Halloween Nails: Ghosts, Skulls and Eyes

Happy Hump Day

This year I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to try out Halloween designs which is a real shame as I've seen some fantastic inspiration on other nail blogs and Instagram. Tonight I have time to squeeze in a quick and simple stamped mani but at least its very Halloween themed :).

Blue Glint and Flowers

Good evening lovelies

Thank you all for your lovely blog comments and Instagram feedback about the beautiful Blue Glint swatch I posted a few days ago. I am so glad it was such a hit with you all as I loved it :-).

Here is my final look...

Neutral and Neon: Animal

Happy Monday

Did you all have lovely weekends? As mentioned in my previous post it was my hubby's birthday over the weekend so we celebrated in style and enjoyed lots of time with friends and loved ones. We cooked Japanese food on Saturday night which was good fun and ate lots of naughty (but nice) birthday cake.

Back to work today... here are my neutral but with a twist nails...

Pink with Zebra Accent

Good morning lovelies

What do you all have planned for this super sunny Sunday? The weather is just amazing at the moment and I love it even more that it means I can get some great natural light nail pictures! These pics are so much better than anything I can take inside in my light box.

Today I am showing you one of four recent limited edition polishes from the Barry M range. I got this one free from Superdrug when I purchased a couple of the new Gelly's.

Pink nails with Navy and Butterflies: All in One

Good evening lovelies

Did you have a fantastic weekend? I most certainly did :-). I had a lovely day with Mr LiPP on Saturday, we shopped a little, drunk a little and ate a lot. The perfect combination. On Sunday little sis and I travelled to Birmingham for the Beauty UK 2013 show. We shopped until we dropped and really enjoyed the day. For those of you following me on Instagram you may have seen a few pics of my Konad goodies. Without doubt it was my favourite stand of the day.

These are the nails I wore...

I started with a base of the stunning Orly Miss Conduct. Absolutely an all time favourite of mine and as my latest favourite colour combination is raspberry and navy, Miss Conduct was the perfect base for this manicure.

Using Barry M Navy (another all time favourite of mine!) I stamped the zebra style stripes found on plate BM 223. I was tempted to leave it at that but as we were off to an event full of professionals I could not resist adding a little more...

Using Barry M Silver Foil I stamped my favourite butterflies from Konad plate M 78. On each nail I placed the butterflies slightly differently to avoid that uniformed nail wrap look.

Lastly I could not resist adding a quick top coat of Northern Lights Hologram in Silver. I love the holo sparkle in this top coat so much, not to mention its almost as quick drying as my trusty Seche Vite and never smudges my stamped designs :-).

How do you like my NOTD look? I am even more in love with this raspberry pink and navy combo than I was before!

It's Blue Monday so I am off to Yo Sushi with the girls - I hope you all have fantastic evenings

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Coral, Gold and Butterflies: All in One manicure

Good evening lovelies

This lovely manicure was worn for three days a few weeks back which is unheard of for me ;-). But honestly what's not to love... coral, gold and butterflies all in one!

I started with two coats of In Theory by Color Club. It's a beautiful coral with an orange tone, it was slightly streaky and would need three thin coats if you wanted to wear it alone.

Using Konad White I stamped the thin zebra style stripes from plate BM 223 onto all nails. I really liked how this looked but decided I couldn't quite leave it there...

Finally with Barry M Gold Foil I stamped the small butterflies from Konad plate M57 onto each nail.

The overall look was subtle as the gold didnt quite 'pop' against the white as I thought it would in my head... however, I loved the end result which explains why I wore this look for three whole days!

Good evening everyone :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Halloween Nail Art: Ghostly Goings On

Happy Halloween (almost)!

I hope you are all looking forward to some ghostly goings on...?

In all honesty I am not really one to celebrate Halloween, however it is an occasion that lends itself very nicely to some pretty awesome nail art :-).

This look is made up of many layers... For the red nails I used two coats of Barry M Bright Red, one coat of Barry M Red Glitter and one thick layer of Barry M Black Crackle. For the green nails I used two coats of Barry M Bright Green, one coat of Barry M Green Glitter and one thick layer of Barry M Black Crackle.

The ghostly stamping is done with Konad White special polish and the small image from plate BM 223.

I wouldn't normally use Crackle varnishes as I dont like the lumpy bumpy finish but for this type of nail art I think they acheive the ideal look.

Below is a couple of shots taken before the Crackle polish and stamping were applied. I love the green :-)

Enjoy your Halloween Eve my lovelies - I look forward to posting my Halloween Day nails tomorrow

Louise xx

Pink and Silver nails

Do you ever have one of those days?

Today is one of those for me. It started badly, I stubbed my toe as soon as I got up, I snapped my mascara wand in my mascara tube, I couldnt find the shirt I wanted to wear, I left the house 15 minutes late only to realise I had no petrol. I finally got onto the work car park to get stuck behind someone who needed 5 attempts to park and then realise she had taken the last space! Finally I had an argument with a tube of superglue and as a result it ruint my nails before I could take the pictures.

And breath... :-). The superglue explain the 'dink' in my index finger but I just had to show you these nails anyway.

To create this look I used BYS Fuchsia Flash as the base. I loved this colour in the bottle when I bought it this weekend but hated it on my nail. It dried with a frost finish with a slight lilac undertone and just looked really old fashioned. This meant I had to change my nail art plans as I wanted to cover this colour up as much as possible.

I reached for a pattern I had not used before on plate BM 223. I honestly thought I would hate this look but I ended up really liking it which just made the whole superglue debacle even more annoying!



On a litter note my brand new stamping plate arrived today and features some really pretty and intricate patterns - I cannot wait to get started on using this new extra large plate!

Do you ever start a manicure, think you will hate it, but manage to totally turn it around?

Louise xx

Animal Accent Nails

Good evening lovelies

I hope you have all had good weeks so far and are looking forward to the weekend already?

I've got a really busy weekend planned which I am really looking forward to. Its my little sisters birthday so we have lots of plans for a nice breakfast together, then a late lunch out with the girls and also a meal at our favourite place - Yo Sushi, next week. I love it when birthdays last more than one day :-).

Onto a manicure that lasted two days... yes two days I hear you gasp. I loved the look and the colours so much that I left it in place so I could appreciate it a little longer than usual.

To create this manicure I decided I would like accent nails (as I usually do) but on this occasion I went for the index and middle finger nails as I first saw worn by Marta over at ChitChatNails. I love Marta's blog and its always a great source of inspiration for my 'to do' list (follow the above link to go and browse her lovely blog).

For the accent nails I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (MBSW). I want to love this polish so much but I get such bad bald spots in it that it makes me feel I'm doing something wrong. Its the perfect shade of white/grey so I persevere with it out of stubborness :-). I painted exposed All Nighter on my other nails which is a bright magenta/deep fuschia colour. This is the first time I've used this polish as a base and it was a tad frustrating, however it is great to stamp with as can be seen here. It dries matt in super quick time so application was a little uneven.

I then stamped this lovely zebra (could also be used for tiger) print from BM 223 using Konad Black. In order to cover up a little bald spot at the base of my thumb nail I added a mini black star rhinestone and loved the look of it so much I also added them to my ring and little fingers.

I used two coats of my favourite top coat to really shine this up as All Nighter and Konad Black both dry to a matt finish. Also the top coat helps to protect the little rhinestones.

I loved this manicure and All Nighter is one of those polishes that just draws attention and compliments :-).

One final picture below because I just couldnt resist

Louise xx