Barry M NOTD

So I haven't posted for ages.... And I just did this snazzy little number the other day! It's a couple of different blue colours, mostly Barry M and I think one miss sporty! Used the a Barry M nail pen for the stripes!

NOTD Ciaté in Kitten Heels and Review

Todays nail of the day is a nail varnish I got given as a gift from a friend who did a internship with this nail polish company! I had never heard of this product before so it was nice to try out something completely new! The Ciaté nail varnish bottle is very pretty, maybe one of the nicest bottles I have come across with the pretty bow on the bottle! It contains 13.5ml so you do get quite a lot of nail varnish. The bottle is also a nice curved shape! To buy this nail varnish off the Ciaté website it costs £9 which I think is quite expensive, but I think it is a really pretty colour and iv had it on for two days now and it has not chipped! That being said I am wearing my Seche Vite top coat so that could have helped!

 

 

The colour of this nail Varnish is really nice, it is red with a gold pearlescent highlight which shimmers in the light. Its it more clear in the pictures of the bottle but is also visible on the nail when you move in the light. I have applied two coats in this picture I think I could have applied a third coat to give it a slightly more opaque feel as I think it is very slightly transparent. I do really like this as I have already said, I have been wearing it as an everyday colour but I think that this colour is maybe a slightly more special colour, which I think ill save for if I go out somewhere nice or if I get a bit of a tan as I'm feeling very pale in this dreary British weather!

 

 

I do think that this nail varnish is slightly expensive but if I saw them in an offer I would definitely buy some! I have got 2 more colours to try so I will see how I get on with them and if I need to apply more than 2 coats. I would recommend this nail varnish if you saw I would say pick it up because even though its slightly transparent it is very bright! And I really really love the branding and bow on the bottle! For me branding and image of a product it very important and I like what I see here!

 

 

 

I had a look at the Ciaté nail varnish web site and twitter and they are based in London and they look to be quite a young fun company! They started the caviar manicure so they look to be quite a fun, young and upcoming, I would watch out for them as I think they have lots more fun things to come!

 

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Bargin find!

So I don't just want to start blogging every time I buy a new nail varnish but.... The other day I was staying away from home and I forgot to bring any nail varnish... I know it really was that bad... And I was a bit short on cash so I popped into Boots to see if they had anything cheap and I saw that the miss sporty nail varnishes were only about £1.99 so I picked up this nice nude colour as iv been after one for a while and I thought this would just do till I was back home! This was on Tuesday and its now Saturday night, I have not touched it up once! I used my Sally Hanson base coat (an old gloopy one I keep in my bag just incase) and then put 2 coats of the colour on and I can't see a single chip! I think its amazing I'm so impressed! It's miss sporty lasting colour maxi brush, up to 10 days in no 24. It applied well and dryed fast it says lasts up to 10 days but they all say that and I tend to find they only last a couple of days but I'm so impressed with this I would buy more in the future! Anyway I just wanted to pass this info on! The pic looks more patchy and translucent than it looks on the actual nail but I recommend you try it out!

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Textured Nail Effect by Barry M

So I haven't posted in ages because iv been so busy with work since the new year, there aren't many social events so there is no need to keep up the nice nails and I haven't found many exciting new things to blog about.... But recently iv been seeing the Barry M texture nail effects so I decided to pick one up! They were about 3 or 4 pound and I got it from Boots.
So here are the results! I painted these yesterday night and iv worn it to work all day and I haven't used a top coat ,although my new favourite top coat is the rimmel matt top coat which lasts up to ten days, I love it, it turns any nail varnish into an elegant matt version! The textured nail varnish was quite strange when I first applied it as I'm used to smooth nails, it went on smooth but as it dryed it started to show its texture, its how I imagine it would be if you mixed sand into nail varnish, although this has a very fine texture even though its looks quite course, but as the day went on I got used to it. This is two coats, it drys fast and has an even coverage. This colour is Atlantic road no 305. So far its worn really well and I'm pleased with the result!

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New Topshop Nail Polish

So here is my latest addition to my Topshop Nail Polish collection! This on is called Gypsy Night, I got it for Christmas from my boyfriend. Iv worn it a couple of times before I decided to do this blog as I wanted to test out the quality. I really like this one and I wore it for 3 days before there were any chips in it (which i think is really good, specially with a dark colour) What I really love about it though is that the glitter in it is multicoloured! I think it shows up really well in the picture but in real life it is very subtle. the only bad thing about this nail varnish is that is is quite translucent, Iv had to apply 3 or 4 thick coats to achieve this coverage. 

Top tip!!! Paint your nails before you are having a shower or bath (make sure you leave plenty of drying time) at the end of your shower gently rub your nails with a nail brush and all the paint you have applied on your skin (like mine) will just rub off with ease! 

I don't like to use a cotton bud in nail varnish remover as i always manage to mess them up by applying the remover onto part of the nail which I want the varnish on. 

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Finished result in Gypsy Night 

Blue Fade, Nail Design,With Glitter

So today I decided to paint my nails with a blue fade with the light blue starting at the cuticle and the dark blue at the tip. I also added some glitter to the light blue for extra sparkle!!! So I got all of these nail varnishes for Christmas (except the base coat) they are Miss Cole nail polishes in a light pearlesent blue (no 10) and a dark pearlesent blue (no 16). And also a Rimmel lasting finish in 500 Disco Ball. And finally my Sally Hanson hard as nails.
Its Tue first time I have used these Miss Cole polishes, I was impressed with the dark blue straight away, it is so pigmented, the light blue was pretty watery though. But I think after 2 coats it shows up just fine!

So to get this look I preped my nails by trimming, fileing them, cutting off my cuticles (i know your just Kent to push them back and I regiment it if that works for you but I started cutting mine years ago and prefure to do that) then applying a base coat. For this I used another Sally Hanson, again hard as nails but this time in clear. Once the base coat was fully dry I applied one coat of the light blue colour. Once that was dry I painted a second coat 3/4 of the way down my nail, ensuring to put a slightly thicker coat so it doesn't dry as fast. Then using the dark blue straight away I painted a strip across the final 1/4 of my nail at the tip, much like a French manicure. Then you get your clear nail varnish (preferably an old one) and paint a strip across the line where the two colours meet. Then using the brush gently dab it on the line so the colours fade into one another. I then waited for the now rather thick layer on nail varnish to dry. Once it was dry I painted on the glitter as I like a bit of embelisment. You can paint it over the whole nail if you wish but I stopped as the fade started! Finally you can paint this with your top coat.

Iv included one picture before the glitter and after. I hope you enjoy this! Please follow and comment!

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Day 11 of Blogmas! My Free Moldels Own Varnish

Iv decided I actually LOVE the models own nail varnish range after using it and checking it all out online! Seems as iv been band from buying myself anything till after Christmas these are some of the first things I will run out and buy! One of the reasons I like these is because they are so big, you get so much for your money and these are really pigmented!

As this colour is only a sample it dosent have a name but it's just pretty much a shimmery glittery gold. This colour is a really pretty metallic gold!

I hope you enjoy it! And I hope it wears well and won't chip to fast at work! Here is the result!

My top tip is to paint your nails before you have a shower or bath, then when you are in the shower and your hands have been soaked gently rub around the edge of your nails and the nail varnish on your skin will just rub off!

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Day 4 of Blogmas! Ibiza Mix Nail Varnish

Hope everybody is having a good advent so far and is on top of there Christmas shopping! I got LOADS of my Christmas shopping done on my lunch today! Feeling much calmer about Christmas now and much more at ease! Working in retail I have a massive fear that Christmas will be upon me before I know it and there will be no presents or time left and ill have to get everyone a Topshop voucher! (even my dad)

Anyway..... Swiftly moving on..... I tried out my new models own Ibiza Mix nail varnish today... I really like the colour and I really like that the glitter is 'thin' so it isn't poking off my nail or catching on anything. I'm also a huge fan if the different size chunks, however I don't like how watery it is. I had to apply 2-3 thick coats to get this coverage. I find with glitters the longer you have them the better they get! I hope this turns out to be the same! I shall keep you updated...

I wish you all good luck in your Christmas shopping!

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Outfit Of The Day with Topshop! Work Look, November

So I had work today and took a picture of my outfit when I got home! Iv been up since 6.30 and took the picture at 8pm so please forgive the slightly dragged through a bush backwards look! I went for the oversized jumper and wet look legging today... So here is my outfit in more detail!

Outfit Of The Day

Firstly I have on a black chiffon blouse what has pleats over the bust, this is over a year old, I want one of this years ones with the metal collar tips and I want one of the jewellery collar tips but I haven't found one I really like yet! Over my blouse I have my bald eagle jumper, this is new its £55 and from Topshop (my whole outfit is Topshop) I really really really LOVE this jumper, I could wear at all day every day its so warm and soft and I love the eagles knitted into the jumper with the wings coming down the arms. I am really fond of the collar out of the jumper look as well because if you are top heavy round neck lines can make you look larger but I feel a collar resolves this. Also I would say its on trend and just a generally nice look for all ages. I really don't like the look of I'm wearing a jumper and nothing else.

On my legs I have some matte wet look panel leggings they are very comfortable they are £22, its quite cold at the moment so I have got a pair of the plain black extra long Topshop leggings underneath to keep warm as the faux leather is very thin so is very cold. I liked the matte wet look leggings so much last year I wore them to death and needed a new pair this year although I wish that last year I had realised the trick of wearing a second pair underneath to keep you warmer as iv already said they are sooooo cold! You cant tell that you have to pairs on so win win!

Hair style and blurry earrings

Again I an wearing last year's brogues as they are super comfortable and very practical for my job as well as be fashionable!

Iv accessorised with some silver coloured cross earrings  I bought these in a mini Freedom haul I had yesterday so ill post a blog on all the jewellery I bought at an amazing bargain price the other day! I had 2 rings on but did not wear a necklace as I have to wear a lanyard for work.

I put my hair up into an easy and stylish bun using a hair doughnut I bought from Primark ages ago for £1, this was a barging buy and I recommend that if you have hair long enough to wrap around one of these to get one to use when your in a rush as it nearly always looks great and is so fast to do!
I am also wearing my boots Brown nail varnish from my previous blog. I hope you all had a good day today! Goodnight!

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Elegant Nail Design With No7

So this is my current nail design... I hope you like it, comment if you have any questions!

Here is my nail design I half copied off a work colleague and half made up myself, so I will name this design the Lezley on behalf of Lezley herself!!!

My final result

So I started by using a base coat, I use Sally Hanson hard as nails, I always use this one, its a good base coat but peels off fast if you don't apply a colour and just want the natural look so I wouldn't recommend it for that. I do find when you layer it it also does strengthen your nails!
Next I painted 2 coats of No7 pigment rich colour number 23, this is a pigment rich colour but I think you still need 2 coats as otherwise it is slightly streaky!
On top of that I applied my Nail art pen which has a brush and nib along with a pot of black rhinestones attached to it. I got this as a duo set with a gold from Topshop I think it cost £7.50 I git it quite a while ago but they still sell them now, I used the pen to draw a line down my ring finger nail, I haven't been able to do the straightest line but I think with practice or on someone else it would be easier!
I then applied a line of my base coat along the nail bed of my thumb line and using the end of a hair clip dotted in some of the base coat to be able to pick up the rhinestones to apply them to my nail, I applied 6 rhinestones to each nail bed.
Finally I applied one final coat of the base coat to the whole nail, once it was all dry to stop any colour bleeding! And here is my final result!

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Products I used

New Free Graze Code and General Blahhhhh

New free graze code, last one went down quite well so thought I would pop a new one up! just click on the posted on the bottom!

Will be posting tomorrow about new nail design, which I am calling the Lezley as I have basically pinched it form her and hopefully an Outfit Of The Day! I got some sick new trousers today so they will be in it along with a nice quick up do for an occasion!

Hope everyone has had or is having a great day!

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http://www.graze.com/p/K2YV3QD.

Topshop Hidden Treasure Nail Varnish

This is pretty much just a review on my Hidden Treasure Topshop nail varnish, it was £6 and I bought it in store, its an amazing winter/christmas colour. It's very pigmented but is much better after 2 coats.
If the picture is not very clear then its a greeny, goldish slightly khaki colour! It's very festive and has some subtle warm tones. I would say it is good value for money and I recieve complements ever time I wear it! If your looking for a colour to cheer you up then this would be a great one to pick! It looks elegant on long nails and grungy on short ones so it makes a good all rounder for any occasion!
The quality is pretty good and i've worn it for at least 2 days without any chips (i always chip/smudge my varnish the day I do it, anyone ever get bed marks?!?!) Due to the nature of this varnish, its slightly shimmery, if you get some small chips they won't show much. That's always a good quality about a shimmery/glittery nail varnish. It also drys pretty fast!
I hope you like my review. This is currently on of my top 3 varnishes.

Here is a swatch on my toe nails and the varnish itself... Which has a pretty cute bottle!

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Galactic Christmas Nail Design

Glatic Christmas Nail Design I saw a design similar to this on YouTube today and thought ild try it out with a rimmel lycra nail varnish in 393 Desire and Barry M chunky glitter nail varnish along with Sally Hanson hard as nails as base and top coat, I used one coat of the colour and one coat of glitter, I am happy with the final result and think its really Christmasy and pretty, I will let you no how long its lasts! X