Blue gradient with Spikes!

A few days ago I got an email from Sparkly-nails.co.uk, to tell me about their sale. Well, £11 later and I got all kind of goodies! I bought THESE gold spikes, amongst a lot of other bits and decided to use them in a mani for today. 

I love the combination of blue and gold, so i went for a gradient. I think it turned out ok for saying it's about the third one I've ever done! - 

I used Barry M 47 Black, Barry M 291 Cobalt Blue and Models Own Balearic Cool for the gradient using the sponging method.

Hope you like and check out Sparkly-nails.co.uk for all kind of nail art goodness :-)

WN x

Butter London - Slapper (with Minger)

Firstly I'd like to issue an apology! I own around 10 Butter London colours, yet I've never got round to swatching any of them! I know, bad blogger :-(

However, that is all changing right now. I've swatched Slapper, with a spotty Minger accent - 

Butter London Slapper (left) and Minger (right)

Slapper just the perfect teal creme, and Minger is a lovely darkened orange creme. 

I'm wearing two coats of Slapper.

I love Butter London as a brand. The thought that goes into the packaging and the quirky and fun names for the colours always make me smile.

The polishes themselves have a lovely formula, and I've yet to come across one I don't like.

Polishes from Butter London are £12 each and are available at Butterlondon.com

WN x

Illamasqua - Optimist

Optimist by Illamasqua is a rubber finish nail polish that originally came out as part of the Rubber Brights collection for Autumn 2012. I bought this polish recently for £5 in the Illamasqua sale :)

This is a funny one! Sometimes I think it's a gorgeous deep golden yellow, sometimes I thinks it's just straight up orange. Either way, I think it's a gorgeous colour. I'm wearing two coats in the photo's. The trick with these polishes is to load up your brush and wear thick coats to avoid streaking. 

I really like the effect of these rubber polishes by Illamasqua. Not completely chalky and matte, almost waxy. 

One issue with this polish is that it stains like a biatch!!My nails were yellow for 3 days! But apart from that, love it :)

Polish cost me £5 in the Illamasqua.com

WN x

Yves Rocher - Orchid Pink

I received this polish in a rather large order from Yves Rocher a couple of weeks ago and totally forgot about it! However, I came across my order again yesterday and thought I'd share this lovely colour with you from their summer collection.

The polish is called Orchid Rose - 

I really like this colour. It's just a nice classic deep pink shade. The only thing I don't like is the teeny tiny bottle these polishes come in! I don't know if this is just me, but I am a bit special when it comes to using the brush. As the lid and brush are small, I find it so difficult to use and to get a nice clean mani.

However, the formula is still lovely. You could probably get away with one coat, but I always do two anyway out of habit. 

Polish costs £1.95 and is available at Yves-rocher.co.uk

WN x

Essie - Sleek Stick

One of my favourite days ever is Glossybox dellivery day!! Especially when the box includes a nail product :)

In July's box, which is Seaside themed, I received a set of Essie Sleek Stick nail stickers. The design I got is number 02 Croc 'n Chic - 

Talk about Chic! I do enjoy this design. 

I've never tried Essie Sleek Stick nail stickers before, but I have tried other brands. I've got to say that these are the easiest I've tried so far. They even supply you with a little nail file for trimming the stickers once you've applied them!

I had no problems when applying these and I only had to trim one of the stickers near my cuticle, but you're lucky if the stickers fit your nail shape perfectly. 

Another excellent surprise from Glossybox :) 

Check out the Glossybox site - HERE
And Essie - HERE.

WN x

Barry M Nail Effects - Confetti

I've never really been one for nail effects. Caviar beads, velvet effect, textured nails etc. But seeing as though the last time I went to Boots, Barry M was on offer, I thought it'd be rude not to at least try one of their new effects polishes :)

This time I went for Confetti Nail Effects in cnp4 Bubblegum - 

To swatch, I wore two coats of Bubblegum over Barry M 294 Cyan Blue.

I admit it, I'm a huge fan! I really like the effect of these confetti polishes, especially using a matching base colour as the effect is subtle, however I think they would also look brilliant over a contrasting base, as the confetti is suspended in clear polish.

Barry M Confetti Nail Effects are £3.99 each.

WN x