ER31DC - Day 11 Polka Dots

Hey all!

Here I am again with the 31 Day Challenge - today is Day 11, Polka Dots.

I decided to try out my new polish as a base - Essie Naughty Nautical. I LOVE IT! My dots are Barry M Gold Foil Effects.

What do you think? Would you wear it? 

Don't forget to check out everyone else's polka dot posts!

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 5 - Faux Fur

Hi all!Time for Day 5 - everyone loves a bit of animal print!So I wasn't hundred percent sure what to do for this.. browsed my bloglovin for some inspiration and although I didnt find any animal print inspiration, I do love this new pinky accent thing loads of people are doing now instead of the ring finger. Here are today's nails.. actually quite like them - what do you think? 
 Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!Rachael xxx

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ER31DC - Day 10 - Gradient Nails

Hey all!

I am trying my hardest here to catch up with this challenge - everyone else I believe is on.. Day 22/23. I am on... Day 10! Yaaaaaay for Day 10 haha! Got to be positive about these things :)

So anyway. I was not looking forward to today - I am not great at gradients they always look not blended. I try my hardest - maybe its just the polish I choose. 

Today I went for something unusual for me - a mix of orange and coral orange/pink. I used Barry M Gelly Papaya and one of my new Taras Talons polishes - Orange Juice.

I've worn Papaya before - its a very bright juicy orange. Orange Juice is a corally orange, which looks a bit pinker when you put it with Papaya. I think they work well together. I used two coats of Papaya, and then sponged Orange Juice on at the tip. What do you think?

I then thought it didn't look quite finished, so I went for your typical sunset look and freehanded a palm tree silhouette onto my accent nail.

Don't forget to check out what everyone else did for gradient week!

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 4 - Glam Cute

Hi all!

I have really been looking forward to today! Exciting times!

Today is Glam / Cute. I did try to go for glam.. but I think I tripped and fell over the border and rolled pretty far into CHAV. Hahahahaha.. and after posting a cheeky picture on my personal facebook, ALL my chav friends liked it. Coincidence? LOL.

Surprisingly enough, I wore this for half an hour and then ended up liking it enough to do my OTHER hand.......... so there ya go haha! The studs and diamantes are all from nail wheels available from Born Pretty Store.

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 3 - Freehand

Hi all!

Time for Day 3 - Freehand!

Today I decided to go floral - these are similar to the poppy nail art I did back in May - what do you think?

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

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Swatched - Zoya Mata Hari

OHHHHHHHHHHHHH EMMMMMMMMMMMM GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I found a purple. I. Found. A. Purple. Okay, so its verging on not really being purple, its what I would call metallic cherry coloured. But its still a purple really. And I LOVE IT!

Picked this little beauty up in a blog sale over at Princessly Polished. Rochelle is selling off her mom's Zoya polishes and I FLEW in there and bought up a whole lot of them ha! I worked out the overall price and I picked them all up for between £4-5 each including the postage which is amazingly good value considering what they cost over here!

So anyway, onto the formula. Perfect one coater! I love shimmery, metallicy polishes for this reason - they just level really well and this one is well pigmented and the formula is just the right consistency. Lovely!

What do you think? I will definitely be wearing this more come Autumn / Fall, but I still love it now anyway!

Do you like the colour? Do you own any Zoya polishes? Which Zoya is your favourite? 

Rachael xxx


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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 2 - Stamping

Hi all!

Can't believe its already Day 2 of the Black and White challenge hosted by Beauty Shoes Nails and Fun.

So Day 2 is Stamping. Terrified of this day as I am very very poor at stamping! 

Today I chose a messy stamp (CH16) from the Cheeky Vibrant collection - at least since I messed it up its not too far from what it should be! I enjoyed the practice even though I did have to have a few 'calming' moments away from my mani-table (the dining table!). I found it is easier (still hard) to stamp on shorter nails - these nubs have an upside :)

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

Swatched - OPI I'm All Ears

Good morning all!

Today I have another swatch for you of a slightly older polish - one of the Minnie Collection 2012. This one is I'm All Ears. 

I'm All Ears is deceptively red in the bottle. It does have a strong pink tint but you do think it will be red on your nails. Well its not. Its all kinds of awesome on your nails, but in a pink way. A very in your face, sparkly, awesome pink. And I don't say that about pink very often.

This was another bargain from the polish barrow in Metro Centre for £3.99 - definitely money well spent. Formula is gorgeous, its a jelly like formula which dries glossy and has beautiful micro glitter in for that extra sparkle. This is two coats over a base of Rimmel Stronger.

What do you think? Would you wear it? Do you own it / want it? Or are you not a fan?

Rachael xxx

Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 1 - Geometric

Hi all!

I love doing challenges - they really push me to try something new and different. So I've joined another one - the Black and White challenge hosted by Beauty Shoes Nails and Fun. So first of all, thanks go to her for hosting this fab challenge! X

So day 1 is Geometrics. Not going to lie, I had to google what that was to make sure I wasn't completely mistaken! Good thing is, I was heading in the right direction after all :) 

The pattern I chose is one I've seen over at Lucy's Stash - its called Jonqal. I was going to do full hand, but it took so long with my shakey hands to do one nail that I was really glad I started on the accent, and thats where I'm finishing! Hope you like it!

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

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!)

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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