I'm not very well at the moment, and haven't done my nails in a few days. In the meantime, here are some nails I wore last week.
The base is Mood Maker Pink, a cheap thermal polish that goes from dark pink when cold to a paler pink when warm.
I then used geometric stencils from What's Up Nails, and a holo stamping polish by Colors by Llarowe, This Heart Bleeds for the design on my thumb and ring finger.
I love how crisp and clean the lines are with this stencil and with the stamping holo. I'm sorry about the shadow on the sunshine photo, but it was the only one I got showing how sparkly the holo is in sunshine.
Following on from my previous post showing you the pink thermal, here is the second one in the set, the orange one.
This set of 2 was £6 in Boots.
This is three coats of the orange one. Formula is quite nice, if a bit thin. Easy to apply though, and not runny or messy. This is a little sheer, but you could apply it over a white base if you didn't want visible nail line.
This has a less obvious colour change than the pink one. It moves from a yellow when warm to a juicy orange when cold.
While I really like how this looks cold, I'm not particularly keen on the warm yellow look.
So as not to look quite so yellow, I quickly stamped over these with Models Own Gold Chrome and MoYou London Artist plate 11.
As I've said many times before, I'm a huge fan of thermal polishes! So I was very excited when I saw this set in Boots the other day.
This was in the gift section, not with the normal nail varnish and makeup. I've never heard of the brand, but the set of two was £6, and the bottles are full size, so it's pretty good value. The two bottles aren't labelled with names, but today I'm showing you the pink one.
The smell of this is quite strong, as with most other thermals I've used. Once you've topcoated though, the smell isn't an issue. Application is fine - the formula is fairly thin, and the first coat is a touch streaky, but with two coats this is even and opaque. It dries well, with a slightly matte finish, so I added topcoat.
When cold, this is the bright, strong coral pink in the first photo. When warm, it moves through a peachy colour to a very pale nude pink.
I really love how this looks as it transitions from cold to warm. The change was really rapid, so I spent quite a bit of time holding my fingers under hot and cold taps!
I wore this for three days, and it wore really well. No chips or peels or tip wear. I'm impressed!
