Adventures In Matte...

Hello lovely people!

How have you been? I've had a bit of a break from nail-related fun for a few days whilst I've shamefully been playing on the new Grand Theft Auto game. I've also been working lots and spending time with a few old friends. But here I am again, with the mani I've been sporting today.

This is done using Barry M nail paint in Raspberry, and Rimmel "Rock your colour" glitter topcoat in Disco Gold.

*cue awkward polish-clutching pose*

I was really chuffed with this mani. I've used the Raspberry polish in a post before, and I absolutely love it, plus it gives great coverage, this is only one coat! And of course, anything sparkly has my vote!

So off I went to meet a friend for lunch.

I came home with these...

... That was never supposed to happen! Oh well, they're all lovely! The most exciting for me is the matte top coat, which was £3 from Claire's. I've wanted one for ages but wasn't prepared to pay through the nose in case I hated it! 

Obviously I wanted to try it as soon as I got home, so I popped it on over my fab mani, and here is the result:

This is what love at first sight feels like <3

Until next time!

XX

Luminous Red

Hi! Sorry for the long delay again guys! I think I've resigned myself to the fact that this blog ain't gonna be a thing which happens all that often.. Work keeps getting in the way! But keep those eyes peeled because I will update whenever I get the chance.

Today I want to talk about the polish which I think nearly every polish addict in the UK has by now :P and that's the Nails Inc luminous red which was (not sure if it's still running) available in Boots free with Colgate Max White toothpaste. I'm a big fan of Nails Inc polishes, so naturally I got around the boyfriend's ban on nail-related purchases (boo!) by reminding him that we REALLY needed toothpaste :P

There were two shades on offer, a glossy red, and a metallic red. I opted for the plain glossy version as I already have a metallic red in my collection, but my straight red is very old and goopy... Replacement time! 

This is the polish on its own...

As you can see it's a lovely bright red with a nice shine on it. It was a little sheer though, this was 3 coats.

I then jazzed it up for a night out by adding some gold glitter.

Unfortunately I made a rookie mistake when doing this mani... I painted my nails, forgot to take photos, then got changed. Putting tights on smooshed all the glitter down from the tips, so the photo looks a bit crappy, sorry about that :( but rest assured it was gorgeous teamed with a simple black dress!

What's the best nail freebie you've ever found? I've had a couple of nice polishes from magazines, and I've got a shed load of micro-beads off the front of kids mags!

Until the next time, whenever that may be!

Lyndsay xx

Cartoon nails

Hey there! 

Last weekend I went to a family wedding, so naturally my mum and sister decided to exploit my nail skills! They asked me to make them sets to match their shoes. I've already shown you my mum's orange nails, but here they are with her bright orange shoes

Aren't they lovely! She was really pleased with them, they also matched her top :)

I also did a set for my sister, who had a gorgeous pair of turquoise shoes she wanted me to match. Now my sister's not a particularly girly girl, and she has a (frankly disturbing) aversion to glitter, so my usual shinies were out of the question. Eventually I came across a tutorial for "cartoon nails" online, and used that for a starting point. First I painted the nails mint green, to match the shoes!

I then painstakingly painted a black outline around each nail. This took me bloody ages, as I don't have any special brushes so had to use the ones in the polishes! I had to be veery careful!

On consultation with the sister, she said she didn't really want the cartoon style "shine" on them, so in the end I left them like that, after some top coat, and she was thrilled with them :D

Do you guys like to match your nail to your accessories? I love doing it!! And I love seeing other people wearing my nails and loving them!! 

Until next time :)