HOUSE OF HOLLAND NAILS

Hey guys, I hope you all had a good weekend, I've spent today sorting and cleaning, fun!

Anywho today I have something exciting to share with you guys, take a look at this:

Elegant Touch has teamed up with London’s hottest fashion designer Henry Holland to create a range of fun, fashionable nails; the only accessory you need this season.  Brimming with Henry Holland’s renowned sense of humour and uniquely irreverent aesthetic, the range channels House of Holland’s playful personality and includes a mixture of iconic patterns as well as colourful, fun designs to add fashion flair to any outfit.

Today I have two sets of these nails you to show you guys. 

I don't really ever wear false nails because I tend to find them impractical and irritating, so I was a bit nervous about these but I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised.

The packaging of the sets are really cute, when I opened the box there was a strong smell of plastic which I'm not sure is the nails themselves or the plastic packaging.

Anywho the first set I'm showing you is the YOLO set, these nails are white which a thin black frame around them and and sheet of alphabet stickers which you can use to say whatever you want with your nails.

For the namesake of these nails I spelt out YOLO on each hand and used an exclamation mark on the thumb. The exclamation mark kinda broke before it went on the nail, oops!

 I know that I'll definitely be using the letter stickers again !

The other set I received is the Geek Chic design, which is so cute actually, it really made me smile!

So these are good quality, really shiny falsies and cute designs which I'd recommend if you're short on time or if you've not got a very steady hand or if you just like false nails!

The removal method is not something I'm keen on at all here, you have to soak your nail in nail polish remover or acetone and wait for the plastic to melt and then scrape off any excess glue which remains on the nail. 

I think that's everything, oh, these are available now in Boots and Superdrug stores nationwide and retail for around £8. 

*The products in this post were sent to me for my review. See my disclosure policy for more details

Tweet Pin It

ILLAMASQUA SEANCE

Hey guys, hope your enjoying your weekend! 

My eyes are hurting at the moment, I'm guessing I should get off the computer but I didn't want to leave you guys without a post!

Anywho when the Illamasqua Paranormal polishes came out I convinced myself I didn't need them but then I found this on ebay and quite liked it! Today I'm showing you Seance, which is supposed to be a purple but it was more pink than I was expecting!

 I added some random black stripes to jazz it up a bit but it didn't turn out quite so well. Also it's not as pink in real life as the pictures.

 I love the shimmer in these polishes

Tweet Pin It

GOLDEN ROSE 217 & OPI WHICH IS WITCH?

Hi guys, I love Friday, it's my favourite day of the week, hehe! 

Anyway today I have a mani from the vault because my nails are tiny nubbins right now! 

I love OPI Which is Witch, it's so gorgeous and unique, for these nails I've applied one coat over Golden Rose 217. This is more green in real life but it refused to photograph correctly.

The holographicness of the glitters were really difficult to capture but this was so sparkly and holographic in real life!

Ok then guys, enjoy your weekend and I'll see you in my next post :)

Tweet Pin It

FLORMAR DUO 2X CHROME DC07 & ONE STROKE FLOWERS

Hi everyone, hope your week is going well so far and if not then there's only 2 days left ; ) 

Anywho when I was in Turkey I knew I had to pick up some of the Flormar Ducohrome polishes but unfortunately they didn't have them in any of the places where Flormar was sold :( 

In their shop however I managed to find this DC07 and although I couldn't really see any duocrhome in the bottle it still looked pretty and I was in a hurry! 

When I got home and tried it I was disappointed, there is no duochrome visible at all and although it's a pretty colour I can't see myself reaching for this one again ! 

To make it a bit more interesting I added some one stroke flowers in black and white. I love the contrast of the black and white flowers against the complex colour, I did a similar thing here. 

I think the nail art saved it for me! 

Tweet Pin It

ASIAN WEDDING INSPIRED NAILS

Hi everyone, so I'm back from my holiday, I had such an amazing time and now have a bad case of the holiday blues :( 

Anywho onto the nails, a while ago I needed to do some nails for my friends wedding but I was clueless! Asian weddings normally have a lot of rich colours in them so I needed some nails to match. So I sat and stared at my stash for about 5 minutes before inspiration struck! I decided to go with a shimmery red and orange gradient topped off with gold flakes because whats an Asian wedding without gold? 

I started off with one thin coat of Orly Flicker and then did a gradient with Orly Smolder and Flicker. 

The two colours are so rich and deep and just look like they're glowing, I then finished it all with one coat (and a bit of dabbing) of  OPI The Man With The Golden Gun.

 It didn't match my outfit exactly but it did match my Aunties outfit at her wedding about 5 years ago (if only I was as good with my nails then as I am now!) 

I loved this mani so much ! Is this something you would wear?

Tweet Pin It

NUDE FLOWER GLEQUINS!

*this is a scheduled post*

I haven't played with glequins in quite a while so I pulled out my new set and used these two lovely colours to make some flowers over 2 coats of Essence Nude Glam in Cafe Ole. This was my first time using these glequins and unfortunately the colour bled when I applied topcoat!

Have your glequins every bled?

Tweet Pin It

DIAGONAL GRADIENT

*This is a scheduled post* 

I'm still experimenting with gradients, this time I've done the gradient diagonally across the nail, For this I used Illamasqua Grab and China Glaze Def Defying. The placement of this gradient was a bit tricky if you get what I mean, so all the nails weren't really the same! I then added one coat of Ninja Polish Sticks n' Stones. 

I loved this, well I kinda love all gradients! Tee hee

Tweet Pin It