Rainbow Roses - Pretty Serious and Uber chic

There has been a few incidents reported on the news this week that are truly horrendous. One of them was the terrible shooting in Orlando. I did these nails on Sunday and didn't actually hear about the sad new until Monday. It seems I live under a rock these days. I wasn't going to share this mani yet but there's a group of us on Facebook, Rainbow Pride Nails, and we are sharing our rainbow nails to pay tribute to those affected by the shooting.

Simply Nailogical inspired holo galaxy mani

Hope you all had a great weekend. I went to a BBQ on Saturday as it was my partner's brother's 40th birthday! It was a lovely day with all the family and the rain held off until we had finished the BBQ. Lucky or what! I took part in a group theme by Dressed Up In Polish recently which was a Galaxy theme. I had never done a galaxy mani before so I went for it and I'm super impressed with what I did!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Mint and dotting tools

This weeks prompt wasn't a great one for me so this is just a quick post. This was my third attempt at a mani! It was a tricky one as my pattern was dotting tools. Last week I had dots so I had to do something different this week.

Neon Gradient with China Glaze and Uber Chic

I really am digging the new Lite Brites collection from China Glaze! So much so that I bought another polish from the collection recently and then used them all in this mani.

Stamped pond mani -Barry M Lolly Gloss

I'm not normally one for sheer or jelly polishes but when Barry M released their new Lolly Gloss collection I knew I had to try some! I specifically wanted to try a pond mani which is where you have layers of polish and put something in between the layers. For examples, dots, flowers, stamping etc. I chose stamping of course!

'Ard As Nails #Hashtag collection - swatches and review

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Evening guys. I hope you had a great bank holiday weekend. I got a few jobs at home done including weeding the back garden. Don't you just hate weeds?! It seems like you get rid of them one week and they are back the next! I am not green fingered at all so I'll stick to what I know..doing my nails! I have the wonderful #Hashtag collection to show you today from 'Ard As Nails. I was super happy when the lovely Kat contacted me about reviewing this collection and she was kind enough to include some of her new cuticle oil. Let's see some swatches!

Princess Nail Lacquer - Sleeping Beauty Trio - Swatches and review

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Princess Nail Lacquer is a new UK indie that started up earlier this year and it's run by a lovely girl called Ashleigh. All of her polishes are handmade with love and are also 5 free, vegan friendly and cruelty free. You can read a lot more about Ashleigh and her beautiful polishes on her Etsy page. I have the Sleeping Beauty Trio to show you today which was inspired the fairy godmothers from Sleeping Beauty.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Hot pink dots

Today's mani reminds me of when people go to raves and they put different coloured dots around their eyes and faces so they glow under the rave lights. I hope you guys know what I mean! My mani would have needed a few extra colours for a rave but the colour prompt for this weeks 40 Great Nail Art Ideas was just the one, hot pink.

CM Handmade UK Swatches and review

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I have more new polishes to show you today from CM Handmade UK. When they contacted me again to swatch and review some more polishes I was thrilled. Their Two-Faced collection was brilliant so I knew these would be too!

Pink Gellac Swatch and Review

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Type the Hype recently got in touch with me about reviewing the Pink Gellac starter kit. I had seen this brand a lot on a blog that I follow called Chickettes. I've been intrigued by it before so I said yes. 

What I like about Blue - Holo stamping gradient

I am totally loving China glaze at the moment. I recently picked up a few of the Lite Brites collection and then I saw some more at TK Maxx and then ordered some more from Nail Polish Direct..So yeah it's safe to say I've added a few more to my collection! Today's post is a holo stamping gradient over What I like about blue.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Neon Decals

Today's 40 Great Nail Art Ideas is all about neons! Now I know what some of you may be thinking...my challenge is for decals but the image above is a nail vinyl, but I applied them using the decal method so it counts :) I always tend to struggle with vinyls, I think I must apply them too hard to my nail as when I have painted over them and come to remove them, they pull up bits of my base colour! I've seen a few videos of people using them as decals so I thought I would give it a go and I was very impressed.

Work appropriate nail art - Nails Inc and Uber Chic

My work is pretty good when it comes to uniform and such. We can wear what we wan as long as it's smart. They also don't have restrictions on what we can wear on our nails which is awesome for me! I went on a customer visit recently and thought I should tone down the nails so I went for something a bit more work appropriate.

Tropical Surprise mani - BPS review

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Boy am I glad it's Friday! It's only been a 4 day working week but it feels much longer. I was recently sent some water decals from Born Pretty Store and when I used this gorgeous thermal from Christina Marie Handmade UK, I knew I had to pair the two together for a tropical surprise mani!

Christina Marie Handmade UK - swatches and review - Two-face collection

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I don't know about you guys but I had such a busy bank holiday weekend I was glad to have the extra day off, which means it's only a 4 day week...yey!! I have some swatches to share with you today of some new polishes by Christina Marie Handmade. CM Handmade is a UK indie that is run by two sisters, Anna Christina and Shelley Marie, who make and sell nail polish, candles and gifts. Their polishes are 5 free and cruelty free. The polishes that were sent to me for review are thermals and form the Two-face collection.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - 3 shades of red/orange and Circles

Time for another instalment of 40 Great Nail Art Ideas. I wasn't keen on this mani I came up with. The colour theme was 3 shades of red/orange and I had circles for my pattern. I think my idea was good but the colours didn't really go together. 

DRK Nails Cobogo Mini plate review

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The lovely Alex at Nail-Artisan sent me the new DRK Nails Cobogo mini plate to review. I can't believe this is my first DRK Nails plate?! The pick up was amazing and all the images are lovely. I also did a swatch video which I will link at the end of this post.

We Heart Nails UK glitter swatches and review - Part two

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Happy Friday guys! I have the last 12 holographic glitters from We Heart Nails UK to show you today. If you didn't catch part one of my glitter review click here as it has all the information you need on these glitters and how to use them. Plus lots of pictures of the first 12! So lets jump right into the last 12 swatches.

We Heart Nails UK Glitter swatches and review - Part one.

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I have an epic glitter review for you today! The lovely Laura at We Heart Nails UK sent me 24, (yes 24!), holographic glitters to share with you all. The review will be in two parts with 12 glitters per post. Both posts will consist of three pictures per glitter. A full swatch using gel polish, a swatch on my thumb using regular polish and a macro. The second post will be on Friday.

So here's some essential information about these glitters. They are 004 hex, cosmetic grade and are made from PET plastics. MSDS sheets are available which is an essential item for all nail techs out there. They are also solvent resistant so can be used with any nail polish, gel polish, acrylic and even gel. 

40 Great Nail Art Ideas Pink and Lilac

So I went a bit wrong with this week's 40 Great Nail Art ideas post. I actually did this weeks mani twice! I stamped first time using a lilac stamping polish but for some reason didn't think about what my pattern prompt was and stamped something random. When I realised my pattern should have been chevrons, I re-did my mani and completely forgot the colour theme and stamped using a polish with Violet in the name! I think over this base it works as a shade of lilac as it's such a bright pink.

I'll pink to that - China Glaze with Uber Chic

It's about time we started to see some neons I think! I recently bought a few polishes from the new China Glaze collection, Lite Brites. I got Papa don't Peach, Bite me, What I like about blue and I'll pink to that. I mainly got them after seeing them on this video by Twi-star.Today I am going to show you I'll pink to that with some stamping from a new Uber chic plate.

Itsy Nails London swatches and review.

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Itsy Nails London is a new brand to the market. They have formulated a gel effect nail polish the is 5 free! So it contains none of the following chemicals: DBP, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Camphor and Formaldehyde Resin. It also looks like they may be releasing their own treatments soon so I'm sure they will be good if their polish is anything to go by!

Glam Polish - Truth Be Told - Yours Love Sascha stamping

Just after Christmas I treat myself to a few new polishes and the Darkly Dreaming collection from Glam Polish had caught my eye so I decided to buy Truth Be Told. The collection was inspired by the TV show Dexter...and it turns out I am now a big Dexter fan! My partner and I have just started watching it and we are nearly through with season two. Loving it so far!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Violet & Camouflage

Violet is the colour prompt for this weeks 40 GNAI and I think there will be a lot of different types of Violet among the other bloggers posts. Everyone's interpretation of colour is so different and I guess that's what great about these types of challenges. I had camouflage as my pattern prompt. Not sure what happened with the polish on my pinky...so lets just ignore that! 

Anniversary nails - Uber Chic and CBL Stamping polish.

Last week my boyfriend and I celebrated our anniversary. We aren't married but we do like to celebrate when we first met and this year was our 9th year together. I have done a few themed manis recently so I had to do a mani for this occasion.

Easter Mani - Models Own with stamping.

I hope you are all having a great Good Friday! It's been a lovely day today and even the weather has been pleasant. We went for a trip to IKEA (everyone loves IKEA right?!) and stopped off for some Krispy Kreme doughnuts on the way back. Yum Yum! I was talking to Becca, from A Certain Becca Nails, earlier this week about Easter nails and she gave me the inspiration to do these. I think she will be posting her Easter mani on Sunday so watch out for that!

CBL Young Turks with Uber Chic - birthday nails!

It was my birthday on Saturday. I had a lovely day and got some nice presents which even included a few nail bits. I don't normally get nail related items as presents, as people are always worried that I might already have it! For my birthday nails I chose one of my favourite colours and stamped some fun party images over it.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - 3 shades of green - Brush Stroke

I'm a bit late with tonight's post. Partly because I've had a rubbish week and partly because I don't like this mani, I really am not a green fan. 40 Great Nail Art Ideas is all about green this week and I had brush Stoke as my pattern. Also, as I've come to write this post I've realised there was a typo on my schedule and I had this weeks theme as just green, but turns out it's 3 shades of green! Oh well, it was doomed from the start anyway lol.

Caviar Wishes and Keanu Reeves Dreams with double stamping

I've felt in a bit of a nail funk lately then I saw Debbie from Lady and the stamp post a gorgeous double stamped mani on Instagram and I thought "hey I still haven't done double stamping yet using the same image!" so I grabbed one of my new polishes and clear stamper and came up with this.

OPI New Orleans Mini set - Review and swatches

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I was recently contacted my the guys at Just My Look to see if I would like to review some of the colours from the new OPI New Orleans collection. They sent me these cute mini bottles so I could share some swatches with you guys.

Sheer lace nails - MoYou London Bridal

Here's one from the archive! I really don't know when I did this mani but I never got around to publishing it. It's so pretty and delicate so I thought I would post it now as it would be a nice spring mani.

40 Great Nail Ideas: Pastel - Aztec

I thought this weeks challenge would be an easy one, pastel and aztec. I had something in mind so I tried it and instantly hated it! Thankfully I found the time to re-do and I much preferred the second version. Have you ever had that happen where what you saw in your head looked amazing but just failed so badly on your nails?!

Bear Pawlish - Wintermint with Moyra stamping

I had been lusting after Bear Pawlish Wintermint since Christmas time and I got it recently and it did not disappoint. I decided to team it with some stamping and I even recorded a video for YouTube but I can't edit the damn video on my phone app.. even after I have converted the file! Oh well, you'll just have to settle for some pretty pictures instead.

HPB Presents: My first indie - Fool's Gold.

I'm back with Hobby Polish Bloggers Presents and this months theme is a good one! My first indie. Since I got my first indie I've been a bit indie obsessed and my collection of indie products has grown and grown. I remembered what my first indie was straight away, how could I forget the beautiful Fool's Gold.

Pop Couture - Jessica Nail Colour review and swatches

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I have a gorgeous new collection to share with you guys today from Jessica called Pop Couture. Some of the colours in this collection made my camera freak out so much that I had to revert back to using my phone camera. For some reason my camera doesn't like super bright colours.

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Red - Accent Nail

So I wasn't sure where I was going to end up with this weeks 40 Great Nail Art Ideas theme as it is not a colour I'm overly fond of. The colour was red and my prompt was accent nail. I had a few ideas and I was actually super happy with how this mani turned out!

Morgan Taylor Little Black Dress - Moyra stamping

I have been doing so much work at home this weekend I am shattered, so today's post is a quick one. I have two new to me brands in this post today which are Moyra and Coluor Alike. They are both stunning and certainly won't be my last purchase of these brands.

Cute Valentines nails with Uber Chic

I totally was not feeling Valentines this year and haven't really felt like doing any themed manis but then I decided I should at least do one and go all cutesy! So I grabbed some pinks and my Uber Chic plates and made this mani.

French Mani - CBL The Devil Wears Polish and Crystal Clear Stamper

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I totally forgot that yesterday was my second year blogiversary! I've been so busy at home that it just slipped my mind. I just want to say a quick thank you to all of you who keep coming back and reading my posts :) it means a lot. I wish I could do some form of giveaway for you but funds won't currently allow it. 

Anyway back to today's post. The lovely Alex from Nail-Artisan sent me her Crystal Clear stamper to review along with Apipila plate P6 so I could show you how easy it is to do a french mani with this stamper.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Turquoise or Aqua - Zig Zag

This weeks theme for 40 Great Nail Art Ideas was just made for me...Aqua or Turquoise! If you didn't already know, blue is my favourite colour, especially turquoise and teal.

Essence - Beat The January Blues Blogger Challenge

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The lovely guys at Essence contacted me again to see if I would like to take part in their new blogger challenge, Beat The January Blues! I said yes and look at the little package they sent me. Two lovely blue polishes, a dotting tool and some holographic striping tape.

Midi Rings - Lady Queen Review.

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Cheers to the weekend guys! I'm glad it's Friday and I bet you are too. I have a review for you today of some lovely rings from Lady Queen. There's four in the set, they are all one size and have a silver look to them.

F.U.N Lacquer The Art Of Sparkle (H) Swatches

Hey guys hope you are all doing well. Nearly half way into the working week already and I'm here to put a bit of bling into you day with this gorgeous polish from F.U.N Lacquer!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - 3 Shades of Purple - Waterfall

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I have a quick 40 Great Nail Art Ideas post to share with you today, which is 3 shades of purple. I've not been very well this week and left this mani a bit late. I wasn't too sure what to do with my prompt, waterfall, other than the typical waterfall mani you see these days.

Jessica - The Truest Of Blues Duo - Swatches and review

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The January blues have definitely set in for me! I've just come down with a terrible cold that's all in my sinuses which is making it so hard to write...but the show must go on as I have these beautiful polishes to show you. I was contacted by Gerrard International to see if I would like to review the new colour collection from Jessica called The Truest Of The Blues Duo. Gerrard International provide professional beauty products to UK spas, beauty salons and mobile therapists.

Cupcake Polish - Peace

I wasn't feeling very inspired the week I did this mani as I've had a lot of DIY going on at home. I actually kept this on for nearly a full week and my nails were plain?! Shocker right. Good job this polish was a stunner.

Femme Fatale - Grandfather of the Desert - Uber Chic stamping

I got some Rainbow Connection vouchers for Christmas and I decided to buy a few colours that I wouldn't normally go for, and gold is one of them. This is a beaut of a polish!

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Pale blue base -Water colour

I'm back today with another theme from Crumpets Nail Tarts and this week the colour is pale blue and my pattern is water colour. For a long time now I've wanted to try out Nimbus nails which was a technique The Nailasaurus came up with, and this was the perfect opportunity. 

Twin Nails with @starryeyed83 - Radial gradient

I'm back to work this week :( as much as I complain it is nice to be back into routine and actually know what day of the week it is! So for this miserable first week in January, Jayne from @starryeyed83 and myself came up with some bright twin nails. We went for a neon radial gradient with stamping from Uber chic.

Happy New Year! Berry Good Looking, Edith and Uber Chic.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a fab evening. I just spent it with the other half and our dog watching a film...So rock and roll eh!? Even though I didn't go out I still had to do some NYE nails and I did these as a twin mani with my best nail buddy, Sam aka @theonenailqueen.