Fruity NOTD - Raspberries & Peach Sherbet!

Greeting sweetpeas & happy Friday! Up to anything nice this weekend? I was holding out for some good weather, not sure why exactly I should know better really eh? But if the Sun chooses to visit elsewhere I may pop along to go watch The Great Gatsby, I do love a good Baz movie so looking forward to seeing it!

Another fruity mani today dolls! I previously blogged some Banana Split Nails using one of Models Own yummy scented polishes also coincidentally called Banana Split ;) I don't know what it is about fruit inspired mani's, I just love them & think their perfect for the season & brightening up your nails! I remember doing some Strawberry Nails too a while back which I'm itching to try again! Today I've opted for some yummy Raspberries with a touch o' Peach! :)

For the base colour I reached for another Models Own, this time the yummy Peach Sherbet which is a lovely pastel-y pale peach crème, such a beautiful soft spring/summer time shade & a really nice alternative to nude polish. Its formula is quite thick but I still went for my regular 2 coats.

Then for my raspberries I simply grabbed my dotting tool (you can of course just use a bobby pin) & the suitably titled Raspberry from Barry M & dotted on the fruit using a pyramid like pattern starting with 3 dots, then 2 underneath & 1 at the bottom.

For the green leaves I just used an old dark green nail art pen to roughly draw on the greenery before adding a touch of red glitter on a few raspberries here & there because you can't go wrong with a bit o' sparkle! ;)

Finishing with a coat of topcoat to seal & shine & that it! Hope you liked the fruity mani dolls! Now which fruit to try next...? ;) Thanks for reading!

Lotsa love to ya!

NOTD - Peacock Glitter Gradient

Hello lovely readers! Hope you're all having a good week so far. So...*looks out at the monsoon currently occurring outdoors*...that was a lovely summer we had wasn't it? Think we can count that as a new world record! Lets not give up hope of a bit of sun to come just yet ;)

It been a while since I've done a glitter gradient manicure, not sure why as I do love them so! For this mani in particular I've reached for an absolutely stunning chunky glitter against a dark base for something a bit different & I love it!

The two polishes I've used are Sinful Colors What's Your Name & Wet n' Wild's Spoiled Glitter in Pet My Peacock, both which were sent to me in a makeup swap. But my polish eye has spotted some new Sinful Color polish stands within Boot's recently which I'm pretty over the moon to see as I love this brand!

What's Your Name is a gorgeous black with turquoise blue/green macro glitter running through it giving it such a stunning & different take on your ordinary black. This is two coats applied, the formula was lovely to work with & dried nice & quickly.

Now on to that purdy glitter, ain't it a beaut? Pet My Peacock consists of a mixture of large hexagonal glitters in gold, silver, turquoise, purple & dark blue in a clear base which definitely bring the polishes namesake to mind! I applied 2 coats on to the tips, using the brush to distribute the large glitters a tad. I love how it sparkles, like you've dipped your nails in to a bowlful of crystals! I absolutely adore Wet n' Wild polishes, if only they were available here! *wails!*

Finishing off with a couple o' coats of topcoat to smoothen out that chunky glitter & finito :) Hope you liked the mani dolls! Thanks for reading! Are you a fan of Sinful Colors & Wet n' Wild polishes?

Lotsa love to ya!

NOTD - Stars & Lasers with Sally Hansen's HD!

Hey there darling ones, having a good weekend so far? Today has been an official 'do absolute sod all' day consisting of a lot of veg outing, duvet snuggling, film watching, fatty food eating plus squeezing in an emergency dash to the beauticians to sort out the Frida-esque situation that was currently going on with my eyebrows *thumbs up* Batteries are feeling nicely re-charged from it so all in all a good day ;)

Gone a bit disco ya might say with today's mani using a combo of lasers & stars using a delightful polish from Sally Hansen's HD collection. I'm also totally feeling a magic-y vibe from this mani as it reminds me of wizards & magic spells for some reason! Haha!

The polish in question is Sally Hansen's HD in shade 16 Laser which I snapped up in a blog sale. I'd seen swatches of these polishes online & loved the look of them but sadly they're not easily available here so you can imagine my delight upon seeing a few in aforementioned sale! Laser is a stunning vibrant blue almost metallic foil like polish with pretty violet, silver & blue shimmers running through it, so stunning!

The formula of these HD polishes is very sheer so 3 coats were needed for opacity but I just love the colour & when it catches the light you can see all the pretty shimmers within. Magical! I reached for my nail art wheels as they've been a tad neglected of late & opted for a trio of little star rhinestones on each nail using clear polish to stick in to place to finish the mani.

Not forgetting a coat of topcoat to seal those stars in to place. I feel like I should be sitting with an ancient magic book casting spells with these nails! :D Hope you liked the mani dolls! Thanks for reading!

Lotsa love to ya! 

What I Wore OOTD... You've Got Red On You...

Ello ello sweetpeas & Happy Friday! Huzzah let the weekend begin!

A little outfit post to share today of what I wore to the little picnic slash Nurf gun battle get together a few of my lovely blogger pals & I participated in at Hyde Park last week. Even hail stones couldn't hold us back ;) But thankfully the sun eventually graced us with its divine presence & a most ace time was had. FYI...Nurf guns are rather fun. At first I was a tad worried that they were a bit like paint-balling which is blooming painful! But these in fact use little gel like pellets which are virtually painless & 100% safe which makes for many a joyful hours of fun times & a bruise free happy me ;)

Now a normal person would probably wear trainers & comfy pants etc to an event such as a Nerf gun battle wouldn’t they?...not me. But then I've never really been what you'd class as normal. I purchased this dress in a blog sale for an absolute steal at just a few quid & am absolutely in love with it! The black paisley like print on the red is just beautiful, the fabric is a lovely soft velvet & I adore the gothic-esque gold wing like detail on the front.

                                                 Dress - Blog Sale        Boots - Faith at Debenhams

I initially paired the dress with a different pair of boots but found these bad boys which I bought on sale in Debenhams yonks ago hidden away in my cupboard & felt they went with it so much better. But then after wearing them for a while I remembered why they'd been flung to the back in the first place. Even though I do love them, they do give one the feeling of having their feet crushed by an elephant after a while. Oh well...shall just have to make sure not to do a lot of walking whenever wearing these ;)

I accessorized the outfit with some pretty new jewellery purchases made recently from a cute online boutique for an absolute bargain which I'll be sharing soon in a haul post so do keep an eye out, you know I do love me a good bargain! ;) Thanks as always for reading dolls! Till next time!

Lotsa love to ya!