Barry M - Pure Turquoise

Although I loved my multicolour crackle manicure over the weekend, I got pretty bored with it.  So I just had to redo my nails.  I 'd bought Barry M Pure Turquoise a few months back and it is one of my un-trieds.  When I say 'my un-trieds' I mean my daughter pretty much wore it when I got it, well before me!

Anyway this is just a gorgeous colour.  It looked and felt especially nice to wear today as the sun was out and it was not freezing outside!

Application was great, this is two coats over my Nail Envy and completely opaque .  Top coat is also by OPI.

Multicolour Crackle

I have been busy making my tomato sauce in bulk today.  So after all on hob and simmering away, I set to paint my nails.

Just messing around and this is what I came up with......   WARNING PHOTO HEAVY.

Top two without top coat

Last two with Nail Envy as top coat

GOSH - My New Sparklies!

The other day I went up to the highstreet and popped into Superdrug.  They have loads of 3 for 2, half price etc deals at the moment.  I spotted these two lovelies at half price and HAD to have them.

The one on the left is Silver Star (563) and one on the right is Magic Star (562).

I put a coat of the Magic Star over  the purple Suedefx manicure on my ring finger.  This has a lot of different colour glitters in it, red, blue, green, silver. It is lovely.  I think it would be quite sheer on its own so probably best for layering over other colours.

Oh My Poor Nails!

As you may have read, my nails have not been well!  They have been peeling and splitting.  I have been taping them up with silicone wraps but a few days later I have to re-do them.  I got totally fed up yesterday and took to the nail clippers and ........  Yep, I cut them back.  They are just so short now, I hate it.

But to cheer myself up I put on a dark shade.  I bought this from Superdrug a few months back and this is it's first wearing.  It is a brand called FAMOUS by Sue Moxley.  This is a suede effect shade (labeled suedefx on the bottle).  Unfortunately it does not have a name only a number, and this is No. 25, a gorgeous deep purple with lots of silver shimmer running through it.

There is a little tipware, but this is after a busy day cooking at school baking dinosaur cookies with our class! So lots of clearing/cleaning up after!.

Anyway I like it, do you?

IRL colour is just a tad darker

No flash, in the sun! 

Again in the sun, no flash!

An old Lilac Favourite

Hi again, this weekend I changed my manicure and went for this old favourite of mine.  A beautiful lilac with a hint of pink and a slight shimmer.  It is Shangri-la-la Lilac by OPI.  I have had this colour for several years now and it is in tip-top condition still.  This is two coats over OPI Nail Envy, and with a top coat of Seche Vite.  I had to still apply patches on several tips as they are still splitting and peeling :o(.