You may have noticed – or you may not – that I haven’t posted in a while. Well, it’s because I’ve been away on holiday to France for a fortnight. I had a fabulous time. We stayed in a converted barn in the Charente Maritime. It’s an area we’ve been to before, and love it. […] Read more
I have long lusted after some of the Zoya Ornate collection … Blaze, Aurora and Storm. These jelly based scattered holo polishes are just beautiful. But Zoyas are expensive and difficult to get in the UK. So I was excited to see this Maybelline Color Show polish. I don’t normally stop to look for very […] Read more
I wore a red top to my son’s school Speech Day (prize giving day) yesterday and matched it by wearing China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Today I wanted to switch things up a bit and do something that I could also blog about. (I’ve blogged about Ruby Pumps before). I decided to add striping tape near […] Read more
I’ve not done a reverse glitter gradient before – I’ve only ever done a gradient at the tips end. To my Chanel Malice manicure, I firstly added some red glitter: Ciaté Enchanted Rose. It was one of the special edition polishes that came in last year’s advent calendar. It was gloopy as anything and I […] Read more
Chanel Malice was launched last year, for Christmas. I didn’t manage to get hold of a bottle and it became a long term lemming of mine. I had already bought two fairly close dupes: OPI Every Month Is Oktoberfest and Sally Hansen Wined Up – but they didn’t stop me wanting the Chanel. In about […] 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
Today across the UK, many people are celebrating The Big Lunch. It’s a chance to get together with neighbours and have lunch in “a simple act of community, friendship and fun”. Our road is holding a street party, and as today also marks the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation, we’ve also had a bit […] Read more
My one true red, glass-flecked polish love was always Essie Leading Lady. I adore it on my nails, but the application difficulties I had with it left me so disappointed. So I went out and bought Ruby Pumps in the hope that it might fill the gap in my heart! I love it. It’s so […] Read more
If you had a colour that was a perfect mix of pink, orange and red, and which you could not describe except by using ALL those words, then you would have Barry M Passion Fruit. Passion Fruit is from the new summer range of Gelly Hi-Shine polishes. Five new shades have been added to the […] Read more
This is my first (successful) full manicure water marble. Before I started blogging, I attempted a water marble manicure on all ten nails, but it was pretty rubbish because there wasn’t enough contrast in the colours I used, and I quickly removed it. I’ve also done one accent nail water marble, which I loved and […] Read more