Tri Polish Challenge, Blue, Purple and Green #3, Flutterbies!

Hi all!

Silly Mr NN got me a mug for valentines day this year (don't ask) and I noticed that the colours were perfect for this month's tri polish challenge so I decided to recreate it, or at least try! I actually changed the colours a little but they still fit. I used Rimmel Salon Pro Barmy Blue as my base and then made butterfly decals with Barry M Gold Foil, Barry M Greenberry and Beauty UK Lilac Girl. The single butterfly is from a Salon Express plate, and the other butterflies are from Pueen 39 (I don't know why I've not used it before, it's beautiful!) I like how this came out, I changed the clear polish that I used for the decals (LaFemme clear) and it works much better - and it was really cheap AND it doesn't smear stamping. Win! Excuse the awkward hand poses, it's a big mug and it was hard to hold and photograph!

There isn't a huge amount of the green and purple, but it is there! Quite a girly look this one, not very fitting for a clumsy oaf like me!

Hx

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Irish Roses

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I have no idea if Irish roses are an actual thing, but this week's Adventures in Stamping theme was St Patrick's Day (which is tomorrow) and I wanted to use this image from my new MoYou Pro XL 10 plate (I went for 3 XL plates and they are awesome, I made the right choice!) so I merged the two and got this! The base is a holo gradient (obviously the best kind)  made up of A-England Princess Sabra and Saint George, with Nubar Reclaim sandwiched in the middle. I then stamped with Barry M Gold Foil and heart shaped roses, and added OPI The Man With the Golden Gun 18k gold leaf topcoat on the accent nail.

I didn't realise the sun washed the stamping out so much, so here's an indoor pic too.

Princess Sabra alone

And the gradient before I stamped

I don't actually celebrate St Patricks day, I don't think I ever have, even when I was a student and it was any excuse to get wasted have an alcoholic beverage. I might make myself a Shamrock Shake tomorrow though, because we can't get them here in the UK and they just sound awesome! Will you be celebrating? Have fun and be safe whatever you do!

Hx

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GOT polish - purple!

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I've had the mani for the purple Golden Oldie Thursday prompt planned for what seems like months! I've had some purple nail art feathers knocking around in a my kit for ages, but never been brave enough to use them. I'm not gonna lie, they were faffy, and hard to apply, but the result is so pretty! My purple polish is China Glaze Creative Fantasy, a purple jelly with an odd but not unworkable formula. I used three coats of Creative Fantasy, and the nail line you can see here is not visible to the naked eye. The fathers are stuck on with lots and lots and lots of topcoat, on top of Sally Hansen Lavender Cloud. the edges are a little raised, and although they've lasted through washing dishes so far I don't think they'll last the day, more because they're catching on things than anything else!

Faffy? Yes. Worth it? Totally! Would I do it again? Probably not...

Hx

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Off Topic Tuesday - Maylash Natural Eyelash Serum

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I was recently given the opportunity to try Maylash, which is a natural eyelash serum, promising longer eyelashes in 2-8 weeks with daily use. My eyelashes are fairly thin and while not terribly short, they're not terribly long either! My desert island make-up item is mascara (I wont usually leave the house without it, unless I am on deaths door and even then it's not likely!) because I want that length and volume that mascara brings, so I'm really hoping this works! And Olivia at MayBeauty has very kindly offered my readers a 30% discount on Maylash for the next ten days with the code nail30 at www.maybeauty.co.uk/maylash - watch the video to order and see some of the amazing results they claim to have had.

I have been using the serum for two days so far and it has been really easy to add into my routine. I always take my make-up off before bed, before washing my face and moisturing anyway, then I've simply been adding a line of maylash - the applicator is just like a liquid eyeliner brush and the serum is colourless and not at all sticky so it's really easy. I do have fairly sensitive eyes, and find they're irritated easily but this hasn't affected them at all so far. I was expecting at least a slight sticky feeling but you really can't feel it's there.

As I said, so far I've used it twice, and it takes a few weeks at least to see a difference. Below are (scary no make-up, brows need plucking!) before photos, and I'll report back in a month to report my progress! In the meantime, remember to use code code nail30 if you'd like to try it too!

Hx

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Tri Polish Challenge Blue, Purple and Green #2 - Quirky randoms

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I'm running low on inspiration, so for today's TPC I just went for something random and glitter, which is always a winner! Who doesn't love dots, leopard and a Nailside cloud, teamed with my favourite UK indie? I used Barry M Key Lime Pie and Blueberry, and Color Club Wild At Heart, and accented with Quirk Peace is Free. I'm not 100% sure the colours go together, but I can roll with it. The Color Club is a holo and of course the sun turned shy, so the bottom two pics are with flash to try and show it.

I don't have another nail post planned until Thursday, but I'm hoping it's going to be awesome! See you then!

Hx

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Darlin' it's better, down where it's wetter...

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This week's Adventures in Stamping theme was Under the Sea, and so I share with you the earworm that has been plaguing me all day. You're welcome. This mani was actually pretty complicated, combining several techniques and finishes to create what I think was mediocre at best. Don;t get me wrong, I like it, but it's not my favourite. I muddled together a watermarble accent nail, saran/cling wrap, glitter, stamping and shimmer topcoat for these schools of fishes from MoYou London Sailor 04 plate (double stamped again, can you tell? Pretty pleased with myself!) My colours were Barry M Greenberry and Nails Inc Baker Street (in the water marble and saran wrap under the stamping), Claires Accessories Shiver (glitter under the stamping which isn't very visible, but it's a lovely polish so I'll be using it again soon!) and then stamped with Konad White. I then added Collection Sparkle Top Coat over the whole thing because I wanted it to shimmer.

I think that for all it's layers and complexities, the fishies have good depth to them. I just wish my watermarble wasn't so wonky and the glitter showed up better! Onwards and upwards!

I want to order some more MoYou plates, and I'm torn between normal or XL images. You get more images on the normal plates, but obviously they are no longer big enough. I can double stamp, but not having to is much less hassle! What would you do?

Hx

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Silky smooth

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Sorry for the unauthorised absence, I've been under the weather again and black dogs are creeping in. I seem to be in a nail funk, but I got my grubby paws on two of Barry M's new Silk polishes and had to get them straight on my paws. I started with two coats of Mist, the blue, and then sponged on Heather on the tips. The glitter accent is two coats of UK indie Chubby Owl polish Candy Rain over heather, which I won in a giveaway on Chubby Owl's Facebook page (thanks Jemma!) This is such a me glitter! I stamped bows with Gals Fairy plate GA36 in Barry M Gold foil. They're tiny images but I think I lined up the double stamping quite well for a change! I'm sorry the pictures aren't good but I promise it was really pretty.

Have you tried any of the Silks? I want them all now!

Hx

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