Halo Nights // Pink & Nude Wanderlust Design

When I first did this I really loved it and couldn't wait to take pictures and show it off. Life happened and I couldn't get posts up as fast as I wanted and now when I look at the pictures I just think meh. It was kind of rushed because I really wanted to use the shades in something but I didn't know what. Also, the edges are really messy and clean up just couldn't fix it.

I'm really into that sheer pink glossy look  that you can get from gel nails right now and these new halo shades from Avon really fit that bill. I ended up doing 5 layers of sponging to get this ombre look of  Halo Rose & Halo White where it was opaque enough to see the different shades but still transparent enough to see the nail tip slightly...if that made any sense.

I think on it's own this would have looked nice however, I applied the liquid latex too close to the nail and when I was removing it it tore up the sides of the nails and there was no saving it. I've just invested in some MoYou liquid latex which was put in their sale for £3.50 so I'm hoping that will be a little better than the £1 Born Pretty one I bought of Wish.

I ended up stamping some gold stars and a moon from the new Tropical 36 plate. I love the wanderlust design but depending on the polish, the thin writing doesn't pick up easily. I would use this again though as the moon reminds me Sailor Moon. Born Pretty actually do a Sailor Moon plate though and I just want to throw my money at them.

Look out for a full swatch post though on these Halo nude shades as I bought the entire range from Avon; I just don't have the time to fully swatch them right now.   

              

Polishes/Tools Used:
- Avon True Nail Wear Pro+ // Halo Rose (pearlescent rose pink)

- Avon True Nail Wear Pro+ // Halo White (pearlescent white pink)
- Morgan Taylor // Sweetest Thing (rose gold holo glitter)
- Born Pretty Stamping Polish // #1 (gold)
- Revlon // Quick Dry Top Coat

- MoYou London // Tropical 36 Plate

EDIT 07/02/2019
I've finally got round to swatching the entire Halo collection now and you can check it out here:
->Avon Halo Collection

Sweet Dreams // Pink Glitter & Mandalas

So I couldn't leave it alone. This is what I added to last look I did here. I really wanted to put some white mandala designs on the pink nails but I didn't want it to cover the entire nail, so I ended up sticking it at the bottom. But then the tips felt bare and I just can't stop staring at that glitter polish, so I dab dab dabbed it on.

This turned out way better than what I saw in my head. In fact, I was slightly annoyed I had applied a peel off base coat first as my favourite one is more for swatching and only lasts around 12 hours before peeling off. I think I've also gotten the hand of applying glitter on the tips now with that soft ombre. I use the small rectangle side of sponges and concentrate it at the tip, dabbing it further down when there's only a small amount let on the sponge.

Polishes used:

- OPI // Sweet Memories (light pink sheer cremé)

- Morgan Taylor // Sweetest Thing (rose gold holographic glitter)

- Revlon // Quick Dry Top Coat

- Revlon // Colorstay Diamond Top Coat

- Born Pretty // Stamping Polish #4 (white)

- Born Pretty // Liquid Latex

- Born Pretty // Stamping Plate BP L051

SWATCHES: Morgan Taylor // Sweetest Thing, Ella Of A Girl & No Way Rose

Look at those magnificent pink beauties. I'm currently subscribed to a beauty box called Latest In Beauty where you can choose 9 items a month for £18, and this month these 3 polishes were added to the selection and well I chose them faster than you can say "it's not a problem anymore". (I am thinking of cancelling this sub though for Mani & Lola which is a nail polish box instead of mixed beauty products).

I've never heard of this polish brand before, but they look fancy AF, I love pink and well, just LOOK at that rose gold sparkle:

Let's start with the most basic; Ella Of A Girl.

She's your basic pink. I was expecting this to be slightly more sheer and pastel-y than the solid Barbie pink colour it is. I think it'll make a great base colour for other pink sparkles however it's not really the kind of shade I would wear naked. It also takes about 17 years to dry, even with a quick dry polish.

Next up is No Way Rose:

This is a beautiful metallic rose gold shimmer. It dries with no streaks (unlike some other metallic polishes I've come across) and one coat is pretty good (but I like two anyway). I'm in love with this shade, it's more on the pink side of rose gold which is perfect as I have a few that are more gold/copper but this captures rose gold perfectly.

Then last is Sweetest Thing:

Look at that! JUST LOOK AT IT! Sorry for the caps but it's frankly a sight to behold. It strongly reminds me though of some pure cut glitter I have called Sweet Pink.

Similar right? Because this is in a polish though, I used the sponge technique to get that ultra sparkly, opaque look however it does come at a price as it isn't a smooth as burnishing pure glitter onto your nail. It's still a great polish though and out of all them this is design I didn't want to peel off. The accent nail using the other two polishes didn't quite turn out how I wanted as I forgot to apply a base coat, so the light pink is more of that "inverse" nail trend but they did blend together quite well. Oh, as a bonus, here's Sweetest Thing under some indoor lighting:

Look at that holo come to life. 

The actual Morgan Taylor website doesn't seem to have prices on it however I found all these polishes stocked on NailPolishDirect for £6.95 each, winning! I also found out that polishes are circa 2015; Ella of a Girl is from their Cinderella collab with Disney for the release of the film. These used to retail at £11, so go grab yourself a bargain.

Polishes:

- Ella of a Girl // Light Pink Creme (nailpolishdirect)

- No Way Rose // Metallic Copper Rose Shimmer (nailpolishdirect)

- Sweetest Thing // Pink Duochrome Glitter (nailpolishdirect)