Adorable Blog Award!

This post is a bit overdue but better late than never!

I was really happy and surprised last week when I got an Adorable Blog Award from Helen and Sheenie at Helen and Sheenie's Nice Things. Thank you! It made my day :)

The Adorable Blog Award rules are as follows:
–Include the logo in your blog or post
–Nominate as many blogs which you like
–Be sure to link your nominees within your post
–Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog
–Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received this award.

I would love to nominate every blog I read but I read ALOT! So I'm going to try and choose just 5...or 6...

My nominees are -

MagicXMaid
Marble Nails (I think I saw someone else has nominated you already but I couldn't not include you!)
Look at this polish!
The Hungry Asian
Nikki's Nails
Livy Lu Lu

Konad - The First Attempt...

Hello again!

So, as I said after my last post I attempted my first konadicure. I'd had a practise on things other than my nails and had mixed results so I was excited to see what it'd look like!

I have to say that the whole process of konading is very satisfying. I can completely see why it's addictive.

For my first attempt I don't think I did too badly.... but I didn't do too great either :)

Some are wonky and the print didn't come out properly on others.

My ring finger came out well though I think.

After I'd messed up the left hand I decided there was no point doing the same design on the other hand as I was just going to take it all off again so I tested some of my other stamps instead.

They all worked out pretty well I think, I just need to work on my placement! I particularly like the stars on my middle finger.

I like this one as well but it needs to be placed differently because at the moment it reminds me of the Soviet Union flag!

So that was my first attempt! I need to practise more I think but it will be totally worth it in the end.

More experiments to follow soon!

Oh and one more thing.... I'm trying to decide whether to cut my nails or not. The length they are at the moment is the longest they've ever been. Through personal choice I have always chopped them and kept them a bit shorter than this just but I kind of like them this long...what do you guys think? Chop or no chop?!

BarryM Turquoise

Hello!

I hope everyone's had a nice weekend! Mine was lots of spring cleaning. It's sad but I like to clean :)

As well as spring cleaning I went shopping on Saturday morning and got a few new polishes.


The 2 Sally Hansen ones were 2 for a £1 from the pound shop and I got them to make frankens with!

I also got BarryM Turquoise (I really wish they'd be more original with their names!). It's very similar to Mint Green but that's exactly why I got it!

I love this colour just as much as the Mint Green!

After finishing this I plan to attempt to put some konad on it..... if it goes well I will post the results!

I'm glad so many of you thought my new kitten, Barnaby, is cute! I am so in love with him :) Lucy, you were right about him being named after the detective! I am a big murder mystery fan.

I will post some more pics of him for you guys to see soon!

That's it for now. Keep your fingers crossed that I get on ok with the konad because I don't want to take this colour off just yet :)

Some Purple and some Sparkle!

Hello Everyone!

I have been slacking this week on doing blog posts... I just haven't had a chance until now! I took photos of any polish changes though so I have a couple in reserve :)

I've had such a busy week and I can't believe it's the weekend already...where did the week go??

I was very excited earlier in the week to get my first blog award from Helen and Sheenie's Nice Things. Made my day :) It was an Adorable Blog Award and I will be posting my nominees very soon, I just haven't had time to think about it yet!

Anyway there are lots of pictures in this post so I shall get started :)



Earlier this week I finally got the opportunity to try out the 2nd polish that MagicXMaid sent me - Sinful Colors - Daddy's Girl.






This is 3 coats. It's a really, really lovely purple and I love it! My only minus about it would be that it takes forever to dry! Well worth the wait though. Just got to remember not to rely on this one when I'm in a rush...

I wore it plain for a couple of days and then decided to try NYX silver glitter over the top. Well, it was love at first sight! I just love the effect and love how it looks different in all lights!

I couldn't capture how nice the glitter looks in photos but the glitter is holographic so really sparkles!

I will definitely be doing this one again!

Some of you may remember that thumbnail cracked a couple of weeks ago and I fixed it with superglue. I had every intention of waiting until it'd grown a bit more before I chopped it down but I just couldn't put up with it in the end... The superglue worked fine but it looked horrible and even when covered in polish I just knew it was there...if you know what I mean! So I chopped it down. I had to go right to the quick. It looks very sorry for itself compared to my other nails!

Because it was my thumbnail though I haven't cut the others down because a thumbnail is easy enough to hide!

Here is the sorry nail below (it's grown a bit since the chop!) -



Also this week my first Konad stuff arrived! I was so excited! I have been playing around with it a bit but not on my nails yet. I didn't get loads in my first order as I wanted to make sure I could get the hang of it first. I will post my first attempt very soon :)

Finally I have had a little addition to my family this week. His name is Barnaby (UK people may guess where that came from!) and he's just over 8 weeks old. Isn't he adorable!

20 Questions

Hey!

So I've had a really busy couple of days and haven't had time to change my nail polish so I have no new pictures for you at the moment!

Instead I thought I'd do a tag that I saw on Panda Does Makeup's blog. I'm a sucker for these things!


1. Things you cannot leave the house without:

To be honest I don’t think there’s anything that I ALWAYS have to have with me… sometimes I go out literally in just what I’m wearing. However the things I most often take out with me are my phone, car keys, purse, chewing gum and lip gloss.

2. Favourite brand of Make Up:

Definitely Urban Decay. I love it and can’t get enough of it! A cheaper favourite is BarryM. I just love all the bright colours.

3. Favourite flower:

Gerberas. My boyfriend recently bought me a potted one and it had 3 beautiful flowers on it…. one day I heard my cat pickling in the kitchen and went to see what she was up to…she’d snapped off all 3 flowers :( Naughty cat!!

4. Favourite clothing store:

I don’t really shop that much for clothes…. I’d rather spend my money on other stuff. Plus when I do buy clothes I nearly always just buy outfits for nights out so I’m always struggling for casual stuff! This week I had to be really good and buy a load of casual stuff… I still came back with a new going out dress though.. I don’t even go out that much! Anyway back to the question… Jane Norman is my favourite store for going out stuff and Next for everything else!

5. Favourite perfume:

DKNY Be Delicious Green. Several people have told me that I smell like it naturally… I don’t know how but it makes me happy :)

6. Heels or Flats:

Heels. I just feel better in heels but I do wear a lot of flats as I have very sensitive feet and heels kill me!

7. Do you make good grades:

Yeah I guess so! It’s been a while since school but I did pretty well!

8. Favourite colours:

Purple is my absolute favourite but I also really like blue and green.

9. Do you drink energy drinks:

I hate energy drinks. They taste like sugar and chemicals to me!

10. Do you drink juice:

Very rarely. Most of them give me really bad acid indigestion!

11. Do you like swimming:

I love to swim but don’t do it as often as I’d like to. I don’t like swimming in the sea that much though. Unless it’s a very clear sea and I can see everything.

12. Do you eat fries with a fork:

Sometimes! Depends on the situation.

13. Favourite moisturiser:

Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturiser. I have very dry skin and it took me years to find a combination of products that worked for me. I tried clinique a couple of years ago and it works so well! Shame about the price ;)

14. Do you want to get married later on in life:

Absolutely! I would get married tomorrow if I could :)

15. Do you get mad easily:

Not really. Most people would describe me as very calm. Admittedly my boyfriend may disagree! I do have a lot of pent up rage though for people who annoy me by being rude or thinking they’re more important than everyone else.

16. Are you into ghost hunting?

Nope. I guess it’d be a funny thing to do though! I’d be scared…..

17. Any phobias?

I have a very strange phobia of whales and submarines… I have no idea why…there haven’t been any freak incidents with them in my past! I hate how they look, I hate how they sound. Just thinking about them makes me feel uncomfortable.
I also have a phobia of ice. I don’t like it anywhere near me. My boyfriend has to deal with the freezer and I have to let ice cream melt for ages before I’ll touch it.

18. Do you bite your nails?

No I don’t and people who do, in front of me, drive me mad :)

19. Have you ever had a near death experience?

Not that I know of!

20. Do you drink coffee ?

No. I hate coffee. I hate the smell and the taste. My parents always said I’d grow into it….still waiting.

I tag everyone who reads my blog! I love to hear about other people :)

Quick French Manicure!

Hi Everyone!

I haven't posted for a few days, because I haven't been online much, due to it being SO hot here that it's hard to sit with a laptop anywhere near me for too long!!

I like hot weather but I hate sleeping in it...or should I say not sleeping in it.. Isn't it funny how when I go on holiday somewhere hot it doesn't bother me at all but here it just completely knackers me!

I shouldn't complain really, I'm sure the rain will soon be back :)

Anyway I haven't done much with my nails the past few days because as I said in my previous post, I've been giving them a bit of a breather! Tonight though I went out with some friends and just couldn't resist doing a quick french manicure before I went!


I chose BarryM's mint green because I'm in love with it at the moment :)

You can see some of the yellowness of my nails....eurgh! Drives me mad.....

This was 2 coats of base, 2 coats of BarryM mint green and then a top coat of a glitter polish that I think came from Debenhams originally.

As I said, I did this in quite a rush so it's nothing exciting really, but perfect for a summers evening out, I thought.

I can't take any pictures in the sunlight as I plan to take this off after I've finished writing this!

I have been shopping SO much this week but not bought myself any nail polish at all!! Scandalous! I, unfortunately, had to be sensible and buy clothes for once because it was getting to the point where all I had to wear out was nail polish and makeup ;)

I'm going for a long weekend in London soon with a few of my friends and I have been frantically searching for some comfortable but pretty shoes. I have the most sensitive feet in the world, I get blisters just walking to the car!!! I have really high arches which apparently doesn't help. I just don't want to be the one moaning every 2mins about my feet! Any ideas that would help would be appreciated!

So that's all for now! I'm off to stand by the fridge for a while!