Nail Art

Hey everyone! Today I have some really exciting falsies to show you… these got a lot of attention from my colleagues at work and given that they were predominantly male that day that’s saying something! Even the customers complimented me on my nails several times!

Elegant Touch have released some super new products this spring (don’t tell me it’s already summer… eek! Where does the time go!). The product I am reviewing today is the UV Gel Technology Press On Nails, which include animal print, textures, metallics and pastels. The idea behind the UV Gel Technology is that they are chip-resistant, long-lasting and durable. I can’t say much for the long-lasting claim as I only wore these for 2 days but they are certainly durable and I don’t even know how you can chip a falsie… but basically mine didn’t chip despite the (quite heavy) wear-and-tear they were subjected to on a busy day at work. They stayed perfect the whole time I wore them!

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As I mentioned in yesterday’s Barry M Summer 2013 press release, Barry M will be bringing out 5 new Confetti Nail Effects Nail Paints in Marshmallow, Liquorice, Dolly Mixture, Bubblegum and Sour Apple 🙂 these will be released instore on June 5th in Superdrug, and June 12th in Boots. Today I am showing you Marshmallow, the prettiest soft pink bar glitter.

I did initially think, sigh, more Nails Inc Feather Effects (none of which particularly drew me in, with the possible exception of Cornwall), but at least these will be more affordable… I take back my previous thoughts! I love these so much, and I really really didn’t think I would! I do have to say that they look a million times better layered over a base colour rather than over the bare nail.

Layered over China Glaze Pelican Gray and Barry M Black.  Read More »

I’m super excited for today’s blog post, I have fallen in love with this product from the moment I first saw the press release to the moment  I used them on my own nails: Barry M Nail Art Pens.

If you have ever used the squeezy nail art pens which are abundant in today’s market (for example, from Rio Beauty, Models Own, and various lesser-known brands) you will know that the flow of the ink/polish is quite hard to control mid-design: squeeze too much, and you are rewarded with a large splodge of polish all over your neat design; squeeze too little and you end up scratching your design into the base colour. It’s a little finicky. Enter Barry M Nail Art Pens. Now I know they aren’t the first brand to be using this design of pen, Finishing Touches by Superdrug have been using it for a while but to be honest I’ve never tried them (I have made a mental note to buy them for comparison asap!) and I know other brands such as Topshop have also used a similar pen design but you all know how much I love my Barry M, so of course I’m excited!

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Hey everyone, tonight I’m doing a little tutorial on how to create a ‘distressed-effect’ nail look using tools from around the house as part of a competition run by Moneysupermarket.com – you can read the details and enter yourself here!

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Here is my third polish from the Color Club Winter Affair collection – their ‘holiday’ collection of 2012. You can now buy Color Club polishes from £5 at  colorclubuk.com, their now official UK stockist! Their website sells the new Halo Hues holographics as well as the Ruby Wing colour change polishes.

I have Snow-Flakes to show you today, and as of these photos I am officially a flakie-fanatic!

1 coat of Snow-Flakes

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