I’m taking on the Week of Love Valentine’s Nail Art Challenge. It’s all this week, so five days, culminating on Friday, which is Valentine’s Day. In the US, candy hearts seem to be actually heart shaped. In the UK we have Love Hearts, which are round and then have a raised heart shape and raised […] Read more
I was a bit stumped for something for today’s FingerFood’s Theme Weeks challenge, which is all about birthdays or celebrations. I’d left it right to the last minute (it’s 7pm on Sunday night and I’ve just finished and photographed the manicure!) and I hadn’t really come up with anything prior to today. So I’ve gone […] Read more
The Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge calls for me to use a new technique today on day 25. There are a few things I’ve never tried before: galaxy, ruffian, ombré, camouflage, one stroke art, acid wash, water spotted, sugar spun, jelly sandwich, pond manicure, drip and spread. And I’ve also never tried a needle […] Read more
Today’s prompt in the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts 33 Day Challenge is Chinese. I had an idea immediately that I wanted to use red, gold and black – colours that I associate strongly with China – and that I wanted to incorporate some Chinese lettering. I used a base coat of Sally Hansen Rapid Red, with […] Read more
I’ve tried a lot of top coats. Nine different ones in total. Some of them have been completely awful; some really great. And until very recently, I thought I’d found my perfect top coat. And then I tried Glisten & Glow HK Girl. And I can now say with absolute certainty that I will never […] Read more
Autumn Weathers is a multi-coloured strand glitter in a clear base, produced by AJ of Nail Lacquer UK, a new indie polish maker I chose to wear it over a base of Sally Hansen Beige Blast and found that the best way to apply it was to dab it on, almost stipple it as if […] Read more
I am so busy at the moment, and have been since my son broke up from school a week ago, that I do not have as much time to do my nails at the moment. I’m desperate to do some nail art. I have some gradients with stamping in mind, plus some colour combinations for […] Read more
Sally Hansen The Sky’s The Limit, which has been on my nails since Wednesday, is very close in colour to the background of a pretty floral top I have. Inspired by that, I decided to try to recreate the pattern (somewhat) on my nails. I used my Barry M White Nail Art Pen for the […] Read more
Back in February when I bought this polish, I thought it was a bit too bright and summery for the miserable weather we were having. So it’s only just making an outing now. This is a fabulous colour – so bold and bright; a real sky blue of a blue. The last time I used […] Read more
I’m often a little disappointed by the colour of a Sally Hansen polish because the glass of the Complete Salon Manicure bottles is quite thick, meaning they appear lighter than they really are. That was the case with Anenome Of Mine. I love the colour in the bottle, but it’s a tad darker on the […] Read more