This is a roundup of my favourite nail polishes from 2013. These are all polishes that have been released in 2013, and which I have worn. So this list, unfortunately, leaves out many polishes that might be great, but I just haven’t discovered that yet as they are still sitting in my untried pile! I […] Read more
After all the challenges I’ve been doing, I wanted to do something that was just for me on my nails. And this skittlette – or (everything but the) kitchen sink manicure – fitted the bill just perfectly. I didn’t design these nails with New Year’s Eve in mind, but with the sparkle of the textured […] Read more
Now that the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge is over, I thought I’d do a roundup of my manicures. This is only my second challenge, and while fairly easy because it was only two manicures a week, I’m still pleased that I managed to keep up with it and posted on time for each […] Read more
The UK indie polish scene has grown so much during 2013, thanks in part to new UK-based suppliers offering the suspension base and pigments. As a round-up of what’s available, I’ve done a list of the UK indie makers and their websites. The details are below, but going forward, I thought a permanent page would […] Read more
So, on this last day of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge we’re celebrating New Year’s Eve (a few days early!) I went with some multi-coloured blingy glitter over black. The base is W7 Black and the multi-coloured circle glitter is the very appropriately named Auld Lang Syne from Tara’s Talons. I chose Auld […] Read more
Back at the end of October, when I had my foot operated on to remove a cyst, I had to remove all my nail polish. When I had recovered a little, I was desperate to get some colour back on my nails. I chose an untried bright pink – to cheer me up. I haven’t […] Read more
Today’s prompt in the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge is Winter Characters. I did these nails back at the end of October, on top of my SpaRitual Intellect manicure. The blue and shimmer of Intellect reminded me of a wintry sky, so I thought I’d add something Christmassy, and penguins seemed an easy choice. […] Read more
I was going to wear KBShimmer Snow Way on my nails for today. But I did a sudden last minute u-turn and went for sparkly rather than snowy. I can’t believe this is the first outing for Red Glitter. And I can’t believe how much I love it. My first red sparkly love was Essie […] Read more
This is just a short post to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It’s been a great year for me nails-wise: this is my first full year blogging; I’ve discovered a love of nail art, which has improved over the year; and I have made some great polish […] Read more
Well that was some stormy night last night. I managed to finally fall asleep at about 3.30 am as the wind began to die down a little. I hope you didn’t suffer too badly if you’re in the UK (although if you’re in the north, you have it to come later today). I wore these […] Read more