Bunny Bums

Though I do say so myself, this has to be one of the cutest manis I've ever done! And it was remarkably easy. 

Colours used - O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Essie - Eternal Optimist, BarryM - Black, Models Own - Ebony Green.

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Christmas!!

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you all had a lovely day and ate and drank far too much! I know I did! I'm not massively a fan of Christmas (other than spending time with family, obviously) so I decided to embrace that with my nails and instead of going for the obvious sparkly design with trees and snow or such like, I'd go a little Scrooge chic! Personally I'm super happy with how they turned out and wore them with pride all day! 

I've added a couple of snaps from my day. My dad and I have a early tradition of setting the Christmas pudding alight, and every year there's too much fire and my mum freaks out! But it's fun anyway ;)

 

The polished I used were O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, BarryM - Black, and Sally Hansen - Snow Globe

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Proud Moments

As I've said before I love painting roses. But in the last couple of weeks I've done these two manis and simply not wanted to take them off! I'm so happy with how they both turned out, especially the blue and green one. They're different to my usual style but it's now a firm favourite.

Colours used - O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Essie - Bahama Mama, Lapiz Of Luxury, BarryM - VIP, Models Own - Gumballs, Inky Blue, Apple Pie, SinfulColors - Envy

Colours used - O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Models Own - Inky Blue, Asscher Blue, Toxic Apple, Essie - Lapiz Of Luxury, BarryM - VIP, Cardamom

Now, I can't promise many posts in the next week or so as I had surgery on my knee yesterday so will be dosed up on hundreds of pain killers and unable to move around for a bit! But Hopefully it won't be too long before I'm back to normal. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Uninspired Stripes

What can I say? I was uninspired. 

Colours used - Models Own - Southern Lights, Pear Purple, BarryM - Orchid, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It.

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Winter Manis

'Tis that season again. Where the red and green nail paints get used up, you almost kill yourself trying to make the perfect snowflake, and there's no sun to take a good picture. Yes, I've finally admitted to myself that summer is well and truly over and it is the dreaded season known as Winter. 

To mark the occasion here are a few winter themed manis I've done in the last week or so. 

Colours used - Sally Hansen - Grey By Grey, acrylic paint

Colours used - Models Own - Inky Blue, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Tangerine Scene, BarryM - Black

Colours used - Essie, Lapiz Of Luxury, Jingle Hi Jingle Low, Models Own - Asscher Blue, BarryM - VIP, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, 17 - Holo Glitter

These reminded me of Elsa from Frozen!
Colours used - Essie - Trophy Wife, F.U.N. Lacquer - Diamond Holo Top Coat, Models Own - Southern Lights, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It

Until next time,

- Esther :)

BarryM Autumn

I've seen loads of nail artists so wood textures and thought it looked amazing but really hard. I finally got the courage to try it the other week and was amazed by how easy it was to make it look effective! 

Colours used - BarryM - Cocoa, Mushroom, Paprika, Cardamom, Mustard, Chilli

Until next time,

- Esther :)

A Collection Of Roses

As is probably already apparent, I have a slight obsession with painting roses. They're something I find fast and easy and am usually pleased with the outcome. 

Well over the last couple of weeks I've gone on a roses spree and here are some of the results! 

Colours used - Models Own - Asscher Blue, Inky Blue, Blueberry Muffin, Apple Pie, BarryM -  VIP,  SinfulColors - Envy, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It

Colours used - O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, I Don't Give A Rotterdam,  BarryM - Forest, Sally Hansen - Grey By Grey, Models Own - Inky Blue, Apple Pie, SinfulColors - Envy

Colours used - 2True (no name), Models Own - Coral Glaze,  BarryM - Rosehip, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, SinfulColours - Envy 

Colours used - BarryM - Black, Models Own - Gumballs, Oval Plum, Apple Pie,  O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It,  SinfulColors - Envy

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Houndstooth

I tried my first houndstooth design a couple of weeks ago! I'm a bit of a perfectionist and straight lines aren't my strong point but I was pretty happy with how it turned out, and I LOVE the colours I used! 

I used a combination of O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Models Own - Marquise Maroon, and Brunette Red

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Sorry!

I can't believe it's almost a month since I last posted! It's gone so quickly and been so busy!
My sister, brother-in-law, and nephew came over for two weeks from America and I had a lot of fun with them, then what with Christmas shopping and making Christmas cards I just haven't had the time to post!
I did both of my sister's nails a lot while they were here so here are some photos of the nails I did on them and a picture of my gorgeous nephew!

I hereby promise to try and post more! 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Orchid

I got my greedy hands on BarryM Orchid and Atlantis this last week and just had to put them together! They're both stunning and I loved going back to basics with the glitter on my ring finger. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Green Fantasy

Yesterday's #nailartchallengenov was 'Green Fantasy'. I didn't really know what that meant so took some inspiration from Google images and came up with this swirly pretty green theme. 

The polishes I used were - Models Own - Paradise Garage, Emerald Green, Magpie Green, Toxic Apple, Apple Pie, Emerald City

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Simple Blue

I was feeling really uninspired the other day but knew I wanted to do a blue design. So I came up with these simple flowers. 

The colours I used were Essie - Lapiz Of Luxury, Models Own - Inky Blue, and O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It.

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Velvet Matte by Rimmel

How s.t.u.n.n.i.n.g is this matte navy blue Midnight Kiss by Rimmel?! It's just to die for! It has the perfect consistency, goes on like a dream, and dries insanely fast! It's a slightly lighter colour than this in real life but it's just so rich and deep. This is 2 thin coats with no top coat. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

3d Texture P.S. Polish

My gorgeous boo, Sarah, over at 500 Days Of Fashion got me this utterly stunning silvery blue glitter from Primark the other day. I can't get over how beautiful it is and how amazing the consistency and texture is!  This is two thick coats with no top coat. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Models Own Diamond Luxe Swatches

I swatched 4 Diamond Luxe colours a few weeks back, and this week I managed to get my hands on 3 more from the collection! 

First is Pear Purple. Its a really beautiful lilac colour and I'm looking forward to using it in nail art rather than just by itself. It has a lovely shimmer and goes on easily.
This is 2 thick coats with no top coat. 

Next is Radiant Pink. It's so bright! It's almost a shimmery neon. I'm not usually a pink person but I really love this colour and the shimmer sets it off beautifully.
This is 3 medium coats with no top coat.

And lastly is Trillion Taupe. It's a gorgeous nude shimmery colour and will be perfect for the winter. I found this had the hardest consistency to manage.
This is 2 thick coats with no top coat. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

BarryM Glitter Swatches

BarryM has had so many releases recently, I just can't keep up! I'm a sucker for glitter so to not be able to afford all of their new glitter collections is killing me, but I managed to get two of them this week using Boots 3 for 2 offer. 

First is Fashion Icon. This is a terrible phot and doesn't to the glitter justice at all. It real life it is an absolutely stunning purply blue glitter. It is stunning in the sunlight and is becoming a fast favourite. I found the consistency quite hard to manage but it's totally worth the trouble for the end result!
This is 2 thick coats with no top. 

And the other is Moonlight. It's a really beautiful large piece glitter topcoat with stars and red triangles and all sorts of shiny goodness in!

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Models Own HyperGel Swatches

Models Own are killing me with all their new releases! I just can't keep up! 

I managed to get 3 of their 5 new winter HyperGels and thought I'd share what I thought

First is Ebony Green. It's a stunning, shiny, dark green. It's the perfect shade for winter, but I found the consistency quite gloopy and hard to manage.
This is two thick coats with no top coat.

Next is Brunette Red. It's a deep red (looks a lot brighter in this picture) and again is my favourite winter colour. The consistency of this one was better and easier to work with.
This is two medium coats with no top coat. 

And last is my favourite - Inky Blue. It's a stunning navy blue and again is a lot darker than this picture shows. The consistency again is quite hard to manage but it makes up for it in the gorgeous colour.
This is two thick coats with no top coat. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Poppy Remembrance

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Tweed

My second day of the #nailartchallengenov was tweed nails. I've never done this technique before but I'm really happy with the finished article, and it's quick and fun to do. 

The colours I used were, Models Own - Trillion Taupe, Models Own - Radiant Pink, Models Own - Inky Blue, O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Models Own - Brunette Red, and topped off with HK Girl fast drying top coat. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Gradient Flowers

I haven't done a gradient for ages, honestly because I couldn't be bothered with the clean up. But during a boring week this week I decided to do it again, and I'm so happy I did! I'm really happy with the outcome. I love the colour combination and it was such a fresh and light mani. 

The colours I used were - O.P.I. - Put A Coat On It, Models Own - Apple Pie, and Models Own - Paradise Garage. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

#nailartchallengenov

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I haven't actually painted my nails that much in the last week but I have a few posts lined up and a week of swatches to come! 

This month I decided to take part in the Instagram nail art challenge for November. I'm really excited to have a bit of a challenge and to try new designs and techniques. 

This was the first design for the month - Zebra. 

The polishes I used were - O.P.I - Put A Coat On It, Essie - Lapiz Of Luxury, Models Own - Red Lustre, Paradise Garage, Gumballs, and Roxy. 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Models Own - Disco Pants

Models Own are killing my bank account with all their new gorgeous collections! Not fair! 

I managed to get hold of three of their newest Disco Pants polishes from Superdrug using their 3 for 2 offer. 

This beautiful green is Paradise Garage. It's such a stunning green silk. It applies beautifully and is totally different to other greens. Perfect to jazz up the winter!
This is 2 thick coats with no top coat

Next is Roxy. It's a stunning glitter creme. It has such a beautiful shine and again applies so easily.
This is two medium coats with no top coat. 

And the last one I got was Copacabana. I don't have any gold polishes so I had to get this one to fill that gap in my collection! It is another silk creme and again applies really nicely.
Two thick coats with no top coat.

I love this collection and I'd love to get my hands on the other two! But please, no new collections for a while!

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Holo

How gorgeous is this blue holo polish from Born Pretty Store?! It's such a stunning colour and the shine is to die for! New favourite here, me thinks! 

Until next time,

- Esther :)

Pink

Roses seem to be my go to design at the moment. They're so easy and quick but always look so pretty! Here's a pink and girly design I did last week.

I used Models Own - Oval Plum and acrylic paint.

Until next time,

 - Esther :)