BYS Two Blues

Good evening lovelies!

So now it seems the big freeze is going to set it. We have had a week of snow related issues but now with temperatures dropping that will turn to ice related issues. Weather forecasts predict it will be minus 12 degrees over night so I imagine it could be a difficult journey to work tomorrow. The joys of winter!

I decided to try out another of the more geometric design plates and as they are not my most favourite of patterns I thought a skittlette mani would keep the experiment easy

I used two of my new BYS blues to create this look. On my little and index fingers is BYS Love Boat and on my ring and middle fingers is BYS Pastel Kung Fu Blue. Love Boat was by far a better colour and formula which made the decision about which nails to stamp on very easy :-).

Using Barry M Navy I stamped this geometric design from my new Cheeky plates and also painted my thumb nail to tie the stamping back in for a cohesive look.

I couldn't resist adding plenty of sprakly square rhinestones to make the whole manicure geometric.

How do you like the finished look? It is certainly not one of my favourites but it was good to try something a little different and I did get to use two new polishes :-)

Louise xx
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Christmas Nails: Reindeer

Good evening

I just couldn't resist making a return to my Christmas themed nails already. I wanted something fun so I decided on these cute little reindeers. I was inspired by a picture I found on google that linked back to a site called PolishPedia.

I hope you like them...

I started with just one coat of No 7 Hot to Trot. It is a very pale gold shimmer and a great base for nail art.

Using BYS Raspberry chocolate I painted the reindeer head and ears. This is the only brown in my whole collection and is a new purchase for me so the timing couldn't have been better :-)

Using a black nail art pen I drew on the antlers.

Then finally with two different size dotting tools I added eyes and noses. Of course I had to make one nose glittery red as you can't have reindeers without one of them being Rudolph!

How do you like these cheeky little chappies? Cute?!

Louise xx

Peacock skittle nails

Happy Sunday :-)

Hope you are all enjoying your weekends? Today we went for a stroll around the city, enjoyed a little shopping spree and then back home to spend time with the doggies and enjoy a lazy evening.

These pretty peacock nails were a slight labour of love as I had originally intended on using water decals for the two accent nails, however after a frustrating amount of time spent trying to make them look crease free and pretty I gave up and turned to my trusty bundle monster stamps.

To create this look I used W7 Black, BYS Metallic Blue Sapphire and Bourjois Vert Chlorophylle. These are all stunning polishes but in particular I am loving the Bourjois green polish from the So Laque collection. The full range of So Laque polishes is now officially on my lemming list :-)

I stamped in Barry M Silver Foil using the peacock print on plate BM 212. I then used my medium dotting tool to add the feather centres in BYS Metallic Blue Sapphire.

Although I was disappointed to not use the peacock water decals I am really pleased with how this turned out. This stamping is so effective and remains a firm favourite of mine from the 2011 plate collection.

Gorgeous sunshine swatch pictures below... Look at the beautiful shimmer in the BYS Metallic Blue polish. I love that these polishes are only £1.50 each. I am totally buying the whole collection!

I hope you enjoyed this skittle manicure. Do you like wearing something different on each nail?

Have a great Sunday evening

Louise xx

Butterfly Nail Decals

Good evening lovelies - are you all as glad as me that it is finally the weekend?

Tonight I have something a little different to show you as this nail art was created using water decals (aka transfers) rather than stamping plates.

I started with a base of BYS Pink Panic. This is absolutely the most intense neon colour out of my whole collection and doesnt need a white base coat to make it pop - it can do that all on its own.



I then set to work with the nail decals that I purchased on eBay for about £2. The decals arrive on one large sheet so I cut them up into smaller nail sized squares and dropped them into a bowl of warm water. After 30 seconds I took the first one out, blotted on kitchen paper, peeled the backing paper off and gently applied to my nail.

Simple but effective. These butterflies are really pretty and quite different to any of the stamps I have.

I did experience a few air bubbles so I definitely need to practice at applying these decals but overall I was pleased with the look and it was nice to do something other than stamping for a change.

Isn't this pink just the perfect shade for a summer pedicure? What do you think, would you give nail decals a try?

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

Beautiful Green with Envy

I forget how much I love green. Then I stumble across a gem of a polish like this one and I fall in love with green all over again. I cannot tell you how lovely this polish looks on yor nails. Its shiny, sparkly and rich in colour. Its the pretty much the perfect shade. It looks great in the swatch pictures below but as this blog is about nail art I of course had to stamp something suitabley pretty over the top.

For this manicure I used BYS Green with Envy for my base colour. This polish really is a steal at only £1.50 a bottle. I love how it applies as well - two completely effortless coats of shimmery green goodness. I then stamped using my trusty Konad White and the flower design taken from plate BM 321.

As I had a little more time to work on this manicure I decided to add some pretty sparkly purple rhinestone accents. They never last much longer than the time it takes me to finish taking blog photos but they do look good :-).

BYS Green with Envy swatch

Gorgeousness in a bottle!

Just look at the super rich colour of these swatches. Whats not to love?

Thanks for reading

Louise xx

I Love Coral

This pretty and girly manicure was designed to match my new coral dress, worn this weekend at my good friend Natashas Hen Do. This was the 'home' version of the Hen Do, as we have already been on the 'away' version in Marbella

Unfortunately the weather was typically British which meant it rained almost solidly all afternoon but we didnt let it dampen our spirits and we had a fantastic time. The bridesmaids did a wonderful job of organising the day which included a Pimms on arrival, a delicious BBQ and plenty of games to make us laugh.

As the wedding is very close now I decided to go with a love theme for my nails.

For this look I used BYS Pastel Pink as the base colour, Barry M Gold Foil to stamp the LOVE design on BM 311 and the fishnet style design on BM 310. I then added some pieces of gold hex glitter for a little bit of added interest.

Overall I was really pleased with this look and loved the BYS Pastel Pink colour. I have purchased a few polishes from this collection recently so will debut some more very soon.

Louise xx