Nails of the Day - Royal Wedding

Not patriotic in the slightest but thought I would do some nails anyhow! First time trying to stamp!

Swatch: Barry M - Ice Cream

They apply wonderfully and stay on relatively well. Perfect for spring!

Berry Ice Cream - NP308



Blueberry Ice Cream - 306

(ignore the bad paint job!)

Both colours while aren't new to Barry M are perfect for this season. I prefer Blueberry Ice Cream to the new Blue Moon colour.

£2.99 -  10ml

Barry M

Nails: Zips

Nails: Peacocks

Shopping Trip - April 2011

These are the things I got on my latest shopping trip:

- Make Up Removal Wipes ~ Primark £1

- Crest 3D Whitening Strips ~ eBay

- Wilkinson Sword Intuition Razor (why are blade refills so expensive) ~ Boots £2.60

- Oaty Donkey Ballistic ~ Lush £1.95

- Ball Games Mascara ~ Primark £2.50

- Tights (laddered within 5 mins of wearing them) ~ Primark £3.50

- Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation ~ TJ Hughes £3.99

- Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Gel Eyeliner ~ Boots £7.99

- Sally Hansen Cuticle Cream ~ TJ Hughes 99p

Nails: More Easter Nails!

These are the actual ones I painted on my own nails

I think its obvious which hand is my dominant hand, still I am getting better at using my left hand to paint designs with.



Swatch: George @Asda Nail Varnish - Buttercup Shine

Buttercup Shine (16) in the above pictures I had painted on three coats in order to get a totally opaque covering without streaks.

The brush is a little larger than in a standard sized polish which was interesting because of it being a smaller polish (8ml).

Swatch: W7 - Crackle Polish - Silver Earthquake

Another quick review, this time it is W7 Silver Earthquake

First thing I noticed was the amount you get, 15ml!

Nice shatter effect, not as quick as the Barry M but not slow either. Looks great on top of a dark colour.

Nail Art - Feline

Nails: Red Cracked

Its been a while since I last cracked open the Barry M effects but I got thinking it might look good with a pattern under. I think something more colourful next time!

Nails: Purple Butterfly

Attempting to use tape again but it seems to have bled a bit. Need make sure the tape it stuck down 100% before going ahead and painting.

I need to practice, practice, practice!

Review: Sally Hansen - No More Breaks

 

You can apply it to the nails on its own or under / over polish.

I have tried about 5 times with this and every time it has failed. If I have it on underneath another polish then it will chip within 3 hours. Just on my nails itself it chips really badly even if all I do is sleep.

Over all this is a terrible product and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone!

Nails: Cute Pandas

Panda's eat 99% bamboo, now I dont know about you but I would get really sick of eating the same thing day in day out!

Nails: Mothering Sunday

My nails

My sisters nails

The nails I did for my auntie

Mothers nails

(perhaps Elvis was a little too adventurous!)

Swatch: Models Own - Magenta Polish

Two Coats

Its a fuchsia glitter in a clear polish which takes three coats to get a nice opaque colouring. The picture below is two coats.

Stays on relatively well. Only complaint is about removing it, but seeing as it is a glitter polish what more could you expect!

Nails: French Tape

Been playing around recently with sticky tape on my nails, it makes a really nice straight line and its super cheap so if it messes up its not really a problem.