Literary Lacquers - To Blossom

Hi Goddesses

This week you have a treat.  Amongst the 52 Week Challenge posts, you get to see 4 Literary Lacquers polishes I was sent for review, and I've done nail art with all of them.

We start the week brightly!  I start my new job today, so I wanted something spangly and gorgeous for the blog too.  This is To Blossom, and she's GLORIOUS.

To Blossom is a fabulous berry / pink / magenta holo-bomb, with the signature pieces of Literary Lacquers magic glitter.  She's just stunning, full of zingy blue bend and those gorgeous pieces of sparkle.

I wanted to do something different and chose to do this zany peacock pattern using MM14 from Messy Mansion, probably my current favourite plate.

I splodged the base with OPI You Better Pink and Sation Fan The Flames Fuchsia so that all 3 pinks had equal interplay, and then stamped.

I am absolutely entranced by the final effect.  Stamping over a splodged base is always great, but there's something about this that just POPS.  Super in love with the polishes and the plate.

If you haven't treated yourself for a while, you can head to Literary Lacquers by clicking the link HERE.

Drip Drop Manicure with Digital Nails Pandorica

Hi Goddesses

Today's mani was a total accident, and I rather like it :)

I had been wearing Pandorica by Digital Nails and wanted to do something over it.  I wanted something bright, happy and easy ... so I decided to do a drip mani.

I've done these before, but usually only when I am doing manis with blood lol.  This time I used the advice of others and used a dotting tool to create my "drip" - I am not sure this helped actually, or maybe I just used too big a dotting tool.

I then used a fairly small nail art brush to draw in the rest of the mani.  It's quite trial and error I think to get this mani to look ok to the eye.

Polishes used - 
thumb - Zoya Maura
index - Rimmel Jazz Funk
middle - Sation Fan The Flames Fuchsia
ring - Rimmel Ultra Violet
pinkie - Morgan Taylor Perfect Match

I have to say, my favourite part of this mani is the skittling of the colours, and I'm glad I decided that early on.

Turquoise and Fuchsia Nail Jamble

Hi Goddesses

Earlier today I showed you the sublime Some Glad Morning from Literary Lacquers, with an accent nail of Ether Binge.

After I wore that mani, I really wanted to do something on top of it, and all I could see in my mind's eye was an obnoxious fuchsia - step forward Sation Fan The Flames Fuchsia.

The base has tinged the fuchsia slightly, but I do like that - just bear in mind that this polish a rocking dark bright pink, not violet or purple tinged.

I did super large dots, cos dots make me happy and then, inspired by PiggieLuv, tried a spun-sugar nail again.  It's still very thick and gloopy - but doesn't it look awesomely 3D?  Ha ha.

I think I am too impatient for those sugar manis and that's why I end up all clumpy and lumpy.  Anywho - behold - one of my favourite manis of the year.


Loving this colour clash!