I did this with striping tape over bare nails, then painting Barry M Dragon over the side sections, and Binky London Gold Rush along the middle section.
It's simple and basic, but I really like it!
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Showing posts with label Binky. Show all posts
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Pink and Gold Negative Space Stripes
This was my first nail design of the new year. I've worn this for the last couple of days - which slightly brightened up my return to work.
I did this with striping tape over bare nails, then painting Barry M Dragon over the side sections, and Binky London Gold Rush along the middle section.
It's simple and basic, but I really like it!
I did this with striping tape over bare nails, then painting Barry M Dragon over the side sections, and Binky London Gold Rush along the middle section.
It's simple and basic, but I really like it!
Friday, 1 August 2014
Binky London Review
Today I have some really nice new polishes to show you. This is a new polish brand called Binky London. Apparently they're something to do with a celeb from a reality programme, but I'm old and don't watch that kind of thing, so I have no idea! But when I was offered some review samples I jumped at the chance. I have two different polishes to show you, Gold Rush and Blue Denim.
To start with, this is ONE coat (yes, really!) of Gold Rush. This is from the textured glitters range - there are currently five colours, and wow, the purple looks amazing!
Application was a little tricky to start with, as the brush is quite wide and flat, and some of my nails are very narrow, but once I got used to it, it was easy peasy. The polish is quite thick and very opaque, and one coat was perfect.
This glitter is really sparkly, and the texture is nice - rough, without being lumpy or snagging on things. I think without topcoat, this was a subtle enough glitter to wear for work (if you're one of those people who can't wear bright colours for work. Not me - I wear anything, anytime!)
I then wanted to see what it looked like with topcoat, and WOW! Just look at it! Isn't it beautiful?
I stamped over it too (see this post) and it looked even better. I really REALLY like this gold!
The second polish I have to show you is Blue Denim, a shimmery blue polish with a satin sheen finish that mimics denim.
Again, this is ONE coat. This is a highly pigmented polish that covers easily. It has the same flat, wide brush, which I found easy to use now I'm used to it!
I like this, but I'm not such a huge fan of blue so it's not as me as the gold one. It's quite similar to the Barry M Denim blue as well.
Look at it with topcoat though! Oooooh! So pretty!
Not content with just wearing these like this, I wanted to combine the two polishes together into one look. I used tape to make this simple design.
This shows how full the coverage is with the gold - this is painted over the blue, and is fully opaque.
I'm really very impressed with these polishes! The quality is excellent, the brush is nice, the bottle fits perfectly on my shelves with Nails Inc and Models Own bottles, and I like the Union Jack on the bottle.
You can buy these online from My Retail Beauty, where they cost £4.95 each. The site also has free shipping, and discounts if you spend over certain amounts. I probably wouldn't have considered buying these unless I'd seen them in a shop and was feeling the need to buy more nail varnish (although let's face it, I always want to buy more nail varnish!) but having tried them, I'm definitely a convert. There are some really nice colours in the range, especially in the textured glitters. The whole range is also 5-free, as it does not contain Dibutyl Phthalate, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.
These polishes were provided for review. See my Disclaimer for more details.
Application was a little tricky to start with, as the brush is quite wide and flat, and some of my nails are very narrow, but once I got used to it, it was easy peasy. The polish is quite thick and very opaque, and one coat was perfect.
This glitter is really sparkly, and the texture is nice - rough, without being lumpy or snagging on things. I think without topcoat, this was a subtle enough glitter to wear for work (if you're one of those people who can't wear bright colours for work. Not me - I wear anything, anytime!)
I then wanted to see what it looked like with topcoat, and WOW! Just look at it! Isn't it beautiful?
I stamped over it too (see this post) and it looked even better. I really REALLY like this gold!
The second polish I have to show you is Blue Denim, a shimmery blue polish with a satin sheen finish that mimics denim.
Again, this is ONE coat. This is a highly pigmented polish that covers easily. It has the same flat, wide brush, which I found easy to use now I'm used to it!
I like this, but I'm not such a huge fan of blue so it's not as me as the gold one. It's quite similar to the Barry M Denim blue as well.
Look at it with topcoat though! Oooooh! So pretty!
Not content with just wearing these like this, I wanted to combine the two polishes together into one look. I used tape to make this simple design.
This shows how full the coverage is with the gold - this is painted over the blue, and is fully opaque.
I'm really very impressed with these polishes! The quality is excellent, the brush is nice, the bottle fits perfectly on my shelves with Nails Inc and Models Own bottles, and I like the Union Jack on the bottle.
You can buy these online from My Retail Beauty, where they cost £4.95 each. The site also has free shipping, and discounts if you spend over certain amounts. I probably wouldn't have considered buying these unless I'd seen them in a shop and was feeling the need to buy more nail varnish (although let's face it, I always want to buy more nail varnish!) but having tried them, I'm definitely a convert. There are some really nice colours in the range, especially in the textured glitters. The whole range is also 5-free, as it does not contain Dibutyl Phthalate, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.
These polishes were provided for review. See my Disclaimer for more details.
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Gold Glitter with Black Rose Stamping
Today's nails are a pretty gold glitter with some black stamping. This is Binky Gold Rush - a full review coming soon! I stamped over it using Konad Black, and MoYou London stamping plate 11 from the Mother Nature collection.
I LOVE the MoYou London stamping plates; they're just so ridiculously pretty! The large plates are brilliant for stamping, because the designs are so varied, and designs are large enough to cover long nails, or multiple nails. I love these roses, I think they're so simple and pretty. I smudged the little finger nail slightly, but I don't think it's too noticeable.
What do you think?
I am celebrating today, as I've been promoted slightly at work following a bit team restructure. I'm really relieved to have a job, and very excited to be in a new role!
I LOVE the MoYou London stamping plates; they're just so ridiculously pretty! The large plates are brilliant for stamping, because the designs are so varied, and designs are large enough to cover long nails, or multiple nails. I love these roses, I think they're so simple and pretty. I smudged the little finger nail slightly, but I don't think it's too noticeable.
What do you think?
I am celebrating today, as I've been promoted slightly at work following a bit team restructure. I'm really relieved to have a job, and very excited to be in a new role!
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