Picture Polish - Aurora Swatches and Review

In my most recent Rainbow Connection order I decided it was finally time that I owned a Picture Polish nail polish. Everyone raves about Aurora so I popped this in my basket to see what all the fuss was about. If you haven't heard of Picture Polish, they are an Australian boutique nail polish brand who often do collaborations with bloggers. They have a selection of colours and types of nail polish including this gorgeous shimmering polish.

Well, Aurora certainly lived up to its hype! Two coats over OPI's Lady in Black produced the most gorgeous nail polish colour. As you move your hands through different light the colour of this polish switches from emerald green to a gorgeous shimmery purple. It is almost like the colours you'd find in a pool of petrol or oil changing as you look at it from different angles.

I'm so impressed with how the polish goes on with just the right consistency and with Seche Vite, it stayed on for almost a full week with no chipping. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone thinking of picking up a Picture Polish.

Dance Legend Colour Changing Thermal Nail Polish - Thermo no. 175

The majority of the time, when I buy indie nail polishes it is to find something that is not currently on the market with drug store brands. I crave something different and more exciting. This could be crazy glitter combinations, holos, exclusive collections or thermal. If you aren't into the indie nail polish scene you may not have seen one of these polishes so be prepared to be wowed!

When warm the colour is as the top photos, a bright pink! Then when your fingers are cold the polish goes an amazing purple colour (which is my fave). In the middle two pictures you can see the transition when I've been running my hands under the cold tap.

When I wear this polish I am pretty annoying. I keep asking my boyfriend or mum if I am hot or cold, cause I am weird like that. This specific polish is by Dance Legend, a Russian nail polish company that started in 2000, and the colour is Thermo no. 175. There selection of nail polish is amazing with so many different types including thermal, thermal trio (three colour thermal!), glitter, holo and sun shine (changes colour in the sun!).

Using Seche Vite with this polish I got around a week of wear from it with minimal chipping. The thermal effect doesn't wear off whilst you wearing it so you can run your hands under the tap to change the colour as many times as you like. I am completely fascinated by Dance Legend's polishes now and I need to get more in my life. Roll on next pay day!

Would you wear a thermal nail polish?

New Zoya polishes - Tickled and Bubbly Collection (Tilda and Jesy)

I love Zoya nail polishes. The bottles are so cute and sleek, whilst the formula is easy to work with and the colour selection is brilliant. I always see these as an American brand that I can't get my hands on so when I had the chance to try these out I was very excited! The colours I recieved were from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection. From the Zoya Tickled collection was Tilda (green) and the Zoya Bubbly collection was Jesy (orange).

Tilda is quite a murky green pastel colour with a great finish. I've used Seche Vite over my swatch but Tilda is more of a subtle finish, not too shiny. The colour stayed on well and would look great in nail art.

Jesy is an amazing glitter bomb that brushes on an almost gold colour with tonnes of holographic pieces of glitter. Although full of glitter this polish does not feel too rough to the touch and goes on well with two coats (as pictured). This would be great worn over polish or by itself.

I can't wait to try the rest of the collections!

Out of this world - Cling Film Nail Art

I've been a little lax with my nails recently. I think it is a combination of having my polishes upstairs out of the way and getting a new carpet (meaning I am more careful to spill anything). Having said that my nails needed some proper painting so I decided to use the old cling film technique to get this gorgeous effect.

I had planned on this looking a bit more like the world with green patches of land and blue sea but when I put the colours on I thought they looked a bit more space like. I've previously only used one colour in a cling film manicure but I thought I'd try two for a change which I think worked really well.

If you want to know how I did this, listen up. Paint your nails a base colour, I used OPI Eurso Euro. Get two pieces of cling film, crumple them up separately. The pieces don't have to be too big just big enough that they cover your nail when pressed flat. Paint some polish onto your cling film (I used Essie - trophy wife & fair game), dab it on some paper to take the excess off then start pressing it on your nails. Then do this with the other piece until you like the look of it on your nails. This will get messy around your nails so maybe use tape around the edges or you will have some major clean up.

I hope you like this manicure and that you will give it a go! It is super easy and creates a great look. Let me know if you try it!

Manicure Monday - Posh

Boots having 3 for 2 on nail polishes is deadly to me. I was desperate to get my hands on some of the Revlon Parfumarie Polishes and picked only four polishes, this meant I needed two more, you know to get the best deal. So I picked up Revlon Treat and Boost and this Revlon polish in Posh.

This green is lovely, light and creamy, not too dark as many of my green polishes are. The brush and consistency make this polish easy enough to apply and it looks great. I have Seche Vite over mine so they look super shiny and have great staying power. This means I can't comment on how long this polish lasts.

What you think? Is this a green you can wear?

Manicure Monday - Tara's Talons!

I was so pleased that Tara from The Tara's Emporium could attend my #BakerStMeet in Middlesbrough last month as I adore indie nail polish and the fact that she is UK based makes it all the better! When she came down she brought us all one of her gorgeous polishes but as some people didn't turn up we got more than one!

After my week of nail polish, the first polish I turned to was one of Tara's polishes. This one was my first pick and it is called Embankment. It is a gorgeous shimmery green filled with differently shaped glitter!

Tara's business recently turned one, so to celebrate she has brought out a birthday collection of nail polishes! As well as this Tara has recently expanded her business to include much more than nail polish. If you haven't already had a nosy at her shop then you must.

Manicure Monday - Brazilian Orange

Brazil, a gorgeously sunny country that will host the World Cup and the Olympics in the coming years. To commemorate this OPI have brought out a bright selection of colours ready for Summer. I picked up this orange - Where did Suzi's Man-Go - from Look Fantastic with 15% off!

Against my pale hands this beautiful colour is not looking as great as it could, add a little tan and this colour would pop. I do love the pale creamy colour of this orange as it isn't as garish as some oranges you can pick up. Although it is bright it is definitely a wearable colour that applies just as well as every other OPI polish. As with pale colours you have to be careful and apply quite a bit to ensure you get full coverage with no transparent sections.

I picked up another colour from the collection called Amazon-Amazoff which is a lovely teal green. I will try and wear it soon so I can get it up for a Manicure Monday.

Manicure Monday - Chrome Nails

After a week off from Manicure Monday I am back with a gorgeous new polish I picked up last week! I love new OPI collections. The current collection is by Gwen Stefani. The colours are pretty standard but there is one special polish which is a chrome effect. It is called Push and Shove and it comes with a special base coat called Lay Down The Base.

I was really dubious about putting this polish on as I didn't know how it would look and it states it is only for one night, as a few of the holographic polishes do, and I do not have the time to do my nails again the next day! Having said that I thought I'd try it out! I applied one coat of the special base coat and then two coats of the silver chrome polish. When you apply the chrome polish you have to get it as smooth as you can as this is how it will look when it dries.

The polish clings to your nails which means you have to clear your nails of anything that could show through. My nails are quite ridged so when I applied this, as you can see on the photos, it clung to this and showed them up. Even though this happened I still really do like the polish, its different and would look great on a night out or if you were going somewhere special. I've yet to see how long this polish lasts but I have used Seche Vite on the top (even though it says not to use a top coat) so it should keep for a few days.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Manicure Monday - Purple Xing

On Saturday I had a girly night round a friend’s house and I said I’d do her nails for her. She decided that she wanted purple so I brought a few colours round for her to choose from. Whist there I decided I’d paint my own and had brought this gorgeous Nina Ultra Pro polish in Purple Xing.

This is a shimmery deep purple with heaps of holographic glitter running through. It feels slightly textured because of the glitter but it doesn't affect the finish. This polish is gorgeous and I am so glad I picked it up.

What do you think?

Nail Art Weekly Project - Week 2 - Breaking Bad Nail Art

The second theme of my Nail Art Weekly Project was a TV programme or a film. For this it had to be the TV programme that everyone raves about, including myself. This is Breaking Bad.

For those of you who watch this programme, you should recognise the different designs I've attempted. On my thumb I've painted white with Heisenberg outline, my index and middle finger are the two periodic symbols used in the show, my ring finger it painted yellow with a lab bottle and my pinky is supposed to symbolise the crystal meth with blue textured polish and darker blue sponged on.

What do you think? Make sure to link me to yours!