Easter Bunny!

Happy Easter! I did a quick mixed mani for today.

Click to enlarge

The base colours, from top to bottom, are Barry M Lemon Ice Cream, Barry M Berry Ice Cream, Models Own Beth's Blue and Models Own Pastel Pink. 

The detailing was done with a small nail brush, a dotting tool and mix of acrylic paints and polish.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Models Own Purple Blue Swatches

Here's another polish from the Models Own Beetlejuice collection. They did so good with this collection, I've been really impressed with it so far. 

This is Purple Blue, a glassfleck finish multichrome. The main colours, as the name suggests, are purple and blue, and they shift between a coppery colour and there's also some pink in there. I've heard Purple Blue is very similar to Formidable from the MAC Venomous Villains collection, and also ORLY Galaxy Girl. 

Click to enlarge.

The formula is very easy to work with. My pictures are three thin coats plus top coat. It spreads out evenly and dries quickly.

Click the jump for more pic spam!

Ed Sheeran Nail Art

Hi! I am irrevocably in love with Ed Sheeran (if you know me you will already be annoyed by it) everybody in the UK probably knows who he is whether they like it or not, but maybe not everywhere else...anyway he's a singer/songwriter and this mani is based on his newest album, Plus. 

Click for full size.

The orange is Spring Street by NYC, but it was too dark for what I wanted, so I adjusted the colour. The black and white are both Barry M and I used a tiny brush and acrylic paint to paint on "kiss me" (one of my favourite songs on Plus).

I love him to death, but all my best friends are metal heads so I just get mocked for it. Pfff!

P.s. my giveaway is coming soon, I promise! I have ongoing health issues which have left me basically house bound for a while, but I'm okay at the moment. Going giveaway shopping asap. :)

ORLY Emberstone Swatches

Before I start, UK girls...where do you buy your acetone!? I swear I cannot find any anywhere! Help!

Okay, here is another one I got in my swap with Melissa, Emberstone by ORLY, from the 2011 Mineral FX collection. Is it red? Is it orange? I've looked around and everyone has a different opinion. Personally I would say orange, or coral. 

Don't forget to click the pictures for full size!

It's a jelly-like foil (I think that's another finish I just made up) packed with gold flecks, and some smaller pink/purple particles.

The formula is wonderful, glides on easily and is opaque in 2 coats. It's so eye-catching, shimmers loads in the sunlight and is like nothing else I own, very unique! 

It looks like I want to EAT IT. Or lick it. Of course I will actually be doing neither.

Click the jump to see it with a matte topcoat!

Comparison - Illamasqua Stance and Models Own Purple Passion

Hello! This is my first comparison post. I don't have a massive collection of polishes so I don't often end up with two that are very similar (yet). As soon as I put on Stance though it reminded me of Purple Passion. 

When you first apply Purple Passion, it looks almost identical to Stance. However when it begins to dry, it ends up a little darker and almost has a matte finish, while Stance is a jelly/creme. 

PP is definitely more purple and Stance more fuchsia, but at first glance on my nails you can barely see a difference. It's a lot more obvious on camera. Stance is also much easier to apply. PP is a good enough formula itself, but can't stand up to Illamasqua.

Models Own retail for £5/14ml, and Illamasqua £13.50/15ml, so there's quite a difference in price, but Illamasqua definitely wins this one.