52 Week Challenge: Colour Opposites

I had to check a colour wheel for reference but with the challenge;

Base Polish: Miss Sporty - Orange Crush
French Tip: Essence - Let's Get Lost

Swatch: Model's Own - Emerald Black

This polish is part of Model's Own Beetle Juice collection, this is one of the more subtle duo chrome in the collection shifting from almost black to a deep emerald colour. 

Lasting Power: 3 - 4 days

Opacity: One thick coat works 

Brush Type: Round with blunt flat tip

£5 - 14ml

Models Own | Asos | Boots

52 Week Challenge: Week 15 - Inspired by Song

Challenge for this week was to do some nail art inspired by a song. 

I couldn't think of anything so flicked on the music channels and first song was 

Lady Marmalade from Moulin Rouge

This is what I ended up with...

52 Week Challenge: Fabric

Leather is a fabric, right?

OPI - Obscurity

Nails: Frosty Circles

I think this goes well with this cold, frosty time of year

Nails: 'Wedding' Nails

Base Polish: ELF - Lilac 

Stamping Polish: Beauty UK - Lilac Girl

Stamping Plate: BM21

52 Week Challenge: Week 14 - Zebra

Base: ELF - Black

Tips: Sally Hansen - White Hard as Nails

Stamping Polish: ELF - Black

Stamping Plate: BM 223

Swatch: China Glaze - Snow Globe

Nails: Golden Cranberry

52 Week Challenge: Week 13 - NYE

New Years Eve 2011 Nails, perfect for the challenge

Base: ELF - Navy

Glitter: Kleancolor - Afternoon Picnic 194

Nails: Stars and Arrows

Base Polish: Stargazer - 157

Stamping Polish: Special White Stamping Polish

Stamping Plate: BM 20

Swatch: Rimmel - Hard Edged

Lasting Power: Average

Opacity: Two coats for ultimate colour depth

Brush Type: Flat and wide

52 Week Challenge: Week 12 - Christmas

Theme this week was Christmas. I'd been wanting to try out the gingerbread man design.

Stamping Plate: BM222

Swatch: Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia / Scandalous

I wore this polish for my wedding. Exceptionally similar to Lippmann's Bad Romance, it has since been become part of the permanent polish line called Scandalous rather than Facets of Fuchsia.

Revlon - Facets of Fuchsia 

52 Week Challenge: Week 11 - Violet

The challenge of this week was violet nails

Base Polish: China Glaze - Grape Pop

Stamping Polish: Barry M - Indigo

Stamping Plate: M64

Nails: Snowflakes

I wanted to try out my stamp for a snowflake, the hex glitter really adds a twinkle.

Base Polish: George - Witchcraft

Glitter Polish: Barry M - Hex

Stamping Plate: BM 14

Stamping Polish: ELF - Black

Nails: Santas

Nails: Aztec

Base Polish: Rimmel - Hard Edged

Stamping Plate: BM 221

Stamping Polish: Special Stamping Polish in white

52 Week Challenge: Week 10 - Christmas

Challenge of the week was Christmas nails

Base Polish: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails - White

Glitter Polish: ELF - Glitter Glam

Stamping Plate: BM 205

Stamping Polishes: 

Miss Sporty - Red Tango

Nails Inc - Electric Teal 121

Nails: Crimbo Pud

Stamping Plate: M59

This is quite a festive stamping nail art plate. Perfect for winter and valentines day.

You can see all of the nail art designs I have done using this plate HERE

$2.99 - Born Pretty Store

Swatch: Kleancolor - Afternoon Picnic

Multi-coloured, different size hex glitter. In a clear base, so perfect for layering. I have layered two coats over  ELF's black polish. Very colourful, perfect for the festive season.

Swatch: OPI - Honk if you Love OPI

A quick swatch for you today of the 'fall' 2011 OPI touring America collection.

52 Week Challenge: Week 9 - Rainbow

Week 9's challenge was 'rainbow' and it was a challenge!

Thumb: Essence - Let's Get Lost

Index: ELF - Fluorescent Pink

Middle: ELF - Teal Blue

Ring: BeautyUK - Lilac Girl

Little: Collection 2000 - Hip Hop

52 Week Challenge: Week 8 - Taping

The challenge for this week was 'taping' and I used tape as part of the manicure so, I think it counts!

Base: 17 - Peacock

Red striping tape

Nails: Snowflake

Nails: Purple Giraffe Print

Base: ELF - Purple Dream

Stamp: BM 208

Stamping Polish: ELF - Black

Nails: Half Moons

No.7 - Violetta

Rimmel - Hard Edged

Swatch: Kleancolor - Holo Chrome (94)

Finish: Holographic, more of a lilac than a chrome

Opacity: Four coats needed, better for layering

Brush Type: Flat and wide, not as wide as OPI

Scent: Quite Potent!

52 Week Challenge: Week 7 - Based on a Tutorial

The challenge this week was to come up with a manicure based on a tutorial 

I chose a frenchy dot tutorial as explained by Leslie from polishartaddiction

Sleek - Poisoned Ivy (green)

Sleek - Royalty (red)

Sleek - Oxford (blue)

Swatch: Accesorize - Aztec Polish

This is primarily a purple duo chrome, which does need two or three coats in order to build up an opaque nail coverage.

I like this one, it seems to be a polish similar in colour to the oil on water effect you sometimes see.

The talented Helly managed to take some more colour accurate photos here, if your interested

10 / 10

£4 - 10ml

Accesorize | Superdrug

52 Week Challenge: Week 6 - Brown / Beige

This weeks challenge as the title suggests was a brown / beige theme

Base: ELF - Mod Mauve

Tips: Barry M - Dusky Mauve

Top Coat: Maybellene Express Finish - Cosmic (840)

Nails: Teal Squares

Base: ELF - Teal

Stamping Polish: ELF - Black

Stamping Plate: BM203

Swatch: Kleancolor - Blue Eyed Girl

These swatches are over a black base.

Hex shaped glitter with other varying sized glitter in a navy base.

52 Week Challenge: Week 5 - Halloween

This week's challenge was themed 'Halloween'

Swatch: NYX - Dorothy

Two coats of NYX on top of one coat of black polish.

Nails: Purple Splodges

Base: Stargazer - 142

Stamping Polish: Stargazer - 235

Stamping Plate: BM 211

Swatch: ELF - Red Velvet

ELF - Red Velvet

Top Coat OPI - Nail Envy 

Lasting Power: Average

Opacity: Two coater

Brush Type: Average

£1.50 - 10ml

Nails: Fishnet Tights

Base: Stargazer - Silver Chrome

Stamping Polish: ELF - Black

Stamping Plate: BM 209

52 Week Challenge: Week 4 - Metallic

Metallic was the theme for this week, and this is what I came up with;

Gosh - Holo

Nails: Matte Rain

Eyeko - Rain

ELF - Matte Top Coat

Nails: Inspired Stripes

52 Week Challenge: Week 3 - Gradient

Week three and the challenge was gradient. This is what I went for in the end, gradient from nail to nail

ELF - Hot Pink

ELF - Rosy Raisin 

Eyeko - Saucy Polish

ELF - Gum Pink

ELF - Fluorescent Pink

Nails: Red Roses

Base: NYX - Dorothy

Stamping Polish: Stargazer - Chrome

Stamping Plate: BM14

52 Week Challenge: Week 2 - Inspired by Colour

For week two the theme was 'inspired by colour' which really had me thinking and I finally decided upon an Autumnal look, because at this time of year there are so many new colours within nature. 

Base Polish: ELF - Innocent

Stamping Polish: OPI - William Tell Me About OPI + Miss Sporty - Red Tango

Stamping Plate: BM04 + BM

Swatch: ELF - Fuchsia

Opacity: 2 Coats

Lasting Power: 3-4 days

Brush Type: Standard