Refreshing Pastels With Zigzags

Allo polish Pals!

How are you today? I hope your having a weekend with whatever plans you have made. Unluckily for me I seem to have picked up a cold... And I know who the culprit was. I'm telling myself I have one week to get better because I do not want to be sniffy on the airplane next weekend.

Today I have a creation I was really excited to show you but actually all that changed once I saw the pictures. I'm so sorry about the state of my nails, the crappy nail polish remover I am currently using is leaving my nails looking a mess so I apologize for the terrible clean up around my nails!

For this manicure I started with two coats of Barry M's 'Pearl' (Yes, again. Really.) I then used tape to create two diagonal sections and applied Barry M's 'Peach Melba' and Essence's 'That's What I Mint'. In hindsight I should have started with perhaps the peach or the mint so my lines would be neater. I then used Model's Own's 'Grey Day' to stamp MoYouNail's 128 plate to add the chevron pattern. On my ring finger I added a little of Essie's 'Set In Stones' to the tip and added a square/diamond stud.

I'm really feeling this manicure for spring. My weather detector seems to be so backwards doesn't it? Something about these colours just makes me so happy – If only it had been a neater manicure.

What do you think of this pastel combo with chevrons?

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Love

Ithi

With A Splashy Of Her Tail, I Saw Her Mermaid-y Scales!

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The beach was deserted as she strolled along the white sandy beach. It was 6.30pm and the tourists had cleared off leaving the idyllic spot all for herself. She stopped by one of the deckchairs and removed her clothing down to her swim suit. She was glad for the calm and silence as she made her way to the waters edge. The water was glorious, like a tepid warm bath as she began to wade in deeper. She let herself fall back into the water and floated on her back for a while losing herself in tranquilly... ”Oi, You there!” called a shrill but happy voice. Huh, she thought the beach had been deserted...”Over here!” With the shimmer of a scaley tail she could see now who had been calling out. A beautiful young woman with the tail of a fish that gleamed and glistened in the evening sun. Her coral coloured hair splayed beautifully all around her in the water. Stunned, she blinked her eyes not sure if what she was seeing could even be true. ”Nice to meet you, my name is Ethal!” she said reaching for a handshake. “H..Hello..My name is Ithi. Are you... Can it be true that - ..Are you a mermaid?!" she replied still in disbelief. ”Well I don't gots no feets, that's for sure.” replied Ethal in an unusual manner. ”I have to go now, My girlfriends and I are going shoe shopping at the water outlet...its the best mall undersea. I'd hate to keep them waiting! Maybe I will see you again sometime!” and with a splash of her tail, she ducked under water and she watched as the beautiful glittery scales faded out of sight and deep into the sea.

”Ok, It was nice to meet y-...wait, what? Shoe shopping?... But you...You don't gots no feets..I mean..You do not have any feet.. But you have a tail...shoes? Whut..." she called out in disbelief but the mermaid had already gone.

For this manicure I started with two coats of Zoya's 'Charla' on my thumb, index and pinkie fingers. I then used tape to add Essie's 'Mezermised' and once dried I stamped using Barry M's 'Silver Foil with MoYouNail's 128 plate. To finish these nails I added Fogan's '17' to the tips. On my middle and ring finger I used two coats of Barry M's 'Mist' and created a ruffian nail using Pretty Serious 'Crystal lake and topped it all of with some blue gems.

What do you think of this mermaid inspired manicure? Why would a mermaid be shoe shopping?

Have a great weekend!

Love

Ithi

Rainbow Chevron Nails With MoYouNail's Newly Stocked Plates

*This item was sent to me to review but as always will contain my full and honest opinion :)

Allo polish Pals!

How are you today? I hope you've been having a good week. How is your weather? Here in Holland its a beautiful sunny day, it lovely to sit and type with the door wide open and lots of sunlight filling the room. Did you know that MoYouNails have a whole new range of stamping plates in stock? When I was contacted to try out a few of the new plates I was of course so excited and even more excited when I saw the 128 stamping plate because I've wanted to wear a chevron/zigzag design since forever. This is a full design plate. Come take a look and please excuse my slightly blue finger...

A shot of the beautiful 128 stamping plate and... Argh, Blue index finger!

All the designs on this plate are gorgeous and I am looking forward to trying them out really soon; I'll also have another two plates to show you in the near future. I am really looking forward to trying the mermaid scale pattern and the diagonal lines which remind me of sun rays. I highly recommend you take a look at MoYouNails if you have not yet done so. They carry a wide selection of high quality stamping plates, polishes and many sets and accessories.

For this manicure I decided to create a horizontal rainbow gradient and used the following colours, from thumb to pinkie: Catrice's 'Lime Heart Beating Like A Drum', Yes Love's '007', Rimmel's 'Blue Eyed Girl' (The blue stained finger culprit) Picture Polishes 'Wisteria', Yes Love's 'N025' and Barry M's 'Peach Melba'. I then decided to use this plate by making decals using Fogan's '#08' to stamp and Collistar's '#37' for some rainbow glitter pizazz!

I am so happy to finally have chevron nails and I am happy with how the rainbow looks with the stamping decal. I just wish I didn't photograph my blue-d up finger and my cuticles were a little neater but oh well!

So what do you think of this manicure? Have you tried MoYouNails stamping plates yet?

Have a great day!

Love

Ithi

Big Drama, Little Nails. Holographic Stamping & MoYouNails

It was a warm dusky summer evening and the air was heavy. She was feeling lethargic as she lay on the bed resting the dull ache within her ribs. The clock read 9.05pm and she smiled knowing it was a good time for a glass of wine and yet another episode of Bate's Motel. She drew the make shift table which once began life as a cardboard box on the bed closer to herself and admired the collection of beautiful polishes and tools that laid out before her. Heaven. She gasped in shock at the latest drama's in her new favorite tv show as she rubbed the cotton pad over her nails, absent mindlessly removing the traces of blue and green polish that had once been worn with pride. There was a snag. Her eye's instantly darted to her finger nails and in sheer horror and disbelieve she gasped at the rip in her middle finger. It was a rip, defiantly a rip, no two ways about it. She ran down the two flights of stairs and into the kitchen, swinging kitchen cupboards open in a crazed frenzy and began searching for her miracle. She gave a sigh of relief as she found what she was looking for, an old forgotten tea bag that wouldn't be missed! ...But she knew this was far from over. As she dragged her defeated body back up stairs she surveyed the spread laid out on the box, deciding and undecided on a course of action... With a heavy heart she picked up the clippers and knew...Things would never be the same again...

Day 15: Delicate Print & MoYouNails Review

* This product(s) was sent to me to review but as always will contain my full and honest opinion :)

Allo polish Pals!

How are you today? I hope your having a better weekend than I am; Sometimes its like when something goes wrong then every decides to go wrong. Ah well. By the way, I hope you enjoy the new look to my blog. If you have any troubles with anything please let me know! Today I have day 15 of the 31 day nail art challenge which calls for delicate print. I am also sharing my review of MoYouNails.com which I was fortunate enough to receive some items to review. This might be a long post so please please please click the 'read more' link below.