Soooo in love with Barry M Gelly 'Greenberry'

Hello Polish Gals

Today I wanted to share my latest love, Barry M Gelly 'Greenbery'. This polish is definitely my most loved polish to date, it is such a gorgeous bright shiny colour that I find myself wearing it so much, so much so that I need to buy another bottle! It's opaque in 2 coats and glides onto the nail like a dream. The whole Barry M Gelly range is beautiful and at £3.99 per polish it's a bargain. Check out some of my favourite 'Greenberry' manicures below...

Here I have teamed it with the gorgeous Shimmer Polish 'Jasmine' (One of my favourite glitter polishes)




Here I have added a simple accent finger, using Shimmer Polish 'Irene'.

Comments Please:

I'd love to know what you think of about this polish Have you tried it yet or any of the other Gelly polishes?

Quilted Glitter - Simple Nail Art Tutorial

Hello Polish Girlies

Today I wanted to share a very simple design with you, the quilted glitter. This is such a gorgeous sparkly design, which will look great in the sunshine. To create the look you can use any two complimentary polishes, just follow the simple steps below.

What I used:

1 x Shimmer Polish 'Karen' (Can be purchased on Esty Shimmer Polish)

1 x China Glaze 'Something Sweet'

1 x Seche Vite Topcoat

1 x Roll Of Striping Tape (Purchased from eBay)

Step 1:

Apply 2 x coats of the glitter polish on the thumb and ring finger, paint the remaining nails with the China glaze polish. Finish with the Seche Vite topcoat then allow to dry for approx 20-30mins.

Step 2:

Cut the striping tape into small strips and place them in a criss-cross fashion over the glitter nails. Make sure the tape is firmly stuck to the polish and that it has not lifted anywhere. The smallest amount of lift will cause a gap in the lines.

Step 3:

Paint two coats of the China Glaze over the nail and striping tape.

Step 4: 

After 1 min slowly remove the striping tape from the nail, you should then be left with gorgeous clean glitter lines. If there are any missing bits you can fix this by gently carving the line with a cocktail stick. Once your happy with the design clean up the nail edges with nail polish remover, or an acetone dipped cotton bud. Allow the nails to dry for a further 5 mins then apply the Seche Vite topcoat, the Seche Vite will seal the design without smudging it and will even out any bumps. Finally apply cuticle oil to the surrounding skin.

Comments Please!

I would love to hear your thoughts on this design, is this something you would wear?

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Simple Glitter Polish Removal

Hi Glitter Girlies

We all love glitter, that is until when it comes to removing it am I right? Well fear not there is a solution and it doesn't involve soaking your fingers in Acetone (Foil Method).



Follow this simple tutorial and your glitter polish will come off quicker than your socks!

Step 1.
Use a brush to paint a layer of PVA glue onto the bare nail. Do not use a base coat, this will act as your base.

Step 2.

Allow the glue to become touch dry, it should dry clear and smooth like below. Be patient it will take a few minutes longer than your normal base coat to dry.

Step 3. 

Next, paint your nails with your favourite glitter polish. Seal the polish with Seche Vite topcoat, this step is very important as the Seche Vite will lock the all the layers together. The PVA base won't effect the longevity of the manicure however, I did find having a long soak in a hot bath was a bad idea! It lifted soon after. 

Step 4.
When ready to remove simply dig under the polish with an orange stick, the polish should lift and you can peel it off just like an orange! Or save a lot of time and have a long soak in a hot bath! 

I think it is better to soak the hands first in warm water and then peel, it should come off in one quick peel and not involve too much scrapping. A dry peel without soaking first will look like in the photo below and will involve some gentle scrapping.

Comments please!

I would love to know how you get on with this method. I have had great results and I'm looking forward to a sparkly summer! 

W7 Salt & Pepper Swatch



This polish has been on my most wanted list since last year. It is easy enough to get hold of, and being W7 is very cheaply priced (£1.95) 15ml. You can get it from Nail Polish Direct they offer free delivery with no minimum spend! It is a white base polish with thousands of tiny black glitter pieces. It reminds me of an Indie polish. I particularly love the way the top layer still shows the bottom layer of glitter pieces, which look like they are suspended and are more greyish in appearance. The application is good, it is very easy to apply and you will only need 2 coats to be fully opaque. I also liked the way one coat looked, it was a little more sheer but looked quite cute and still had thousands of tiny black dots.

The only thing I can find to moan about is because of how much glitter is contained within this polish, removal  is no walk in the park! That is unless you try the method shown below.

Comments please!

I would love to know your thoughts on this swatch.

Lemming Polish 'Ice Queen' Swatch

Hello Everybody!!

Today I wanted to share a special swatch with you from Lemming Polish.  Lemming Polish are a brand new indie based here in the UK. The polish I am reviewing today is called 'Ice Queen' Let me know your thoughts on this swatch. I personally am in love with it and very excited that we can get indie polish here in the UK!

I first used Barry M 'Matte White' as a base (2 coats). As you will see it is a little streaky, don't panic the 'Ice Queen' has a white base so it will cover it (I hope)

Next I applied the 'Ice Queen' the application was very easy for a glitter polish and I was easily able to manipulate the odd piece of glitter, although it covered nicely without me doing so. I applied two coats and finished with Seche Vite topcoat. 

Here is a close up. What do you think? I hope you can see that It has chunky silver & turquoise hexs along with tiny pieces of glitter. Gorgeous right?

Comments Please!

Please let me know your thoughts on this swatch.