Mid-week Manicure: Kiko 255 Violet Microglitter

Currently listening to: Secrets by One Republic

Hello ladies,

Another purple manicure for you today,  this time featuring Kiko Violet Microglitter, shade 255.

Despite loving this shade, I've worn it only a handful of times since buying it almost three years ago.  I somehow think it's too dark or troublesome to remove to bother with but wearing it on this occasion made me rethink how I feel about this sparkler.

 Giving you an idea of how old these pictures are, I actually wore this on New Year's Day as I had no time for nail art but wanted something with some added interest to mark the day.

 I have no access to Kiko polishes where I live (and I don't want to buy them online) but I'm going to Paris in May and already I'm excited about going to the Kiko store and picking up a few new shades.

What do you think girls?  Do you have Kiko polishes in your collection?

Bye for now,

Laura

Thursday's Talons: Heart Shaped Bunting

Currently listening to: Pase lo que pase by Carlos Baute

Good morning girls,

I really enjoyed using Color Club Harp On It as the background to one of my earlier festive manicures so I thought I'd use it again here.

The lighting wasn't ideal for photographing a holographic polish so I didn't take any pictures of Harp On It by itself, instead we're jumping straight to the stamping stage.

The stamping was done with Nails Inc Tate and Bundle Monster plate BM 317.

This isn't an image I had used before and I have to say I doubt I'll be using it again.  Stamping on my left hand was just about okay but as for my right hand, oh what a mess; I could not get my head around the best way to stamp this diagonal image.

What do you think girls?  Any tips for stamping this image well?

Bye for now,

Laura

Tuesday's Talons: Holographic Snowflakes

Currently watching: Homeland

Good morning ladies,

Today I have a wintery-themed manicure for you, as the title of today's post suggests.

  

I started by painting my nails with Color Club Harp On It, a beautiful silver holographic polish.  I love the Color Club holos as you don't need to use a special base coat and the holo effect is always really strong.

 I then stamped a snowflake design using a white Easy Paris polish and Bundle Monster plate BM 323.  This is definitely not the last time we'll be seeing this design this year, I can tell you that now.

 And because I'm fed up of the injury on my index finger spoiling all my manicures, I decided to attempt a bottle pose using my right hand ;-)

What do you think girls?  Do you have any favourite image plates for this time of year?

Bye for now,

Laura