The prompt for this month’s Polish Party is “splatter”. I do love doing splatter nails; they’re such fun to do – albeit very messy. I was already wearing a plain red manicure – Rimmel Double Decker Red – and thought it would be a good base for some black and white splatter. I used my […] Read more
The neon fad kind of passed me by until very recently. I had a few neon polishes, but hadn’t ever worn them. And then I saw a bight, highlighter yellow polish by Jess in Poundland and had to have a range of neon colours immediately! I bought a green, orange and pink in Claire’s Accessories, […] Read more
I was offered some items by MoYou Nails for review and chose a lilac stamping polish and a couple of plates. They also sent a stamper and scraper. I chose lilac as I already have white and black stamping polishes, so wanted to try out another colour. It stamped well for such a light colour […] Read more
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