Charlies Nail Art ~ Jack o Lantern Glitter Mix

This post contains products which were sent to me as a free gift :)

Hello!

I'm back with another of the Halloween glitter mixes exclusive to Charlies Nail Art! You can see my swatches and reviews of all the other glitter mixes here. I've bought most of them myself because I am the biggest fan ever of these glitters, but Jack o Lantern was sent to me as a gift.

Jack o Lantern is a fine orange glitter with larger orange and black pieces. The orange has a beautiful crushed shimmer look to it for added pumpkin effect! Look at its beauty...

https://www.charliesnailart.co.uk/jack-o-lantern-nail-glitter-mix/

I never thought I could love an orange glitter so much!

Jack o Lantern is 75p per sachet, plus you get 15% off with my coupon code: GNAF15

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Charlies Nail Art ~ Hocus Pocus Glitter Mix

This post contains products which were sent to me as a free gift :)

Hello!

I'm back with another of the Halloween glitter mixes exclusive to Charlies Nail Art! You can see my swatches and reviews of all the other glitter mixes here. I've bought most of them myself because I am the biggest fan ever of these glitters, but Hocus Pocus was sent to me as a gift.

Hocus Pocus consists of a fine, sparkling purple glitter with larger pieces of deep green glitter and purple diamonds. It's beautifully gothic and witchy!

https://www.charliesnailart.co.uk/hocus-pocus-nail-glitter-mix/

Hocus Pocus is 75p per sachet, plus you get 15% off with my coupon code: GNAF15

Next post up is about the Jack o Lantern glitter mix!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Charlies Nail Art ~ Witches Brew Glitter Mix

This post contains products that were sent to me as a free gift :-)

Hello!

This is the second of two posts today about some new glitter mixes from Charlies Nail Art! These are part of a collection that is original and exclusive to Charlie's. I am quite possibly the biggest fan of these mixes and I've blogged about the existing shades here.

Witches' Brew is a fine green glitter with sparkles, larger diamonds of purple glitter and stars. It is vibrant, pretty and just so perfect for Halloween!

You can buy Witches' Brew for 75p, plus 15% off with my coupon code: GNAF15

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Charlies Nail Art ~ Pumpkin Spice Glitter Mix

Hello!

This will be the first of two posts today about some new glitter mixes from Charlies Nail Art! These are part of a collection that is original and exclusive to Charlie's. I am quite possibly the biggest fan of these mixes and I've blogged about the existing shades here.

Pumpkin Spice has a dark fine glitter base with sparkles and larger pieces of orange glitter. In addition to its namesake it has a glowing embers look that makes it wonderfully suited to the dark and cosy Autumn evenings that are coming up.

I may be a fool but I am actually happy that Autumn is upon us, and I can envisage myself wearing this glitter with fingerless mittens as I clutch my Pumpkin Spice latte - skinny, because I'm losing weight!

You can buy Pumpkin Spice for 75p, plus 15% off with my coupon code: GNAF15

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Charlies Nail Art ~ Autumn Stroll Glitter Mix

Hello!

I am back this chilly September night with a nail art goodie that I am absolutely enraptured with: Autumn Stroll, a new glitter mix exclusive to Charlies Nail Art!

Autumn Stroll joins Charlie's amazing collection of glitters that are designed and mixed in-house (you can see my pics of the others here). I am a raving fan of all of them, but this is one I can't stop looking at. It has a copper and glimmering gold fine glitter base, with larger pieces of autumnally-coloured glitters that perfectly evoke fallen leaves on a woodland floor. Here it is with top coat...

This mix is a real treasure trove; each time I dipped my nails into the sachet I found myself excited to see what glitter pieces I would end up with. I hope my photo fully conveys how amazing it is! Right now I have two more of the new mixes to try and I cannot wait.

Autumn Stroll is 75p per sachet, plus you can get 15% off everything with my Ambassador's coupon code: GNAF15

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Flowers, Glitters and Tattoos!

Hello!

First of all, I'm sorry for the month-long absence! I haven't been doing my nails as often due to a mixture of depression, tiredness and being caught up in my cross-stitching hobby (scroll down for pics!). However, I'm here to make it up with four manicures featuring floral nail wraps, fine glitters and temporary tattoos.

All the wraps and glitters are from Charlies Nail Art and I happen to have a 15% off Ambassador's coupon code for you: GNAF15 . I'll include links to where to find the nail art goodies as I write ^_^

1. Summer Dream Manicure

Summer Dream water decal wraps with Ocean Blue fine glitter, finished with a diamond tattoo from Claire's Accessories.


2. Summer Bloom Manicure

Summer Bloom water decal wraps alternated with Nicole by OPI's Sweet Surrender, finished with Flower Power tattoos by MoYou London.


3. Indian Summer Manicure

Indian Summer water decal wraps finished off with another MoYou Flower Power Tattoo.


4. Yellow Blossom Manicure

Yellow Blossom water decal wraps with an accent nail of Holographic Silver fine glitter.

I hope you like these manis! I love my Charlies water decals: they're super easy to apply and look beautiful. And, if you're interested, here are two cross stitches I've been working on - Flower Teapots!

Hugs, 

Lisa xx

Barry M ~ Cashmere and Frost

Hello!

I noticed that Barry M had a few new shades in my local Boots store, so I treated myself to a couple!

Cashmere is a gorgeous pale pink. Here are two coats:

Frost is a lovely frosted white. Here are three coats:

I like both but Cashmere is definitely my favourite - I'm sure I'll be wearing it a lot! Which do you prefer?

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Cloudy Skies and Summers Day Manicures!

Hello!

It's been oscillating between cloudy and sunny here in the North East, so I've done two manicures to suit both! A "cloudy skies" look and a super-bright neon.

I used clingfilm to get the effect for my cloudy skies mani! I started by painting my nails with Barry M Earl Grey and letting them dry completely. I then painted a coat of white on top and, while it was still wet, I dabbed at it with scrunched-up clingfilm. This was the result:

For my neon mani I used Bubblegum by Models Own with matte top coat. This is such a bright polish that it's impossible to capture 100% in a photograph, but I tried my best:

Do you prefer one manicure over the other? Let me know!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Manicures and Tattoos!

Hello!

I've done three manicures recently featuring some of my MoYou hand tattoos. The first one was a feathers manicure which you can find here, and the other two are in this post!

First we have what I dubbed a "Magical Manicure" ~ a glitter gradient of my Princess glitter mix from Charlies Nail Art, with some unicorn and dinosaur tattoos from my Origami tattoo pack:

Secondly we have a sparkling flower manicure - a floral pattern from Born Pretty stamping plate BP-L015, coloured in with Echarpe de Seda by Jade. The flower tattoo is from my Tropical tattoo pack:

What do you think?! I've asked for more MoYou tattoos for my birthday so, if I'm lucky, I will have more to play around with soon.

I also have two discount codes for you to buy the glitter and stamping plate I used in these manicures! Get 15% off at Charlies Nail Art using code GNAF15, and get 10% off at Born Pretty Store using code CMBQ10.

Hugs,

Lisa xx

All About Me!

Hello!

I had the idea to write a little bit about myself, in a question format that other bloggers can copy if they want! 5 questions about yourself, 5 questions about your nails. There's a manicure at the end ^_^

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1. What is your name?

Lisa, nice to e-meet you!

2. Where do you live?

With my family in North East England. It's where I get my blog name - people from where I live are called Geordies!

3. Do you have any pets?

We have a cat called Vienna. We adopted her from a shelter in 2010, and she's about 10 years old now. We love her to pieces and she is spoilt rotten.

4. What are your other hobbies or passions?

Cross stitching, knitting, playing The Sims 2 and watching Masterchef Australia and Star Trek! I'm a big fan of Zachary Quinto and Miles McMillan.

5. Have you travelled?

I've been to France a few times and even lived there for a year. I've also been to Lake Garda in Italy, Bruges in Belgium and Barcelona in Spain. I would like to go to New York and back to France.

6. How did you get into doing your nails?

I tried my hand at nail art when I was a teenager but gave it up for a while. Then, 6 years ago, I noticed the display of Seventeen nail polishes in a local Boots store. The colours were beautiful and I fell in love again!

7. How did you get into nail blogging?

I bought my first holographic nail polish - Blue by Glitter Gal - and I was so in love with it that I wanted to tell the world! I set up my blog, calling it Happy Nails. I was naïve about blogging and didn't think to check the name, which was already taken. A while later I wised up and went for the more original Geordie Nails :-)

8. What is your favourite nail polish shade?

I love pale, pale blues. Blueberry Muffin by Models Own and In De-Nile by Color Club are just beautiful.

9. What is your favourite nail art technique?

Stamping. I'm not talented at freehand nail art and get really antsy when my nails aren't perfect, so stamping is great for getting a precise pattern or image onto my nails. I also love having glitter tips and using water decals!

10. What has been your proudest nail blogger moment?

Being named a Brand Ambassador for Charlies Nail Art is up there. I was a happy customer to begin with and they're a fantastic, genuine UK nail art shop that I'm very proud to support. Also having 3000 followers on Instagram makes me feel like I'm doing a tiny little thing right in my life.

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OK, now for the manicure! We just had our General Election here in the UK and Labour did much better than expected. I support them so, as celebration, I did a red rose manicure!

P.S. Supporters of other parties are most welcome on my page, no hard feelings here ^_^

Hugs,

Lisa xx