NOTD - Essie Lady Like and Lace Tips

Hello Lovelies!

Today I am wearing Essie "Lady Like" - one of my favourite polishes! It is a nude pink creme polish and requires two coats for full opacity. I wore this as my manicure for a day and then got the urge to do some stamping. So using Konad plate M57 and the lace tip design and my trusty Konad Black stamping polish I stamped the lace design over the tips of my nails. I am really happy with how it turned out, so simple and quick and a great way to add art to your nails!

What do you think? X

Barry M Gelly Blue Grape

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Today I am wearing Barry M Gelly "Blue Grape" which is a stunning cobalt blue creme polish. Application required two coats for full opacity and the formula was really good. As per all of the other Gelly polishes it is super shiny and with this on my nails I think it really does look like gel nails!

I was most looking forward to this polish out of the latest 5 they have just brought out as their summer Gellys! It didn't disappoint as it is such a stunning blue! I have two others that I am going to try out next so keep an eye out for those!

What do you think? X

NOTD - OPI Dulce de Leche

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Today I am wearing one of my all time favourites! I haven't worn it though in a long time but it is very dear to me as it was the polish I was wearing when my daughter entered the world!

I am wearing OPI's "Dulce de Leche" which is a nude/pink creme polish. The formula is perfect and application required two coats for full opacity!

Definitely a must have for any nail polish collection!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Lush Lacquer Clowning Round

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Today I am wearing OPI's "Kiss Me On My Tulips" a hot pink creme polish. I used two coats for full opacity and love the formula and application.

For my accent nail I used two coats of OPI "Alpine Snow" white creme polish and then used two coats of Lush Lacquer "Clowning Around" which is a clear base polish packed full of neon glitters in small medium and large sizes. Colours include neon blue, neon orange, neon yellow, neon pink and neon purple - this mix goes so well together and it is such a gorgeous polish! It looks like I have splattered paint over my nail! I absolutely love it!!!

What do you think? X

NOTD: MUA Amaretto Crush

Hey lovelies!

Today I am wearing my very first polish purchased from MUA. Lately I've been on a bit of an MUA kick buying things like their new highlighter and makeup palette "Dress Me Up Too". I really rate both products and absolutely love how affordable they all are!!!

So today I am wearing "Amaretto Crush" which is a dusty pink creme polish. Most nails were fine with 2 coats but there were some that required 3 for full opacity. The formula was good and easy to apply. As much as I love the new bottle and brush my only complaint would be I always find smaller brushes harder to work with. Definitely a fan of the new bottles though very much like Essie.

If you would like to see some of my beauty hauls then I post them on my Instagram "zoeandleon" is my username so please follow!

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NOTD: Barry M Blueberry

Hey lovelies!

Today I am wearing Barry M's "Blueberry" from the Gelly range. Blueberry is a sky blue/cornflower blue creme. It took just two coats for full opacity and the application was really good!

I decided to add an accent nail by dotting some Barry M "Lychee" (nude creme) onto my nail using the nail polish brush and randomly dotting the nude colour. I then used a dotting tool and dipped into Nails Inc's "Black Taxi" to edge the leopard spots.

I am really pleased with this mani and am surprised at how much I like this blue as I don't usually go for colours like this but I'm glad I did!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Leopard Rose Nails

Hey Lovelies! Hope you've all had a fab Easter!

Today I am wearing quite possibly my most favourite mani this year ... so far!

I used 2 coats of Barry M's Gelly "Lychee" as my base colour (nude creme).

For the accent nails I was inspired by a new scarf I bought from Primark at the weekend and so I wanted to re-create the design onto my nails. I used Barry M's "Mushroom" (taupe brown) to create the leopard spots, then I used Nails Inc's "Black Taxi" (black creme) and a dotting tool to go round the edges of the spots. Then to create the roses I used Barry M's "Papaya" (coral creme) and just brushed on a larger amount onto the nail into a rough round circle. I then used Nails Inc's "St James" (red creme) and a dotting tool to edge the flower and then I randomly drew more red inside the flower so that it looked more like a flower. For the leaves I used Barry M's "Spring Green" with a thin dotting tool and drew a "v" shape off the flower.

I am absolutely over the moon with how this turned out as I love leopard print and the roses look so cute with leopard print too!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Models Own Bubblegum

Hey Lovelies!

Today I am wearing Models Own "Bubblegum" from their new neon collection.

Bubblegum is a hot pink neon creme polish and required two coats for full opacity. It was quite a thick consistency.

I am really happy with this polish it is much more brighter and neon than it appears in my photos. Such a lovely colour for the summer!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Alessandro Pink Cadillac Review and Swatches

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Today I am reviewing a polish that was kindly sent to me from Alessandro International. Alessandro International is a brand I wasn't familiar with as it's a European brand ... but good news UK ladies they are launching in the UK right now! I love it when new brands come to the UK ... who can have too many nail polish brands??

So a little bits about Alessandro - they have a range of 99 colours and 4 different systems:- nail polish, striplac, lac sensation and colour gel. They also sell other hand and nail care related products.

So today I am reviewing Alessandro "Pink Cadillac". Pink Cadillac is a sheer pink toned red polish with tiny specks of shimmer/glitter throughout! The shimmer is more pink but I think the polish looks mostly red on me! I used 3 coats for total opacity, however, could have got away with two coats if you don't mind visible nail line. I have been wearing the polish for 2 days so far and no chipping!

I think the bottle is really cute, and has a groove where you put your thumb whilst holding the lid which is really handy for gripping the brush.

So far I'm very impressed with the polish and the brand and have had a browse on their website and am already eyeing up a few of their products namely, the Thermo Twist polishes and the Crystal Punk polishes. Be sure to go check out this brand at http://alessandro-international.com.

What do you think? X

NOTD - Barry M Gelly Papaya

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Today I am wearing Barry M Gelly "Papaya" which a gorgeous peachy coral creme polish. Application was good and required 2 coats for full opacity.

I love this colour perfect for Spring and Summer!

What do you think? X

NOTD- Barry M Gelly Lychee

Hey Lovelies!

Today I am wearing one of the new Barry M Gelly's "Lychee". Lychee is a creamy nude creme polish. Application was good and only required two coats for full opacity.

This was the Gelly I wanted the most as I'm a huge fan of nude colours. It didn't disappoint it is super shiny and such a beautiful colour!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Barry M Gelly Dragon Fruit

Happy Valentine's Day!

So last night by other half surprised me with the 4 new Barry M Gellys as my Valentine's gift, of course this went down a a treat as I own all the other Gellys and love them. They were only released in Superdrug yesterday and he managed to get all 4! So proud!

As it's Valentine's Day today I chose to wear the pink first. The pink is called "Dragon Fruit" and is a true Barbie pink creme with a super subtle shimmer which I cannot even see looking at my nails I only noticed it in the bottle! I used 3 coats for full opacity and application was good. Dragon Fruit is so pretty and shiny too! I really do feel like I have gel polish on today!

What do you think? X

NOTD - Red Carpet Manicure Midnight Affair

Hey lovelies!

Sorry for my absence, life just got in the way! Anyway, I am back now but probably won't be posting as frequently as I used to but will try to as much as I can!

Just before Christmas I decided to buy a gel manicure kit and so I chose Red Carpet Manicure as I knew it was popular for at home DIY manicures. I only have a few colours and my mum bought me a few more for Christmas so I probably have about 6 now! This was one of the ones mum bought me.

Today I am wearing Red Carpet Manicure "Midnight Affair". It is a navy blue gel polish. I used three coats for full opacity. It took over an hour to do. I think it's worth it though as the shine is beautiful.

What do you think? X