Nails Inc. ~ Bedford Square

Hello!

Bedford Square is one of my Nails Inc bargain haul. It's a gold micro-glitter with larger copper pieces and a holographic sprakle, very festive. Here are 3 coats with 2 of top coat:

Sooo sparkly.

This polish doesn't completely suit me; it kind of fades into my skin tone as I look at it, despite how amazingly sparkly it is. It is very gritty/sandy - I might even add a third layer of top coat - but once you've got a smooth finish it is just as beautiful as in the bottle. Not entirely for me, but a fab unique polish all the same.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

MeMeMe ~ Innocent and Graceful

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Today I am showing you two of the MeMeMe polishes I got for my birthday. I'd describe them both as French shades; Innocent is a nude ivory, while Graceful is a nude pink. I have a bit of a thing for French sheers, and squeal over a beautifully even coverage - and these two have the most even coverage I've found! Squealy time!

This first photo shows 2 coats of each polish: Innocent on the middle and pinky, Graceful on the index and ring:

And here are 3 coats of each:

Ahh! Oh this makes me so happy. I think in future I'll be using these as a base with a little delicate stamping.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

BM301 ~ Gradient

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For today's post I tried out the gradient design on stamping plate BM301. I figured if it worked it would be a great "quick fix" gradient, less messy than sponging! For my base colour I used the purple Nails Inc that came free with InStyle magazine a little while back, and for the darker stamping colour I used No7's Violetta. Here is the result:

It is fab! Of course it's not the natural fade you would get with a sponge, but it looks great to me. I would try it again with a foil polish, as Violetta didn't have quite a strong enough pigment for such a solid design.

Hugs,

Lisa x

BM312 ~ Clouds

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I think this pattern from plate BM312 is open to interpretation, but to me it looks like blustery clouds!

As a base colour I used Pensive by MeMeMe, a beautiful pale green that applies wonderfully and one that I think I'll be using often! I then stamped over in white. Here it is :-)

Yay!

This makes for such a cute manicure and I love it. I also have to comment on what a godsend the new larger-sized designs are on this new BM set ~ they are more than big enough to cover my nails in one go, including thumbs :-)

Hugs,

Lisa xx

BM307 and BM308 ~ Pastry Nails!

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For this mani I took yesterday's hot pink Vivacious by MeMeMe as a base, then used the full-nail cupcake design on plate BM307 for my thumbs, and the doughnut and muffin on BM308 alternated on my fingers. Stamping polish is Konad's Special White. Here it is!

Delicious!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

MeMeMe ~ Vivacious

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Today I have for you a polish I got for my birthday as part of MeMeMe's Groupon deal a couple of weeks back. It's a hot pink called Vivacious!

The cool thing with this polish is, at one coat, it could be used as a jelly. I'll experiment with it some time, right now my nails are in a state (they're drying out and you can see the bumps through my polish :-( ). Below are 3 coats, first in natural light then with flash:

It's cheeky and girly and a great addition to my collection! Love it :-)

Hugs,

Lisa xx

BM301 ~ Leafing Design

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This post shows my first forays into stamping with the new Bundle Monster set I received for my birthday :-) I'm starting with the first plate, BM301, but will be choosing the plates randomly as designs jump out at me!

I wasn't sure what to call this pattern, but it looks to me like the flaky opulence of precious metal leaf. My base colour is Rimmel's Lively Lilac (not really "lively" but a pretty colour all the same!), and for the stamping I used MeMeMe's Loyal, another birthday present. It's a silver foil and happily it stamps really well! Here is  the mani:

And here is the stamping plate itself (after use!):

I really, really love this design. I think it would look better with a more contrasted colour pairing though, and I want to try it with my gold and bronze MeMeMes! What do you think?

Hugs,

Lisa xx