Haulin' - Another Year, Lots of New Babies

Hiii

I recently got back from visiting the queen, officially it was called vacation but I returned more exhausted than I left. This is why I didn't fnish the September Nail Challenge I started. The rush to get things together at home and at work before travelling took some time and energy. And I know it's not necessary to have things in order but for me it is. 

Anywhosie, as I was gallivanting through London I made sure to pick up some new babies. I got 16 in a total, a resounding 10 down from last year's haul if I remember correctly. Let's hear it for self control and a diminished wallet- YAYYYY!!!

So I'm here to share the new babies with you and I'll do a review on each in separate posts.I tried to group brands together so this post wouldn't be too picture heavy.

As I said over the next few weeks I'll have separate posts on each.

Until next time...

Stamping Attempt #2

Hi Again!

This week I tried my hand at stamping again 'cuz I gotta get this good damnit.

This mani turned out slightly better than the first. Still need to work on getting the design lined up the way I want. My cinderella hand is wayyyy better though for some strange reason.

Anyway here's what you came to see.

Products Used:

Orly Bonder

OPI Alpine Snow

Barry M Foil Effects Gold

HK Girl Top Coat

Konad Stamper and Scraper

Gal Cosmetics GA38 Stamping Plate

I really really like this. Tell me what you think below.

Until next time...

Re-creation - Day 11 of the January Nail Art Challenge

Hellerrrr!!

Hope everybody's having a good Sunday.

I'm back with Day 11 of the Challenge and feeling proud I've kept up so well so far.

So for this theme I chose to recreate a mani I did almost a year ago and posted on my Instagram here. It's really simple and a go to when I want something other than a basic mani but I have no idea what to do.

Products Used:

Orly Bonder

Barry M Matte Nail Paint Light Brown Caramel

Barry M Gelly Nail Paints Cardamom

Teisom Straight Nail Vinyls

#0 Liner brush 

Gold sequins

HK Girl Topcoat

I started with two coats of Light Brown Caramel. This colour is the perfect nude for girls my skin tone. It's a matte formula but nothing a coat of HK Girl Topcoat can't fix. However it shows up EVERY ridge in your nails which left me a little disappointed. 

I then taped off my nails with my Teisom straight nail vinyls to get the triangular shape and filled in with Cardamom.

After than I 'outlined' the triangle with my gold sequins I got from the Bornpretty store. They came in a set of various coloured glitter and the price was reasonable. The Bornpretty store also ships to Barbados which is a plus. My stuff usually takes a month to arrive.

sorry about the cuticles, my eczema is acting up so my hands have been really dry :(

I love the contrast of the shiny finish of the Cardamom against the matte finish of Light Brown Caramel.

This was my first time using Barry M polishes as they are not sold in Barbados and I'm really impressed. The quality of the polishes is superb. Pigmentation, consistency is on point so I will definitely try to get some more.

Hope you like it. Until next time...