Freehand Firefly Jar Nail Art

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How're you all doing? I hope you had an amazing weekend, did you get up to any mischief? Luckily I had Saturday off but I was back in on Sunday and I'm working straight through until Friday now.

Luckily they are not long shifts so I have been using the most with my morning time by throwing myself back into fitness which has felt quite rewarding (and sore) Its quite nice to get a few miles done before I have to go to work. Besides the increase of shifts there's not much else going on, I am sort of plodding along and looking forward to when I will have a little more time for painting if I am honest!

I didn't really know what I was painting before I began this design, all I knew was that I wanted something magical looking.. I'm not sure I achieved it.

Freehand Toroto Nail Art & Scattered Holo

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week has been going well so far, not long until the weekend now! I have to say it feels really weird posting on a Thursday, I have been in my Monday, Wednesday, Friday blogging pattern for so long that changing it up has felt so bizarre.

If you didn't know I've now switched to twice a week. Content wise I am covered until the end of June (almost!) but I will be working on Sundays soon and I wanted to make things both easier and more organised for myself. Since Sunday is normally a painting day for me I have freed up a little time so I can paint on my days off without worrying about running out of things to post. Does that make any sense? I feel I am typing in circles and dribbling on!

Today the soot sprites are back! The other day My Neighbour Toroto came on TV, I'd seen it before but its just so cute! When I painted this I was really lacking ideas and motivation, I wanted to paint a freehand design without the commitment of painting all my nails so this idea gave me a little bit of both, fun painting time with an edge of laziness.

Freehand Daisy Nail Art With Holo

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How are you all doing today? I hope you've had a fantastic weekend, are you ready for a new fantastic week to start? Abit of good news, I am attending a job interview this afternoon, fingers crossed for me please, I'd really like to work at this place!

Today's nail art is another one from last year (told you I schedule my blogs insanely!) I know I keep mentioning my stubby nubby nubbin nails but these do look really short compared to what I am used to! These do fit in with the current theme over at Tiny Canvas which is daisies.

I've also added a tutorial video below on how I paint this style of flowers. I find them quite relaxing to paint - roses on the other hand, argh! Frustration city!

New Years Day Nail Art - Embrace The New Year!

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And a very happy New Year to you all! I'm going to keep today's post short and sweet but I want to wish you all a fantastic year ahead, I hope you reach for your dreams and let your ambitions soar.

Go after what you want, see this new year as an adventure and push yourself towards all those goals that have been sat on your wishlist. Try new things, make new friends. The world is a big and wonderful play ground, embrace all the opportunities. You got this!

 

 

3D Pop Up Christmas Card Nails

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And a very Merry Christmas to you all! I hope you have a wonderful day, be it celebrating with friends or family, enjoying a lovely meal together or if you are going out – whatever you plans I hope it is a super special one!

Also on the plus side.. Yesterday was an awesome day for me. A customer called me adorable and then work told me they want to keep me on after Christmas. I wont be down in the cosmetics/fragrance section, I'll be upstairs working in woman's wear. I'm so happy!

I'll keep the chit chat in today's post short and sweet but do come say hi in the comments if you have time!

Ultrafine Tiny Holo/Glitter Starry Nail Polish - Born Pretty Store Review

*PressSample* This post contains an item(s) that was provided for reviewing purposes however I will as always give my full and honest opinion.

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How are you all doing today? I hope you all had a fabulous weekend?

 I'm still struggling to get my passport back. I'm not sure if I should keep my hopes up about the college course as they keep needing more and more proof of who I am. Funny thing is they found my blog. I was like.. “That's mine!!” Deary me.

Anyway, today I have pretty nail polish from the Born Pretty Store to share with you. I didn't actually select this one but I like surprises! This is 'Ultrafine Tiny Holo/Glitter Starry Nail Polish'.

Freehand Video Game - Pikachui, The Sims, Mario + More Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a great week but yay for the weekend, am I right? I hope you'll have a great weekend, be it a chilled or busy one.

Still no news on getting my passport back, the likeliness of doing this course seems to be dimming a little but I'm thinking about the 'what if's' just in case. Even if I can't start the course in November I'll still need to be doing something in terms of work or training.

Anyway! Back to another Tiny Canvas theme prompt, this weeks challenge I picked because the 12^th of September is video game day and I thought the members would have so many possible ideas for this theme.

I myself decided to go for a scramble with this nail art. A bit of everything!

My Dance Silver Holo 6ml Nail Polish - BeautyBigBang Review

*Press Sample* This post contains an item(s) that was provided for reviewing purposes however I will as always give my full and honest opinion.

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week kicked off to a good start.

I can tell you mine feels like it started in reverse but I'm getting it back on track. I realise late nights really don't suit me and here our weekends tend to be a little later. So earlier to bed for me this week! I must sound SO old, baha. 

In other news.. I want to do that nail course so badly! I can't apply yet until I've had my new passport arrives. Argh, killing me, come on, come on, come on! Then I'll have to go to an interview, fingers crossed its not already booked up. 

Today we're going to be taking a look at a '6ml My Dance Silver HolographicNail Polish' from the BigBeautyBang.com I feel like this polish we all may have seen floating around online however it wasn't what I had expected.

Freehand Unicorns & Holo Glitter Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a wonderful weekend – did you do anything fun?

I've got my storage! And I love it! But I'm not showing you just yet :) What I'd thought I'd do is actually make a video showing you how I am storing everything - even nail art bits. Good idea? Let me know!

This week I'll start organising my documents. I wont really be looking for work until September (I'm miracle Auntie Ithi who can help over the summer holidays) but I can get everything organised and get my CV written. Can I not just go work for Barry M or something? Ideal role? – polish namer! Polish over-see-er? If only!

Today's nail art is one I am not really too happy with. I ended up doing it twice, both entirely different and both left me a little displeased but I've learnt to let you guys be the judge – your a lovely bunch. If your a Tiny Canvas member I'm sure you'll be seeing a whole kingdom of unicorns currently!

The reject.

Why didn't I like these? I just feel like the magic is missing.. even with the holo glitter which I struggled and failed to capture well just didn't give it that special touch.. Hrm.

I'll tell you more about the second (the one I'm focusing on) I decided to do two unicorns together would be a fairly nice sight. I'd like to imagine they are grooming and giving each other little kisses :3 The holo glitter is from the Born Pretty Store and I applied it by dabbing it on top of my wet top coat, probably wasn't the best way.

Which design do you like best? Have you ever had unicorn nail are before ? - feel free to link it!

 Thank you for stopping by! I hope you liked today's post. I'll catch you again on Wednesday for some more nail art.

Love,
Ithi

Born Pretty Store 'Together Forever' Holographic Nail Polish Swatch & Review

*This post contains an item(s) that was sent for reviewing purposes however I will as always give my full and honest opinion.

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having a great week so far. Has anything awesome happened?

Give me one incident that made you smile so far this week? Mine would be seeing a swan nest with both parents and 7 baby swans! Beautiful.. I love just...seeing life doing its thing.

Today I have a holographic nail polish from the Born Pretty Store to share with you, this is 'Together Forever'. 

My nails look so long compared to how they currently look!

'Together Forever' is a beautiful lilac holographic polish. I wanted to say its purple but there are some subtle undertones of pink and silver going on. This polish leans towards the thinner side but I am really happy with its consistency. I had absolutely no troubles with the texture of this polish and was super impressed with its dry time and finishing look.

I photographed this polish with three thin coats and the holo effect was super strong when in the sunlight – this is certainly no weak holo!

This is one polish that sits very happily within my nail polish collection!

What do you guys think of this light purple holo? Have you tried any Born Pretty Store holo polishes, do you have a fave?

Have a great day! Thank you so much for visiting today, don't forget to come say hi! I'll be back on Saturday with some more freehand nail art. 

Love,

Ithi

Cute Animal Rectangular Stamping Plate - Born Pretty Store Review

*This post contains an item(s) that was provided for reviewing purposes however I will as always give my full and honest opinion.

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having a great week so far? My days are SO mixed up, Monday was a national holiday here in Holland so Monday felt like a Sunday and every day since feels 'off'. Do you ever get that?

Today I have another review for you.. I feel like you guys might not like seeing my review posts as much so I am going to try and be really selective on what I show you from now on; I know seeing similar products can get a bit brain-nulling and while I blog for my own happies I also of course really care what you guys think!

Today I have 'CuteAnimals Rectangular Stamping Plate / BP-L063' from the Born PrettyStore to show you; We all know how great my 'stamping' skills are.. ha.. I tried my first ever reverse stamping! Close your eyes, its a sight for sore eyes! 

 Hats, bra's and toupee's off to you, ya genius stampers out there! I have always enjoyed seeing well stamped manicures and hold so much admiration for those who can make such beautifully neat designs. I am not a natural stamper.. and it does not come easy for me, even pairing images and colours I struggle with... so I truly admire your skills!! 

You'll notice on my middle finger I sort of cut out the 'bad dog, police dept' on the decal.. I'm not sure what happened to it.. but it went bye-bye's :'(

The polishes I used this time were Born Pretty Stores 'Together Forever' holographic polish, Born Pretty Store's Black stamping polish and Essie's 'Splash of Grenadine'.

Lets move onto the plate, shall we? This plate has some beautiful full animal patterns which is what really drew me to it, my favourite has to be the dog pattern I used and also the elephants, cats, dolphins.. Actually MOST of them. I also like that this plate comes with some singular smaller animals which is probably ideal for the stamping geniuses of the world who can mix and match patterns and designs together (I am not even going to attempt that!)

I also liked that there was a few of these designs which work really well with reverse stamping an

d that was what I wanted to try most. Overall I think this plate is a great addition to a stamping addicts collection.

What do you guys think of my first ever reverse stamping nail art? Do you own any animal nail stamping plates?

Have a beautiful day, my friends! I will catch YOU again on Saturday! Take care and thank you for dropping bye!

Love,

Ithi

Galaxy Laser Holo Flakes Glitter Powder Paillette - BornPrettyStore Review

*This post contains an item(s) that was provided for reviewing purposes however I will as always give my full, honest and unbiased opinion.

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having a great weekend so far. I don't know about you but the weather here is just beeeaaautiful!

I had the most lovely surprise yesterday when a dear friend and fellow blogger surprised me with a package containing healthy but delicious cookies, they were SO good!!! 

I also made a total loss of 10kg, or 1.5 st since that doctors appointment back in mid April. I'm actually pretty pleased with myself as its all been through healthy ways.

Anyway... Today I am showing you some more of those spectacular flakes from the BornPretty Store, these are 'Galaxy Laser Holo Flakes Glitter Powder Paillette' – but ya know what makes these special?...

These are H O L O! Hello, now you are awake. :)

Born Pretty Holo Nail Polish in #6 - Born Pretty Store Review

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are looking forward to a fun weekend?

I don't have any plans but I feel fine with that this week. I feel like going wherever the weekend takes me!

I have to say a huge thank you to all your concerns and kind words regarding my 'pre-diabetic diagnosis'. There was some really sweet comments and I promise you all I am taking good care of myself now. If I am really honest I hadn't taken care of myself after what happened at the beginning of the year, I was skipping meals and not always eating the right things (Bad, bad, do not copy this example) but I had started to get myself together before my trip home and I am now doing tons of active things and eating really healthy which my body feels so thankful for. I will have to go back for another test in three months but I feel positive I can change the out come. :)

Today I have a holographic nail polish in #6 to share with you from The BornPretty Store. I think I've gotten a little better at photographing holo polishes, thank goodness for the sun! 

This nameless but numbered (#6) polish is a beautiful warm golden peachy champagne shade with a very strong holographic effect. I'd say this is perfect for those who want warmer shades but don't like an overly flashy solid gold colour.

This is a 6ml sized nail polish so you could consider this to be a mini bottle.

The polish itself is in fact very sheer and I did have to apply four coats to achieve full opacity however it is fast drying and it took me no time to build up the coats. I wore this polish for around four days (blimey, that's like a month in Ithi years) and protected it with my Pro-FX top coat and had no chipping or obvious wear.

Conclusion? I absolutely love it. If I wasn't frequently taking my nail polish on and off I could see this sitting on my nails for ages. Its a very flattering shade, even when not in direct sunlight. The holo pops out beautifully from the delicate base and overall it makes me think of fine weather - summer nails, anyone?

What do you think of this peachy holographic polish? Do you own any Born Pretty Store Holo's?

Have an amazing weekend, guys! I hope you get up to all sorts of fun adventures!

Thank you so much for stopping by and visiting me, I'll catch you again on Monday.

Love

Ithi

Mezmris Nail Lacquer - Psychedelic Galaxy Swatch & Review

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How are you all doing today? Has anything fun or eventful happened in your week yet?

Mine seems to be a mixture of really mundane things going on but I am feeling good for the huge spring clean I've had. Next I need to spring clean my polish collection, I think! On the plus side at least it actually feels like Spring now!

Today I am showing you a really pretty polish from Mezmris Nail Lacquer, this one is one of my absolute favourites and you know I've got an obsession with Sammi's nail polishes! This is 'Psychedelic Galaxy'.

I absolutely love Psychedelic Galaxy, I knew I would..and then it arrived and I loved it even harder than I thought I would! Its a black jelly laced with all sorts of yummy, beautiful holographic micro glitters and ultra chromatic chameleon flakies (so drool worthy) This polish is completely opaque in 2-3 coats although I have also worn it over black in the past. (Remember my musical nails?)

It has an amazing dry time and a beautiful glossy sheen even before adding a top coat although combined with the Mezmris Nail Lacquer top coat, 'Armor' really brings all those flakies to life.

Since owning this polish I am continuously looking for manicure ideas that I can use it for, it is beautiful and unique and always gets a ton of compliments.

What do you guys think of this multi coloured wonder? Do you own anything like this?

You may also notice some slight changes going on around here but don't worry, its business as usual! :)

Have a beautiful day my friends, thank you for visiting. I'll catch you again on Saturday!

Love

Ithi

Holographic Holo Glitter Nail Polish #12 3D - Born Pretty Store Review

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How are we all doing today? Are you glad Friday is here?!

I've another review post for you today but don't worry I'll have some more freehand in my next post!

Today I have a holographic polish to share with you.. and you know what? My camera played fairly nice! This is 'HolographicHolo Glitter Nail Polish #12' from The Born Pretty Store. Lets take a look shall we?