Nails of the Day: Floral

nail wraps: primark

Nail art is something I've never really ventured in to (unless polka dots count?) and I can almost guarantee it wouldn't turn out as planned. So when I saw these Nail Wraps in Primark I thought I'd give them a whirl as I knew I'd never be able to master a design like it myself. The ones I bought contained 20 nail foils (for fingers and toes) so for only £1 you can't really go wrong!

I've never tried any other nail wraps before so I wasn't entirely sure how they would turn out or how to apply them. On the back of the pack there were instructions which I followed (basically peel off the foil, stick down, file down excess) I did find the application a bit tricky and it was hard to file down the foils so I just ended up cutting the excess off. Despite looking really pretty, about an hour after applying them they began to fall off whilst I was washing up! I was a bit disappointed and ended up just taking them off anyway. I expect other nail wraps may be better than these ones, or it could have just been my dodgy application! Has anyone else had this problem?

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!

Olivia

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NOTD: Utopia & Brit Pop

models own utopia & angelica brit pop (available from primark & online)

Today I have a NOTD that I have been sporting a lot recently for when I want something a bit different and looks nice and is also easy to do. Models Own Utopia is a grey-purple-off-white nude which is so pretty. I have a NOTD where I am just wearing it on its own. You have probably seen it raved about on various blogs including Lily's blog LLYMLRS which is where I originally saw it first and immediately fell in love with it. To jazz it up a bit, I have applied the Angelica Brit Pop nail polish over the top. Brit Pop is a clear nail varnish with holographic pieces of glitter in a varitey of colours (red, blue, gold etc) suspended in it, which looks so pretty over Utopia. Brit Pop goes on so smoothly and nicely and with just one coat creates a good amount of opaqueness (?). I have applied 2 coats here, purely out of habit. As with all glitter polish, Brit Pop is an absolute nightmare to get off and I end up scrubbing at my nails, which probably isn't best for them, but I can't get it off with nail polish remover as it just doesn't budge! Angelica is available from Primark and also online and is only £2.75 which is amazing for the quality, and also the range of colours!

Thanks for reading!

What have you been wearing on your nails recently?

Olivia

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notd // polka dots

Hey guys!

As you may be able to tell, I am not the most creative nor the most precise person when it comes to nails, but after discovering islay's blog, I wanted to venture out into the world of nail art. And I'm there, just on the outskirts mind, with polka dots. Yes I know it is probably one of the easiest thing to do with your nails, and mine don't look too great, but for  a beginner I don't think it's half bad. For the whole of my nail i used barry m's gelly hi shine nail paint in prickly pear which I love and wear it on it's on all the time! and then for the polka dots I just used a while nail polish from an unbranded manicure set that I had lying about!  It didn't take up that much time, about the same as painting your nails normally but I think it looks so cool and quite impressive. I'm thinking of buying more nail art sets and nail polishes so I can do more types of designs and pretty patterns, what do you guys think?

Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed!
I would love to see any nail art you have been doing!

Olivia

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notd // models own utopia

Hey guys!

Thank goodness it's friday, this week has gone so slowly for me but it still feels as though the months are flying by! I know i might be a bit late to say this, but i cannot believe it is may already! where is the year going, seriously?! anyway, today is a nail of the day/review of my new favourite nail polish!

Yes, it's models own utopia, raved about on llymlrs' blog, which is why i went to get it! i featured it in a recent haul, and since then i have been loving wearing it! it is a cross between an off white nude and a pastel lilac, it's so gorgeous! As with the majority of the other models own polishes, the formula is lovely and thick and completely opaque with 2 coats! this doesn't need a top coat, but out of routine and habit i did! i don't have many nude colours in my nail polish collection, but i really like the way it looks on my nails and especially with a tan i think it will look really nice! i'm thinking of getting some more nudes, do you have any suggestions, maybe essie fiji?

Thanks for reading, hope you all have a good weekend!

Olivia

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notd

hey guys!

hope you're all well and have a good week! the weekend is finally here, it feels like the weeks just keep getting longer and longer! anyway, this is just going to be a quick post showing you my nails today!

 

you may recognise this nail polish from my february favourites! if not it is rimmel's lasting finish nail polish from boots for only £2.99. it's a gorgeous baby blue perfect for spring/summer! please ignore how badly my nails are painted, i am absolutely awful! also, please ignore the cuts on my hands haha! 

thank you for reading! hope you all have a good weekend! i would love to know what are you wearing on your nails today!

Olivia 

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barry m gelly hi shine nail paint

hey guys!

i recently went into my local boots hoping to get model's own utopia nail polish after lily from llymlrs had raved about it on her blog/youtube, however with my local boots only being a tiny one, unfortunately they didn't have a model's own counter so i went to the barry m stall bit to look for the next nail polish on my list: barry m gelly hi shine nail paint in prickly pear (cor, that's a name and half isn't it?)






as you can see, prickly pear is a lovely lilac colour which has a lovely shine to it, even without a top coat. i love barry m polishes, and this is no exception. the only downside to this would be that the brush is a bit small, which doesn't help those whose forte is definitely not painting their nails (a.k.a me). negatives aside, i think this is a gorgeous colour especially for spring/summer!
i am not entirely sure about the 'gelly hi shine' range as i don't see a difference between it and the normal barry m nail polishes! nevertheless, i would definitely recommend and i'm hoping to get more from the range in the future!
have you tried any of the gelly hi shine nail paints from barry m?
thank you for reading and i shall see you in the next post!

Olivia x

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