Challenge: Day 26 - Inspired By A Pattern

Hi ladies! Todays challenge gives us 'Inspired By A Pattern' for this particular mani, I was inspired by the feature wall in my old bedroom at my mums house because I actually miss it! I was so happy when I found that patterned wallpaper in the store what must be 5/6 years ago now! It's a Silver background with a Black baroque pattern throughout, I then had curtains and accents to match. I wish I had taken a photo to add into the post, but since I don't live at home anymore, it's a bit difficult. For this mani, I started off with a base of China Glaze - Devotion then using BM-312 and MASH Stamping polish in Black*, stamped on the pattern.

Sorry for the short post guys! But I hope you liked it, ignore the Yellowish glow in the nails, I was wearing my bright Yellow pajama top, oops. Again, I also forgot to use an untried polish, I suck! Remember, 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!

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

Challenge: Day 6 - Violet Nails

Hi ladies! Violet Nails is the challenge for Day 6, so I chose to use 2 coats of China Glaze - Spontaneous for my base colour and then stamped over it using BM-314 with Catrice - Heavy Metallic first, which didn't show up as I'd hoped so I added China Glaze - Devotion.

You can see Heavy Metallic ever so slightly in the second photo, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't as opaque as I wanted it to be, but I still think the mani turned out okay. What do you think? Remember to add your link to the inlinkz app below so I can see your entry for Violet Nails! 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!

Untrieds Used

China Glaze - Spontaneous

Catrice - Heavy Metallic

Nail Trends: Autumn 2011 - Below Deck & Devotion

Today we have two by China Glaze - Below Deck and Devotion.
Below Deck comes from the Anchors Away collection and is a lovely creme polish. One of those ever-popular purple/grey shades. Apparently, this was supposed to be a replica of Channelesque, and although only seeing photos, they do look pretty similar! It's high gloss and very pigmented! Can wear with just one coat.

• Application: 9/10
• Pigmentation: 10/10
• Coats: 1/2

Devotion comes from the Romantique collection and is a metallic polish. The colour itself is a frosty silver with a lavender undertone. I've noticed with this polish that you get the brush lines in the polish, I like this effect, however some people may not.

• Application: 6/10
• Pigmentation: 7/10
• Coats: 2/3

What are your opinions of this? Let me know!