Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Swatches - Royal Icing, Red Velvet and Treat-Heart!

Hey all,

Boyyyyy...it has been so long since I have blogged, painted my nails and even bought nails polish. It has been 2 months and a bit...I really suffered from loosing my so called "mojo" 

I had exams which were pretty stressful, they literally took over my life. I lost interest in a lot of things, my love for nail polish and crochet had actually gone...I'm slowly getting back into the groove now since University is over for the summer (more like rainy weather) so im getting back to my hobbies :)

A few weeks ago I popped into Poundland to buy some much needed tissue and happened to walk past the cosmetics section and saw that they had some new Sally Hansen sugar coat polishes *gasp* they're so pretty and im so glad im not paying full price for them! Lol!

I picked up the three I saw and now I managed to swatch them and they're STUNNING! Shimmery and textured and just WOOOOOW :D The only annoying thing that goes with shimmer polish is that during removal you whole entire finger is gonna end up shimmery! 

First up is Royal Icing

It's a light blue base filled with purple shimmery bits, it is a bit sheer. I have four coats on but there still is a visible nail line, drying time is fast and rock hard within 5 mins :)

Next up is Treat-Heart

A lovely baby pink base with shimmery darker pink bits. Again it is sheer so I have three coats on but I love how dainty it looks! Definitely an elegant polish and I would wear it to fancy events ;) haha

Lastly, my absolute favourite is Red Velvet. An absolutely lushhhhhh raspberry red, it contains light pink shimmers and is a one coater! I added two just because I feel better having two coats on :) haha

I could literally wear this polish all the damn time! It's bright, textured and just fantastic!

Now I am so glad I got my hands on these polishes as I really do love textured polish! 

What do you ladies think? :) 

Stay tuned, I have some nail art coming up with a crochet item! 

Thanks for reading!

Bye for now!

x

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Swatch Saturday - Sally Hansen Sugar Coat!

Hey Ladies :)

Hope you're all having a great weekend!! 

Recently, I've popped into Poundland and....I was blow away! There was a bunch of Sally Hansen Sugar Coat polishes that had only come out like a year ago. I was quite confused as to why these polishes were in Poundland but nonetheless I took the ooportunity to purchase a few :) 

Sadly, there was only black, white and yellow available NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I need the full collection :( That's when the hunting started...I went to all the Poundlands I knew! then I found the green and the blue and then the purple....but No Bueno :( I still can't find the Pink one (Cotton Candies, if anyone wants to send it to me for free! LOL)

I've swatched what I have so far and I am loving them, I would have never bought the polishes for full price so buying them for £1 really felt great :D can you believe I paid £7 for 7 and not the original price of £48.93

I mean ladies....can you justify paying that much!? I most certainly couldn't!!

Here are the swatches :)

1. Bubble Plum - A lovely light purple a little darker than lilac. One thickish coat since it's so damn pigmented! 

2. Cherry Drop - A bright red. One coat, again super pigmented!

3. Lick-O-Rich - Black of course! I have two thin coats on since it was a bit patchy.

4. Razzleberry - A nice deep blue! I have one coat on as this was so pigmented and really was a stainer!

5. Sour Apple - Lovely mint green :D two coats and lovely coverage!

6. Sugar Fix - White! Duhhh! I have two coats on just to give full coverage! 

7. Sweetie - A lightish yellow. Two coats :)

Really sad that I don't have cotton candies - I feel like the collection is uncomplete and all crying for their friend :P lolz 

Still love the sugary textures as this is one of my favourite finishes, totally worth £1 haha!

What do you guys think!?

Thanks for reading!

x

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Texture Dots And Diamonds!

Hey All :)

Hope you've all had an amazing week, I myself have been pretty busy and I can barely get in time to crochet and do my nails. I do have a degree to work for so im putting more focus into that, hopefully when the summer rolls around I will be posting more manicures as well as crocheting my ass off!

Today, I have a simple manicure I did using dots and stamping and glitter and texture! LOL

I managed to find 6 out of the 8 sugar coat polishes by Sally Hansen at Pounland! So sad I couldnt find the pink and purple one, if nobody wants their one please send it to me!!!!! :D LOL forever grateful!! Haha

This manicure is simple but oh so pretty :) I didn't want to wipe it off my nails at all!

Here it is :)

I thoroughly enjoy having texture on my nails, as you all know I enjoy rubbing it on my lip!

What do you guys think of this manicure?

And just a reminder: Don't forget to enter my giveaway @ 

http://penguinsleftgreenpolish.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/dogs-trust-team-with-models-own-giveaway.html

Thanks for reading!

x 

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Models Own - Velvet Goth Collection!

Hey all,

Almost Friday...WOOOOOO!!

I have good news, I finally invested in a good phone...okay my iPhone 4s wasn't that bad but damn...the Samsung Galaxy S4's camera is da bomb! lol :D

I knew I had to wait to get this phone to photograph the Models Own Velvet Goth Collection I got last week. They are a bunch of glitters, in a coloured base which dries a little matte. I didn't add any topcoat to my swatch because I don't mind the slight grittiness to it and I love matte!

OH! And I really love the fluffy texture on the bottle tops! :D reminds me of the fluff thingie powder for nails!

Here are my swatches :)

First up is Obsidian - It is a bunch of silver glitters suspended in a black jelly base, really super shiny and I love that the glitter is so dense in this polish and the rest of them! I have two coats on without top coat

Next is Valerian - A deep blue jelly with some silver, blue and fine black glitters in it. Easy coverage again in two coats without any topcoat!

Third up is Amethyst - An amazing purple jelly which I absolutely love! I can't get enough of how nice the glitter looks in the purple base! It contains purple and silver glitters in it :) no topcoat again!

Next is Sardonyx - Again, a major fan of this red jelly base! I would love just buy the jelly bases alone because they are so rich in colour! Contains fine black and red glitters! Two coats and no topcoat :)

Last but certainly not least, my absolute favourite of the collection Absinthe - A beautiful deep emerald green colour with fine green and silver glitter and large green hexes. This is just a WOW for me! I really really really love it! :D two coats and no topcoat :)

I do love this collection a lot, these are my first glitters within a coloured base and I am defo not disappointed!

What do you guys think!?

Don't forget I have a give away running :) check it out HERE

Thank you all for reading! 

Bye for now!

x

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British Nail Blogger Get Rubbed!

Hey all :)

Just a really sexual post for you all :P Name courtesy from Emma over at Em's Little Corner

This is gonna be the weirdest post you may have possibly ever read...but I am not the only one that does it! I'm talking about that lip rubbing thing most of us do absentmindedly! rubbing your painted nails on your upper lip just to get a feel of the polish you're wearing!

Ever do that? I do it with all types of nail polish I have, must be something I do when I am stressed or nervous because it really makes me calm LOL

Textures, dotty nails, glitter, satin/metallic and matte nails! Those are my 5 favorite polish and nail art finishes! 

1. Texture - feels amazing to feel the grittiness on my lip! its actually so soothing :) my favorite has to be O.P.I - Pussy Galore (very fitting name for this post!) Sometimes I even lick it so I can feel the grittiness on my tongue!

2. Dotty - When I have a spotty design on my nails it creates a really awesome 3D texture on my and when I rub it on my upper lip I can feel the bumps!
Here is an awful example with a lopsided bow! 

3. Satin/metallic polishes - They are so smooth and fell really good! Really glides along my top lip! Sometimes I press my tongue on my nail because it just slides off!

4. Glitter! - OMG! The best feeling texture on my lips! The bumps caused by glitter really fills any needs on rubbing! LOL

5. Matte! - Soooooooooo smooooth!!! Really feels smooth and just awesome! Has to be my favorite type of finish to rub along my lip! Especially the new Barry M ones! I want them all :D 

So here you go! These are all of my favorite finishes that I like to rub on my upper lip! Do you guys do this too!? What are your favorite polishes?!

Thanks for reading!

Don't forget to check out the other rubbers! 

Bye for now!

x

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Just Another Random Skittle!

Hey all,

It's about time I posted something on my own nails :) Thank you to Jade and Andra for their lovely guest posts and wonderful nails! 

For you all today, I have a random skittle I did on my nails a few days ago...I use some texture and some glitter, a dash of stamping, some hearts and flowers with some jelly yellow and pink polish :)

Here is what I got!

What do you guys think? :) I thoroughly enjoyed having this design on my nails! 

Thank you for reading :)

Bye for now!

x 

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Texture Jelly Sammich!

Hey all!

Yes, I've been away for quite a while now! Been swamped with school crap :( and been so stressed!

I had to force myself to do something on my nails today, even though I'm coming up with the cold! wahhhh :(

I wanted to do something lazy...what lazier than just dotting on a design?! lol!

I did a tectured jelly sandwich, painted my nails with a base coat of Barry M's - limited ed A and one of the new textured polish called - Countess :) then topped it off with another coat of the sheer jelly pink!

Here it is :)

What do you think!? I love how the texture still shows through the coat of pink :) I love texture!

Thanks for reading :)

Bye for now!

x

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33DC #crumpetsnailtarts - 3D!

Hey ladies!

Seems like I'm doing all the manicures for this challenge on the day! Woke up at like 9 am and the first thing I did was my nails! Lol, I cleearly have my priorities straight :D

I did something simple :) Used some rhinestones and fimo flowers (which I knew would curl the damn up!) Then felt like adding some texture too :)

Here it is!

How do you think I did?

Dont forget to check out the other ladies! :D

Bye for now!

x

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