Pretty In Purple

I had sparkles, bling and easy manicure in mind for this recent creation. It turned out very pretty!

I first coated two coats of China Glaze Spontaneous. Before it completely dried, a mix of LA Splash Nail Glitter colors in Viola, Illusion and Golden Egg. I topped it all with a coat of Seche Vite.

Swirling Souls

I couldn't decide if this water marble looked like smoke or an Apparating soul a la Harry Potter. Either way, I loved it's simplicity and how the nude polish really made the charcoal pop. This is the second time I've used this nude color. And truly, the natural light photos make it look much more orange/tan than it is. So the flash pictures are more true to color. It's very pretty.

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I painted two coats of Zoya Skye and then marbled Skye and Kelly together to create the look. I topped the manicure with one coat of China Glaze Fast Forward Top Coat.

Gray Sparkle Crackle

Sometimes laziness prevails. I apologize. I have been painting my nails per usual, but I haven't had the energy to post. Unfortunately my laziness has also transfered into pictures as you can see some major tip wear in these photos as I took them after a day of wear (but to my credit, crackle creates tip wear automatically by shrinking polish). But having a blog demands getting over my laziness!!!! So here is my first of several posts....

I painted my nails first with two coats of Zoya Harley then when still wet, I applied LA Splash Nail Glitter in Golden Egg. I sealed the glitter with a coat of clear nail polish and then used China Glaze Crackle in Cracked Concrete. I finished the look with one coat of Seche Vite.

Illamasqua Scorn + Konad

Hi,

Today I'll show you another nail polish from Illamasqua.

It's two coats of a matte black, called Scorn.

I never thought a matte black can be so beautiful.

What I like about it is that it dries really fast and the finish look is perfect.

I stamped the image from Konad m63 plate with SuperStar - Soho Chic.

The soft glitter is perfect above this matte color.

What do you think?

You can buy Illamasqua nail polishes from their website for £13.50 each.

Illamasqua Toxic Nature Collection Swatches

Hi,

Here's the Spring/Summer 2011 collection from Illamasqua called Toxic Nature.

There are five different nail polish colors and I'll swatch three of them.

Radium - a lime green shimmer that's perfect for spring.

Bacterium is exactly like it's described on their website: a pearlescent ash ochre.

It has really nice reflexions and the shimmer is great.

The last one, Gamma - a neon orange. Actually, this is my favourite from this collections.

It has a matte finish and that makes the color even more gorgeous.

All pictures are taken with 2 coats of polish.

What I love about this nail polishes is that they dry really fast and the finish shine is gorgeous.

They also resist on nails more than other lacquers. They absolutely deserve their prices!

The collection will be available from 10th March 2011 at Illamasqua online store.

Each nail polish costs £13.50

What do you think about them?

Nail foils: Tanzanithe Fire

Hi,

Today I'll show you some nail foils I got recently.

They are from an online store called Dollar Nail Art.

Firstly, a applied a purple base coat and then I applied the special adesive for the foils.

I cut each foil to fit my nail and put it on the dried adesive.

The design from the foil transfered on my nail.

This is how it looks like:

What do you think?

Visit their website and find more foil designs and a lot of other products.

Each nail foil pack costs $1.

Illamasqua Alarm + Konad

Hi,

Today I'll show you a nail polish from Illamasqua called Alarm.

I applied two coats of it, even if it was opaque after the first coat.

I really like the color and its shine!

After I stamped the dots from m45 image plate and the bows from m56

with Konad Special Black.

What do you think?

You can buy it from Illamasqua online store for £13.50