Thursday's Talons: My First Glequin NOTD

Currently listening to: What a Buzz by Olly Murs

Good morning!

Today I'd like to show you a manicure I did featuring some glequins (loose hexagonal glitter) I recently purchased from Born Pretty Store:

Oh and this also features one of my new Kiko holographic polishes which my boyfriend brought back from France while he was there for Christmas.  This is shade 402, which in reality had a brilliant holographic effect until I used a topcoat.  I'll be using this polish again though so you'll see it's rainbow of colours out in full force next time.

I stamped using Barry M Silver Foil and Born Pretty Store plate m79 then applied two lines of silver glequins to make an accent nail.

What do you think girls?

Bye for now,

Laura

Friday's Fingers

Currently listening to: Sunday Morning by Maroon 5
Good morning lovely ladies!

Today I'd like to show you a manicure featuring these two polishes:

Nails Inc Victoria and Barry M Gold Foil

 

I used two coats of Victoria to start with.  I really like this colour but trying to place the second coat of polish exactly over the first coat is too difficult for me.  One coat of this polish produces a blood red colour while two coats produces a much darker, almost brown shade.  My lack of polishing skills means I end up with red patches of polish towards my cuticles where I haven't been able to apply a second coat.

 I then stamped using Gold Foil and Born Pretty Store image plate m79, one of my favourites as I'm sure you know.

To finish, I then stamped a bow on my accent nails using BPS image plate m59.

What do you think girls?  Do you ever have trouble making the colour on your nails even?

Bye for now,

Laura

Girlie NOTD

Currently reading: A Spy's Life by Henry Porter

Good morning girls!

Today I'd like to show you a manicure I recently did featuring two of my favourite stamps:

For the white pattern I used BPS M79 and for the bows I used BPS m59.

My base colour is Kiko 338, my white is Konad Special Polish in White and my pink is Konad Special Polish in Pink.  

 This is the second time I've done this manicure (although with different colours) and I just love how easy it is to create because I never have any difficulties using the full size image.  My only problem comes when I try to place the bow exactly in the centre ;-)

I also wish that the bows were a stronger colour but I'm still really happy with how this turned out.

 

What do you think girls?  What are your favourite stamping images?

Bye for now,
Laura