Renowned nail artist Michelle Humphrey (who paints Lily Allen’s nails) recently posted some nails she called “disco dots”. Now, I remember the disco era (a bit too well), and I recall having a piece of clothing that was just like this manicure: multi-coloured dots over a black base. Unfortunately, I can’t quite fully drag the […] Read more
I thought I’d have another go at a roses and polka dots combination, and was inspired by a manicure I saw on Pinterest (see below) to change my roses a little and have them grouped together. I love this combination of colours; it’s so bright and summery. The polka dot nails have 3 coats of […] Read more
This is the third of the Graffiti Nails polishes that I was sent for review; Jet, a black cream. In terms of drying time, I had more success with this than with the other two Graffiti Nails polishes I’ve reviewed. It dried faster than the others did, although I’d say it has an average drying […] Read more
Before I turned it into a half and half manicure, I wore my nails with just Barry M Coconut on them for a day. It’s a lovely cream colour that’s beautiful on its own and is also perfect as a base for adding nail art over. It’s not a dupe for OPI My Vampire Is […] Read more
When I bought the new Barry M summer 2014 Gellys, I lined them all up on the desk to admire them, and by a lucky accident placed Coconut, Almond and Elderberry next to each other. I was struck by how well they complemented each other, and decided to use them together. I was going to […] Read more
Barry M has just launched 7 new Gelly polishes as part of its summer 2014 collection – and of course, I had to have them all. I love the Gellys; in the main, they’re highly pigmented and often one-coaters. Some of the darker colours even stamp well. This is a surprising mix of colours for […] Read more
Today I have another polish from the new, summer 2014 Drift collection by SpaRitual. This is Barefoot, a sand-coloured polish with micro and tiny gold glitters, as well as small orange hex glitters. Like all glitter polishes, it dries with a slightly textured finish, and I’m sure you could leave it this way – it […] Read more
SpaRitual has launched a new summer collection called Drift. Inspired by a day at the beach, it features six polishes – some creams, and some with texture or shimmer. Some of the polishes are inspired by the colours found in sea glass and the ocean, and others just by a day spent drifting along the […] Read more
I stamped over the top of Nails Inc Sao Paulo Streets to jazz up my manicure the next day. I chose a stylised flower pattern – they look a bit like four-petal daisies to me – from the CICI & SISI jumbo plates first set (the white set) and stamped using Konad special white. […] Read more
There are three free Nails Inc polishes with June 2014’s InStyle magazine (out now). It’s a Brazilian-themed collection, with a bright pink, a darkish coral, and a creamy nude. I don’t much like Nails Inc polishes as they always chip on me, but I was taken enough by the colour of the nude polish that […] Read more