Blue and Glittery Star Nails

I finally managed to get my hands on Models Own Southern Lights and Northern Lights, the two beautiful glitters from their winter Wonderland collection.

They are simply breath taking.
Opaque glitter in two coats and full of holographic shimmer. Stunning.

I was desperate to use them so I create a blue mani using Nails Inc bluebell colour and then Models Own Southern Lights on my thumb and ring finger. Then on the plain nails I stamped with Mash 49 plate using Konad special polish in white.

More Snowflake Nails

Another use of bundle monster plate BM 323. It's just so Christmassy. Especially over red nails.

I started with two coats of Cult Nails superbly festive red called Bitten, then added Deborah Lippmanns's Razzle Dazzle glitter on the tips.

Stamping was done using konad's special polish in white.

Enjoy!

Green Glittery Christmas Nails

A couple of new pieces from my nail collection came out to play for this one.

Bright green is my favourite colour at the moment so Cult Nails new release Coveted became an instant must have, as did China Glaze's green glitter Running in Circles from their Cirque Du Soleil collaboration.

The obvious thing to do was a glitter gradient. So two coats of coveted and a smattering of running in circles later we have a very green nail that was a bit plain for my liking.

So I used bundle monster plate BM 323 and Konad special polish in white to add some wintry snowflakes.

The picture only has two figures as the mani was a few days old by the time I took the picture and I had tip wear!

China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze

China Glaze's holiday offering this year was with Cirque Du Soleil's release of World's Away 3D.

I adore Cirque Du Soleil. I was lucky enough to see 'O' while in Vegas and so the love affair began. Now whenever they're in the UK I try and go to the show.

So when I saw this collaboration I couldn't pass up. I got three colours off eBay and today I have the fabulous It's A Trap-eze. A gorgeous multicoloured glitter suspended in a milky white base. This is truly unique and such fun. I used three coats and topped it off with a couple of clear coats to smooth the texture.

Even in an extensive nail polish collection this is definitely one that will stand out!

Butter London HRH with added glitz

This week I had a little splurge on Cocktail Cosmetics who stock a huge range of fantastic beauty brands.

Butter London's Cadbury purple nail varnish called HRH is one I've had my eye on for quite some time so when they had it reduced to £9 I had to have it.

Two coats and this colour is beautiful. It applies well and dries quickly. Another winner from Butter London!

Obviously I couldn't help myself so I had to add some sparkle. I used Barry M silver glitter to get a bit of a reverse glitter gradient and then layered over Topshop's Ice Crush to add some holo fun to the party.

I recommend both HRH and Cocktail Cosmetics who delivered incredibly quickly.

Green Sparkly Nails

Christmas is coming, which always leaves me with the need to have green or red sparkly nails.

Today I went for green.

I used two coats of Cult Nails Feelin' Froggy with one coat of Alter Ego to add a bit more shimmer then two coats of Models Own Dancing Queen glitter from their Mirrorball collection.

Winter Wonderland - Layering nail varnish

As part of my mini Models Own haul earlier this week I got Indian Ocean. I found it a bit sheer on its own so decided to layer it over Cult Nails Charming. What a beautiful combination. A lilacy, blue, shimmery ocean of loveliness!

Obviously I couldn't resist using glitter so i used another one of my new polishes, Snowflakes. A gorgeous holo flakie.

I love the final result. A perfect winter wonderland.

Models Own - Boogie Nights

Asos recently got the Models Own Mirrorball collection. And in true magpie fashion I had to have some of the beautiful shiny glitters! I got two from the collection and today I have boogie nights to show you.

The glitter is mainly pink based with blue and holo flecks in. All the glitter is hand cut meaning they are wonderfully random.

It's not the easiest polish to work with, like most glitter suspended in clear base you have to arrange the glitter to get an even spread and I found it took a while to dry due to the thickness when trying to get good glitter distribution.

I used three coats of Boogie Nights over one coat of Cult Nails Charming and sealed with one coat of OPI top coat.

Galaxy Nails - A first and not very successful attempt

There are amazing pictures all over the blogosphere right now of the most amazing galaxy nails!

Some of them are so insane it makes me drool!!

I decided to give it ago but I wasn't very impressed with the outcome. Found it a struggle to get different colours to show up.

Any way here's a picture of the finished nails and the collection of varnishes that I used.

I will be trying again and hopefully more successful next time.

Butterfly Nails - Featuring China Glaze

As I last posted, I recently bought some nails plates from bundle monster and I am in love.

I also invested in my first China Glaze nail polish, which so far have lived up to all the hype.

This manicure was done using one of China Glaze's 2012 summer collection and it is the most amazingly vibrant blue called Splish Splash. This was a dream to apply and totally opaque in two coats.

I added some of OPI's Last Friday Night, blue glitter from their Katy Perry collection just to the tips.

Then once everything was totally dry I used Bundle Monster plate 307 and Konad special nail polish in white to stamp on butterflies.

Not the best example of stamping, I didn't get complete images onto all of the nails. But hey I'm still learning.

FOTD - Green Eyes

Last week I took Friday off and spent it with a wonderful friend from uni. We went shopping and had our usual Wagamama's fix before heading to Camden for London Zoo Lates, an adults only night out at the zoo that happens every friday in June and July. It was great fun and I recommend popping along for the evening if you have the time.

For my day out I went for sparkly green eyes using mainly Sugarpill Chromalusts.

Face:
YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation in BD40
Mac Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden

Eyes:
Mac Paint Pot in Let's Skate
Sugarpill Chromalust in Lumi, Absinthe and Stella


And just for fun here are a couple of pics from the zoo:

Sugarpill Chromalust's - Loose Eyeshadow Pigments

Let's make this very clear. I love Sugarpill Cosmetics.
I think the brand is simply incredible.
It's an indie company and the products are simply phenomenal.

My collection of chromolusts. Just how pretty are they!

I have 9 of the chromolust, which are essentially loose eyeshadow pigments.

Onto the swatches. All shades are swatched first on nothing, then on top of NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk and finally Mac's Paint Pot in Blackground. I think these definately work better onto of a tacky base to help them stick and last even longer.

Left to Right:

Lumi - White, sheer glitter with flecks of green

Absinthe - The perfect glittery lime green

Junebug - Foresty green base with light green glitter flecks

 Left to Right:

Starling - A turquoisey sea blue

Royal Sugar - Quite simply a glittery royal blue

Hysteric - A mid purple with silver and pink glitter

Left to Right:

Goldilux - The most incredible pigmented perfect gold

Stella - A black base with multicoloured glitter running through

Decora - The girliest pink around

The pigmentation of these are insane. My pictures really do not do them justice.
They are super glittery and just so easy to work with. They really pack a punch.

Recently they launched a large collection 19 new styles of false eyelashes which I cannot wait to try out, and I want to complete my collection of the chromalusts and their pressed eye shadows too.

Available from Sugarpill for $12. I believe there may be an anniversary sale on the 14th of Feb!

Everyone should try out this brand. You will not be disappointed

FOTD featuring MUFE #92 and Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Static

Woke up to a wintery wonderland this morning so it felt necessary to include a bit of sparkle into my makeup for the day. And what better than Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Static.

Face:
Chanel Aqualumiere in 10 pastel
Nars Blush in Orgasm

Eyes:
Mac Paint Pot in Let's Skate!
Illamasqua Pure Pigment in Static
MUFE #92
Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eyeliner in Perversion
Soap and Glory Thick and Fast Mascara
Mac Impeccable Brow Pencil in Black

Hope all you british gals are enjoying a day in the snow :)