Did I Go Overboard With the Glitter?

You might have noticed that I have something of a thing for my rainbow glitter right now. I can't help it. I've completely ruined my aesthetic for anything non-ridiculous. It's so bad that I couldn't even stick to a black base, I had to replace it with the most ridiculously neon orange. See how strange my fingers look? That's cos I stunned my camera's sensor. I'm even having trouble typing this as I keep getting distracted by these pictures. Oh, and today still ends in "y", so that clearly makes it ok for moar glitter!

So I couldn't decide what pattern to do with the glitter. I had an idea of doing columns of glitter in the full rainbow but alternating the order. I did this on my thumbnail but the pattern didn't quite turn out like I hoped. Screw it, said I, imma go crazy. Thus, the below images! I can't even decide which pattern I like the most. Certainly not the middle, but eh. I think my ring finger is the most wearable pattern (heh) but I also really like how my index and pinkie turned out. See here for the tutorial on how to apply the glitter. In case you're wondering, the base colour here is Urban Outfitters Tiny Shorts. It's an amaze-balls orange, I recommend.

The Verdict: Yep, love how this turned out despite it making me look just a little crazy. Just as well I work in an all male office. I don't even think they noticed :)

Review: Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles is Accurately Named

It's amazing what you can find when you wander around at night. My favourite time to go shopping is ridiculously late and I'm extra happy when it pays off. I've been looking for Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles for a while now at that couldn't be more up my alley if it tried. I finally managed to find it in a Shoppers last night and it really does live up to its name. A Million Sparkles is a predominately blue glitter that has an amazing ability to look like a foil after a couple of coats. Combine that with gold, silver and pink bar glitter and you have a winner. It's seriously so sparkly I got distracted from what I was saying at lunch today. Application is decent but you really need four coats to get completely opaque coverage. That's ok, glitter dries fast. It's a little rough too but nothing Seche Vite can't fix. The Verdict: Yay glitter! If, like me, you like sparklies to the point where it's the biggest tag on y

Review: JENsations Stars in Space and S'mores

Guess what everyone? I'm going to review some indie polishes that you can actually buy without having to wait for email messages! Yay! And sparkly too! Imagine all the holo glory as while my lightbox produces lovely even white light, it saps any and all rainbows from manis, leaving me to try to take pictures in my kitchen like a barbarian. It may not sound that hard but when you use a manual focus 60mm macro lens that has a wafer-thin depth of field, it's not the easiest. Anyway, let's take a look at two, that's right, two, beautiful polishes from JENsations , Stars in Space and S'mores. First up, Stars in Space. I started with two coats of Zoya Caprice, a very bright purple creme that you'll be seeing a lot of as it makes for a great base. Next, two coats of Stars in Space, the most fabulous mix of silver holo glitter. There's stars, squares (man, I love square glitter), hexes and micro glitter. I liked this one as there was enough glitter on

I'm a Proper Mermaid This Time Beeeeaches

Ermerger guys, I don't have any glitter on me! Well, I do, just on my nails. I always have glitter on me. And cat fluff. It's funny how often my bf comes home with glitter in his beard. That means it's been there all day... Anyway, new nail vinyls mean something a bit different. I swear I'm not actually obsessed with mermaids, it just seems like it... Anyway, again, shall we?

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