Essence - Choose Me! & Gosh - Holographic Hero Stamping

Hi all, happy Thursday :]

Scheduled post today, as I'm at work. I must have done these nails about a month back now, and this was my first time stamping with a holographic polish - which was an experience, as it would dry so so quickly!

Base Coat: La Femme

Base Colour: Essence - Choose Me!

Stamp Colour: Gosh - Holographic Hero

Image Plate: Dashica Big SpD-A

Top Coat: Rimmel 60 Seconds - Clear

And here are two swatch photos. This polish was extremely hard for me to photograph, so shiny, and sparkly, and not the best lighting in the world. This is three thin coats, that didn't fully cover my nail line, but as I was stamping I wasn't too bothered.

Hope you're all having a good Thursday :]

Essie - Orange It's Obvious & Shimmer Sponged Tips

Hi all! Happy Tuesday!

Quick post today, no stamping, no nail art, just a simple sponged tips gradient while the sun was out for a change!

Base Coat: CND Stickey

Base Colour: Essie - Orange It's Obvious

Sponged Colour: Guga - Amor

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

And here's the swatches of Orange It's Obvious:

In shade.

So while I wasn't drooling over these, they were nice and simple to wear for a day and the Essie polish was so nice to work with. Hope you're all having a good Tuesday =]

Using Matte - We Stamp On Sundays

Hi all! Happy Sunday!

This weeks challenge over at Adventures In Stamping was to use some aspect of matte in our manis. I was originally going to do a new mani for this challenge stamping over a matte coat, but when I finished stamping the nails I was doing at the time, I knew they'd look great matte.

For this I used both ends of an Essence Colour3 stick. Midnight Blue is the base colour, and City That Never Sleeps is the lovely jelly flakie, that reminds me of Magnetic - Freakin' Violet. I then stamped with more blue - NYC - Niagara Foils using Bundle Monster BM 321, and added Rimmel - Matte Finish.

Base Coat: CND - Stickey

Base Colour: Essence Nail Colour3 - Midnight Date

Flakies: Essence Nail Colour3 - City That Never Sleeps

Stamp Colour: NYC - Niagara Foils

Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM321

Gloss Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

Matte Top Coat: Rimmel - Matte Finish

The dimension the flakies give it almost make it look like crushed velvet ^-^

Glossy

One very thin coat of City That Never Sleeps

Midnight Date - 2 Coats Sunlight

Midnight Date - 2 Coats Shade

What do you guys think? I loved wearing these matte, but the picture of the finished product with a gloss top coat really makes the green flakies pop out!

Hope you're all having a good Sunday! :]

Pink, Flakies & Reptile Skin Water Decals

Hi all! Happy Thursday!

I so cannot wait for the weekend to come around, my last amount of time off I spent doing preparation for my assessment, and writing up a butt-load of stuff for my interview, not had an alarm free day at all! So this weekend I'm gonna get up when my body tells me to, and be all super organised with the blog :]

These are from a few weeks ago now, and something about them screams 90's to me. Maybe it's the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air colour theme.

Base Coat: La Femme

Base Colour: Essie - Tour De Finance

Flakies: Golden Rose Scale Effects ( I can't remember the number!)

Water Decals: WDBLE974

Top Coat: Rimmel 60 Seconds Clear

These were sent to me to review what seems like an age ago now, but I just didn't know how to use the sheet. They're from KKCenterHK which sell a huge amount of nail art goods, as well as other things like eye lashes. What I will say is that the comic water decals I've used here, here, and here, were a lot easier to work with, and when handled loads they didn't start to tear unlike these this type. Though I did faff on a bit trying to get them centered. You can buy this reptile skin sheet water decal from here.

Anyways, these were super easy. Base coat, flakie coat, and then I used craft scissors to cut the water decal into zig-zag strips before using them.

If you're interested in anything in the store use coupon code: goldspecknails for 10% off, this code is valid until January 31st, 2013.

*This product was sent to me for review

Halloween Colour Camo.

Hi all! Happy Tuesday!

My interview went well yesterday, and I believe things are in motion *touch wood* I apparently have no free time these days though, so this will be a quicky quick post today, but it's better than nothing right?

These are some nails that I was inspired to do from A Girl and Her Polish sadly, hers are wayyy wayy better. I have like zero dotting tool skills :P And I reallllly love her colour combo :]

Colours used:

ELF - Desert Haze

Yes Love - K011

Essie - Orange It's Obvious

Kiko - Light Grape - 292

And that's all from me today as I'm so pooped. been up 19 hours now o_o on about three hours sleep. Need sleep!

Giveaway Winner!

Hi all!!


I know it seems like I must be full of excuses these days, but by the end of this month I will be more settled for sure :] and I'm trying my best to keep my mind on the blog.
Today I attended an assessment, and have an interview on Monday to try and get onto the "admin pool" so I can actually get a permanent job with the NHS - hopefully where I work now *fingers crossed* so i'll have less notes to read, and more time to paint nails :D
Here's the winner!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

I've just emailed Ananka & will give her 48 hours to respond to the email before picking a new winner! :]