Spring Nail Picks...

I have recently sorted through all the nail varnishes in my kit and decided that I should put some back in to my personal collection as I never end up using certain colours on jobs and they are just sitting there not getting used!  I have around 60 something which I think is fairly standard among us nail polish lovers... please agree with me!

I have taken to keeping them in this hat box of my mums (she doesn't know about it yet) and theres lots of room for more! I really want the Deborah Lippmann 'Shake Your Groove Thing' (pictured below) to wear over a pinky nude (possibly No.7 'Practically Perfect') but I can't quite bring myself to spend that much on a nail polish that I'll probably only use a handful of times!  If anyone knows any cheaper dupes let me know!

Ok small tangent of lust over, here are my favourite spring nail colours from my collection.

From left to right: No.7 'Practically Perfect', H&M 'Pear Icecream', Topshop 'Listen to Me', Barry M 'Peach Melba', Revlon but name has rubbed off...the minty one, Barry M 'Berry', Barry M 'Blue Moon'.

I am about to apply the Topshop one as I haven't worn it for aaaaages!

Whats your favourite pastel polish?  And please someone find me a due for the Deborah Lippmann one!

Today I decided to start making tutorial videos again as I have the time at the moment and I really fancy doing it!  The first one I filmed turned out all red and weird because I filmed it on the wrong setting, and the second one cut out half way because my battery died, gah!  But I'll get there eventually so look out for my new videos!

.Recent Nail Favourites.

These are the nails I have been enjoying of late...

Models Own - Concrete Mixer

Barry M - Peach Melba

Apologies for strange colour the flash has made my hand!

Elegant Touch press on nails

Ciate - Beach Melba (July Glossy Box) two coats

As you can probably tell, I painted these very quickly last night, they could do with a third coat!

Hope you like!  If anyone can recommend a good top coat, I'm on the look out for a new one!

x Lucy x

.Muted Yellow Nails.

I got sucked in by this nail polish in Topshop on Friday...

I bought the Barry M yellow polish last year, hoping for something like this, but instead after two coats it was quite bright so when I saw this bad boy I couldn't resist!  I wasn't disappointed by the colour at all but I found it took quite a while to dry and was quite a thick consistency.  If you were careful not to get streaks, with the highly pigmented polish, you could probably get away with one coat which may help with drying time.

Overall I'm a fan!

x Lucy x

.Naturally groomed no fuss nails.

Hi guys, im writing this post mainly to test out my new blog press app on my iphone! Quite strange not being able to see how its actually going to look on screen!

Anyway I thought I would use this opportunity to tell you of my rediscovery of an old school favourite nail product of mine whilst bored, perusing the shelves of my local pharmacy!

Its the Rimmel nail white pencil, been around for yonks, costs a couple of quid, and reminds me of my teens big time!

I am not blessed with long, strong, pretty nails. Short, weak and generally stumpy looking is a more appropriate description and also would for my hands too so please excuse my less than beautiful trotters but here is the products I think create a natural, quick and easy, no drama nail, suitable for any occasion!

And here are my nails after this two second job, nothing spectacular, but a lot more acceptable than they were before!

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone 

P.S. Just had to fiddle with this a bit on the comp after I posted it with BlogPress, as it didnt look very good, plus the photos were blurry :( but other than that I enjoyed the app for ease and speed!

x Lucy x

.i love nails inc and diet coke.


i missed out on the last nails inc/diet coke dealio so i was excited when makeupsavvy posted on twitter that the offer starts today!

i went straight out and bought four bottles of cherry diet coke and am now the happy owner of these babies!

caramel and plum

ive just tried caramel with my seche vite top coat

i love how quickly seche vite drys but im sure my barry m top coat is better at keeping the chips at bay!

actually i keep meaning to mention where i bought it, if you dont already know about this ebay shop then go have a look, opi, essie etc for £2 or £3 a pop! if you are buying more than one let the seller know and you can just pay one shipping fee. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Top-nail-shop?_rdc=1

im tempted to go and get the other two colours from the nails inc offer tomorrow..... yehh think i will!

anyone else taken advantage?

xxx

.drugstore spree.

i love superdrug, i get very excited when i go in there and needless to say always buy lots of things i don't need.  but its such retail therapy for me because its almost guilt free even when i'm already feeling over spent (which is most of the time)

today i bought these goodies from superdrug

-barry m nail paint in 313 dusky mauve £2.95

-MUA glitter eyeliner in shade 2 £1

-me me me blush me in coral £7.99

the blush basically looks like a cross between benefits coralista and georgia with almost identical packaging.  it has a mirror in the lid and the colour payoff is really good.  the brush is synthetic but really soft.

i wanted the eyeliner ever since i saw the pixiwoo video on glitter eyeliners and realised the drug store ones were amazing for the price, ill probably never wear it so i thought id just buy one to have a play with and then throw it in my kit, i really like it, the applicator is nice and firm and you get a solid stripe of glitter.  only downside is it takes a while to dry but once it is it stays on very well.

swatch of the blush and the liner...

i loved the nail polish colour as soon as i saw it and also recognised it from a recent blog post i've seen (cant remember who's!)

i havent tried it on my nails yet (thats no.7 totally teal on my nails!) 

me trying and failing to capture the true colour, its basically what it says a dusky/dirty mauve with a really subtle shimmer of a pinky/purple running through it.

another recent find!! its beautiful, i no longer own it as i gave it to my friends little girl because it reminded her of dorothy's shoes.  plus after removing the bugger i probs wouldn't have worn it again anyway but its still a gorgeous colour none the less!

lastly from boots, my new favourite; no.7's totally teal....love love love

xxx