Models Own Radiant Pink with Studs

The second of the Models Own Diamond Luxe collection that I thought I'd try, is Radiant Pink, the bright pink one. Like Pear Purple, this has a thickish but beautifully smooth formula, filled with shimmery diamond dust particles.

Rather than just wear this on the full nail, I used some tip guides to mark off half moons at my cuticles, because it occurred to me that I had still never tried a negative space mani. I then painted two coats of Radiant Pink and removed the tip guides. 

Then I used topcoat and added these studs from the Born Pretty Store. I reviewed the studs previously here, where you can find full details of where and how to buy them.  I really like these studs! They kind of remind me of eyes... which makes me think that I could do an OWL design with stud eyes! Omg, how awesome would that be?!

Anyway, I really like this polish - the formula is really good, and the colour is a lovely bright zingy pink.   And I really like the studs - the coloured ones are really shimmery and rich, and the black ones I used here give a really good contrast with the pink polish.

The studs are really light, and are easily reused - after the last time I used them, they stayed put for a good 24 hours, until I just picked them off and put them back in the pot to use again. 

As always, you can use my Born Pretty Store discount code to get 10% off any order. 

  These studs were provided for review purposes. See my Disclaimer section for more details.


 





   

3D Pink Flowers with Pink Half Moon Textured Glitter

Today's nails are super girly and pretty!   I was sent these lovely 3D roses from my favourite shop ever, the Born Pretty Store. I wanted to match them up with something really girly and delicate, so what better than the Barry M textured glitters, Lady and Princess?

I started with a base of Lady, the white textured glitter. I then used hole reinforcers to paint another coat of Princess, the pink textured glitter over the top. I glued the roses on using a tiny dab of topcoat. 

I would have preferred more contrast between the white and the pink to make the half moons clearer; Princess came out looking paler over the white than it does on its own. However, they do match well with the delicate pink of the roses, so it does work nicely.

These roses are so pretty! I love them. They're very light, and stayed put really well with just topcoat. I didn't wear them for a full day though, and if I was going to, I would use nail glue rather than topcoat. I'm not sure what the roses are made of - it's not plastic, it's more like fimo or something like that. They're lovely and light, and not scratchy or clunky on my hands. 

These roses are item #6530 at the Born Pretty Store. There are 18 different colours available, and they cost $2.09 for 10 flowers.  You can also use my discount code for an extra 10% off all orders.

These roses were provided for review purposes, but opinions are 100% honest. See my Disclaimer for further details.  
 

 

Leopard Print Water Decal French Tips from Born Pretty Store

Today I have some gorgeous leopard print water decals from the Born Pretty Store to show you! I decided to pair these with a red/nude combo, a colour combination that I am particularly fond of!

These decals come in a pack of 14 of varying sizes. I love how they look, so I decided to only use two on each hand for now, so that I can spread out the use and have more chances to wear them!

The red is Rimmel Pro Heart on Fire, and the nude shade is Barry M Matte in Vanilla. I made the half moons using hole reinforcers, and topped everything with Seche Vite once I'd added the decals.

I have to say, these tip shaped water decals are a little fiddlier to use than the ones that are smaller than a whole nail, because of the shape. You need to get them to match up to the width of your nail, so the chances are they'll either be slightly too wide (as on my thumb, where I had to trim a tiny bit off) or slightly too narrow (as on my ring finger, where there is a sliver of red showing along the side). However, that's only a slight difficulty, and as you can see, the results are pretty impressive!

I think this looks quite fancy, and I really like it! I wouldn't wear these to work, but I felt very glam wearing these!

If you want to try these, they are item 6725 and are currently on sale! You can get a set of these for a totally bargain price of $1.86! And if you use my discount code, you can get an extra 10% off on top of that as well!

I do love Born Pretty Store! They're constantly introducing new items, and there's always something new I want to try as well.

























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Zoya Pixie Dust Half Moons

I'm beginning to think that Zoya is my favourite brand out there. I've not tried one yet that wasn't beautiful - in colour and in quality. Plus they're free of all the nasty chemicals that so many polishes have in. I wish they weren't so hard to get hold of in the UK! I usually buy mine on Amazon.

Today's nails are two of the Pixie Dusts, Solange and Chynna. They're both gorgeous! I wore the nails for two days as just three red nails and two gold ones (and the reverse on the other hand) then today I added the half moons using hole reinforcers. 

The Pixie Dusts are far and away my favourite of the textured glitters out there. These are nicely rough without being so rough that they catch on your tights, they last so well without chipping or wearing, and the sparkle is just right.

I do love red and gold together too!
 

Half Moon Skittle + Studs

Today's nails are a skittle half moon with added studs. The studs are from the set from Born Pretty Store (see review here for details).

I painted my nails white, using Essie Blanc. I then used hole reinforcers to tape off the base of my nails, and added colours using Barry M Bright Pink, China Glaze Fade into Hue, Rimmel Pro Ultra Violet, and China Glaze Keep Calm, Paint On. 

I then stuck the studs on using topcoat and my wax pencil.

What do you think?  I like this, I think. It makes me think of icecream.

The studs are great - the set I have has so many different colours, from these pastel ones, to some really neon bright ones, which I am planning a post for tomorrow...

China Glaze Sunday Funday Half Moon Mani

This is ANOTHER of the China Glaze Avant Garden collection. I just can't stop buying them!  This is Sunday Funday, a gorgeous bright blue creme.

This is two coats of China Glaze Frosty, a sparkly white polish from the 2010 Christmas collection. It's a bit sheer, but as I was covering most of this up with the blue, I left it at two coats.  I then used hole reinforcers and added one coat of Sunday Funday over the top. 

My camera struggled with the colour balance of this one a bit, and I had to adjust the settings on the photos a bit as my hands came out very very red! I really like Sunday Funday though - it's a very glossy, heavily pigmented colour, with a fabulous smooth formula and a lovely shiny finish. These nails felt nice and cheerful at work today.


 

OPI Liquid Sand 2 - The Impossible

This is the second of the OPI Liquid Sand finishes, The Impossible. I already posted about the blue one, Get Your Number, here. I added one coat of The Impossible over the bright pink parts of yesterday's half moon mani. 

The Impossible is a mix of bright pink glitters in a pink jelly base. Swatches I've seen online show star shaped glitter in there, but I wasn't able to find any in my mini bottle this time round. I may need to have more of a dig around inside my bottle!

The Impossible dries to a rough textured surface, whilst still staying quite sparkly.  I don't dislike this nearly as much as I disliked Get Your Number without topcoat. It's quite a lot less rough than Get Your Number was, although perhaps that's because I have only one coat... 

 

Pink Half Moon - Matte

Today I'm wearing a pink half moon mani. This is Barry M Strawberry Ice Cream - two coats - then Barry M Shocking Pink added over the top using hole reinforcers for the half moons.  I then added Rimmel Matte topcoat for the smooth finish. 

That corner of my cuticle on my little finger is still causing trouble! It was really sore and red for about a week - I think it was a cat scratch. Then it bled a bit, and now it's just dry. It's definitely better than it was though, so I think it's nearly gone.

Half Moon Mani - Kleancolor Salsa Much

This is one of my American swap polishes, Kleancolor's Salsa Much. 

I'm wearing it as a half moon over Nails Inc Colville Mews, a pale yellow-toned nude. This is two coats of Colville Mews, and two coats of Salsa Much, with topcoat.

Salsa Much is a clear base with lots of tiny glitter in shades of red, gold and some blue. The glitter is very fine, and ends up leaving the look of an overall pinky red colour. 

Salsa Much is ok - it isn't as sparkly as I would have expected it to be, and it ended up looking a bit underwhelming, to be honest. 

I think wearing it as a half moon makes it marginally more interesting than just on its own... but I'm still not blown away. Maybe I need to wear it over black or something?