Hi Goddesses
Today's mani is the only one this week that is inspired by a real thing.
A couple of weeks ago, a girl I worked with, came into work wearing a scarf. At first glance, it looked like pure camo but on closer inspection .... ooooh, roses!
The roses were woven into the camo and really unexpected. I loved the clash of masculine and feminine patterns, and knew instantly that this would make it to DD week.
The camo pattern was done with a dotting tool, and Barry M Olive and Cardomom and w7 Spearmint. Once the base was dry and sealed, I added the roses.
The roses are a base of Morgan Taylor Sitting Pretty and petals of w7 Salmon. I adore the clash of the pink with the green and the mix of patterns here.
Hi Goddesses
This post is a bit of a blast from the past! 2 years ago, my lovely DD friend the Canadian Nail Fanatic did a swap with me, and I asked her for the Halloween Collection from F4 Polish. Sadly, they didn't arrive til after Halloween, and then last year I forgot all about them lol.
So here they finally are - and the irony? F4 Polish no longer exist. Sadness. They had some really nice quirky stuff. That's not really the point of this post though. Halloween glitter toppers can be quite generic, so this should still give you ideas of how to wear your beauties, my precious (much twisting of hands lol).
First up is Boo To You, an awesome orange and black glitter in a mixture of sizes - see what I mean about how they can be generic?
I love to wear this type of glitter over bright purples or pinks for maximum colour clash, and here it's over one of the new OPIs - I Carol About You.
Next up is Nightmare Forest which features ALL the Halloween colours - black, orange, purple and green. This was ahead of its time in the shape of the black pieces, but I can't forgive it the hairy purple glitter.
I have it layered here over Barry M Olive, a colour very similar to OPI Skull and Glossbones.
Finally my possible favourite - Hocus Pocus. This has very small glitter in black, purple and green and is SENSATIONAL. It's one of those glitters you underestimate til you get it on your nails.
I have it here over Pandora's Polish Flannel, and this dark grey was the perfect base for it fire up its magic.
It's not too late to buy what I think is this year's best Halloween Collection - by Different Dimension. You can see my review here.
Hi Goddesses
As you know, as a blogger, I often receive products to review. What I choose to review is usually about a third of what I am offered, because all I am interested in (and all I assume YOU are interested in) is nail art and nail polish.
For that reason, I turn down cosmetics, hair products, sunglasses, fashion, ipad covers, sunglasses again, nail wraps (cos I suck at those), sunglasses AGAIN ..... but JORD, well, they broke me.
So why am I reviewing a wooden watch? Well along with my obsession for polish, stationery and handbags, I am obsessed with watches. Large chunky ones. I can chart the phases of my life by the watches I wore. But the one I remember the most, and have the most nostalgia for, is a Tissot wood watch I owned about 20 years ago. It was soooo unique - until the strap fell off and couldn't be replaced - and I have never seen anything like it. Until now.
So, because I desperately wanted a wood watch again, I caved, and when they said I could also give one away to my readers, I figured that soothed my soul a little :) However, I don't think for a second that I expected to receive such a quality product.
I chose the Sully watch in Natural Green. It has the feel of a hand-crafted product, and it's beautiful. Most of the watches are unisex, and as I have ENORMOUS paws, that means this watch fits me - yay!
I most love the bracelet - the crafting here blows me away - and free product or no free product, I love it, have worn it with love and pride, and everyone who has seen it has been blown away too.
I thought I'd do some nail art to go with it, to justify it being on a nail art blog lol, and went for some wooden nails. I started with a yellowy base to reflect the warmth of my watch's dial, and then splodged various taupes and browns on top to get a more varied look.
I then stamped using MoYou Pro 05. It wasn't until I got it on my nails that it occurred to me that this is maybe a peacock pattern, not wood, but I think it still works. Yes?
Aftewards, it looked a bit too neat, so I distressed it a little with some acetone and a cotton bud - a tiny detail that made a lot of difference - and finally some matte top coat.
I'm quite pleased with the overall result, and the matte top coat really made them look like wooden nail wraps.
So, now your chance to win! You can check out the full range of Jord watches HERE and take a look at the gallery below -
Finally, here's the Giveaway - it will run until Sunday the 20th July when I will announce the winner. It's open internationally - good luck!
