ASP Joyride

ASP Joyride

ASP Blossom Glitter Joyride Magpie Glitter Orange Soak Off Gel Soak Off Gel Polish

Hi NaiLovelies!

I am super behind on my posts at the moment but I'm back today to show you this gorgeous gel polish called Joyride from ASP.

I have had a really busy month so I'm putting it down to that, what with my gorgeous sisters wedding, starting a new job and taking care of my lovely clients nails, I haven't had time to keep on top of my posts....but I have been doing my nails regularly during this time so I have lots of manis to show you soon, whilst I get myself back up to date.

I have had Joyride in my gel polish stash for a few months and I have been looking forward to having the chance to wear this muted bright beauty on my nails.  I love this shade of orange, it is incredibly flattering and looks really nice on my skintone #swatchesondarkerskin

My swatch of Joyride shows three easy coats.

It was initially my intention to stamp this manicure but as soon as I added a coat of Magpie Glitter  Blossom, I knew that I would keep the manicure sans stamping as it looked great this way with all of my outfits.

I love how this manicure turned out and I also loved how easily ASP Joyride applied, wore and soaked off.  I also love how adding a simple layer of glitter can transform a colour and take it to the next level without compromising the beautiful colour beneath.

Ciao 4 Now

Gelish Do You Harajuku ~ Featuring Dixie Plate DP 02

Gelish Do You Harajuku ~ Featuring Dixie Plate DP 02

Gel Polish Gelish Glitter Green Hello Pretty Magpie Glitter Nail Art Nails Pastel Soak Off Gel Polish Stamping

Hi NaiLovelies!

I have been chomping at the bit over the past few weeks because I was desperate to get my hands on this fabulous new stamping plate from Dixie Plates.

A total of three plates were released (DP 01, DP 02 & DP 03) by this new stamping plate company and as soon as I started seeing the manicures which were created using DP-02 I just had to have it!  

As a nail technician and lover of nail art, I instantly fell for the varied images on this plate.  There are lace, floral, geometric and so many more gorgeous images to decorate your nails.  This is the perfect type of plate to pull out when I have a client who wants stamping but doesn't have a clue what design they would like.  

A plate like this is a godsend because there are a choice of designs to suit all tastes but there aren't too many images to overwhelm the client. 

I decided to use Dixie Plate DP-02 with Do You Harajuku #swatchesondarkerskin from the Gelish Hello Pretty collection.  I have been eyeing this up in my stash for a couple of weeks now, it is a beautiful vibrant pastel green with subtle shimmer.   I couldn't wait to get it on my nails as I had been wearing my MonoCHROME manicure for the past two weeks!

Unfortunately, I struggled a bit with the formula of Do You Harajuku because it shrunk away from the tips of my nails and kept wanting to creep into my cuticle line.  I am also disappointed that after 3 coats the finish is still a little patchy for my liking, although this does not show up on camera thankfully.

Do You Harajuku - Gelish
DP-02 - Dixie Plate
Ambiance - Gelish
Jade ~Two Faced Dust - Magpie Beauty
Top It Off - Gelish
Vitagel Recovery - Gelish
White Stamping Polish - Konad


On my ring finger I applied two coats of Gelish Ambiance and then patted in a thin layer of Jade Two Faced Dust from Magpie Beauty, topcoated once and then stamped the pretty floral image over the glistening iridescent base.

The images for the Dixie Plates are a good size 1.7cm by 2.1cm.  My nails are long and wide so for me 2cm by at least 2.5cm would work better.  I had to stretch the image using my Magno Nails stamper, which worked perfectly first time and did not seem to distort the image.

I purchased the DP-02 plate from a pre-order from Nail Stamping Queen.  I paid just under £10 for the plate with around £3 shipping so the total was just under £13.

Ciao 4 Now

Magpie Glitter: Fairytale Collection

Magpie Glitter: Fairytale Collection

Fairytale Collection Glitter Magpie Glitter Nail Art Nails

Hi NaiLovelies!

I have the gorgeous Magpie Glitter Fairytale Collection to show you which were kindly sent to me from Magpie Beauty! 

 The collection consists of five pastel shades of glitter with a difference, each one of them is metallic with an awesome holographic shimmer.  The shine and sparkle from these glitters is simply stunning!

All glitters in this review were applied over two coats of gel polish, burnished and top coated twice with the exception of the pinky nail which was applied using the sprinkle technique.


Ella

Ella is a gorgeous pastel pink metallic holographic glitter.
I have applied her over OPI GelColor Can't Hear Myself Pink and she looks stunning.  Ella could be paired with a pastel pink for a slightly subtle finish or with red to amp up the rosy pink tones.l


Anna


Anna is a beautiful pastel lilac metallic holographic glitter.
I am wearing Anna over TruGel Freaky Fete, an intense mid purple creme and really adds a vibrant background to Anna, definitely one of my favorites from the collection.


Fiona

Fiona is a golden green metallic holographic glitter.
Fiona instantly stood out to me as soon as I saw her, I love wearing green and gold on my nails and Fiona ticks both boxes.  I am wearing Fiona over a muted sage green, IBD Jade Dynasty.  I think Fiona would also look awesome over an intense saturated green to bring out those 'golden delicious' green tones.


Wendy

Wendy is a fabulous nude metallic holographic.
I am wearing Wendy over Madam Glam Back to Cali.  I absolutely love Wendy and enjoyed wearing her for the past week, she is incredibly shiny and a real stunner!


Alice

Alice is an intense saturated icy blue metallic holographic glitter.
I am wearing Wendy over OPI GelColor Venice The Party.  I absolutely love Alice over vibrant shades of blue and this is definitely my favorite pairing with Alice as the darker blue really makes Alice burst into life.

These have been incredibly popular with my clients and I can't pop to the shops and buy something without someone commenting on my nails!


 Alice & All of Her Friends

Magpie Glitter Alice with Fairytale Collection Feature nails

Alice, Anna & Ella

Once again my client loved my current manicure so much, she decided to have the same on her own nails!

Sarah really has outdone herself with this collection!  The combination of metallic with the holographic shimmer is just stunning and pictures just don't do these justice.  In fact, I think I am going to have to create a video to show these beauties in action.

The Fairtale Collection is available now and can be purchased online at Magpie Beauty.  These beautiful Fairytale collection will also be available at Pro Beauty at the Magpie Beauty stand H37 on Sunday 28th and Monday 29th - I will definitely be paying the gorgeous ladies a visit. 

Ciao 4 Now

Magpie Glitter ~ Margo

Magpie Glitter ~ Margo

Gel II Gel Polish Glitter Magpie Glitter Margo Nails Purple Purple Day

Hi NaiLovelies!

After a couple of days covering my gel mani with regular polish I quickly applied a brand new sparkly manicure ready for a day in the salon.  My clients are gonna love this!

I have developed a huge love affair for Magpie Glitters and have fallen big time for the sprinkling technique which is where you apply the loose glitter to the wet gel polish before curing.  I used this same technique in my previous manicure and I was impressed by how easy it was to apply and subsequently soak off, despite having three coats of topcoat over it to ensure a smooth surface! Check out my video tutorial below.

For todays manicure I applied two coats of Gel II Purple Day and then topped it with Margo Magpie Glitter - a rich regal purple metallic glitter.  I used the burnishing method to apply it to the pinky, index and thumbs and I sprinkled Margo onto the ring and middle fingers.

I can't get over how gorgeoulsy rich and shiny Margo is!  Everytime I look at my nails it reminds me of the wrapper of my favorite Cadburys chocolate!  I'm seriously going to enjoy wearing this mani but it's not going to do my healthy eating regime any good whatsoever.

Ciao 4 Now

Sparkling Holographic Valentines Day Manicure

Sparkling Holographic Valentines Day Manicure

Blossom Erin Gel Polish IBD Magpie Glitter Nail Art Nails Ooh La Lace Stamping Uber Chic Valentines

Hi NaiLovelies!

I recently reviewed two new Crystal Clear Stampers and thought what better opportunity to put them to the test along with the gorgeous Erin from Magpie Glitter which I also used to create this pretty pastel Valentines day manicure.

  

Erin arrived earlier this week from the fabulous Magpie Beauty and as soon as I saw her twinkling away in the Magpie jar, I couldn't wait to soak off my last manicure so I could free her.  I absolutely love this blush toned pink when it comes to clothing and nail polish and I think it is a perfect examole of the Pantone Colour Of The Year for 2016 - Rose Quartz and it works well with my skin tone.  

I have been working towards creating a resource for colour swatched on darker skintones.  The purpose of which is to make it easier for people to gain an idea of whether a colour type or particular polish will work for them.  This project is in the early stages, recently I have been using the hashtag #swatchesondarkerskin on both relevant Facebook and Instagram posts.  Hopefully, this will not only be a resource for people looking for a particular polish but perhaps it will kick-start professional, indie and drugstore brands to showcase their products on a more diverse variety of complexions and share the love with a wider consumer demographic. 

For the base colour beneath Erin I used IBD Ooh La Lace, a lovely dusty rose creme which applied easily in three coats.

I used two different techniques to apply the glitter.  On my index finger I sprinkled the glitter onto a thin uncured layer of the gel polish before curing and brushing off the excess and topcoating.  I used three coats until smooth.  This is a method which I recently picked up from Sarah, the lovely owner of Magpie Beauty.  On the middle finger and thumb I burnished the glitter into the tacky layer of the cured gel polish as normal before topcoating twice.

The base colour underneath Magpie Glitter Blossom is IBD Carte Blanche a gorgeous opaque white creme which applies in three coats and can also be seen on my ring finger - minus the glitter.  Don't forget you can click the images for a higher resolution image to really see that glitter sparkle.


For the stamping, I used Uber Chic 4-03 image plate and used a metallic regular polish from Pure Ice called Outrageous.

I love vampy colours but there is something about a romantic pastel pink manicure like this that just gets me and I love how this one turned out.

Check out my review of the Crystal Clear Stampers to see the even more sparkle of this manicure and how easy it is to place an image with these awesome stampers.

Ciao 4 Now

Festive Christmas Tree & Glitter Manicure

Festive Christmas Tree & Glitter Manicure

Almond Nails Christmas Gel II Gel Polish Glitter Gold IBD Magpie Glitter Nail Art Nails Red Carpet Manicure Silver Stamping Uber Chic

Hi NaiLovelies!

Christmas is coming and Tracey is getting fat - oops, I mean the goose is getting fat!

I've not had much spare time to prepare for Christmas this year because I have been very busy making sure my lovely clients have beautiful nails for their upcoming festive events.  One thing that is proving popular (apart from red nails!) is GLITTAAAHHH!!  Luckily, I invested in some awesome Magpie Glitters a few weeks ago and my clients can't get enough of them and nor can I.

This week, I have been wearing the absolutely gorgeous Goldie with a little Blossom and Holly thrown in for good measure.  I used two coats of Gel II Golden Mirage under one coat of Goldie.

I absolutely love warm toned Goldie and I think she looks amazing with this Christmas Tree feature nail.

I created the feature nail by applying two coats of IBD Just Gel Ivory Tower and then covered it with a single coat of Magpie Glitter Blossom.  I then set the outline of the tree using nail vinyls before laying down a coat of Red Carpet Manicure Emmy-rald Winner before flash curing, removing the vinyls and then fully curing the design.

Next, I mixed Magpie Glitter Holly into Emmy-rald Winner and then used a detailer brush to keep the glitter laden gel polish within the lines I created with the vinyls.  I did this twice and then added multi-coloured decorations to the tree using Trugel Let's Celebrate.  I finished the tree with a golden hued nail gem in the shape of a star to finish the design perfectly, I sealed everything in with two coats of Gel II Mirror Shine No Cleanse topcoat.

I like to help my clients can see as many lovely glitters in my collection as possible do I have been sporting yet another mismatched manicure.

This time I opted to wear Magpie Glitter Silvia on my right hand over Gel II Metallic.  I finished the manicure with a stamped feature nail using the UberChic Christmas plate 01 which I purchased from She Sells Seashells, the UK distributor for UberChic.

Surprisingly, the two hands of this mismatched mani complement each other very well and they look incredibly festive - even though our house doesn't have any decorations up yet....

I'm not sure what colour I will be wearing next but with all these gorgeous glitters to choose from I am well and truly spoiled for choice.

Ciao 4 Now

Magpie Glitter ~ Holly

Magpie Glitter ~ Holly

Gelish Glitter Green Magpie Glitter

Hi NaiLovelies!

It's almost Christmas and guess who has been playing in the glitter - well, it would be rude not to seeing as they are so freakin' purtty!!!

This stunning emerald beauty is Holly and it is by Magpie Beauty.   

Holly is show-stoppingly gorgeous and I have lost count of the number of people who have stopped me in the street to ask what I have on my nails.   

I have Ruby on my right hand [yep, I couldn't make up my mind which one to wear].  Holly is proving to be the hands down the favorite - pardon the pun but both of them are stunning!

My clients have also had their socks knocked off by my fantastic collection of glitters, they seriously can't get enough of them right now!

My collection of Magpie Glitters can be viewed on my recent videos below. 

Such lovely glitters, the only problem is trying to choose which one to wear next!

Ciao 4 Now