After a week of Valentine’s nail art manicures, this is the polish I actually wore on Valentine’s Day. It’s Fusion, by Luv Polish, a UK indie polish maker. Fusion is quite sheer and jelly-like, so I chose L’Oreal Femme Fatale, a mid red, as undies. However, it too proved to be quite jelly-ish, so I […] Read more
In this month’s Polish Party challenge we’re doing chevrons. I usually do three-coloured chevrons, splitting my nails equally into three. I have even done some as the latest manicure I did, for the GOT Polish challenge. So, I thought I’d try something a little different and try some chevron French tips. Firstly, I applied my […] Read more
Today I have a new polish from SpaRitual‘s Spring 2014 collection, Explore. Uncharted is a bright cerise (SpaRitual describes it as a fuchsia) with a subtle blue shimmer and it’s just gorgeous. It’s bright and cheerful and perfect for chasing away the misery of winter and all the rain we’ve been having in the UK […] Read more
I have another Laquerdaisical polish on today. This is Purple Phase, a thermal, colour-changing polish that goes from blue/grey when warm to dark purple when cold. The formula was again quite thick, and tended to drag if you went over the same spot, so I had to ensure I did the manicure carefully. Some thinner […] Read more
I have another Laquerdaisical polish on today. This is Load of Pollocks, a fab, multi-coloured glitter in a white base. I’m a sucker for these kinds of polishes. KBShimmer Oh Splat! is one of my favourites of all time. Seeing as the Royal Mail loves to destroy inbound polish parcels, this one from UK indie […] Read more
I only received one nail polish for Christmas [ahhhh], but it was a good one! It was a Chanel. So this is Chanel April, part of the Spring 2012 collection, Harmonie De Printemps. I really don’t know quite how to describe the colour of this. It’s not red, not pink, not plum. So what is […] Read more
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
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
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
The lovely photographer who took the photo of me that you see on this site is also a qualified CND technician (CND being the people behind Shellac nails). She also uses CND Vinylux, which is like a normal polish, but which has a special top coat that cures gradually in natural light, a bit like […] Read more