Starry Skies

Hello Lovelies,

Just a quick nail art post for you today. This was meant to be part of the 15 Days of Nails Challenge I attempted to pursue, under the Galaxy Nails day. Due to Holiday, Olympics and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, that plan went a little haywire! I really liked these nails though, so I thought I would show you anyway. :)

OPI Polish in Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous

Beauty Success Nail Polish in Blue Metal

Mavala Polish in Gold Glitter

It was really very easy to do, I just added a gradual layer of glitter getting less heavy handed with the brush as I reached the middle of the nail :) Hope you like them!

I recently added a new tab to my blog called 'Blogs Worth Reading'. I will be adding more and more of the lovely blogs I follow as time goes by. Go and have a look and I promise, you will discover some gems! :)

Much Love

Lou

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15 Days of Nails Challenge #2 Pattern

Hello Lovelies,

Today is the second day in the 15 Days of Nails Challenge and the theme is 'Pattern'.

I wanted to do something pretty but abstract at the same time. This is why I came up with this blossom design...

Now I am aware that this style of look has been done a lot before, but I thought I would try my own take on it and am rather pleased with how it turned out. Its nice and girly, but not in a sickly sweet kind of way (not that there is anything wrong with that :P)

You may recognise some of these colours from recent posts. The reason for this is I am still on holiday and have a limited amount of nail polishes to work with! Lets see if I can pull this challenge off for the next 3 days shall we without my stock:) 

As per usual I started off with two coats of OPI Nail Envy Original. For the base I used Sweet as Sugar by Rimmel, I then used my Loreal Super Liner to Draw the stems in. For the Flowers I used a mixture of Ciate's Jelly Bean and Mistress and OPI Sweet Heart along with the end of a kirby grip (as a dotting tool.) I then finished off with a coat of Seche Vite. 

So that's it folks!

I hope you are having a lovely day and make sure you check out Fee's post along with the others taking part here.

Much Love

Lou

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P.S Today is the last day of my Giveaway. You can enter here if you haven't already done so! Good Luck :)

Sweet as Sugar

Hello Lovelies,

As you may be able to tell, I am trying to be a good blogger and keep up with my posts:P I'm sure you are all thinking by now 'yeah yeah we've heard that before!' but lets see how I manage this time shall we?

I thought I would post a short yet sweet NOTD for you all today. I am still on holiday so took advantage of the beautiful surroundings to take some photos.

This nail polish was part of a lovely, unexpected gift from an equally lovely friend on my birthday. The colour is Rimmel's 'Sweet as Sugar' and it is a lovely pale blue. Simple and chic, with a fantastic colour pay off. This was three coats although I only really needed two.

As per usual I used OPI Nail Envy Original as my base coat and Seche Vite as my top coat.

(Apologies for the slightly shoddy paint job, there are pretty flowers to make up for it :)

I have got into a nice routine with my nail upkeep recently, so if you would like to see a post on this let me know:) 

Also, let me know what your go to nail polishes are and if you have any recommendations for me.

Otherwise, have a lovely day!

Much Love 

Lou

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June Favourites

I know this is a little late this month, but I thought better late than never right? I have really enjoyed using so many different products this month. Much more than usual, so the video is a little rambley. June has literally flown by for me, I had my first year Uni exams at the beginning of the month so that took up a lot of my time. However, I am finally back in the swing of things with Youtube and my videos etc. Im even moving to a new blog and Youtube channel very soon.

This new blog needs a name and as much as I try, I cannot think of anything. My creativity has failed me! If any of you guys have any suggestions (silly,funny,girly or completely random) I would greatly appreciate it!

Other than that, I hope you all had a lovely June and have started the month of July off with a smiles on your faces!

Let me know what your June favourites were and link me to your posts if you have one:)

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the video!

Much Love

Lou

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NOTD, SULK!

Hello Lovelies,

Just a quick NOTD. I recently bought some birthday presents for a friend and since I bought her two makeup items I got another free. I decided to treat myself to a nail varnish so picked up Boots 17s new shade SULK.

 Without Flash

With Flash

It is a gorgeous deep shimmery green that's perfect for Autumn. It also dries VERY quickly. Which is obviously great if your in a hurry or just plain impatient!

Do you have any new nail colours for Autumn?

Lots of Love

Lou

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NOTD: Wild at Heart

Hello Lovelies.

Just a quick post to show the outcome of my latest obsession, painting my nails.

I know it may be a bit OTT for some people, but i was experimenting and was rather pleased with the outcome :)

Products Used:

Kirby Grip (dotting tool)

Loreal Carbon Gloss Super Liner

Polishes

Base Coat: Nails Inc. A&E

Light Blue: Nails Inc. Rawlings Street

Dark Blue: Nails Inc. Belgrave Place

Dark Purple:Ciate Wait until Dark

Light Purple: Boots 17 High Gloss in LOVE

Top Coat: Nails Inc. Albert Bridge

Boots 17: LOVE

Much Love

Lou

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Yet another NOTD...

Hey Everyone :)

So I'm really swamped with revision for my 9!!! A level exams this month. It feels evil just writing that number aha. Hence why I haven't been posting much..
Anyway as I am taking a nice long break I thought I'd do a quick NOTD from the lovely collection I received for Christmas.

This is the colour Culford Gardens and although Christmas and New Years is over, there is no harm in a little shimmer to brighten the day :)

Hope you like it, I would say out of all the shimmery colours in this set this is a firm favourite.

Much Love
Lou
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Nail OOTNY aha :)

Hello Lovelies,

So if you managed to work out my little  acronym, this is a swatch/nail of the evening for the the rather eventful New Years party I went to.

It is the first swatch of the Nails Inc. Collection I received for Christmas. It is in the beautiful glittery colour Egerton Gardens and I love it!! 

 Definitely New Years appropriate :).

I didn't manage to take a picture of what I wore, but if I can find a not so embarassing one of me at the party i'll be sure to post it :D

Happy New Year Everyone :)

Much Love

Lou

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Christmas Sparkles NOTD

Hello Lovelies,

I was feeling rather festive yesterday and decided to go for a bit of sparkle on the nail front.

Now considering the sparkle itself is pink and silver, I wouldn't really call them Christmaassy colours. However, it is still rather pretty so thats what counts!!

I bought the glittery nail varnish online from Barry M for bonfire night and decided it would look much nicer painted over a black nail polish :) Here's the result of 2 coats of black and a layer of sparkle...

Apologies for the bad lighting I took the photo last night.

I've also been wearing this for a couple of days and there is only slight chipping :)

Black Polish - Barry M 47

Glitter Nail Varnish - Barry M 210 ( Once Upon a Time)

With Sally Hansen Insta Grip Base and Top coats.

Now, unlike most Barry M Glitter Polish's that cover the entire nail sufficiently in a couple of coats, e.g. Red Glitter 150, this one doesn't. I personally think it looks a lot better over a solid dark base. I'm going to try purple next :D Also for the usual £2.99 a bottle, it is still a bargain !! :D

Let me know what you think and if you fancy purchasing.

Merry Christmas

Love

Lou

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Barry M Nail Polish Collection...

Hey Honeypies!! :D

I have found that Barry M is getting to be a little bit of a cult brand over here in the UK, especially considering they don't stock them in the US. I love them because they are inexpensive, generally a good formulation, chip resistant and they have a CRAZY colour selection. Always a little pick me up at the end of a long day:)

I could say I have jumped on the Nail Paint band wagon, however, i have been accumulating these nail polishes since i was around 11. Maybe i have just continued the trend? Who knows? :)

I haven't managed to include all of the shades as i recently bought 2 new polishes, although they should be found in my holiday post!!!

Its not a very large collection, (i even have some of the oldschool taller bottles) but its one I always return to time after time...

Clockwise from Left:66,47,161,291,295(Turquoise),290,137,134x2:P,136,150,262 and 296(Coral)

The ones i recently bought are 308(Berry Ice Cream) and 304(Mint Green)

I must say, i am very glad they have started to name them, as writing all those numbers down wasn't very interesting lol:)

If you would like to see any swatches let me know and I'll do a NOTD post.

Also if you would like to see the rest of my collection I can do that to :D

Have you bought any Barry M Nail Paints recently?

Have you bought any Nail Polish in general?

Leave a Comment below.

Love

Lou

xxx