So, on day 21 of the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge we travel to Europe. I grew up in the 1970s amid social and cultural reminders of Britain’s heritage of “splendid isolation”. I had a sense that we weren’t part of Europe, that it was a different place altogether, a group of seemingly unspecified […] Read more
I am managing to keep up OK with the manicures for the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge. Most of the time I am painting three manicures at the weekend, in preparation for the coming week. This manicure though I prepared almost a month ago, in between Day 3 and Day 4 . I was […] Read more
My two most recent polish purchases are L’Oréal Color Riche Amazon Flower and NYC Blue Sky (which, like every other bottle of it I’ve ever seen, is mis-labelled as Raindrop). As the two newest, they are swatched next to each other on a nail wheel. I thought they complemented each other nicely, so chose them […] Read more
I bought L’Oréal Divine Indigo a year ago, which makes it one of my oldest untried polishes. What a mug I am! I so wish I had put it on before then, because it’s gorgeous. It’s a beautiful shade of purple, and it’s metallic-looking and super shiny. It is so reflective and smooth. I absolutely […] Read more
I felt like I was gradually getting through my untried polishes, but I have six new ones on their way, so it’s one step forward, two steps back! Hey ho! Nice problem to have, I guess. Today’s nails are polished in Addictive Plum from L’Oréal. This shade is darker than it shows in the bottle; […] Read more
I was going to be conventional (read boring) and was trying to find a matching light blue to go with L’Oreal Sky Fits Heaven, which I was already wearing. I had an idea to do outline nails because I’ve not tried them before. So I was looking through my swatch wheels trying to find a […] Read more
I have so many blue polishes. Almost a quarter of my polishes are blue. And until today, half of them were untried. I’ve reduced the untried number by one by wearing this wonderful bright blue from L’Oreal. It’s Sky Fits Heaven and it is just beautiful. I really love L’Oreal Color Riche polishes. You don’t […] Read more
I wanted to do some Easter nails, but I’m not particularly religious, nor did I want cutesy bunny nails. So instead I thought I’d try to recreate some mini eggs on my nails. We love Cadbury mini eggs in our house, so why not?! I was a bit flummoxed when I looked more closely at […] Read more
I’ve seen a number of manicures where stripes have been teamed with vintage roses, and I’ve pinned many of them on my Pinterest board that I use for saving manicures that I want to try to recreate. Pretty much all of the nails I’ve ever seen seem to be of the Cath Kidston variety, with […] Read more
I’ve had some fairly bright or noticeable colours on my nails recently: bright blue, red, mint green. So I was craving a more neutral look. This dusky rose pink from L’Oreal, called Boudoir Rose, is perfect. It would be a great colour to wear to work too, especially if your employers only allow subtle manicures. […] Read more