No7 Gel-Look Shine Deep Wine swatch

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you swatches of the gorgeous No7 Gel-Look Shine nail polish Deep Wine. This nail polish has been one I've been after for a long time - I was on the hunt for a pinky/burgundy nail polish for so long! I had the exact colour in my head but I couldn't find it anywhere until I saw this at No7! Personally I'm not a big fan of wearing red nail polish by itself, so this raspberry colour is the perfect compromise for me!

No7 has always been one of my go-to brands for as long as I cant remember, but I feel their nail polish collection isn't showcased on blogs that much for some reason! Personally I love the brand - they're the reason my nail polish collection is so big! - every time me or my mum would get a No7 voucher we'd buy a new nail polish - I think we practically have every shade they sell!

Anyway, enough about my love for No7, onto the swatches:

This nail polish is available from Boots and is £7.00. 
Normally I never pay full price for products from No7 as I always end up buying them with the No7 vouchers Boots give at the till sometimes!

For these swatches I used 2 coats of No7 Gel-Look Shine nail polish Deep Wine.

Application was really easy, especially as No7 have wide brushes which I love! The formula of these is just slightly thicker than normal No7 nail polishes but it wasn't a problem at all. 

As you can see the nail polish definitely lives up to its name - it is definitely high shine!

Here is a closer look:

Overall I think this shade is stunning. Its classy, elongates your nails and has a lovely gloss finish too! I'd definitely recommend it!

Have you tried No7 nail polish before?

Do you like this shade?

Let me know what you think

Jayna

:)

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Fancy French Manicure

Hi everyone,

So today's design actually matches an outfit I wore to family event on the weekend. It was actually the first time I've worn and Indian outfit since October so I could wait to dress up again! So of course the biggest task was decided what to do on my nails (as well as hair and makeup!)! I opted for a simple design as my outfit was quite simple as well. Here's what I came up with:

I used No7 Vivid Violet and No7 Hot to Trot

Lasercut Gradient

Hi everyone,

So for today's nail art I decided to revisit striping tape. A lot of bloggers actually find striping tape annoying to use but I actually quite like it - there's something quite exciting about peeling off the tape to reveal the design you've created! The only downside is that it is time consuming, but once you get over that you can achieve some stunning results!

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss and Models Own HyperGel Blue Glint

Born Pretty Store Rhinestone Wheel Review

*This product was provided for review

Hi everyone,

So today I have another product from the Born Pretty Store to show you! Today's product is a cute little stud wheel filled with the most gorgeous rhinestones!

This wheel is item 16277 and you can view it here. They are also currently on sale for £1.88!

Easter Bunny Nails

Hi everyone,
So as it's Easter weekend I decided to some themed nails for the occasion! Today was actually the first time I've sat and done nail art for a while now, and it's been really nice. It's made me realise that I need to take time out from everyday life and do something for me - paint my nails! I've been missing creativity in my life for the past few weeks/months so by creating this design I could feel the creativeness inside me wanted to come out!

Anyway, for this design I decided to focus on one specific character: the Easter bunny! - I decided to have it as a sort of accent nail peeking through!
Here's my design:

I used Models Own Top Turquoise, Barry M Nail Art Pen in White, Max Factor Diva Violet, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Rimmel London Lycra Pro Aqua Cool, Models Own Strawberry Tart

Mani swap

Hi everyone,

So today we have something new on my blog today! - my first ever Mani swap! Out of all the bloggers I know, I'm so happy to say my first ever mani swap is with Robin from Roaring Nails. Robin has become a great blogging friend over the past couple of months. She creates wonderful designs, provides honest product reviews and always comments on my blog too! (something which I have been slacking on lately - sorry!)

I chose this design by Robin, which was actually based on a pair of socks! I love this about Robin - she get's inspiration from anywhere, which is perfectly shown by the design I chose! I also love that it mixes geometric, monochrome and purple into one design, as I love all 3!

I used No7 Foxglove, Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black

Born Pretty Store Chameleon Nail Polish review

*This product was provided for review

Hi everyone,

So for today's post I have a review of a nail polish from the Born Pretty Store. As soon as I saw this nail polish on their website I instantly knew I'd love it! - it combines 2 of my favourite colours - purple and blue!

This nail polish is a 'chameleon' nail polish as it changes colour in different light, shifting from different shades of purple and blue in different light.

Stained Glass half moons

Hi everyone,

So first of all sorry for the lack of posts last week. Last week was actually my Birthday and with it being my first Birthday at University I spent it with my friends and it was very hectic to say the least! Last week was actually quite a weird week for me, I wasn't feeling that well and I just generally didn't feel that good in myself - I didn't even paint my nails for my Birthday! But anyway I'm back on track now (fingers crossed)!

For today's post I decided to use Models Own Top Turquoise, a polish that's been on my list for a while now and one I often see on Emma & Jo's blog - Dahlia Nails!

I used Models Own Top Turquoise, Models Own Nail Art Pen in White, Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black and LA Colors Art Deco in Teal Glitter

Geometric Gradient

Hi everyone, 

So for today's design I decided to use my newest HyperGel, Blue Glint! - I just can't get enough of the HyperGels at the moment! The HyperGels are actually really good to create gradients with, so with that in mind I decided to create some all Models Own nail art!

Here's what I came up with:

I used Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss, Models Own HyperGel Blue Glint, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare and Models Own Nail Art Pen in White

Little Flowers

Hi everyone,
So for today's design I decided to step into Spring a little and do a flower design! I recently picked up the colour most stunning burgundy colour (No7 Gel Look Shine in Deep Wine) with my No7 voucher and knew I wanted to use it as a base for some nail art! When my friend suggested adding flowers, I knew I didn't want to go for a typical flower design, instead I opted for a sort of gradient, which worked well (I think!).
Here's my design:

I used No7 Gel-Look Shine in Deep Wine, Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Revlon Gold Coin

Mint London Swatches Part 3

*These products were provided for review

Hi everyone,
So today I have the last part of the Mint London nail polishes I was sent to review. These are the two are the glitter toppers which I received.

A little bit spotty

Hi everyone,

So today's nail art is pretty simplistic, but it makes a nice change from a full polka dot design. 

Here's what I came up with:

I used Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Models Own HyperGel Blue Glint and Models Own Nail Art Pen in White

Mint London Swatches Part 2

*These products were provided for review

Hi everyone,
My exams are finally over! I now have more time for blogging so I think I'm gonna spend this weekend painting my nails and catching up on all of the posts I've missed! Today I have 2 more polishes from Mint London to show you.

Mint London Swatches Part 1

*These products were provided for review

Hi everyone,
So for the rest of this week I thought I'd have a bit of a swatch week! Over the past week (and this week) I have exams so instead of posting nail art I'm going to post some swatches of some new nail polishes I received from Mint London.

My first Kiko nail polish! - Kiko 265

Hi everyone,

So this is the first post of 2015! I hope you all had a wonderful new year and picked up lots of nail polish in the sales! I was lucky enough to spend New Years in London with my best friend from University. On New Years day we went shopping in London and I was lucky enough to visit the Kiko store! - my best friend couldn't believe I had never been to Kiko so she made sure we made a visit to it!  Out of all of the nail polishes on display there was one which particularly caught my eye - Kiko 265, a metallic blue. It must of been my lucky day because it was on sale too!

This nail polish is available from the Kiko website.

2015 Already?

Hi everyone,

So with today being New Years Eve I thought I'd do a little round up of 2014, I cannot believe how quick this year has gone! This year has been pretty hectic for me, both blog-wise and in my personal life. Sufficed to say I started this year with good blogging intentions, however over the last few months I've been a bad blogger. I've stopped commenting on blogs and posting as often. The truth is university has just been so hectic that I've hardly had time to just sit and read blog posts! - it's a terrible excuse but my plan is to keep on top of everything in 2015 and comment on blogs more regularly like I used to!

Anyway, onto the round-up!

Follower-wise my blog has:

684 Facebook likes (2014 goal - 40)

417 followers on Instagram (2014 goal - 75)

304 Tumblr Followers (2014 goal - 250)

147 Twitter followers

112 Members (2014 goal - 100)

118 Bloglovin' followers (2014 goal - 100)

48 followers on Google + (2014 goal - 100)

By comparing this to Last Year's Round-up you can see I have increase in followers, especially on Facebook! I think the only goal I haven't met is Google +.

I think the progression of my nail art from 2013 to 2014 can best be viewed from my Tribal Pop Art Series, which I started in 2013:

As you can see the style has not only progressed by the the nail art as well, the lines are a lot cleaner.

In 2014 I did take on the mammoth task which was the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge. This has definitely improved my nail art skills but also encouraged my to push myself nail art-wise something which I wanted to achieve in 2014. I also became a member of the Polish Party - which I really enjoy, however I've been slacking on, and need to take part in again as of 2015. I also took part in the Lacquer Legion, which made me think outside the box a lot for nail art. 

Here is a round of my favourite nail art designs from 2014:

I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone who follows me, comments and reads my blog. I would also like to say a big thank you to those of you in the blogging community who guest posted for my in the summer (see the round up here)!  - it meant that I could concentrate on my a levels and get to into the university I wanted! - I am forever in your debt Robin, Grace, Emma, Jo, Emily and Cherelle!

Overall I think 2014 has been a pretty good year! I'm not going to set myself any goals this year, instead I'm just gonna let the nail art do the talking and focus on my blog content, nail art and commenting a lot more on other blogs! 

I hope you all have a great New Years Eve!

What is your favourite design of mine?

Let me know what you think

Jayna

:)

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Barry M Persian

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year!
Anyway, today I thought I'd show you a nail polish which I received for Christmas! Now you all know how much I love purple, duochromes and metallic nail polishes so as you can imagine as soon as Barry M added Persian to their Aquarium collection it immediately went on my wishlist! Luckily one of my friends bought it for me as a Christmas present, and I couldn't resist testing it out!

This nail polish is available from the Barry M website, Boots and Superdrug for £3.99

Christmas Nails!

Hi everyone,

So I am back home for Christmas! I got back from university over the weekend but as soon as I got back I had to start work! To say the least it's been pretty busy for me the past few days and I doubt it'll be any quieter over Christmas!

 Anyway it's Christmas Eve! Today I thought I'd show you the nail art which I'm going to wear for Christmas Day (tomorrow!). Here's my design:

I used Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty, Revlon Gold Coin and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Festive wreath nails

Hi everyone,

So today's nails are a lot more festive than the ones I have previously posted this month. For some reason I'm not fully in the festive mood yet, maybe because I'm still at university until Friday or maybe I'm just waiting for the snow! Anyway, so for today's design I decided to do a festive wreath accent nail.

Here is the design I came up with:

I used No7 Sing the Blues, Models Own Pink Fizz, Barry M Gelly Coconut and Mint London Epic

Christmas Party Nails

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you the nails I wore to my work Christmas Party last weekend. I teamed these nails with a black lace skater dress, making the nails stand out.
Here is my design:

I used Rimmel Salon Pro Britpop and Revlon Gold Coin