Punky Tartan Naylls!

Hi Goddesses

A really simple mani for you tonight, but one I am quite in love with.  This was another where it ended up in such a better place than I ever expected it to.

The base is one of the polishes I made with Nayll (create your own polishes - seriously awesome, AND they're in the Giveaway, have you entered yet, have you?) called Blood N Bones.

I then stamped over it in silver using the image I'd most been drawn to on Moyou Punk 09 plate - a cross between an angry spiderweb and some scratchings out.

Finally, I added OPI Matte top coat, and THAT'S where the magic kabooooomed from.  I love this matted, love it.  Love how the silver on red looks a bit tartan, and love how the whole thing is just that *little* bit messy and demented.


Happy Hump Day!

NAYLL - Make Your Own Polish part 2 - The Glitters

Hi Goddesses

Yesterday I showed you the shimmer polishes I got to make with the wonderful Nayll, and today it’s the turn of the glitters!

Just a few reminders from yesterday’s post –

·       you go to the Nayll website HERE, choose a base for your polish and then add either shimmers or glitters to create your chosen polishbomb. 

·       Not only that, you then get to name it – Suzi eat your heart out!

·       Not only that, the product is "5 Free" and is vegan and cruelty free! 

The first glitter I made was a fun topper, full of my favourite colours and CIRCLES !!!!  This is called Pop Tart.

This had red, pink and white dot glitter and purple diamonds, and I love this happy combo!  It’s layered here over OPI Monsooner or Later with a coat of Poshe on top.

Then I tried to make my perfect “kitchen sink” / Glittering Crowd glitter and called it Darkheart.

This featured as much as I could throw in lol – mainly in SQUARES.  I loved the variety of glitters too – I think it’s quite important to have some small shapes in there to balance out your dramatic stuff, and you can see that with this glitter.

Finally … my favourite … Blood n Bones which I created for Beth.  She’s obsessed with vampires at the moment so I wanted to create something bloody but girly.

This used a coloured base and then I added holographic glitter and black glitters – especially those diamonds!

On the thumb, index and middle finger there are 3 coats, 1 coat on the ring and 2 on the pinkie.  Beth is just wearing one coat on her nails.

I used the Nayll Smooth It Out Glitter top coat with this mani and it did level the glitters out, and make them a lot less "crunchy".  As you can see though, the top coat isn’t super shiny, so I think next time I would use Poshe on top as well.

Overall, I couldn’t be more impressed with the Nayll experience.  It’s a great idea, a FUN idea, an addicitive idea, and it’s just so enjoyable to sit there and be a potions master!  I said yesterday it’s like a grown up’s sweet shop and it is – it’s just a delight.

The product is professional and I love that you can name your polishes too.  There is NOTHING I wouldn’t recommend about Nayll, and I think it’s a great gift idea too for those girls and ladies you might otherwise struggle to buy for cos they already own all the polishes (er, who would that be lol).

You can go and check out the Nayll website HERE and go on, have some fun!

Nayll - Make Your Own Polish - Part 1

Hi Goddesses

A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be contacted by Sara from Nayll, asking me if I would like to road test some of her “make your own”polishes.  I had seen other reviews and was intrigued, so said yes, but I didn’t expect to be as wowed as I was.

This is the first of a couple of posts, because there’s just so much to talk about.  Basically, you go to the Nayll website HERE, choose a base for your polish and then add either shimmers or glitters to create your chosen polishbomb.  Not only that, you then get to name it – Suzi eat your heart out!

Before I talk about the polishes, I want to talk about Nayll as an experience.  “Making” my polishes was soooooo exciting and so fun.  Sara offers gift certificates and for me, it’s a brilliant gift for girls of all ages, from the young to the budding frankeners or wannabe indie-makers amongst us “adults”.  It's like the grown up's equivalent of a sweetie shop. Not only that, the product is "5 Free" and is vegan and cruelty free! 

The polishes arrived super quickly – no difference really to normal mailing time – and the label with MY polish name on looked super professional.  Honestly, I couldn’t have been more impressed.  Granted, my artistic ahem .. choices weren’t always spot-on, but it was still great, and Sara is now looking to help educate us in the finer points of polish mixing through her blog.

So, what did I make?  Well I made 2 shimmers and 3 glitters and also got to review the Holo top coat and the glitter top coat.  Today I have the shimmers and holo top coat for you.

First up is Carmen Miranda.  This is a fire-vibrant orange, and also a lesson in what happens when you mix shimmers!  The base of this was actually Red Raspberry and then I added a Tangerine shimmer and a California Gold shimmer.

I love the finished result – it’s insanely cheerful and glowy – but it’s not what I set out to create. However, being addictive, it would keep me going back lol.

  

And here it is with the Holy Holo Top Coat.

  

My second jelly was Violetta which started out with a Lilac Purple jelly base, and was much cooler in tone.  I added a Dark Red Clay Shimmer to bring warmth to the polish – and succeeded, a little too well!

 

For me, this changed the colour of the polish too much, and warmed the entire bottle, rather than keeping the polish cool, but with a warm shimmer.  Who knew making polishes was so complex!  That said, I am kind of entranced by this colour – it’s very different.

Finally, here it is with Holy Holo Top Coat.

Both of these polishes were a little thick to apply, but not unmanageably so, and I think next time, I will definitely add a droplet of thinner to Violetta.

Check back tomorrow to see the 3 glitters I created :)