A Nail Art/Nail polish blog by a really nerdy software Engineer

Sunday, 17 March 2019

SPOTLIGHT SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

SPOTLIGHT SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

Latest In Beauty Spring 2019 Edit - Fashionista - Nailberry

When I saw that this months Latest In Beauty Special Edition box had a Nailberry shade going I bought it immediately. It retails at £28 but if you made a box in February you got a £5 off voucher for it. I believe you get £5 off if you make a box this month as well. It's well worth it as you get 15 items and several full sizes. Considering Nailberry go for £14.50 alone (and are rarely on sale), this box is absolute bargain. 

SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

You could receive two different shades and I got Fashionista which is the most beautiful berry shade I've ever seen. I'm so in love with this colour because it goes with anything (my jumper choice was pure coincidence lol). I'm not really one for wearing shades by themselves but this I would wear all day, every day. I love my Cuccio but Nailberry is really fighting to become number one in my heart. I now have 3 Nailberry polishes and it's just not enough. You can't even get them cheaper on eBay as most sellers start at £10 for them. At this point in my life I really can't be spending £10+ on one polish so I have to make do with receiving them in boxes. 

I'm wearing two beautiful coats and no top coat (it's unbelievably shiny) and it makes feel like some uber chic sophisticated lady going for brunch...and they serve champagne at brunch. It just makes me want more Nailberry; once I finish my degree I need to get a job where I can afford to buy Nailberry #jobgoals.

SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

SWATCH: Fashionista // Nailberry

Anyway, I'll go into the box in a little more detail as it was a really great special edition. I noticed in one of their emails they've two more Grazia edits coming up and they're usually amazing but quite pricey.

Latest In Beauty Spring 2019 Edit - Fashionista - Nailberry

My favourite items so far (other than Fashionista) have been the Natura Siberica hand cream (gotta love some hand cream), the Nuxe face cream and surprisingly the Soaper Duper body butter. I've hated every product I've tried from them so far so I was surprised that the body butter smells nice and feels good on the skin. The floral perfume samples from Yardley also threw me off because I detest floral perfumes but these are super sweet and layer nicely with each other.

Ones I'll be giving away include the dry shampoo; they always make my scalp itch like crazy and the Molten Brown body wash (their stuff just smells like bleach to me). I've also already had the CYO illuminating cream in a previous box and it's far to light for me but it does give a nice glow.

Overall, it was a nice selection of new items from many different categories that I highly recommend!

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Tuesday, 30 October 2018

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

Roll up, roll up for the scariest nails I've done thus far in my nail journey! I am so happy with how these turned out; even if there were a few hitches along the way. Like the last Halloween post, I had no idea where this was going; just that I wanted to use Orly The Antidote and Morgan Taylor Sweet Escape somehow.

I eventually ended up applying a base layer of Sweet Escape and then sponging on a gradient of The Antidote, Sweet Escape and Essie Roarrrange as it really is more red than orange. The Essie shade really gave it that orange pop it needed near the cuticle. I really love the sponged result, so much I stopped to take photos and you'll see that up soon as it's own post. I then added a little of The Antidote up near the cuticle and it kind of looks like blood stains dripping down; perfect.

I also like how the ghost on the pinkie looks like it's holding a walking stick and yelling "get off my lawn kids!"

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

The hardest part of the look was the stamping. That Born Pretty black polish can get messy but this time round my hands looked dirty from constantly having to clean the plate. The BP plate I used has some nice Halloween designs on it but near the edges the plate is slightly rounded and because of that I couldn't get a clean swipe across the design with the scraper and it took me around 20 minutes to get these images which aren't perfect but the best I could do. I think I may have to invest in some MoYou Halloween plates for next year.

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

But other than that I think this may be one of the best looks I've done yet. However, I'm wary about using The Antidote again. It's a beautiful shade but it stains the cuticles and skin something awful; my nails looked like they were bleeding and it took me a while and a lot of acetone to get it looking somewhat presentable. I'm hoping my new liquid latex which is on the way will help with cleanup though.

The Halloween Antidote // Halloween 2018 #2 - Morgan Taylor, Essie, Orly, Born Pretty, Revlon

Polishes/Tools Used:
- Morgan Taylor // Sweet Escape (bright warm red)
- Essie // Roarrrange (bright orange)
- Orly Breathable Treatment + Color // The Antidote (deep plum)
- Born Pretty Stamping Polish // #3 (black)
- Revlon //  Quick Dry Top Coat (used to set ombre)
- Revlon // Colorstay Diamond Top Coat (used to set stamping design)
- Born Pretty // Celebration BPX-L007 plate


Happy Halloween!
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