Models Own - Hot Stuff and Japonesque

Hi everyone,

This month has been Breast Cancer Awareness month and there have been a lot of pink manicures floating around. I think it would be a bit depressing for me to highlight the statistics of the amount of women, families, friends etc who have been affected by cancer so I won't.

Here is my pink ribbon offering:

 Models Own 'Hot Stuff' over Sinful Colors 'Beautiful Girl'.

Look at that glitter!

 

I created the ribbon out of acrylic paint. My camera just did not want to capture the beauty of this pink polish, or my ribbon. Meh.

I received this Japonesque Manicure Set a while back but didn't get around to posting about it. It's such a beautiful pearl pink and a portion of the sale price will be donated to Breast Cancer Research.

 All the tools you'll need for a good manicure...you just need this and a tube of cuticle oil!

I love this Japonesque kit because it's perfect for home use (my husband loves the cuticle nippers) and it's suave enough to take on set too. I won't be taking this to any set though. When I worked at London Fashion Week, someone nicked my acetone pump bottle!

I do have some more Japonesque goodies to show you, so please bear with me.

Thanks for reading folks.

xx

Models Own - Disco Inferno

Hi everyone.

I have my next Models Own polish swatch. This is Disco Inferno over Rimmel's Black Out:

Same formula - clear jelly with gold, orange and green glitters.

The glitter is a lot more vibrant in real life. My camera seems to be on it's way out...it's not as good as it used to be *sigh*.

 These colours reminded me of Halloween, so three days after I painted my nails (that's right, no chips yet), I did the below:

I was actually in the processes of thinning my detail brush and thought I'd test out the thickness. It's still not thin enough yet though. I need a brush that has about three hairs in it, so I'm back to clipping this one.

If you partake in the Halloween festivities over the weekend, enjoy!

xx

Models Own - Freak Out!

Hi everyone.

Here are some pretties that I picked up on the weekend. Here are only three of the five glitters in the Mirror Ball collection - these were my favourite.

 L-R: Disco Inferno, Hot Stuff and Freak Out all from the Mirror Ball collection.

This is three, count 'em, three layers of polish over a pale blue .  The glitter, hex's, strips and mylar shreds are suspended in a clear polish.

I only put one layer of Seche Vite on, so some of the mylar (at least that's what I think it is), was sticking up.

I do like this polish, but I wish I could wear it just on it's own and have full coverage. Welp, I have two more polishes to try so I'll see what I can do!

xx

Barry M's Burgandy Croc

  Every time I look at my picture folders, I find pictures that I haven't posted!

 Here's one I totally forgot about (after wearing it for one day). Barry M's Burgandy Croc over pink.

My thumbnail is actually an acrylic sculpt.

I know all these crackles and crocs are slightly played out now, but I do still like them. Meh, so sue me ;)

xx

Freebies over at 1Q32..

Happy Friday everyone,

This is just a short post to let you know that 1Q32 are running a promotion on their MiniQ.LED lamps - if you buy one, you'll get two free 1Q32.BabyQ colours.

Just quote my blog URL if you do make a purchase.

xx

Rhino.

There's not often a day where I don't have something nail related on my mind. Unfortunately, I seem to be painting my own nails less often and that's usually because I'm prioritising other things. Right now, I should be folding washed clothes. You'd laugh if you could see how precariously my laptop is currently balanced on a stack of baby vests.

Last night I created these nails. I've been saying that I have intentions of opening an Etsy shop to sell some of the nail sets that I've been making, but I have yet to actually get five minutes to do so. So far, I've been painting them and putting them in a drawer!

Here are my Rhino nails.

 I had some studs and the very gorgeous Black Out by Rimmel (60 Second range), so I just had to play around with them.

 This is only one half of the set. My sets consist of 24 nails - one fish bone for the left hand and one for the right. This way, you will find a nail that fits you, without having to file the sides too much.

These were also going to go into the drawer, but they've already found a home.

I suppose these should be sold with a disclaimer...I don't want to get sued for any soft tissue damage!

xx