China Glaze Traffic Jam

Hey everyone, I'm still doing The Challenge, hence the lack of posts. Sorry about that! But anyway here's a polish that you'll probably recognize from this post.

This is China Glaze Traffic Jam:

Its such a lovely berry shade that isn't too girly! I'd say it leans mainly to a raspberry pink shade but looks different depending on the light.

The thing I loved was the opacity! One coat would do if you were in a rush and adding a second gives it this high gloss squishy finish!

Application was delightful too. Smooth and easy to apply with no dragging or patchiness.

And guess what? Despite the fact that my mum hates my polish addiction, she went and stole this polish from me!

Glitter Gradienting

Hey everyone, sorry I've not posted since Wednesday. I'm doing The Challenge and was in the middle of the countryside until this morning. I wont really be home for the next three weeks so if anyone would like to do a guest post for me, feel free to type it up and send the HTML to ddshah96@googlemail.com. :)

Anyways, back to the mani:

This is a mani I did a while ago but never got round to posting, so here it is. Glitter gradients are one of my favourite nail art techniques because they are just so easy to do once you get the hang of them and the colour combinations and possibilities are quite literally endless!

For this mani I used China Glaze Traffic Jam, a gorgeous raspberry pink, as my base. I then used Color Club Jingle Jange, a mix of blue, purple and holographic glitters, for the gradient. I topped it all off with a thin coat of W.I.P Midnight, a clear polish with large purple glitter and smaller blue and purple glitter, to tie it all together.

I really like this combo of the icy glitter against summery pink!

Anyway, thanks for reading! x

31 Days of Nail Art Challenge - Day 23 - Inspired by a Movie

Movies.

I love watching films but I can never find the time to watch them anymore :(

So for this theme I decided to base it on a film character from my childhood.

And that is... Minnie Mouse!

Instead of actually drawing her, I used bits of her 'look' (basically her dress and hairbow) to recreate.

For the base I started with Revlon Mon Cherry, which is one of their scented polishes. It smells pretty nice, but not of cherry unfortunately. Then I added the white dots using Models Own Snow White and a dotting tool. For the bow I added a coat of China Glaze Ruby Pumps before adding the dots, and then drew on the bow.

I love how it is such and iconic look that even people on the bus commented saying it looked like Minnie Mouse nails!

31 Days of Nail Art Challenge - Day 22 - Inspired by a Song

Music.

Not much to say about it... I like listening to music as much as the next person.

So for this theme I chose the song LaserLight by Jessie J.

No reason in particular, it just so happened to be playing while I was thinking about what to do for this theme.

I did a laser mani using striping tape. It was actually pretty easy to do.

"You make me feel good, You make me feel safe, You make me feel like I could live another day" - Jessie J LaserLight

And here's a video of the song:

China Glaze Ruby Pumps

A polish I've already shown you as part of Day 1 of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge, which you can see here.

This is China Glaze Ruby Pumps:

I've been wanting this for such a looooong time! And finally i found it in Sallys while they had their 3 for 2 offer and it was the last one left!

It is GORGEOUS! Photos do it no justice.

This is a bright ruby red jelly base with micro ruby flecks shot through. When the catch the light you can see the gold side to them, but otherwise they almost glow on their own!

It takes 2-3 coats for full opaqueness but its as if the more layers you add the more depth it has!

Look at all the sparkle!

Ruby Pumps is one of those perfect polishes; not too glittery, not too sheer, not too dark and not too light. #Perfect.

Seriously, if you've been thinking about buying a bottle, do it NOW!

31 Days of Nail Art Challenge - Day 1 - Red

Red.

A colour that i used to hate simply because it was the only colour that I used to wear on my nails. It was only because that was all my mum had, she wasn't big on cosmetics (still isn't), and I think it may be an Asian/Indian thing but red was the only 'suitable' nail colour.

Oh well, we have kissed and made up now and I've started appreciating it again.

Sooo... What have got on for red nails??

China Glaze Ruby Pumps!
Ah I love this polish!

And because today is Guy Fawkes Night I went for a themed mani.

Fireworks!

Although I think this looks more Christmassy to be honest...

These are the polishes i used:

And don't forget to check out what Stephanie and Wendy have created this week!

Halloween Nail Art!

Happy Halloween everyone!!!

Normally I'm such a nail art lover that I actually can't believe I haven't posted any until now!

Anyways, onto the art...

This is my Halloween creation:

With Topcoat

Thumb: Pumpkin

First finger: Blood Drip

Middle finger: Frankenstein

Ring finger: Web

Pinky: Ghost

Without Topcoat

I was short for time and didn't want to do something half heartedly on my right hand so I just went with black shatter over orange glass fleck.

Orange: Colour Club - Sparkle and Soar
Shatter: China Glaze - Black Mesh

Hope you all liked it! x

China Glaze Midtown Magic

First of all, sorry for the lack of posts. Its been a hard week. Anyway, I'm not gonna go on about it...

Ok so here's a confession. I admit it. I am a scaredy cat! I've just got home from a movie marathon sleepover and oh-my-god, nothing will ever be the same again! I just CAN'T cope with scary movies!! I am now terrified of just about everything. Great.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings, onto the polish. Since it was a sleepover I was going to, I thought a midnight themed polish would be suitable. This is China Glaze Midtown Magic.

Its is a burgandy/chocolate/wine (i couldn't decide) base with gold and copper flecks in it. The shimmer is far more obvious in the bottle than on the nail but I, for once, actually like it because it reminds me of a starry night.. You know, when you have to stare up at the sky for a bit before you see the stars.

This is GORGEOUS! Two coats is plenty, you can leave it at one if you want a lighter base but it can occasionally get patchy.

Its sort of a vampy kind of colour because the base can be mistaken for black if you don't look properly. But if you do, you would see all the pretty gold and copper and occasionally red sparkles and that is what makes me think it would make a good autumn colour!

Another thing that i love about this polish is that in the sun it glows from within! Like seriously, the center of my nails remind me of a crackling fire. The one gripe i have with this one is that it takes aageees to dry! :( Thank god for quick dry spray!

Blurry pic to show of the sparklyness!

I'll be back on Tuesday with a Halloween post, I promise! x