Swatch: A England - She Walks In Beauty

Hi ladies! I have an old A England swatch I found whilst browsing through my swatch folders that has yet to be published so I thought I would give it it's time in the Spotlight. I don't really have much to say here, so let's get straight into it!

She Walks In Beauty is part of the Heavenly Quotes collection and is a mix of large and small Rose coloured hexagonal glitter in a shimmering Golden base. The Golden shimmer shifts as it hits different lighting, which adds to it's unique-ness. I did need to do a little glitter placement with some of the larger hexagonal glitters, but nothing too major. I layered one coat of She Walks In Beauty over Killer Colours - Twisted Silk* without a top coat.  

A England polishes can be purchased directly from their website for £9 each if you're in the UK. Due to the new Royal Mail restrictions, A England no longer ships internationally. But never fear! International readers can purchase A England polishes from these retailers; Ninja Polish, Llarowe, Mei Mei Signatures and Nail Polish Canada! 

Swatch: A England - Tristam & Saint George

Hi ladies! You may notice a drastic change in my nail length, that's because I've had these sitting in my 'to post' pile for a while and never gotten around to it. Since March has turned into a little 'holo' month so far, I thought I may as well continue that trend and have a clear out at the same time. 

Saint George is a gorgeous Emerald Green scattered holo. I love A England polishes, they're so easy to apply and have some serious staying power as well as a wow factor. I applied 2 coats of Saint George without a base/top coat.

 Tristam is a deep Purple a scattered holo with leanings towards Blue. I applied 2 coats of Tristam without a base/top coat.

Review: BornPrettyStore Studs

Hi ladies! I was recently contacted by bornprettystore asking whether I'd like to review one of their products, of course I said yes. I've been wanting to get my hands on some studs for a while now but haven't come across some I really like. Until I came across these - the colours, the shapes and the sizes were exactly what I wanted. I have a couple mani's to show you in which I used various studs from the wheel, you'll have to excuse the second mani, I did it late at night so I had to use my light box and artificial lighting, but my camera doesn't like when I do that and 99% of the photos I took were a blurred mess. Luckily, you can still see all the detailing.

As you'll see, there is a huge difference in nail length between mani's, I had a little accident with the nail clippers whilst trying to attempt to trim them slightly....so unfortunately, I had to cut them all down to nubs.

I saw this photo on Pinterest using studs to make a bow at the bottom of the nail against a solid background colour, and I really liked the idea, so I thought why not take that idea and turn it into a Tuxedo. I started off with a base of Essie - Licorice then painted on the triangles using White acrylic paint. Once that was dry, I added a Top Coat to one nail at a time and added the studs.

I got the idea from various images around Pinterest, I really liked the idea of a cross but also wanted to include the Diamond shape of studs too. I didn't want the whole mani to be studded, but was stumped for ideas to add to the pinkie and thumb, so of course, out came the stamping plates. I started off with a base of Essie - Licorice and an accent of A England - Excalibur. I then stamped with BM-223 and BM-314 using Excalibur for the stamping. As I mentioned the photo is a bit blurry since it was taken at night, so I apologise for that.

I loved the way both of these turned out, although after wearing the second mani to work, by the end of the day I had started to pick at the studs, so they didn't last very long. Of course, if you didn't pick at them they'd probably last you a lot longer! You can purchase your own studded wheel here for $4.89 as well as many other tools and decorations for your nails and otherwise! If you use the code below, you'll also receive 10% off of your order!

Challenge: Day 8 - Metallic Nails

Hi ladies! Today is September 8th, which means it's time for Metallic Nails! Now, I was actually surprised by the lack of metallic polishes I own. I need to change that! For this part of the challenge I used 3 coats of China Glaze - Blue Years Eve on my ring finger and then added 2 coats of A England - Lady Of The Lake to the rest of my nails. I then painted one section of my nails with China Glaze - Devotion and then added a swipe of Blue Years Eve over Devotion. I really like the way this look came together, what do you think?

So there you have my entry for Metallic Nails! What do you think? Remember to add your link to the inlinkz form below so I can browse your entries for Day 8 too! For those of you wanting to add the inlinkz to your own posts, click here to be taken to the google doc with everything you'll need for the next 30 days!

Untried Used;

China Glaze - Blue Years Eve

A England - Lady Of The Lake