Swatch: Plum Power

Good evening lovelies

I've got a simple and quick post for you tonight. This fabulous colour was just too good to not share with you as a dedicated swatch post. For you viewing pleasure is Plum Power...

Purple is a colour I dont reach for all too often so when I saw this lone little bottle on the shelf in my local Poundland I couldnt resist and I am glad I didnt.  The application was flawless and the colour, particularly in sunlight, is stunning! I especially love the pink and purple glass flecks that translate really well from the bottle straight to the nail.

Check back soon to see how I finished this off with some simple stamping :-)

It's our Wedding Anniversary tomorrow so we have a couple of days off work to spend some quality time together and really spoil each other. Cant wait!

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

One Year Blogiversary

Good morning lovelies

I can hardly believe it but today is my one year blogging anniversary!! I had no idea when I put my first post live that I would still be going strong one year later and that my love for all things nail polish would just grow and grow. I have made some good friends through the blogging community and I love being a part of it all.

Here are my celebratory nails... :-)

For this manicure I started with two coats on each nail of a limited edition Barry M polish I recently picked up in Superdrug. I have a full review of this polish coming up later in the week so for now I will just say that it is a gorgeous shade of pink and has a wonderful 'squishy' jelly finish.

For my ring accent finger I added two thick coats of W7 Multi Dazzle. This polish is the perfect glitter bomb and contains every possible colour you could think of. The coverage is really good at two coats but you would need three or four to make it fully opaque.

On my little finger I stamped a single birthday cupcake using Konad White and on my index finger I stamped the full cupcake plate design straight from plate GA 38.

Lastly using Barry M Nail Art Pen in White I added the number 1 to my middle finger.

Happy One Year Blogiversary to Me! Thank you to all my fantastic followers and friends, I still enjoy blogging now as much as I did then and that is thanks to all of you who take the time to comment on each post or contact me via email or Instagram :-)

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Grey and Pink nails: I Heart

Good evening lovelies

I hope you are having a lovely weekend? Just a quick post from me tonight showcasing this very simple little mani. It didnt turn out quite as I wanted but I thought I would show you anyway :-).

I started with three thin coats of pale grey from No 7 called Winter Tale. I am a sucker for a pale or dove grey polish and even more so when it only cost £2 with a voucher.

For the hearts and lace design I reached for Barry M Pink Foil, the pattern is from my lovely new Pueen plates - number 27.

Enjoy the rest of your weekends - dont forget the sunscreen tomorrow... its going to be hot hot hot! :-)

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Blue and Yellow Flower nails

Happy Friday lovelies

Just as I moaned that we havent seen any sunshine yet we are apparently at the beginning of a mini heatwave! Two weeks of sunshine are predicted with Sunday set to be an absolute scorcher! I cannot wait, it makes the weekends so much more enjoyable when you can spend time outside, not to mention its a great opportunity to break out the summer wardrobe!

I just had to do a summery bright manicure to match the upcoming forecast :-)

I started with two easier than easy coats of Barry M Gelly in Guava on all nails except my ring finger. Guava is the brightest turquoise I have in my polish collection and I love it! I have been wearing it on my toes for the past few weeks and it still looks perfect.

On my ring finger I used two coats of Almost Famous by Color Club topped with one sparkly coat of Daisy Does also by Color Club. Almost Famous is a gorgeous bright yellow that as with every other yellow I own applied streaky. After two coats I could still see streaks so I reached for Daisy Does and applied a nice thick coat as a topper. Daisy Does has a yellow base and contains lots of yellow and gold glass flecks.

For the finishing touches I carefully applied one small square yellow rhinestone to each of the turquoise nails and over the yellow ring finger I stamped a simple flower design using the same turquoise polish - Barry M Guava.

This below picture was taken with the forced flash on so you can really see the pretty glass flecks in the yellow Daisy Does polish.

I hope you all have fantastic weekends - no doubt mine will involve nail polish as I had some fantastic nail mail arrive today :-)

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Owl Nails Skittlette

Happy July to you all!

Where does time go? More than half way though the year... we are yet to have summer in the UK (where are you sunshine?!) but on the plus side my family has booked our Christmas Day lunch! Not kidding, you have to book early to get a table for 10 people :-).

I love this manicure for obvious reasons... it has black polish, it has glitter but most importantly it has OWLS!

I started with a base of NYC City Blackout on my index and middle fingers. On my ring finger is my 'recycled' accent nail from a previous manicure and on my little finger is two easy coats of Barry M Gelly in Passion Fruit.

City Blackout was a little on the thin side but evened out nicely and you really cannot grumble at the £1.99 price point! Using Barry M Silver Foil I then stamped this most adorable owl print from plate Pueen 40. I have used this image to make myself some lovely nail polish rings but this is the first time I have used it on my nails!

On my little finger is Passion Fruit by Barry M. This is one of the latest colours to be released and as with all the others it has the most perfect highly pigmented formula. Passion Fruit is described as a neon coral but to me its definitely more red with an orange undertone.

I added a cute black heart shaped ring stone to my little finger for the finishing touch.

I was really pleased with this owl inspired skittlette, people at work were not so complimentary as this seemed to be an accent nail too many for most! :-)

Enjoy your evening

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Navy Lace with Silver Accent nail

Happy Sunday to you all!

Hope you have all had fantastic weekends? We have been very lucky with the weather and experienced the hottest day of the year so far today. We managed to make the most of it by being out in the garden and I certainly feel better for it. Last night us girls went for a meal at a restaurant called Prime where the steak is served on a volcanic rock heated to 360 degree so you cook it yourself to your own liking. It was fantastic fun and the steak was amazing! I had mine with garlic butter and stilton sauce! Yums :-).

Here are the nails I did to go with my all time favourite navy dress and lace jacket combo...

I started with base colours of NYC Ink Stain, the most gorgeous and rich shimmering navy blue that looked extra amazing in the sunshine. My ring and thumb accent nails have a base of Color Club On the Rocks.

Then using a-England Merlin (bottle shot above) I added one truly gorgeous cost of crushed silver sparkles to each of my accent nails. All of the a-England polishes are beautiful but to get coverage like this from such a simple looking polish is amazing (if you ask me!).

Just to really finish off my silver accent nails I then added one thin coat of Orly Holy Holo, it is ridiculously dense with large holo glitter particles and was almost blinding in the sun!

To stamp this beautiful lacy style design I returned to Color Club On the Rocks as its subtle silver shimmery goodness was the perfect finish for this manicure.

I love my new Pueen plates so very much... anything lace and love themed is always going to be a winner for me. This particular pattern can be found on plate Pueen 27.

This final picture was taken in the shade just so you could see the lace pattern a little more clearly.

I really hope your weekends have been as lovely as mine, I'm off to enjoy the evening sunshine and a BBQ with the hubs. Thanks for cooking Mr LiPP ;-).

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Yellow and Pink Roses

Happy Friday lovelies!

How is your weekend looking? I am excited about Saturday night in particular as us girlies are going out for a meal to a steak restaurant where the food is served on hot rocks, meaning the steak cooks as you eat it! I have heard fantastic things about the restaurant so am really looking forward to trying it out for myself!

In the meantime here is my nail of the day...

I started with a base of Barry M Lemon Icecream on all nails. For such a pale colour it has a really great formula and I only needed two coats.

Using Barry M Gelly in Pomegranate I then stamped one of my most favourite designs, the large roses, onto each nail. This design can be found on plate BM 323 and I honestly use it all the time for both nail art and jewellery design.

Speaking of jewellery, I could not resist making a nail polish ring to match this beautifully bright manicure. For the ring I added just one coat of Color Club Daisy Does It as the glass cabochon really brings out the beautiful yellow and gold shimmer.

Also as I fell totally in love with the yellow and pink colour combination I also make a ring featuring my new and already much used owl stamp from the new Pueen plates.

A slightly unusal combination but I love it so much :-). Last time I wore pink and yellow together my sister in law said it reminded her of my favourite retro sweets, Fruit Salads!

I hope you liked seeing my new pieces of nail polish jewellery.

Have fantastic weekends

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P