As of today, I have 139 untried polishes. On average, I wear 3 manicures a week. 139 divided by 3 gives 46 (ish). There are about 44 weeks of 2013 left. So … I have enough polish to last me until the middle of January 2014. That’s ridiculous. I have to stop buying polish. I […] Read more
I rarely fall straight in love with a polish and go out and buy it immediately. Typically, I hear about a new collection coming out via the blogs I read, and then I see some swatches. I may notice a polish or two, but most of the time I’m trying not to buy any more […] Read more
It was a lovely and sunny day, so I put something bright and cheerful on my nails in anticipation of spring arriving soon (I hope!) I was thrilled to find out recently that I won a nail art contest hosted by Debbie of The Crumpet. There was no prize, but Debbie kindly offered me the […] Read more
I haven’t done a gradient in quite a while, so that’s what I chose to put on my nails today. This is three shades of blue. Revlon Dreamer is a pale, cornflower blue and was what I used as a base. Then I’ve used Collection 2000 BMX Bandit, which is a dark pastel blue, leaning […] Read more
I wore this manicure on my birthday recently. We went to Brighton and stayed the night before my birthday in a nice hotel in the marina, then stayed around the following day and had a lovely lunch in English’s, a fantastic seafood restaurant. It was a very enjoyable and much welcome mini break, made perfect […] Read more
I was hoping to do some Valentine’s Day nail art, but work has been so busy this week that I didn’t get around to it. So my nod to Saint Valentine today is red. (I always have enough time for a new manicure, at least!) This is L’Oreal Rouge Cancan. And if it lasts well […] Read more
Yesterday, I tried to stamp over my Wined Up manicure, and wanted to add an abstract pattern in gold. But it just wasn’t working for me. Even my trusty lint roller wasn’t removing my mistakes very well. So I ended up taking it all off and plumped instead for this gorgeous purple colour from Ciaté […] Read more
I have long been wanting to own Chanel Malice. It’s a gorgeous deep wine red, with a sparkly undertone of shimmer. But I can’t find it anywhere. It was a limited edition that came out for Christmas 2012, but I couldn’t find it anywhere in the lead up to Christmas at all. Of course, I […] Read more
I wanted to accent yesterday’s manicure, so decided to add some studs to it. I bought these square silver studs fairly recently, but hadn’t tried them out yet. Previously, I’ve used round studs, and been very happy with how they apply and how flat they lay on the nail, and these were just as good. […] Read more
I bought five new A England polishes in the special offer at the beginning of the year. Technically they’re supposed to be a present for my birthday, but I’m sure my Mum and Dad won’t mind me wearing one of them a bit early 🙂 My favourite of the five I bought was Galahad, a […] Read more