Holo Chrome

I saw this polish on one of the blogs I follow a few months ago and I was completely taken with it. I HAD to have a bottle. This polish was the whole reason I ordered my Kleancolors polishes and it definitely didn't disappoint.

I applied Barbara Daly Goodbye Yellow base, one coat of Essence's Chuck ( a lovely blue creme), two coats of Holo Chrome and 2true top coat.  Holo Chrome is a little gritty so the top coat is definitely needed to even that out but after that it's perfect.

Holo Chrome sits in a purple jelly base with tiny holographic glitters and slightly bigger (but still tiny) blue glitters. The blue glitters keep the polish looking primarily purple despite the holographic rainbows it throws off in the light.

This picture is super blurry but it shows off the rainbows a bit better than I was able to clearly photograph. (It still looks way better in real life). And my grandad's a fan, you can't really go wrong with that!

Click to enlarge the pictures, they look so much better blown up!

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Eenie Meenie Prom Nails

So it is my school prom this Friday and I have no idea what to do with my nails for it. I don't want to have plain, one-colour nails, cause I've always been known as 'the girl with the fancy nails' but at the same time I can't think of what would suit my dress and the occasion...

So I came up with five ideas. I have a definite favourite but I'll show you guys and if you have one you think is best, or any other ideas please let me know!

This is my dress

It is a Jonathan Saunders dress with a bright pink lining and black chiffon over the top, creating a dark wine colour (my favourite). My heels, bag and shrug are all black so I need something that will go with the whole outfit.

This is a shot of some of the options

First option

A bright pink bottom (nameless polish) with a black top (Primark, nameless) and separated by some silver striping tape.

Second option

A nude (Revlon, nameless mini) and purple (Nails Inc, Victoria) gradient with silver glitter (Essence, Blair)

Third option

Excuse the bubbles, I was getting impatient     A purple (Avon, Deluxe) bottom with a black (Primark, nameless) top, separated by silver striping tape.

Fourth option

Revlon Facets Of Fuchsia (Scandalous).

Fifth (and final) option

Nails Inc Victoria with a black (Primark, nameless) tip.

Like I said, please let me know what you think and if you have any ideas let me know!

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Off To The Carnival!

I had seen Bodycare being discussed on a number of British blogs as being very good for cheap nail polishes/nail art materials, so when I was in Livingston I decided to have a look.  I came home with a bag crammed full of polishes, stripers and a little holo to try!

When I spotted this polish I was pretty excited. I love glitter, especially multi-coloured glitter and when I had seen this on other blogs it looked great! So I scooped a bottle up (despite having an almost identical multi-coloured glitter at home).  I compared it to my similar glitter, Essence's Circus Confetti, and the colours in Essence's are much more pastel than this one, so it is acceptable to own both!

I used a Rimmel base, two coats of a nameless black polish from Primark, two coats of Carnival by Technic and Essence's matte top coat Soft Touch. The coverage of the glitter was fantastic, with plenty of glitter in one coat, I just wanted a little extra!  The black, however, was super gloopy. I don't know if that was because I was painting my nails outside in the heat of the sun or if it's just happened anyway, but it isn't even an old polish. But it's Primark so I don't really care too much!

Messy cuticles alert!! The polish has red, green, blue, gold and silver coloured glitters with varying sizes.

While Carnival is a super pretty polish, I wasn't too happy with the unevenness of the black underneath. It just made the manicure look quite lumpy and messy, so I wasn't fully satisfied with the way it turned out... I guess I'll just have to try different colour combinations of bases until I find one that suits the glitter just right!

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7. Gradient Nails

7 Do a gradient of 2 colours or more (check YT for different kinds of techniques)

For this design I did use YouTube and I found a really easy and simple video showing the way to get Effie Trinket's (Hunger Games) gradient nails.  As a big fan of The Hunger Games I just HAD to do this as part of the challenge.


This is the video I used: Effie Trinket Nail Art (The Hunger Games)

So this is my attempt at Effie Trinket nails :)  This was my first time doing gradient nails and thanks to CutePolish's video I think I managed to pull it off!  I even had friends telling me it was their favourite of all the things I have done with my nails (and thats a lot!).

I used Rimmel base coat, two coats of Raspberry by Barry M and Essence's You're A Gold Mine for the gradient then one coat of 2true top coat.  I used a much darker and redder pink than CutePolish and I think it worked really well.  This could be quite a Christmassy look (will definitely be wearing it for the festive season this year) but it wasn't so festive that you couldn't get away with wearing it at any time of the year.

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2. Nude + Glitter

Wow not posted in a while!  It's coming up for exam time this month and I'm graduating leaving high school on Friday! Very busy, so May might not have as many posts as I would like :(

But anyway, on to design number two of the Plasma Plays challenge.

2. Add a Layer of Shimmer/Glitter/Anything You Choose, To That Nude

In the first design I used a nameless Revlon nude with a very slight shimmer to it.  To this I added Make It Golden by Essence and added a 2true top coat.

Like I mentioned in my last post, about half an hour after applying the nude a load of bubbles appeared on my nails.

I thought that the glitter might be able to cover up the bubbles but it didn't really work, as you can see...

If it hadn't been for the bubbles this would have been a super pretty combo and I would have loved wearing it.  But like this it only lasted a day and I HAD to take it off, it was driving me crazy!!


Here's to a more successful post three.

You're A Gold Mine

I picked up this polish when I was on holiday in Fuerteventura because it was so sparkly and pretty I just couldn't resist!

When I first bought it I put it over a red and it looked great but I never took any phots :(

This time I layered it over a very deep purple (nameless) and I was very disappointed with the results.  It just didn't have any 'Wow' to it, it was soo boring!

Anyway, here it is...

I applied a base coat of Rimmel, two coats of the nameless purple, two coats of You're A Gold Mine by Essence and 2true top coat.

Since then I have done a gradient with it (the Effie Trinket one from The Hunger Games) and I fell back in love with it :)  Pictures of that will be coming soon!

In happier news, look what I made!!

I'm so proud of myself! I made it from foamboard and I used a glue gun and it only took about 40 minutes.  There are tonnes of 'how to' videos on Youtube if you want to have a go :)

Turned Up Turquoise

So, Turned Up Turquoise... This is SUCH a pretty polish!

 When I first got it I was quite disappointed when I discovered it was a matte polish but the longer I had it on the more I fell in love with it.

I applied a Rimmel base, two coats of China Glaze's Turned Up Turquoise and a coat of my matte top coat Soft Touch by Essence just to keep it extra matte.

The colour is so vibrant and eye catching, and it was one of those manicures where you are super aware of using your hands and keep trying to show them off to people 'without meaning to'... Maybe that's just me that does that...

But anyway, I love this polish and I really think I'm starting to get the matte bug!  I just want to put a matte top coat over every polish now! I'm very impressed with this polish and I totally understand why it gets so many fantastic reviews :)

Antique Coral

Another coral post! I didn't realise how much I loved them until now!

This is Antique Coral from the Natural Collection.  It actually has a shimmer to it but the matte top coat cancels it out and I actually think I prefer it that way!  The colour seems much stronger without the shimmer and it looks amazing matte!

I used Rimmel Stronger base coat, two coats of Antique Coral and a coat of Soft Touch by Essence. 


I picked up Soft Touch on a whim on holiday in Fuertevetura as I wanted to try a matte top coat and it was really cheap, now I want to put it on everything, I love it!

Please excuse the grainy photos, I didn't have flash on and this is what happens without it :(