Neon Week - Fish Scales

Hi Goddesses

Wow, I am a little late posting tonight and more than a little breathless, as I was watching Andy Murray.  For 11.5 months of the year, Britain doesn't care about tennis, but when Wimbledon's on, we ALL go crazy lol.

Anyway, it was a GREAT match, but I won't spoil the result, just in case you haven't seen it yet.  To the nails, and this one was a hit at work.  If I'm honest, I don't really love it as it's not very "me", but it does work.

This started with 3 coats of w7 white as a good solid base, and then I splodged my neons over the top. We've got -

* Sation Miss Emo Shuns All

* China Glaze Hang-ten Toes

* China Glaze I'm With The Lifeguard

* Color Club Daisy Does It

* China Glaze Surfin' For Boys

The aim of the splodgerama is to create a smorgasboardof colour that blends and clashes - it's then perfect for stamping or arting over.

I used my Barry M white Nail Art Pen here.  As you can see on the thumb, the design started out as a distinct flower, but wobbled a bit as I moved round the fingers!  The pen didn't like being used over the Poshe top coat I'd used to seal my splodgerama, and so the pattern was a bit averse to laying its tracks.

I deliberately mixed it up on index and pinkie, and overall, I don't mind that the art is different from nail to nail.  I think the overall craziness of the neon base helps the randomness of the patterning.

Don't forget to check out my Lady Friends - enjoy xx :)

Best of 2012 - Purple Polishes (non glitters)

Hi Goddesses

As you would expect, I've had to split my favourite purples of the year into 2 posts (surprisingly I've had to do this for the blues, too).  Today sees the purples that are NOT glitters.

Despite my love of all polishes purple, a lot of my purplishes ended up untried this year.  There's even some in this post that I know I've only used for art rather than a full mani.  Some of them didn't even make it onto the blog!  As usual, click the name of the polish to be taken to the post (if there is one!).

Contrary Polish - Purple Smoke

One of the last polishes I bought this year ended up being one of my very favourites.  Everything you love about Zoya Kelly, but better.  Stunning.

Barry M Gelly - Blackberry

Stunning and devilishly glossy.  Pure dark forbidden fruit.  Pretty much opaque in one coat, and stamps well too.  What more could you ask for ?

KIKO - 334 Dark Violet

I discovered KIKO in a big way over the last couple of months.  Their speciality is super saturated purples and blues, and this is awesome.  I've used this in lots of nail art since I bought it.

Barry M - Magnetic Purple

This is a magnetic polish that's gorgeous enough to wear just as a polish.  Super suedey and a really lovely cold tone of purple.

Bettina 191

Gorgeously dark - I've used this in a lot of nail art, including twice in 30 Days of Purple.

Bettina 28

Still fairly dark, but lit from within with swirly petrol-tones.

Sation - Miss Emo Shun All

Weird name, intense colour.   Super indigo on steriods.  So saturated it freaks the camera out.   Legendary. 

I dooooo so love them all :)  See you tomorrow for the glitters, they be purdy too :)

Enjoy xx :)

31DC Day 21 - Inspired By A Colour

Hi Goddesses

Today's post is such a heavenly combination of splendidness - ah, I almost cannot contain how much I LOVED this mani.

Right, some background info first.   One of my favourite polishes is Barry M Indigo, a polish that would NOT photograph anything other than blue for my previous camera which hated purples.   I now have a new camera and a new polish which seems VERRRRY similar to Indigo - Miss Emo Shun All by Sation.  What better way to put ye newe camera through its paces?

Let's start with the swatchety stuff.  Ah, this is a SUBLIME polish.  This is pure indigo, pure blurple, pure WOW.   Think very cold neon purple.  It dries rubbery, and very nice it is too in that state, but glosses up wonderfully under top coat.

Just look - look at how outstanding that colour is.  Ugh, I could wear this every day and not get bored.  It's sooooo dramatic.  Love it.

It's intense, bold, melodramatic - oh me and Miss Emo are going to be sharing a LOT of manis together over the next few months!

So how does it compare to Barry M Indigo ?  Well, they weren't quite as identical as I thought they would be, with Indigo one and a half smidges darker.

To be fair, this camera is still struggling a little with the colour - it's not as blue in real life as the photos are showing.   This photo though is the most accurate.

And if you're going to be inspired, BE INSPIRED!!! So to this heavenly concoction, I added my favourite glitter - Dollish Polish Random Dancing.

All together now - siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh.  

I think Dolly has reformulated this since I bought my original bottle - the mix seems slightly different and the base more coloured.  I also think my original bottle may have been affected by the Great Suspension Base Crisis as the glitter is chilling out in the bottom 2/3 of the bottle lol.

So, for a Crumpet, it really doesn't get any better than this.  Seriously, if I wore this every day, I would rule the WORLD.


Enjoy xx :)