Pusheen Manicure

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OK I am SUPER happy with this new MoYou stamping plate of mine, Suki 03. It has lots of little kawaii bits and bobs - sushi, sweets, animal faces, veg, all ready to be stamped on their own, leadlit or turned into decals. Most importantly for this manicure it has Pusheen the cat!!! I adore Pusheen so she had to be the first to go on my nails.

I tried to recreate the style of Pusheen so went for a light grey base, a layer of light holographic stamping in a cute doodle pattern, then my main stamping in black. I used Sally Hansen Ion for the base, Gosh Holographic Hero and MoYou plate Princess 11 for the under-stamping, and Konad Black and Moyou Suki 03 for the main stamping. I also topped off my mani with a few tattoos from my MoYou Hipster hand tattoo pack!

I've only just finished this manicure but I was in such a rush to blog about it because it's making me really happy to look at! It's funny, I have so many stamping plates with gorgeous, intricate patterns that I love - but sometimes you just need something simple and cute to put a huge smile on your face.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

MoYou Haul!

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A couple of weeks ago I placed my first MoYou order in ages! I bought two stamping plates - Literature 01 and Fashionista 03 - along with a couple of packs of their new hand tattoos which I think are a brilliant idea, especially after I'd already been trying out regular temporary tattoos on my fingers! Here I have two manicures to show you.

Literature 01 has a Pride and Prejudice theme and is covered with lines from the book written in various fonts, along with accents of birds and silhouettes. For my base I used Clerkenwell by Nails Inc, a textured cream polish, for an antique paper feel. On top of this I stamped the text in black. For a finishing touch I applied two of the hand tattoos - a coffee mug on my finger and origami paper airplanes on my palm!

I adore the stamping plate and its quality, and those tattoos are just so fun. I want to always have a couple dotted on my hands somewhere but at the same time I want to save them!

Fashionista 03 has a stitch theme, with full-nail knit and stitching patterns, along with L O V E lettering in a sweater style. I started with a white base, Cotton by Barry M, and stamped on a cable knit pattern in blue.

I just adore the teeny tiny perfect little stitches; I can't get enough of them. Unfortunately I stamped the L O V E letters over this mani but I didn't make a good polish choice and it doesn't stand out well over the stitching (not helped by the fact that it is dark, dull and raining here in North East England!). So I definitely want to try again with this plate very soon.

As I said, it's been a while since my last MoYou order and I'd forgotten the joy of how original and fun they are to take out of their sleeves and experiment with... so after I finished my Literature mani I went straight back onto the site and placed another order. Naughty Lisa! I did find a discount code though, 15off, which naturally gives you 15% off. It only works once you've registered/logged into the site, and it seems to be one per customer so I'd use it with a new email address.

You'll be sure to see more MoYou manis from me in the near future!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Stamping Plate BP75 ~ Birds & Feathers

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

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Today I have a stamping plate from Born Pretty Store to show you, and I particularly enjoyed using this one. It's nice when you have an idea for a mani in your head and it actually turns out better than you'd hoped thanks to the plate ^_^

Plate BP75 features birds and feathers! There are three full-nail feather patterns, all really beautiful, along with a peacock feather, dragon and two bird silhouettes. For my manicure I stamped the solid feather pattern onto my two middle nails and stamped the two birds on either side. I used two Models Own Colour Chrome polishes, Mauve and Indigo, to create a gradient effect with the feathers - I just covered half the pattern on the plate with each polish and scraped slightly to the side. Both the polishes and the plate stamp really solidly so I got a nice mani from it ^_^

http://www.bornprettystore.com/birds-dragon-feather-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp75-p-20794.html

I love feathers and birds in general and this plate stamps especially well with gorgeous patterns, so I definitely want to use it again!

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

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Stamping Plate BP73 ~ Roses

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

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Today I have a stamping plate from Born Pretty Store with gorgeous roses to show you! Apologies for the dip in posting ~ I haven't been feeling well lately, but at least I have a nice mani on my nails to cheer me up ^_^

Plate BP73 is a rose plate with four full nail patterns and four individual flowers to match. They're lovely and romantic, and the patterns are nice and large to stamp onto your nails in one go.

I did two manicures to show off this plate! First is a French manicure with roses stamped over in white, along with an accent red rose. Second is metallic roses stamped over a pink colour-changing polish.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/rose-flower-nail-stamping-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp73-p-20790.html

I think this is an ideal plate for someone who loves roses (like me)! It's only $1.99 at the moment too.

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

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Water Decals ~ Owls

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

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Today I have the last of my Born Pretty Store water decal review pack to show you ~ and I think I saved some of the best till last as the patterns feature super-cute owls!

As I've said all through these reviews, the quality of these decals is brilliant and they may be the best I've ever tried. They're fine, easy to position and go on like a second skin. Plus of course the patterns are beautiful!

On the left I applied the colourful owls from sheet BP-W02 over a base of white with a sprinkle of glitter; on the right I applied the cute birds on a wire from sheet BP-W01 over a green glitter gradient of Models Own Emerald City.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheetsset-flower-nail-water-decals-transfer-sticker-born-pretty-p-20698.html

My favourite has to be those bigger owls; they're so cool and they fit really well on my growing nails!

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

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Glitter Jelly Nail Tips ^_^

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Today's manicure was inspired by @beautifynailsbydebbie on Instagram! She does lots of ethereal glitter-tip manis and I knew I wanted something similar on my nails.

For my sparkly tips I chose two polishes: Esplendor by Jade which is a glittering blue jelly, and Royal Arcade by Nails Inc which is a rich mix of larger blue glitters. To start my manicure I painted one coat of a French sheer, Ballet Slippers by Essie. I only just bought this recently but it's being used up quickly! Then I took a washing-up sponge, dampened it slightly and used it to sponge on layers of blue glitter. Two coats of top coat made my mani super glossy ^_^

I'm really happy with how this one turned out! A jelly-like glittering look is something I can't get enough of.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Water Decals ~ Paisley and Flowers

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

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Today I have two more nail designs using Born Pretty Store's new water decals to show you! Born Pretty have also been sharing my manis on Instagram which has made me very happy when I'm not feeling well ^_^

As I've been saying on all my reviews, these water decals are just brilliant to use. They are fine but not fragile, they apply like a second skin. I really love the quality and the variety of designs is a great bonus.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheetsset-feather-flower-nail-water-decals-transfer-sticker-born-pretty-p-20699.html - bumper pack of 10 sheets

I applied the paisley pattern water decals over a holographic polish, Coral Glam by Layla. This meant I had holo sparkle peeking through the colourful decals and it really made them stand out!

I applied the blue flower water decals over a gradient of very light sheer and blue polishes, with a bit of glitter sparkle which also peeked through the decals ^_^

Something I've learnt is that it looks really nice to have something sparkly under these decals! The backgrounds are transparent so you can really do a lot with them.

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

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Water Decals ~ Vintage Roses

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Today I have another delightful water decal pattern from Born Pretty Store to show you! It's a vintage rose design which I've worn in two different ways ^_^

As I've been saying in all my reviews of these water decals, the quality is amazing! They go onto your nails like a second skin whilst still giving you a chance to move them around first and get them just right.

For my first manicure I simply applied the decals over a sheer French polish for a romantic look. For the second manicure I applied them over white and paired them with a silver glitter polish to make them stand out.

http://www.bornprettystore.com/patternssheet-colorful-painting-flower-nail-water-decals-transfer-sticker-born-pretty-p-20605.html - individual decal sheet

http://www.bornprettystore.com/sheetsset-feather-flower-nail-water-decals-transfer-sticker-born-pretty-p-20699.html - bumper pack of 10 sheets

Here is the sheer manicure...

...and here is the glitter manicure!

I've received compliments already on the sheer manicure and think that's the best way to show them off - lovely and romantic ^_^

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

Hugs,

Lisa xx