Metallic Half Moon French Tip Mani

Hi guys! Today I have another quick post to share with you. I wanted to do metallic nails so decided on doing a half moon mani with 1 coat of OPI - Barre My Soul as the base and free handed the metallic half moon with Scout Polish in the shade November Rain (review coming soon). Then I used OPI - Love. Angle. Music. Baby and freehanded french tips. I finished it off with 1 coat of G&G. I love this look and think it looks really striking! I hope you like it too!

Artsy Wednesday - Metallic

Hi guys!! Another AW post this week! Today's theme is metallic so I chose for some stamping! I used 2 coats of Models Own - Champagne and 1 coat of Ozotic - 186 for the stamping. It's just a random stamping plate I bought from ebay. I really need some good stamping polishes because the blue didn't show up properly! Ah well it still had a cool effect from a far! I finished it off with 1 coat of SV.

Check out these girls for this week's theme!

Michelle - Lab Muffin
Maria - Marias Nail Polish Blog
Jessica - Beauty Gnome 
Emily - An Accent Nail
Catrine - Unnakednails

Ameerah - Valiantly Varnished 

Wendy - M.A.S.P.O.O.A.S.E.

Haylee & Anna - Makeup and Masala  

Rose -  Every Little Polish  

Anna - Makeup n' More

Sation - Most Likely Not To Chip

Hi guys!! Today I have an amazingly gorgeous colour to show you. I first saw this colour swatched on Kris's page at Let Them Have Polish! (my favourite blog ever!) and ever since I saw it, I knew I needed to have it! This colour is a gorgeous mermaid jade green metallic. It does best in 2 coats and the brushstrokes are visible at first but once the polish starts to dry they fade a fair bit which is awesome! I used 1 coat of wicked fast over the top. Here are some pics :)

I love love LOVE this colour so much! it is so pretty :D

Do you own any Sation's yet? They are definitely a brand coming into the spotlight!

Thanks for reading :)

Artsy Wednesday - Fishtail Nails

It's Artsy Wednesday time again! I'm super excited to show you my attempt at this week's challenge, fish tail nails! Just like a regular fishtail braid in your hair, but on your nails, sort of a weaving braid look. For this challenge I used 3 colours; Revlon - Metallic, a metallic silver shimmer, China Glaze - Loves A Beach, a perfect pink neon and China Glaze - For Audrey, a perfect tiffany blue. You can find a really great tutorial for it by CutePolish here. I did 2 coats of Revlon - Metallic, and 1 coat of the china glazes. Here is my attempt!

I really loved this design, it's so cool! So pretty and girly. Do you like this combination of colours? Don't forget to check out the other girls who are participating in today's theme! Thanks for reading! Have a great evening :)

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish

Holly - Hooked!

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Tif - Polished Genius

Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard
KaKa - KAKA Beauty Blog 

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Jessica - Beauty Gnome
Emily - AnAccentNail

 

*Some Products Provided For Review

Layla Mirror Effect - Titanium Sky

Hi all! I am super excited to show you this amazing polish! The Lovely Cathy from More Nail Polish organised a big group of girls who were interested in purchasing Layla's from Italy and I decided to get two of the Mirror Effect polishes; Titanium Sky and Metal Chrome. The bottle instructions says you should buff your nails with the Layla buffer but I didn't have one, and it was too late before I thought about using my own, so these photos show 1 coat of Orly's - Bonder, 2 coats of Titanium Sky and 1 coat of Cult Nails - Wicked Fast. This kind of polish definitely shows every impurity, ridge and bumps on the nail so I definitely should of buffed, but now I know for next time! When I applied this polish, it didn't look exciting and was quite streaky, but within the next 30 seconds is when the magic happens. The brush strokes disappear and smooths out! So cool! The same thing happens when you apply a top coat, it dulls the colour, but after 30 seconds it goes back to a smooth finish. When I swatch the Metal Chrome I will definitely buff my nails and see how big of a difference it makes! I hope you like this!

  

So what do you think!? I loveeeeeee! Can't wait to wear it out and see how long it lasts without chipping! Thanks for reading!

Artsy Wednesday - Ruffian Manicure

Hi darls! Today's Artsy Wednesday theme is a ruffian manicure! A ruffian is pretty much an inverted half moon manicure. It is a lovely little design but I did have a bit of difficulty deciding on how best to apply it. I tried painting my nail the base colour and then painting over that colour, but keeping the ruffian visible, but I just couldn't paint on a good enough oval shape, so I decided to paint the top colour first, use a reinforcement sticker and paint the little bit of nail visible with my second colour. I used 1 coat of Jordana Calcium Gel Basecoat, 1 coat of China Glaze - Peachy Keen, 1 coat of China Glaze - Midnight Kiss, followed by 1 coat of Cult Nails - Wicked Fast.

I really like this look, it's super feminine and cute!

Thanks for reading and don't forget to check out the other lovely ladies who have partaken in today's Artsy Wednesday theme!

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Alanna - Pretty Purple Polish

Holly - Hooked!

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Tif - Polished Genius

Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard
KaKa - KAKA Beauty Blog 

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Jessica - Beauty Gnome

 

Revlon - Amber Ablaze

This is one of my untrieds that I bought on special for $4.99. It's called Amber Ablaze by Revlon and the name fits the description. A really nice amber metallic/foil that applies with full opacity with only 1 coat! I love the vibrant colour and think it suits my skin tone really well. I applied SV over the top.

Quick post today but don't forget to enter my giveaway here!

Thanks for reading. Love Mel.