Golden Lace Manicure

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My MoYou giveaway ends in two days time, eek! Do get entering!

It's been really difficult to blog recently due to a combination of both me and my nail polish desperately struggling to survive my Christmas retail job! It's taking all my energy, and when I apply a manicure it's often chipped before I can even take a photo. But this time I succeeded in getting a quick pic ;-)

For this mani I started with Seventeen Spiced Plum. I then stamped on some Born Pretty 02 lace in gold, which I received for review, using page reinforcer stickers to get a half moon on my nails.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Ombre Stripe Manicure

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First off, do enter my MoYou Giveaway if you haven't already! It ends in 5 days and there is a gift card to be won ^_^

I'm sorry for the gap in posting - I haven't been well. This is a mani I did during my absence using striping tape: a blue ombre mani! Over a silver base I painted on stripes of Models Own White Light, Barry M Huckleberry and Barry M Elderberry.

I loved the way this mani looked but it took so much time to do! I wish I had a magic wand!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Sweater Manicure ~ Flocking vs. Glitter!

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Today I'm wearing a mani inspired by ChitChatNails - do check her out!

It's a Christmas sweater manicure done using the Fairisle pattern on Nailz Craze stamping plate NC03. My colours are Barry M Almond with matte top coat and a pink accent nail, and this is where I switched it up a bit! I bought a tub of MUA flocking powder maybe 2 years ago when it was a trend and have been wanting to try using it again. So my first pass of the manicure had a fluffy pink accent, like so:

Yeah, I think it's funky and I love it! I know lots of other people wouldn't though...

I realised that I probably wanted something more hard-wearing before I go to work tomorrow, so I switched up the flocking powder for Nails Inc Holly Place and matted it to go with my other nails:

My camera had real trouble photographing these manis - I think it's a combination of the colours and the pale Winter sunlight. But which accent nail do you prefer?

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty 05 Stamping Plate - Egypt Style

This post contains products which were sent to me for review :-)

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Today I'm trying out the second of Born Pretty Store's own range of stamping plates sent to me for review, the 05 Egyptian design (see 02 Chic Lace here). I have some info from Born Pretty about these plates. They've re-released them in a bigger style after some customers found them too small - so, if you bought this first plate and aren't satisfied, you can claim a replacement free with your next order. Just leave a comment in the comment box when ordering! Here is a link to the new, fixed plate:

http://www.bornprettystore.com/egypt-style-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-p-16852.html

Both of the plates have the designs I'm going to show you! There are 4 individual images which stamp with a great level of detail, and 4 ornate full-nail patterns - these have been resized on the new plates so they will fit on longer nails. I thought black and gold would be the perfect combination for some Egyptian stamping, so here we are:

Unfortunately I'm not actually in Egypt and you can see some raindrops from the great British weather!

My favourite design has to be that hand image; it's just so intricate! As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty Store order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty 02 Stamping Plate - Chic Lace Pattern

This post contains products which were sent to me for review :-)

Hello!

Today I am reviewing one of Born Pretty Store's own stamping plate designs. Born Pretty tell me that they've re-released the plates in a bigger style after some customers found them too small - so, if you bought this first plate and aren't satisfied, you can claim a replacement free with your next order. Just leave a comment in the comment box when ordering! Here is a link to the new, fixed plate:

http://www.bornprettystore.com/chic-lace-pattern-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-p-16849.html

I did find the plate small, but at the same time I managed to get the designs onto my nails in one go and I was very, very pleasantly surprised with the level of detail and quality of stamping. The lace is just stunning!

Because the detail is so fine you need to be quite fast when stamping - I learnt this with my left hand but got it perfect with the full lace designs on my right! There's a different lace pattern on each finger.

Despite the size I adore this plate, and so I'm sure the bigger size will be even better.

As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty Store order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

Hugs,

Lisa xx

The Geordie Nails MoYou Giveaway!

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a Rafflecopter giveaway

Today I am very excited to announce the launch of a giveaway to win a £10 MoYou London gift card!

MoYou sell wonderful, unique stamping plates and many other nail art goodies; their e-newsletter is always exciting to receive as they release new plate designs every week. I chose this prize as it's one I would love to win myself :-)

This giveaway is a "thank-you" for looking at my blog and Instagram - I struggle a lot with illness, but painting my nails helps me feel better and seeing that someone has liked my manicure makes me feel like I'm doing at least something right. As it's a thank-you to you all, I'll try to make entering as quick and simple as possible!

The giveaway is open internationally and MoYou have kindly said they will refund the winner's shipping costs. It ends on the 1st of December which will hopefully allow enough time for the winner to have a lovely Christmas present! Please be sure to read the T&Cs on the Rafflecopter widget and let me know if you think I've missed something.

Here's a collage of some of my MoYou manis...

Good luck in the giveaway, and I hope the winner loves their plates as much as I do ^_^

All my love,

Lisa xx

A Manicure and a Surprise!

...and the surprise is a giveaway!!!

I will be launching a giveaway tomorrow to say thank you to everyone who's taken an interest in my blog and Instagram - this is something which cheers me up when I'm ill and I am really very appreciative.

I will reveal the prize tomorrow as well, but as a big clue... it involves a very popular stamping plate company who release amazing new plates every week and whose design I am using in the below manicure!

Do you know who it is? ;-)

Excited hugs,

Lisa xx

Winter Jumper Manicure

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Welcome to my first sweater mani of the season! I broke out my Nailz Craze NC03 stamping plate which has a Fairisle pattern on it, and paired it over another clingfilm manicure using Blueberry Muffin and Cornflower Gleam by Models Own.

Raindrops are becoming a regular fixture in my photos! You know I'm an authentic Englishwoman at least!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Tartan Manicure

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The weather is getting colder and wetter here in England; Winter is definitely approaching! Today I'm wearing a season-appropriate manicure inspired by a red tartan design I saw in the Adventures in Stamping Facebook group ~ credit and thanks to Jacqui!

This mani uses two nail art techniques, clingfilm and stamping. I started by painting my nails red with Barry M Pomegranate. I then used the clingfilm technique to create a mottled green effect for an aged tartan feel with Revlon Emerald City, and smoothed it with a layer of top coat before moving onto the stamping. I own a plaid pattern on plate QA84 from Born Pretty Store, which I stamped on in black. Another layer of top coat finished it all off!

As I said, the weather has gone really dismal and it's been difficult to get a good photograph - but I hope you can see the effect I got with the clingfilm!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini Inspired Manicure!

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I've been watching the X Factor this year for once, and last weekend they had a Fright Night theme. Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, one of the judges, wore an absolutely stunning dress of sparkling purple with nude reveal. It inspired me to do a matching manicure! For my design I stamped purple lace over sheer polish and added some purple glitter.

Here it is, alongside its gorgeous inspiration:

I have a huge crush on Cheryl ^_^

A little whisper: I may, in the near future, be hosting a giveaway featuring a very sought-after stamping plate brand! Stay tuned!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Lisa's MoYou Halloween Round-up!

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I hope you all had a great Halloween! I'm not well so have been bored at home, but I have managed a few spooky manis in the run-up to the 31st. All have used my newest stamping plate, MoYou Gothic 05, so it was well worth the investment! My Jade Special Glitz collection of polishes have also featured heavily - I can't thank Sally Magpies enough for awarding them to me as a contest prize last year.

Here's a collage of my designs and I'll post full-size versions underneath along with a couple of extra manis!

 

Spooky hugs,

Lisa xx