Essie Luxe Effects A Cut Above

Sparkly nails again! I ordered this super pretty Essie polish on ebay about a week ago and honesty didn't expect it to arrive before Christmas. But it has and it's perfect for this party season!

I applied one layer of Avon "Rave" (glitter) and on top of that one layer of Essie "A Cut Above". These two polishes are very similar color. They're both "pinky minkish dusty red" shade that I clearly have trouble describing :)
Avon Rave is not a full on glitter polish. By this I mean that it doesn't have chunky glitter bits but finley milled shiny particles. It's opaque coverage.
Essie A Cut Above is a basically clear polish with different size round shiny bits in it. I think probably two or three coats would cover the whole nail with shiny circles. There is a lot of them in there and what's important a lot stay on the nail. What I found is that they are easily spreadable on the nail. With some polishes second swipe takes the glittery bits away but this didn't happen here. They don't feel rough on the nail either.

Have you tried any of the polishes from Luxe Effects Collection?

Sparkly Nails with Gosh Nail Glitter

Christmas is getting closer and closer and I think it's time for some sparkle in our lives! I have been dreaming about glittery nails for a couple of weeks now. I think all of that Christmassy stuff just makes me go glitter/shine/sparkle crazy :)

In my previous post I showed you two pots of shiny glitter from Gosh I bought in Superdrug. I gave it a go today. I wasn’t looking forward to the whole process of doing it  however. I thought it was going to be messy, glitter will end up all over my house and I will end up being frustrated and unhappy with the results. Ok, so that was the worst case scenario. Reality was far from that. It was actually really easy and fuss free:)

I did have couple of tries to figure out what's quickest and easiest way to do it. These things don't come naturally to me! I have to figure them out.

Lay paper towel sheets on your work top as it is bound for little bit of glitter to end up outside the pot.

So here's what I did at first:

I applied to coats of my main color Essie Angora Cardi on top of a base coat. Then I used Seche Vite Dry Fast Coat on all nails. Then I painted the tips of my nails with clear nail polish and dipped my finger in the glitter. I did not like that effect. It didn't gradually disappear into the nail but instead it created obvious line where the glitter was finishing. I also applied to much clear polish.

Second try:

After cleaning nails that had glitter on I painted them with one coat of Angora Cardi. I figured, most of the nail will be covered in the glitter so why put two coats? I skipped the top coat part and added glitter straight onto a color varnish. Then I used little spatula thing you can see in the picture to sprinkle the glitter at the tip of my nail. Then I dipped the brush in the pot and by tapping the handle (not touching the nail with the brush) glitter fell onto the middle part of the nail. That created the gradually disappearing effect. I found that by using spatula, too much glitter got stuck to the nail and it was clumping in places.

Third try:
Lastly I tried using only brush to apply glitter. I dipped the brush in the pot and gently touched the tip of the nail with it. Gradual effect was done as previously by tapping the handle.This is the quickest and most effective way to do it. Remember to be gentle! Just lighlt touch the nails with the brush othervise you will make a dent in the polish.

Glitter on the nail went a little higher than I intended to but I think if I'm a bit more precise next time it should come out just perfect :)
Don't forget to put top coat on top of the glittery nails! It will last longer :)
I hope my instructions were understandable and you will skip the mistakes part and have lovely effect the first time round.

Still looking a bit messy but it will clear off after washing my hands ( I hope :) )

I also wanted to add that glitter came off of the nail very easily. I was a bit afraid it's going to be a massive polava to get it off but it wasn't at all. It came right of in one big glittery chunk :)

Do you like the effect? Have you got any tips on how to apply glitter on the nails?

Dose of randomness:

• my boyfriend picked up my nail varnish remover and said to me "If I pour this on you, will you dissapear?" I was like "errrr what???" and then he showed me the label on it which says "Polish Remover" and since I'm Polish.... It was funny! I just didn't get it at first :) 
• I've made "Greek style" fish dish ready for Christmas dinner at work on Friday. If it sits in the fridge for one day it tastes better.
• I was gonna catch up on my reading today. I didn't and now I have to go bed :( I suppose half an hour won't do any harm to my beauty sleep... :)

Revlon Pink Nude

Hi guys!

Just a quick post about my nails. Recently I didn't really feel like colourful nails at all. I don't know why but I guess I just go thru stages where I can't pick a colour and I can't really be bothered to put it on my nails either. Plus I have been using Trind Nail Repair I got in my October Carmine beauty box so I wanted to give my nails rest from nail polish and condition them a bit.
There is no denying that my nails look simply boring without a colour on them :( I wanted them to look a bit more groomed. I had an attempt on doing French manicure but it looked awful! I just don't seem to be able to create a straight line of white polish. So I reached for Revlon Pink Nude nail Varnish I had in my collection.

It's very sheer so if you're looking for an opaque nude varnish this one isn't for you. I applied two coats and toped it off with Seche Vite Top Coat. It makes my nails look neat and well-kept. It's a very forgiving, fast and fuss free application with this colour. It would also look great with white ends...but like I mentioned before...I'm not there yet.

H&M Nerd

My first H&M nail polish and I know I will be picking up more of these. The one I am showing you today is called Nerd and it's a classic nude. Creamy texture, easy to apply and opaque colour in 2 coats. It looks a bit dark in the picture but believe me when I say - this is a perfect cream nude.
Cost: £2.99



Notice random hair in the bottle :)


Nail Tek Foundation II base coat
Seche Vite top coat

Have any of you guys own H&M polishes? Any colour worth recommending?

Have a great Friday
Sylw x

Barry M Coral Nail paint for Autumn?

Who says brights are only for Summer? This beautiful coral is still rockable in Autumn. It will add awesome pop of brightness to this seasons colours like brown, mustard yellow or burgundy.

My nails make me happy when I look at them now :)




On my nails:
* Nail Tek Foundation II base coat
* 2 coats of Barry M 296 Coral
*Seche Vite dry fast top coat

£2.99 at Boots or Superdrug

Sylw x