BNB Colour Me Crazy - Yellow

Good morning!

Today I have my yellow nails to show you! (My red and orange are on route, I promise!) I was really expecting to hate these, but I super love them! I love splatter nails, theyre just really easy, lazy nail art which I love doing!

I used Models Own HyperGel -White Light as a base, and Nails Inc Notting Hill Carnival and New York Noir for this mani.

Hope you like them - what do you think? Do you like splatter nails? Are you a yellow fan?

Rachael xxx

P.S dont forget to check out everyone else's yellow nails this week! 

An InLinkz Link-up

Inspired by.. I dream of lacquer

Hey all!

I follow most people on Instagram - when I'm in a rush, it's so much easier to have a quick flick through my instafeed than to scroll through Bloglovin and read everything.

One person I follow on Instagram is @Idreamoflacquer. Around two weeks ago, she posted this mani. I instantly fell in love with it and knew I wanted to recreate it.

Try as I might, I just can't get chevrons. They're on my to practice list. So my final mani is a bit different as it has a different pointer design and a different colour to the neon green, but the inspiration still shows pretty clearly I think.

I've also lost my DSLR battery charger, so I apologise but my photos for today are from my iPhone!

Polishes used:

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine - Guava

Kate Spade by Nails Inc - New York Noir

OPI - My Favourite Ornament

The leopard print is freehand, the pointer finger beads are a stamp from Pueen - Love Elements with OPI My Favourite Ornament dotted over.

Please let me know what you think - these sorts of mix and match skittles are by far my personal favourite!

Rachael xxx

Very late Pink Wednesdays Post for Breast Cancer Awareness

Hey all!

Dufus here forgot to press schedule on this post, so I've sat all week thinking it mustve been pants because I've had no views. As in NO views. Then I saw the big draft word next to it - duh! Hahaha! It's been a long week!

So these are dual purpose nails. They are using my favourite dusky pink 'Mrs Potts' by Taras Talons as the base, with decorated semi circles of pearls and a light topping of Barry M - Rose Glitter. I really love this base colour and it is surprisingly girly for me. I am getting into these pink wednesdays! I may have to make them a regular feature haha! I am also entering them into Taras current competition, so wish me luck! :)

Please let me know what you think - do you like / hate / would you change something? 

Don't forget to check out the other pink wednesdays we've done!

Rachael xxx

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KKCenterHK - Chrysanthemum Tear Drop Nail Decorations

**Products in this post were provided for an honest review**

Good morning everyone! Today I have a product from KKCenterHK to share with you.

These are 'BlueSea Chrysanthemum Tear Drop Nail Decorations'. 

They are almost 1cm (9.9mm) in length, 6mm wide and are rigid. They have a pretty flower and circled dot print and make a nice accent to any manicure.

As they are quite large, they do not sit flat to the nail. I have particularly curved nails so they certainly do not sit flat to mine. However, with enough adhesive (I would recommend nail glue as topcoat will not hold them for very long because of the size) they will stay on for long enough. They are quite a statement and therefore I think they would be great for a special occasion. The colour makes them quite summery so I will definitely be reusing these come spring time!

The drops come as a pair - which makes them perfect for accent nails, but it is a shame they dont come in bigger packs. 

What do you think?

Rachael xxx

Guest Post over at Seriously Swatched!

Hello lovely readers!

Organised as ever, yesterday I had a guest post over at Seriously Swatched - Please go check it out, these were my nails that I wore for my Dad's 60th birthday <3

Thanks again to Cordia for letting me guest post - hope you're all having a fab day!

Rachael xx

Born Pretty Store - Neon Stud Wheel Review

**These products were sent for my honest review**

Hello all!

Today I have some Born Pretty Store products to show you. 

They very kindly sent me this gorgeous neon stud wheel. It contains 12 different studs in 6 different colours in both square and circle shapes. They are all 2mm in size. The wheel retails at $7.59 (£4.89). You can also get 10% discount using my discount code: ZNL91.

These studs would look great over black or white, but I went for a less obvious choice - Deborah Lippmann Modern Love (a darker nude shade).

I have just used a variety of studs on each nail to show you how versatile they are. Please note, the black studs come from a different nail wheel which is also from Born Pretty Store. 

The studs are perfect size for both flat and curved nails as they can lay flat to the nail. They are small enough to be adhered with top coat, though nail glue will keep them in place longer. 

You can find Born Pretty Store at the following places:

Website

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

Make sure you follow for special offers, flash sales and more!

What do you think of today's nails? Are you a fan of studs? Whatre your favourite products from Born Pretty Store?

Rachael xxx

Guest Post over at Kittys Painted Claws!

Hi all,

Hope you are having a great week - please head over to Kittys Painted Claws to check out a little guest post I did for her while she is away! :)

Hope you like them - here's a cheeky black and white preview! 

Rachael xxx

UK Indie Treats - Taras Talons Part 2!

Hi all!

Today I have another bottle of my Tara's Talons to show you! :) Don't forget - check out her shop and use my 20% off code - RACHO20 (go on, treat yourself!)

As a reminder, here are her details:

Etsy

Blog

Website

Facebook

Twitter

This one is Bubble Bath - I knew I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't buy at least one blue or green, so this is what I chose :)

Bubble Bath is a gorgeous frosted blue, creme like polish with tiny blue glitters and what looks like opalescent white hexagon glitters (on closer inspection, theyre silver, but they look opalescent white on the nail).

The first coat applies quite sheer and patchy, but evens out nicely on the second coat. The formula is average - not too runny, not too thick, and there is a nice amount of glitter in there. The only downside I see to this polish is that the silver glitters dont stand out too much - the pigmentation of the polish hides them and they are only noticeable on close inspection. However, on the other hand this does give the polish a softer appearance - it reminds me of winter snow actually, and so I think it depends on what you're looking for out of this polish.

This is definitely a winter polish for me - it's the frosted element and the silver / white glitters that make it. I have already visualised many many different designs - snowflakes, snow men.. etc :) so watch out for me whipping this beauty out from November onwards! 

I decided after wearing it for awhile to jazz it up a little - so here it is with some Born Pretty Store accessories! 

 What do you think of this one? Is it a colour that you'd wear? Are you bothered about 'seasonal colours' or do you just wear what you want, when you want? Yay or nay to the accessories?

Rachael xxx