Harsh Vibrancy With A Mixture Of Everything

Allo polish Pals!

How are you today? Happy mid week to ya! This week is flying by but then again they all seem to be! I'm excited that next month I'll be visiting my family back in England ~ Yay! Also it will be crazy here tonight in Holland as Argentina are playing against Holland – I'm not a huge football fan but I do love how patriotic everyone seems here with celebrating their team! Last night I came up with a manicure which I really wasn't sure about but strangely enough it began to grow on me. I decided to recreate it today (I'm pretty much a lazy arse right now since I can not move so much with the pain to my ribs) to see what you guys think. Here's my blue, green and black creation with half moons and straight lines!

On all my nails (Except my ring finger) I began with two coats of Yes Love's Black polish, I then used a reinforcement ring to tape off my half moon shape and applied Yes Love's #007 (Or Kermit green as I prefer to call it) Next I used striping tape to add straight block lines of Anny's 'Blue Bikini Girl' and sponged on a little of Color Club's 'Cool Metal' to the tips. Finally...! For my ring finger I started with two coats of Yes Love #007 and again used the same black to create a half moon. I then applied B.O Calabash's blue sequin glitter on top.

So what do you guys think of this manicure? I don't think I have paired straight lines with half moons – do you think it works or is it OTT?

Have a great evening!

Love

Ithi

A 'pshiiity' kind of gradient!

Allo polish Pals!
Hows it going? Are you feeling this heat?! I'm sorry I've been a bit behind on my commenting, I am getting to it but its been a little crazy here. We finally have a bed big enough to sleep in you have no idea how awesome it feels!! Hopefully a good sleep will end my little 'rut' and I can get up to speed with things again! Just a quick post from me today to show you a gradient blend I created earlier today.

I started with two coats of Pupa 'Pearly Green' (I love this shade!) and added Picture Polishes 'Pshiiit' mid way on the nail. I finished off my tips with Anny's 'Bikini Girl Blue'. I have to say I really loved this combination because in certain light the flakies from 'Pshiiit' shone through and the tips added a beautiful effect, almost like a fake Duochrome! Plus... I'm a sucker for anything that looks incredibly glossy and glassy so win win for me!

What do you guys think of this gradient? Do you prefer bright or dark gradients?
Have a wonderful day,
Love
Ithi

First Adventures Into The Wild! Snow Leopard!

Allo polish Pals!

How is your week going? I can't believe we're half way through the week already!

Today I bravely went where I have not been before.. Animal print! While I love animal print on animals I've always been scared when it comes to animal print clothing or nail art. Well today I took the leap with my first ever leopard print.. Snow leopard to be more precise!

 

I started with two coats of Color Club's 'On The Rocks', a really beautiful metallic silver. I then used Model's Own 'Grey Day' to add spots and bordered them with Mash nail art pen in black. I decided I didn't want just print on my nails so I took it a step further and added some eyes. On my index and ring finger I added circles using Essence 'Lets Get Lost' and Anny's 'Bikini Girl Blue'. I then carefully added the eyes using the mash pen again and lined underneath with Mash nail art pen in white.

What do you guys think? I personally like how the eyes pop out of the silver background! In real life the eyes catch a little shimmer from the Anny polish I applied, it gives it a cute little twinkle!

I didn't realize until after I'd taken the pictures and somehow managed to run out of my supply of batteries that there was some silver around my thumb nail.. Pssh! Oh well :)

Have you guys been inspired to try animal print nails? Did you stick to original colours or did you go crazy with neons?

Have a great day, as always I appreciate your comments on my nail art!

Love

Ithi

Vibrant Blue Lagoon Gradient

Allo polish pals!

How are you hanging in there? I bet your glad its the weekend! I am excited for this weekend as I'll be taking a trip to one of the big mall's here in Holland which means my eyes will be double the size as soon as I get to see what beautiful polishes they have on offer. Grabby hands at the ready!

While I might be missing the majority of my nail polishes which are still hanging out in England I have already got to see some very exciting brands that I have never seen or tried out before.

One of the brands I am keen to show you is called Anny. So far I only have one of these beauts in my collection but if you know me you know I am a sucker for blues!

Today's look is a simple bluey-lagoon gradient.

Anny's Blue Bikini Girl on Tips ~ Click To Enlarge.

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