So, we've come to the end of 2013! In this post I'm going to do a round-up of my favourite blog posts, polishes and collections from the past year, and talk about a few other highlights and general favourites of the year.
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Wednesday, 25 December 2013
Merry Christmas!
And so to my final Christmas manicure of this year! Something simple and classic in my favourite Christmas colour combination, red and gold...also Gryffindor colours. ;)
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Delicate Snow
I'm happy to be able to say I am done with Christmas shopping and wrapping. Most people could probably say that weeks ago, but this is early for me! All that's left to do now is eat all the Christmas food and be fat!
Friday, 20 December 2013
Models Own Midori Limited Edition Set - Swatches
Press Sample
Models Own have partnered with Midori to release this cute trio of scented polishes, and I have swatches to show you today!
Monday, 16 December 2013
Nicole by OPI Gumdrops Collection Swatches
Today I have swatches of the Gumdrops collection from Nicole by OPI, six sparkly limited edition textured polishes inspired by sweets!
Friday, 13 December 2013
Christmas Gradient
When it comes to Christmas decorations I'm kind of a traditionalist. I don't like pink/purple/blue etc, especially not on my tree! I always stick to red, gold and green (maybe a bit of silver!) and I thought together they'd make a super christmassy gradient.
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Christmas Jumper Nail Art
I LOVE Christmas jumpers and I can't get enough of Fair Isle print! This particular manicure was inspired by my favourite Christmas PJ pants :P
Friday, 6 December 2013
A Bit 'O Glitter
Unfortunately this is one of THOSE manicures that looked absolutely lovely on my nails, but failed to translate to camera, which made me sad :( I'm posting it anyway though because this is one of my all time favourite polishes!
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Lancôme Vernis In Love Swatches and Review
Today I have swatches of a selection of Lancôme's Vernis In Love range, a collection of 24 glossy cremes.
Monday, 2 December 2013
Golden Snowflakes
And so to my first Christmas manicure of this year! I've waited until December as it would have felt wrong before. Kind of like Christmas songs in November...not right!!
Friday, 29 November 2013
Models Own Show Stopper 2014 - Official Clothes Show Live Polish - Swatches
Following the success of last year's limited edition Show Stopper polish (which sold out on the first day!) Models Own have created another polish exclusively for the Clothes Show Live - Show Stopper 2014! Inspired by Jade Thompson, winner of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model.
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
piCture pOlish Moody Blues by Polly Polish - Swatches
Today I'm excited to be showing you one of the brand new piCture pOlish collaboration shades! This is Moody Blues, created with Hannah of Polly Polish, and I believe it's the first collaboration with a British blogger which makes it all the more special. Hannah was kind enough to gift a bottle to me so I could try it out!
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Winter Warmer
My love for Barry M's 2013 Autumn/Winter polishes, the Matte and Royal Glitter collections, is no secret. They mix and match so well together and it's easy to create simple, classic looks with them. The mattes in particular go great with small studs!
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Green Distressed
I can't get enough of the Distressed technique at the moment! My Halloween take on it was my most popular post for October. As green is my favourite polish colour (and incidentally the most pain in the bum to get colour correct...typical) this combination was inevitable!
Monday, 18 November 2013
Hello Sailor!
I've gone for a nautical theme with this manicure, with the help of some Born Pretty Store water decals and a MoYou London stamping plate!
Friday, 15 November 2013
Coheed and Cambria Nail Art
Tonight I'm going to see my favourite band in the whole world ever, Coheed and Cambria. As appears to be the norm for me now, I did some nail art for the occasion! If you're not familiar with the band then this manicure probably will mean very little to you, so I'll give a very brief explanation of each nail (y'know incase anyone cares!)
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Lacquer Lust Peridot Swatches
I'd been lusting after the Lacquer Lust (very apt name) Birthstone polishes for a while, so when Rainbow Connection got them in stock I grabbed a couple! Obviously I had to go for Peridot because it's my birthstone, and as luck would have it it's my favourite from the collection anyway.
Monday, 11 November 2013
MoYou London XL Stamping Plates Review
Hi! Today I have a review of the MoYou London XL stamping plates and a cute floral manicure I did with them. Before I'd even opened the plates I was drawn to the thoughtful packaging! How lovely is it!?
Friday, 8 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Sportsgirl Nail It! Speckled Mint Swatches
I don't often post single swatches any more, but I have some gorgeous polishes lying around that need a place on my blog! This one is Speckled Mint by Sportsgirl, an Australian clothing shop that's apparently kind of like Topshop, and Nail It! is their nail polish range. This was sent to me by lovely Hannah of Polly Polish!
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot...
Happy November the 5th, aka Bonfire Night aka Guy Fawkes Night aka get wet and watch some fireworks night! I think I'll be staying in tonight, the weather looks crap and I'm an old lady who prefers a blanket and a cup of tea ;) I have however done my nails for the occasion!
Monday, 4 November 2013
Green and Purple Nimbus
Today I had a go at the Nimbus technique, as seen on The Nailasaurus. Mine turned out quite differently but that's the beauty of tutorials, you sometimes get many different outcomes! Alex pointed out in the comments that this looks like a Bokeh effect, and I agree!
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Pink Scream
Happy Halloween! My final Halloween manicure features nail strips from OMG Nail Strips. I've had these for a little while and thought now would be the perfect time to bust them out!
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Perilous Pumpkin
I love pumpkins. I'd have a house full of them all year round if it was up to me! I seem to be in good company because my neighbours appear to have gone all out this year, I've seen one family with 7 pumpkins in their garden!
Monday, 28 October 2013
Feather Water Decals
I've found that I'm a bit partial to water decals lately, they're so much better than stickers! I have these cute feather ones from Born Pretty Store to show you today.
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Models Own Lipstix - Ravishing Red
Before anyone freaks out, no, I am not branching into blogging about make-up! For one, I don't have the expertise (or the application skills!) - my knowledge lies firmly with nails. I'm merely sharing a product with you that I tried and loved and outing my secret lipstick obsession!
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
All Bloodied Up
If you're squeamish, this particularly gross Halloween mani will do you no favours, so best not to read on!
Monday, 21 October 2013
Distressed Halloween Gradient
I love Halloween, I love Halloween nail art, I love pumpkins, ghosts, ghouls and witches...you get the idea. On to to my first Halloween nail art of this year! This look is inspired by this post from Sarah of Chalkboard Nails.
Saturday, 19 October 2013
OPI Purple-iscious - Special Edition Polish Swatches
I have a special polish to show you today! 2013 marks the 20th birthday of QVC, and OPI have designed a new polish especially for QVC to mark the occasion!
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Rimmel Space Dust Swatches and Review
The Rimmel Space Dust collection consists of 5 glitter texture polishes (think Liquid Sand) and I have 3 to show you today!
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps Review
Here is the next installment in my quest for the best nail wraps! Today I'm trying out OPI Pure Lacquer Nail Apps.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
As you may already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and a lot of bloggers have done pink nails to mark this super important campaign. Here's mine!
Friday, 11 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Striped Tie-Dye
Does anybody else ever accidentally schedule their posts for AM instead of PM? I keep doing it! I scheduled this one for 6am instead of 6pm, so quickly deleted it before realising I'd have to write it again. I need to give my head a wobble. Anyway, I've named this one striped tie-dye, because that's what it reminds me of even though that isn't what I was originally going for!
Monday, 7 October 2013
2true Sequins Nail Polish Review
2true have been stepping up their game lately with new and updated ranges, I've already documented a few in this post and today I have a couple of polishes from the Sequins collection to show you.
Saturday, 5 October 2013
Friday, 4 October 2013
My night at the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2013!
Today's post is a bit of a special one - pictures and details from my night at the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards! The picture above is probably my favourite of the night - Sammy, Lucy, Me, Alice and Amelia all crammed in a photobooth! Read on if you want to see more pictures from the night.
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Barry M Berry Cosmo and Crystal Glaze Swatches and Review
I'm a little later with this than I wanted to be, but finally I have swatches of the new Barry M Berry Cosmo polish and the new Crystal Glaze top coat!
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Barry M Royal Glitter Nail Art
All of the new Barry M Autumn/Winter shades go so well together, the mix and match possibilities are endless! The Royal Glitters particularly look nice as an accent nail with the Mattes, for example. Today I've done a tape mani using 2 of the Royal Glitters!
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Floral Buttons - Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez Nail Art and Swatches
I'm back! My holiday was great and it's nice to have a little break now and again. Big thank you to my guest posters, Sammy, Danielle and Hannah!
I have some nail art today featuring colours from the Nicole by OPI Selena Gomez collection, along with some swatches.
Friday, 20 September 2013
Guest Post from Polly Polish - Gloomy Grey-dient
My third and final guest poster is Hannah from Polly Polish. Hannah was probably the first person from the blogging world who I began speaking to regularly outside of social media realms, and she's become a good friend and I appreciate having her around to vent to and discuss ideas with! She's also a fantastic designer and has been known to furnish me with wonderful nail mail. She does lovely tape nail art and gradients, and I'm happy she's created one for my blog today.
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Hello!
I hope I'm not the only nail polish blogger for whom the awful affliction of cack-handedness strikes at the most inopportune moments. I had such grand plans for this guest post because I'm so excited to have been asked by Allie - she's bloody amazing so I feel quite honoured. What you see here is my 6th attempt at creating something worthy of appearing on Brit Nails, and I'm still not sure I achieved that target. Nevertheless, these are my gradient nails for you today, in my favourite colour, grey.
Even sat here writing this I am wearing a grey dress, cardigan and slippers. It might make some people sad, but I love it. The gloomy effect of these nails is particularly apt given the turn in the weather lately too.
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Guest Post from The Nailasaurus - Pastel Galaxy
My second guest poster is Sammy from The Nailasaurus. I'm sure most of you, if not all of you, are familiar with Sammy's blog already! The Nailasaurus was one of my first inspirations when I started out blogging and still is today. Sammy is a master of studs, stamping, striping tape, gradients and tutorials, amongst many other things. I'm always excited to see a new post from her in my feed! Recently she's been doing amazing galaxy nail art and she's created some just for my blog which I'm very happy about!
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Hello readers of Brit Nails. First off I have to say a big thanks to Allie for inviting me to post for her and putting her trust in me today! I’ve decided to show off some pastel(ish) galaxy nails. I’ve been completely obsessed with this style of nail art recently. The bright colours make a nice change from the traditional dark and mysterious galaxy nails, especially in the summer months. My obsession combined with how easy this nail art is makes it one of my go-to styles when I’m short on time or inspiration.
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Guest Post from Totally Nailed - Monochrome
I'm on holiday for a week as of yesterday, so I've arranged 3 guest posters to help me out while I'm gone! I was planning on having more, but I left it a bit last minute and was, as always, disorganised. I'll arrange it better next time! (so she says).
The first post is courtesy of Danielle from Totally Nailed. I came across Danielle's blog a little while ago and I love her nails and clear pictures. She posts lovely nail art and mixes it up with swatches too. She also does a very good spray marble which I wish I could achieve!
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Hi Readers!
I am very happy to be doing a guest post for the lovely Allie, she is of course one of my favourite blogger ladies and so, so talented! It’s quite the honour. I have been dying to do some monochrome nail art for a while now, so what better time than today.
Monday, 16 September 2013
Barry M Royal Glitter Collection Swatches and Review
Press Sample
Here is the next installment of my swatches of Barry M's Autumn/Winter releases! Today it's the turn of the Royal Glitter collection, 5 sparkly glitter texture polishes all with Royal inspired names.
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Sparkling Windows
Happy Sunday! I decided I wanted to do some nail art using the new Barry M polishes, and this wasn't exactly what I had in mind but I ended up liking it anyway, so here it is!
Friday, 13 September 2013
Barry M Matte Nail Paint Swatches and Review
Press Sample
If you're anything like me, you'll be more than happy to wear bright colours on your nails all year round, but there's something very palette cleansing about neutral Autumn and Winter shades, and we all need something to go with our cosy chunky knits and boots! Step forward Barry M's matte polishes, 5 sophisticated, warming shades that you'll almost definitely be able to wear at work!
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
UK Indie Polish - Hairy Legs London
Hi! I have a UK indie brand to show you today. It's great to see UK indie polish springing up, for so long there was nothing at all! I considered starting one myself around a year ago but I realised I am far too lazy, so I'm happy to see motivated talented ladies around the UK doing it.
This particular brand has the best name ever...Hairy Legs. Not a name you'll forget in a hurry! I also can't resist the quirky logo on the bottle stickers. Hairy Legs creator Sanita sent me 4 polishes to try.
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Friday, 6 September 2013
Tribal Triangles
I'm excited and nervous today because I've just sent my RSVP for the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards! I'll be heading down to London in October to meet with some amazing bloggers, Sammy of The Nailasaurus, Lucie of Lucy's Stash and Alice of One Nail To Rule Them All. It'll be like some sort of nail blogger invasion. Can't wait!
Today's nail art was inspired by my slightly strange love of triangles. My base colour is OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and I freehanded all of the little triangles with a small nail art brush. Colours used are Barry M Pomegranate and Barry M Guava.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Models Own Fireworks Collection Swatches and Review
Today I have swatches of the Models Own Fireworks collection to show you. Lots of pictures and info ahead!
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