Turquoise and Orange: Same Accent Nail

Good evening lovelies

Hope you are all doing well? For the rest of this week I have decided to go with a bit of a theme for my nails. I will change my polish each day (as is usual) but I will keep my lovely accent nail just to show how wonderful and versatile it is!

Neon Coral and Leopard Print Nails

Good evening lovelies

Happy Friday! Just to add to my excitement its a bank holiday weekend so I have a whole three days off to enjoy the company of my loved ones, catch up on some serious swatching and of course write some blogs! Tonight I am having a mini Orly Gel FX nail party with little sis and her bestie Suzi. We are going to be naughty and have a takeaway Chinese first and then I will get into the serious business of nail painting!

Here are my nails of the day...

This is the most amazingly hard to capture on camera polish I have ever had in my collection. In real life it is a super pretty neon coral orange. On all my pictures it just looks like tangerine :-(. I still love this colour so very much.. it is called Pool Party and is from the China Glaze 2010 summer collection.

On my index and ring fingers I used two coats of I Herd That which is from the China Glaze Safari 2012 collection. I cannot tell you how much I love this gold, bronze, red and orange glitter. It applies perfectly and looked as good in the shade as it did in the sun. I am definitely treating myself to I'm Not Lion from the same collection now I know how good this one is :-).

Using small 'blobs' of Pool Party over the top of I Herd That I then used my brand new Barry M Black Nail Art Pen to create leopard print accent nails :-). The Nail Art pen was beyond easy to use and I am glad I also picked up the white and silver versions.

Finally using my Orly dotting tool I added a couple of small dots of I Herd That to each Pool Party nail.

I hope you all have something lovely planned for the weekend :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

A Hula Halo combination!

Good evening lovelies

I decided that I needed some ultra bright polish in my life... all the snow and horribly cold weather we have had recently has left me craving the summer... or at least a decent spring! What could be better to lift my wintery mood than neon pink :-)

I started by painting all nails except my accent nail with two coats of Hula by NV. Hula is an intense pink that  dries to a real rubberised matte finish. Its a one coater and dries super quick. This will definitely be a summer pedicure favourite of mine!

On my accent finger I painted two coats of the stunning Orly Halo. Halo is an intensely packed gold glitter polish which reflects the light beautifully and looks really cute combined with this pink. Halo is from the 2012 collection Naughty or Nice and is a welcome addition to my stash :-)

Using this bold basket weave style print I stamped each pink nail in Barry M Gold Foil (bottle not shown in this post). The pattern is from plate GA 15.

I am so pleased with how this simple manicure turned out. The basket weave print is ideal for a quick but eye catching look and I will use it next time with a dark base so I can see the contrast. I am thinking navy and silver...

I hope this pink and gold version brought a little sunshine to your day... hee hee :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Orly Perfect Pairs: 1: Gold

Good evening lovelies!

Tonight I am going to share with you the first of six posts showcasing the Orly Perfect Pairs that I swatched for my friend so she can promote them in her new job in beauty wholesale.

I was very lucky the day I decided to swatch these polishes as although it had been snowing, it only meant the backdrop for the outside pictures was even more beautiful and also I got to take pictures in the crisp winter sun.

This first picture shows you the finished Orly Perfect Pair for Gold...

I started with a base of Orly Flare. This is a beautiful gold shimmer from the Orly Fired Up 2012 collection and was an easy and quick drying two coater. Flare is a really pretty shade of gold that would suit most skin tones.

This next picture is a swatch of Orly It's A Meteor (no underwear). This polish is designed as a topper and is made up of red, silver and gold glitters in all shapes and sizes. It's A Meteor is from the Glam FX collection and my below swatch shows just one coat.

A nice little side by side shot for you...

I could not resist adding this gorgeous shot of Flare taken outside. Just look at how it shimmers in the sunshine and of course I am loving the snowy backdrop :-)

Here you can see the finished look with It's A Meteor layered over Flare. Doesn't it look beautiful. Quite a light manicure but still plenty of glitter for those of us who love a little bling :-)

This picture has the flash on as it better shows the red and silver glitters...

One last perfect outdoor shot... I am so in love with this final look!

How do you like this pretty layered look? I am really looking forward to showing you the other five Perfect Pairs :-)

Louise xx
@L_i_P_P

Peach and Gold

I love peach and gold together. This manicure made me smile everytime I looked at it and with the added sparkle from the rhinestones and glitter polish accent nails I just couldnt stop looking at it!

I used this stamp once before in a different colour combination and really didnt like it but today I was feeling brave so thought why not... give it a go. I am so glad I did.

The base colour is Barry M Peach Melba. Seriously this colour is just perfect. The formula is good, the colour stands out and makes me feel summery and thats no bad thing, as I currently have a few days off work.

Swatch of Barry M Peach Melba

To create this manicure I used Barry M Gold Foil to stamp the zig zag design taken from BM 201. I then added three sparkly little peachy coloured rhinestones to my ring finger and one coat of Barry M Gold Glitter to my thumb nail. One final coat of NYC top coat and voila... :-)

I cannot get enough of peach and gold! Love it.

Louise xx