I’ve entered my very first nail art contest! It’s run by Debbie Crumpet and is aimed at those who either don’t have a blog, or those that do have a blog, but where it has fewer than 50 followers. Debbie was one of the very first bloggers I started following and I love how active she […] Read more
I’ve tried water marbling once before. Just once. About four months ago, when my nail polish obsession was just in its infancy. It was abysmal. The technique seemed to work well but the polishes I used just didn’t and so I parked the idea of water marbling altogether, thinking I’d perhaps revisit it if I […] Read more
Still attempting to use my untrieds, I wanted to stamp on yesterday’s manicure with my Barry M Nail Effects Lilac Foil. I’ve tried to use this before, but couldn’t get it to stamp well, and just put it down to perhaps a dodgy image. I’ve read so many blogs where people have posted that it’s […] Read more
We’re going to friends tonight for drinks, then coming home for a nice meal (before probably dozing on the sofa to Hootenanny and then being woken by the fireworks at midnight!). And tomorrow we are out for a meal with some other friends. So I want to do some New Year’s nails, but I’m not […] Read more
I received the second Bundle Monster set of plates for Christmas (thanks Mum and Dad!) and used them for the first time today. I stamped over my existing Barry M Magnetic Blue manicure, using Barry M Foil Effects Silver. It really is one of the best polishes I’ve come across so far for stamping (along […] Read more
Merry Christmas! I’ve worn three manicures since last posting, but haven’t blogged about them. Two of them I didn’t like: L’Oreal Boudoir Rose was too light for winter, and Max Factor Dazzling Blue was green and gold, not blue; and one other I’ve blogged about before: navy blue with a glitter gradient. So, it’s now […] Read more
I jazzed up my Barry M Raspberry manicure with some stamping. I used Cheeky plate CH5 and Barry M Foil Effects Gold, which always stamps beautifully. I’ve peaked a bit too soon with this look. I have a Christmas lunch to go to later this week, and this would have looked great for that, but I’m […] Read more
I wasn’t planning on changing my lovely Christmas Blue manicure from yesterday. I had given it a couple of coats of the limited edition Christmas Glittter, also from Superdrug, and was going to photograph it today for adding to the website. But I didn’t count on the fact that it would make the underneath coats […] Read more
Oh my goodness! I am completely in love with this polish and have never used anything like it. It’s the limited edition polish from Barry M that’s currently available at Superdrug. You can either buy it for £3.99, or you can choose it (or another polish) for free when you spend £6 on Barry M […] Read more
I can’t seem to leave a plain manicure alone. I loved how my nails looked from yesterday, but they needed a second coat and a top coat, and while I was there doing that I had a bit of a play. I’ve never tried a braided nail before (sometimes called a fishtail braid). Lucy’s Stash […] Read more