This week is the Colour Me Crazy PINK week, and well... I have gone a bit crazy this time round!
I couldn't decide whether to do a gradient, or stamping, or stripes, or flowers, or sparklies... so I did ALL THE THINGS! Wooo!
It is possible I went a touch too far!
So, from thumb to little finger, here's what I did.
Thumb: base of Barry M Rose Hip, freehand roses with Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream, Barry M Pink Punch, Models Own Sun Hat and Models Own Coconut Cream.
Index: base of Barry M Pearl, striping tape, sponged gradient of Rose Hip, Strawberry Ice Cream and Models Own Bubblegum, and a neon stud from the Born Pretty Store.
Middle finger: base of Barry M Rose Hip, stamped with Jade Deja Vu and MoYou London Mother Nature plate 11. I was a bit disappointed that the gorgeous holo in Deja Vu doesn't really show here - the polish was too thin to stamp really.
Ring ringer: base of Barry M Blossom, embellishment from Original Sugar (see post with full review here.)
Little finger: base of Barry M Rose Hip, striping tape and Models Own Sun Hat.
Well! I kind of wish I'd also used some glequins too! If you're going to do it, do it ALL THE WAY I say! What do you think?
I've never really tried 3D nail decorations and had recently been pondering the possibilities and thinking I'd like to give them a go, when I was contacted by Original Sugar and asked if I'd like to try some of their new Nail Embellishments. It seemed like fate!
These arrived beautifully packaged in pretty gauze bags with ribbon ties, and the embellishments themselves are in cute little glass jars. There are 3 embellishments per design, and I have pink butterflies and crystal teardrops.
Aren't they pretty? With packaging like this, they'd make fantastic gifts too, I think it makes them look really special.
First up, I tried the butterflies. I added these over Barry M Mist, one of the lovely Silk range (which no, I'm still not bored of!) and stuck on the butterflies using topcoat.
They're so pretty! The butterflies are curved, so they fit really nicely on the nail without sticking out too much. They're also nice and light - my hands hardly felt as though I was wearing them.
Topcoat was fine to stick these down firmly for an afternoon. They survived typing, driving, hair brushing and shopping without any trouble. I think if I was wearing them for longer, I'd stick them down with a dot of nail glue. These are also completely reusable - I just cleaned the backs with a cotton bud dipped in nail varnish remover.
Today I tried out the teardrop shapes. I LOVE these!
I added them over Zoya Sunshine, a polish I love. Like the butterflies, these teardrops are curved, to fit easily on the nail. Again, I stuck them down with topcoat.
I really liked these - they're very slightly chunkier and heavier than the butterflies, and I really liked how that felt.
You can buy these embellishments on the Original Sugar website for £2.50 for a jar of 3. There are ten different designs to choose from! They also have loads of other nail art stuff, some of which is really tempting! For some of the other designs, Lauren at The Naily Mail has also reviewed these embellishments. She makes a really good point - that she'd like to see these sold in numbers other than 3. I think 3 is a good number, and £2.50 is a really good price, but I think I'd pay for ten of the teardrops, as they're SO pretty and I think a full hand of them would look fantastic! Can you IMAGINE how fabulous that would look?!
These were provided for review. See my Disclaimer for more details.
