NOTD - Nails Inc Chelsea Flower Show

Hello Lovelies!

Today I am wearing Nails Inc's "Chelsea Flower Show" from the new Juicy Sheers Collection 2012. Chelsea Flower Show is a rich orange jelly finish polish. Also scented like orange! It is very sheer and took three coats but the nail line is still visible but I don't mind! This is so squishy looking and very glossy!

I really like this polish but hey there's no surprise as I love jellies! I would just like to say a special thank you to Alyssa C for being so wonderfully sweet and thoughtful and arranging for this lovely surprise gift to be sent to me! You really are too sweet!

What do you think? X

NOTD - OPI Don't Touch My Tutu and Pirouette My Whistle

Hey Lovelies!

Today I am wearing two new shades from the new OPI NYC Ballet Collection 2012 from my untrieds as part of the "Nail Newbie & Friends Untried Challenge 14th April to 14th May".

I started this manicure with OPI's "Don't Touch My Tutu" which is a sheer milky white jelly finish polish. I applied three coats which was near enough full opacity. Once dry I applied one coat of OPI's "Pirouette My Whistle" which is a super gorgeous silver glitter polish made up of very fine silver glitter and large silver hexagon glitter. The large hexagons are silver but more of a matte silver (I.e. Not mirror silver) absolutely stunning polish - I love it! Very unique to my stash! On top I applied another layer of Don't Touch My Tutu which created the jelly sandwich effect!

I absolutely love this combination together it looks so pretty and princess like! Would make for a great wedding manicure too!If you are interested in the other lovely ladies' untried's posts those of us taking part are:-
Helen at http://nail-newbie.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa B at http://www.fancyphalanges.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa C at http://polishjunkieninja.blogspot.com
Ashley at http://onenailtoanother.blogspot.co.uk/
Kira at http://www.prettykittyclaws.blogspot.co.uk/
Lexi at http://finger-painted.blogspot.co.uk/
Nicole at http://notskindeep.onsugar.com/

What do you think? x

NOTD and Review GOSH Gasoline

Hey Lovelies!

Today I am reviewing GOSH's "Gasoline" another of the polishes sent to me by GOSH to review.

Gasoline is a purple jelly based polish with a very fine purple and blue shimmer throughout. The formula was quite sheer and watery but still I had no issues with it. It took three coats to reach opacity.

It is such a pretty purple polish and the shimmer gives it such a shiny finish! I'm not a huge shimmer fan but the more I wore this polish the more it grew on me! I think this will make a great pedi colour too! Can't wait to try that next!

What do you think? X

NOTD - ORLY Passionfruit

Good Morning Lovelies! Happy St George's Day!

Unfortunately, I did not prepare well enough for today as thinking about it I should have done a patriotic mani to celebrate St George's Day - I am now hanging my head in shame! I am sure I will be trying out some patriotic mani's later in the year for the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics though :-)

So for today's mani I am back to my drawer of untried's again taking part in the "Nail Newbie & Friends Untried Challenge 14th April to 14th May". I picked out Orly's "Passionfruit" which is a neon pink creme. The colour is very neon pink in the bottle but on the nails leans towards an orangey pink colour. The formula on this was amazing, I applied two coats and there is still some visible nail line but this is hardly noticeable. The polish is very pigmented and dries matte as per most neons. I applied a topcoat for the glossy effect and it looks very squishy and jelly like!

I bought Passionfruit from www.cheapsmells.com for £2.95 on special offer and this was inclusive of free delivery - such a bargain as usually Orly polishes retail at a lot higher than that in the UK. £2.95 for a huge 18ml bottle though you can't go wrong! This is my very first Orly polish and now I am hooked and in need of more ... fear not there has just been a new collection that has been released called "Feel The Vibe" and guess what ... they are all neons too! I am obsessed with neons at the moment they are so perfect for the summer!

If you are interested in the other lovely ladies' untried's posts those of us taking part are:-

Helen at http://nail-newbie.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa B at http://www.fancyphalanges.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa C at http://polishjunkieninja.blogspot.co.uk
Ashley at http://onenailtoanother.blogspot.co.uk/
Kira at http://www.prettykittyclaws.blogspot.co.uk/
Lexi at http://finger-painted.blogspot.co.uk/
Nicole at http://notskindeep.onsugar.com/

What do you think?

x

NOTD - Pretty and Polished Party On My Yacht

Happy Friday Lovelies! Yay the weekend is finally here!

Today I am using up one of my untried's for my second post as part of the "The Nail Newbie & Friends Untried Month 14th April to 14th May". There are a few of us in our Birthday Group who are taking part to try and eliminate some of our untried polishes from ever growing stashes!

So for today's untried I picked out Pretty & Polished "Party On My Yacht" which I bought a while back from the Pretty & Polished Etsy store. I purchased the miniature sized bottle but it is also available in full size, however, I am not sure of the stock availability at this very moment but there are some amazing polishes available from the Pretty & Polished store so be sure to check it out!

Party On My Yacht is a sheer milky white based polish with small purple, pink, gold and green hexagon glitters and a few blue bar glitters throughout. I decided layered two coats on top of one coat of OPI's "Alpine Snow" which is a white creme. The formula of Party On My Yacht was great and I think this could be built up without using a base colour of white, you would probably need to apply approximately three coats I would imagine.

I really love this polish and I got many compliments on it today! It reminds me of those "Jazzies" sweets (you know those chocolate buttons with loads of hundreds and thousands on top!) Such a great handmade indie polish!

What do you think? X

NOTD and Review of GOSH "Berry Me"

Hello Lovelies!

So the lovely people at GOSH Cosmetics were kind enough to send me some polishes to review and so today I am reviewing GOSH "Berry Me".

Berry Me is a berry purple/claret creme/jelly polish. Application was flawless and a one coater! However, as per the norm I applied two. Berry Me is super glossy and very squishy looking even without topcoat! An absolutely gorgeous vamp nail polish to add to my collection, I am really impressed with this!

Berry Me is a special edition polish and not available at the moment but I have been informed it shall be re-released in August in Superdrug stores here in the UK. GOSH polishes retail at £5 per bottle.

Keep a look out for more GOSH swatches on my blog very soon as I will be reviewing some more.

What do you think? X

NOTD - Models Own Hed Kandi Beach Party

Hey Lovelies!

This month I am taking part in "The Nail Newbie & Friends Untried Month 14th April to 14th May". There are a few of us in our Birthday Group who are taking part to try and get through some of our huge piles of untried's!

For my first untried today I bring to you Model's Own Hed Kandi "Beach Party". This is a seriously bright neon orange creme polish with a yellow undertone - unfortunately my camera would not pick up the accurate colour as it is quite a lot more yellow than the photos below! Beach Party took two coats to reach opacity but on a couple of nails I applied three where they still seemed a little streaky. It dries a little matte as per most neon polishes and I applied a topcoat to add some gloss. This is seriously bright and would make a great holiday polish and would look great against a tan (which I am seriously lacking!) My nails are distracting me from typing this up they are that bright! I am really loving neons at the moment and really pleased I bought this one!

Models Own Hed Kandi Collection polishes are available from Boots at £5 per bottle.

If you are interested in the other lovely ladies' untried's posts those of us taking part are:-

Helen at http://nail-newbie.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa B at http://www.fancyphalanges.blogspot.co.uk/
Alyssa C at http://polishjunkieninja.blogspot.co.uk
Ashley at http://onenailtoanother.blogspot.co.uk/
Kira at http://www.prettykittyclaws.blogspot.co.uk/
Lexi at http://finger-painted.blogspot.co.uk/
Nicole at http://notskindeep.onsugar.com/

What do you think? x

NOTD - Purple Leopard Print Nails

Hello Lovelies!

Today I am wearing NYC Color "Battery Park Purple" which is a deep purple creme polish. It took me three coats to achieve full opacity but I may have got away with two if I applied it more carefully and waited for it to dry more between coats. I wanted to add some nail art so used Konad's M57 plate with the leopard print design. For the leopard print stamping I used GOSH's "Metallic Purple" which is a pinky, purple lilac metallic polish! This applied and transferred great with the stamping kit and it is a great polish to use for stamping!

I bought GOSH Metallic Purple from Superdrug for £4.99 and NYC was also from Superdrug for £1.79.

What do you think? X

NOTD - OPI A Roll In The Hague

Good evening lovelies!

Today I am wearing OPI's "A Roll In The Hague" from OPI's new Holland Collection 2012.

A Roll In The Hague is a bright orange orange creme. Application was perfect and took two coats for full opacity.

This polish is very fitting for Spring/Summer and I really like it! I wasn't sure of orange at first but it has grown on me and I will be keeping it on for an extra day!!

What do you think? X

NOTD - China Glaze Liquid Crystal

Hello Lovelies!

I hope you all had a lovely Easter! Mine was certainly one to remember! I attended a Wedding and a Christening and had a proposal so I am now ENGAGED!!! *Happy Dance*;-)

So, to co-ordinate with my new rock I wanted a sparkly manicure and so I reached for China Glaze's "Liquid Crystal" from the new Prismatics Collection 2012. Liquid Crystal is made up of a blue/purple duo-chrome tiny glitter and has small multi-colour glitter throughout!

The formula was good and application a lot easier than anticipated as it took just two coats to reach full opacity! The glitter in this polish is very dense and dries quick also! The blue/purple duo-chrome was hard to photograph and is more obvious in real life.

This is such a sparkly polish especially under the light! Very pretty and eye-catching! I am looking forward to receiving my other Prismatics from this collection.

I have included a photo of my engagement ring too!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Models Own Hed Kandi Hedonist

Hello Lovelies!

Today I am wearing Models Own "Hedonist" from the new Hed Kandi Collection 2012. Hedonist is a super bright neon coral orange creme that dries to a matte finish. The formula was ok but at times I struggled finding it a bit thick to apply. It took two coats to achieve full opacity and I applied a topcoat for a glossy effect as it dried matte.

This is so bright! Highlighter pen bright! This would be great to wear for raves, festivals and holidays! It is a gorgeous neon colour and very eye-catching!

What do you think? X

NOTD - GOSH Holographic

Good Morning Lovelies!

So the sun was shining on Sunday and I finally reached for GOSH's "Holographic" that was kindly gifted to me a while ago by a super lovely lady!

On Sunday I was short of time to paint my nails and so I reached for GOSH "Holographic" before I went out for the day! Holographic is a silver linear holographic polish. I applied Holographic to my bare nails without a base coat and it took three coats to reach full opacity which didn't matter considering each coat dried so quickly! I had heard that applying topcoat dulls the holographic effect and so I didn't apply a topcoat.

All I have to say is WOW!!! I have never worn a polish like it! The photos below are some taken outside in sunlight and some in my kitchen under spotlights! The rainbow effect is amazing! Such a stunning polish and very eye-catching! This is such a perfect colour to wear for those summer BBQ's, outdoor parties and even for holidays when the sun is always shining! Would also make for a great pedi! I will definitely be getting a lot of wear out of this!

Now if you are reading this and wondering where you can get your "nails" on this well I have some GOOD news and have been reliably informed that this will be re-released at the beginning of August this year in Superdrug stores! I will definitely be getting a couple more bottles of this as it is so spectacular and a real statement polish!

What do you think? X