Own Banger Swatch

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So today I finally managed to get round to using the nail polish I won from Models Own's Facebook competition. I won the whole of the Firework collection, which constists of Banger, Roman Candle, Rocket, Catherine Wheel and Sparkler.

Instead of showing you this collection over black like the majority of the swatches I have seen, I've decided to use a different base colour to show the versatility of the collection.

Today I'm going to show you Models Own Banger.

Banger is available from the Models Own website , Boots and Superdrug for £5.00.

Freehand Half Moons

Hi everyone,

Looking back through my last few designs I've realised I've been using turquoise a lot! I think it's slowly becoming my new favourite nail polish colour, I think I love it almost as much as purple! 

Anyway, continuing with turquoise/green nails, I thought I'd have a go at doing half moon nails again. Half moons are such a simple design but are so elegant. The last time I tried this design I used hole reinforces to get the moon shape (see the post here), but as promised I said I would try this design freehand.

Here is the outcome:

I used Max Factor Cool Jade and Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty.

Nail Lacquer UK Lilac Lover

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So a couple of weeks ago I showed you my haul (see the post here), and part of that haul was a prize I received from a giveaway hosted by Naileymabob . I won 3 Nail Lacquer Uk polishes, so I thought I'd show you one of them today.

I decided to show you Lilac Lover, a gorgeous purple glitter polish. This nail polish is from the indie brand, created by AJ from Nail Lacquer UK. Sadly AJ is no longer making nail polish, so I'm very fortunate to have won this nail polish.

Each nail polish comes with it's own unique charm, which I think is a really nice touch.

Triangle Half Moons

Hi everyone,

So I finally managed to get my hands on the perfect turquoise polish! I've been looking for a polish this colour for such a long time now and I finally found it when I was in my local Boots. The nail polish I'm talking about is Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise.

As soon as I bought this I couldn't resist putting it on and doing some nail art. I decided to come up with a simple design so that I could show off the colour.

Here's my design:

I used Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, LA Colours Art Deco Striper in Black and Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty

Simple Cartoon Stars

Hi everyone,

So this design is not my best, but the aim of this blog is so show both my nail art fails and successes. For this design I wanted to practice drawing stars because drawing them freehand is pretty tricky (well I think it is!).

Here's my design:

I used Company Polish in LANA, LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Black and LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Teal Glitter

Green Jelly Sandwich Nails

Hi everyone,

So for today's design I wanted to revisit jelly sandwich nails, a technique I tried for the first time last year. I loved the outcome (See the post here), however when it came to removing the design it took so long because of the glitter. Because of this I decided to stay away from this design, however today I found myself coming back to this design but with a different colour combination!

Here's my design:

I used Company Polish in LANA and Technic Carnival

Birthday Presents & Haul

Hi everyone,

So as you may (or may not) know, last week I turned 18! 

For my Birthday, I decided to do Galaxy Nails (which you can see here). I didn't receive that many nail polishes for my Birthday, so I thought I'd show you my recent haul too.