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March's Challenges - A compilation of my manis from March 2014 One of the fun things of being on Instagram is taking part in a couple of the nail art challenges. I do @califonails and @bm_beauties challenges as both offer me something different. @californails #nailartmar is the biggest of the two challenges and there are no rules, just do something based on the theme for that day. Here is a round up of my #nailartmar entries, as I am still reasonably new to nail art I am loving having a focus to work to. It's really stretching my skills and I like that I attempt themes I would never normally go for. @bm_beauties challenge is a Barry M based nail art challenge. Again you have a theme to work to but you can only use Barry M polishes to create your mani. As I have a lot of Barry M polishes it is not an issue for me. Now both these challenges had the same theme on Day 22 - Spring so I used the same mani for both. It's the first time I've done that but it did allow me to spe...

This challenge was given to me by one of my lovely followers on IG (@betholter93). Here is a quick extract of her email ''I recently bought MaxFactor Fantasy Fire nail polish and I noticed on your blog you had it under your polish list. Its a really pretty nail polish but I wondered if you could give me any tips on a base colour that will bring out the colours in it?'' I have spent a nice couple of hours swatching Fantasy Fire over lots of different colours to find the perfect base colour for this amazing polish. Now I've had this polish in my collection for a couple of years now and I have to admit I've never used it ... shocking I know. However after tonight I am already looking forward to wearing it over some of the colours I tried. So the first colours I thought to use as undies were black, blurple tones and a bright blue. I hunted through my collection and came up with the following to try. I picked easily available polishes here in the UK. Maybelline Black...

So who's been into Primark recently? I always pop in to have a browse and usually come out with some bargains. My most recent trip was brilliant with a capital B! I love a polish bargain and Primark had loads of them. The first thing that caught my eye were the individual P.S. Love polishes. There were 10 of them and they were only £1 each. I went crazy and grabbed them all and then took a step back. 4 out of the 10 were not exactly colours I love so although the polish collector in me cried a little as I put them back, my bank account gave a little sigh! Unfortunately the polishes have no name (I've given them names based on their colour), but look how cute they are. They're very similar to Butter London's bottles don't you think? Here is a photo of the 4 I didn't pick up. The colours are pretty but nothing special so I was happy to leave them ... for now. Royal Purple is gorgeous. Its a deep, rich creme and only takes 2 coats for full coverage. I didn't ad...

#tbt or throwback Thursday - is a massive hashtag craze on instagram so I thought I would make it into a blog feature. Every Thursday I aim to bring you swatches and a review of an old collection. Rimmel Cocktail Colour In A Flash was released last summer and is a beautiful mix of 5 glass fleck beauties. Baby Bellini is a grape purple polish with a violet glass fleck. I used 3 thin coats for the photo below, no topcoat. This polish built up beautifully after 2 coats, but I really wanted it to be as deep and rich as in the bottle so I added the extra one. It shimmers from light to dark and looks even more stunning in real life than these photos show.   Shirley Temple is a super gorgeous satsuma orange polish that has a golden yellow glass fleck. I used 3 thin coats again for this photo, no topcoat. I think this polish is perfect for the summer and I know it'll be one I'll reach for time again on sunny days. Apple Berry Smoothie is the most gorgeous blueberry blue with a silvery ...

66 weeks ago I posted these pictures on instagram. Its so funny because I remember the day I did these like it was yesterday. I was so proud of myself and loved these nails, I showed them off to everyone. I thought it was only appropriate that seeing as my first nail art was polka dots that my first blog 'How To' tutorial would be polka dots too. Equipment: 1. An old plastic card to put your polish onto. You can see from this picture that this card has been wiped with polish remover. Its the reason I love using these plastic cards when doing nail art designs as you can wipe and re-use again and again. 2. Dotting Tools. I bought a set of dotting tools off eBay which I use for polka dots, roses & small detail work, they're so handy. The yellow one on top is the finest and it's the one I use the most. 3. Polish for the dots. Dotting Tools: You can pick a set of dotting tools up from most nail art supply shops and on a ton of websites online. They are incredible for nai...