Colors by Llarowe 'Brighter Days' Swatch & Review

Hello!

Today I have the gorgeous Colors by Llarowe 'Brighter Days' to show you,

I remember when I wore this I was having a rubbish week in January and really wanted some nails to cheer me up, This polish seemed perfect and it really did the job!

'Brighter Days' is part of 'The Journey' collection by Colors by Llarowe which is inspired by the journey from dark times in life to the light ones. 'Brighter Days' is a stunning neon pink with rose gold/copper shimmer running throughout. 

This was just 2 easy coats and HK Girl Top Coat to bring out that gorgeous shimmer!

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Colors by Llarowe 'Berries in the Snow' & Painted Polish 'Crunk on Copper' Swatch, Review & Nail Stamping

Hello!

Today I have a mani that I wore back in November for my Birthday to show you!

Colors by Llarowe 'Berries in the Snow' is a gorgeous plum holographic, The formula is amazing and this was just 2 easy coats.

For my accent nail I used Painted Polish 'Crunk on Copper' which is a stunning copper holographic microglitter. I used 1 layer and 1 sponged layer for full coverage. 

For the stamping on my pointer finger I used the Bundle Monster Festival Collection plate BMS307 with Fancy Gloss 'A penny for your thoughts' and my Fab Ur Nails Jumbo Stamper. I topped it all off with HK Girl Top Coat.

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday!

Hello!

I'm finally back and I've got so many posts prepped and ready to go! 

Hope you all had a lovely start to the year, 

Cannot believe it's March now! 

Where have I been? Busy busy busy! Work has been hectic and I'm coming to the end of my degree now so the workload is ridiculous. I just haven't had time to edit photos and get posts up so I thought I'd take a break and come back when I felt ready / had caught up a bit on editing and prep for the blog etc.... 

I thought what better way to get back to it than a HUGE Nail Mail Monday (3 months worth including xmas presents)!

First up an Rainbow Connection UK Haul!

From Left to Right is Emily de Molly 'Dark Casanova', 'Fragile Times', 'Path of Travel', 'Plato's Atlantis (RC Exclusive)', Colors by Llarowe 'Courage, Brains, Heart', 'Fools Gold', Fun Lacquer 'Black Holo Witch', Grace-full 'Pavlova Roll' & Tonic Polish 'Alchemy' & 'Bloody Hell'. 

From Left to Right is ILNP 'Cabin Fever', 'Copper Top', 'Industrial Park', 'Madison Avenue'. 'Stopping Traffic', 'Varsity Jacket'  Picture Polish 'Holo Berries', 'Holo Night', 'Holo Stars' & Femme Fatale 'Feel the Teal (HHC Exclusive)'

A spontaneous Barry M Haul

From Left to Right is Barry M 'Copper Mine', 'Enchanted', 'Nutcracker' 'Twinkle Twinkle' 'Gingerbread' & 'Icicle'

More Rainbow Connection Christmas Goodies.

From Left to Right is ILNP 'Arctic Lights','Caesar', 'Fir Coat', 'Looking Up', 'Private Reserve', 'Velvet Rope' & 'Victoria'.

The Femme Fatale Total Recall Collection, Fiend Exclusives and COTM's.

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale 'Close Your Eyes', 'Entwined in Dust', 'Seeing Your Soul', 'Festive Blithe' & 'Tinsel Twinkles'.

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale '2084', 'Clever Girl (Thermal)', 'Ready for Dreamland?', 'The Egotrip', 'The Last Resort', 'Turbinium', 'Venusville (Thermal)' & 'Welcome to Mars'.  

Live Love Polish & Shiro Cosmetics Femme Fatale Exclusives

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale 'Bells in the Eve', 'Garland Lights', 'Silent Snowfall', 'Hexweave' & 'Stormrune'.

My First NailLand Haul & Destash Goodies

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale NailLand Exclusives 'Ivory Moon' & 'Salty Waves' Colors by Llarowe 'Berry Gem', Il etait un vernis 'All is Gold', 'Holo(ve) & Vapid Lacquer 'Spellcaster (HHC).

Another RC Haul with Native War Paints

And Femme Fatale Beautometry Exclusives

From Left to Right is Native War Paints 'Lucille' 'One Eye' 'Real Life Cart Jacking' Shopping is my favourite Sport' Femme Fatale 'Crepemyrtle (Thermal)', 'Crystal Droplets', 'Hallows Mischief', 'Planetary Void' & 'Summertide'.

More RC Shopping

Creative Shop Stamping Plate 46 & Color Alike Stamping Polish 'Blueberry Muffin', 'Sour Jelly' 'Cherry Lollipop' & 'Milk Chocolate'.

Finally a Hypnotic Polish Haul & Destash Goodies

From Left to Right is Bow Polish 'Mood Creator (Thermal)', 'Revel', Cadillacquer 'Fermion' & 'Myon' Anna Gorelova 'Gadi' & Emily de Molly 'Living After Midnight' 

Phew! Some of these will be coming up in the next few weeks, Any you'd like to see?

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday

Hello!

Today I've got a few weeks worth of Nail Mail to show you!

First up is my order from Nail Polish Direct! I picked up THAT China Glaze and some A England's I'd been after for a while.

I've had so much mail from Rainbow Connection UK! (The Native War Paints, LE Emily de Molly & Femme Fatale I picked up from a destash)

From Left to Right is China Glaze 'Pearl Jammin'', A England 'In Robe & Crown', 'Let Me In' & 'Natasha's Dance', Colors By Llarowe November POTM 'Turning Leaves', Picture Polish 'Holo On Top' & 'Sisters' & Native War Paints 'Ugly Sweater Party'.

I've also brought a Light Box this week and these are the first pictures I've used it for. I think it's going to take me a while to find an angle and lighting set up I like but it's a big improvement on the dull lighting we are getting in the UK at the moment from the constant rain and dark mornings & nights! Any tips are much appreciated!

From Left to Right is Emily de Molly 'Before the Storm', 'From Out of Nowhere', 'Gazing Upwards', 'Melt Down', 'Sweet Jumps', 'All the Feelings', 'Emmy' & 'LE43', ILNP 'La Catedral', Femme Fatale 'Two Days Wrong' & Emily de Molly Stamping Polish 'Pink/Orange Duochrome'.

Last week it was my birthday and I asked for a big Picture Polish Haul as a present! All from Rainbow Connection!

From Left to Right is Picture Polish '2001', 'Alice', 'Chance', 'Copperfield', 'Holosphere', 'Meow', 'Merge', 'Mishap', 'Orchid', 'Remember', 'Salt Water', 'Spring', 'Story', 'Sunflower' & 'Trouble'.

I also picked up from Rainbow Connection UK this gorgeous Bundle Monster Stamping Plate Holder. It's currently holding my Bundle Monster, Emily de Molly XL, Sugar Bubbles, Delush Polish, Creative Shop & Hehe XL Stamping Plates! (Note - The older Hehe Superhero Stamping Plates are a bit wider and didn't fit)

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday

Hello!

I've got a beautiful haul to show you today!

This week I received a rather large order from Rainbow Connection UK!

I picked up a few of my picks from the latest ILNP and Colors By Llarowe collections.

From Left to Right is ILNP 'Chocolate Slate', 'Clever Girl', 'Extra Credit' & 'Sitting Fireside' & Colors by Llarowe 'Brighter Days', 'Empty Heart', 'Ray of Sunshine' & 'The Journey Begins'.

I also brought my first Painted Polish & Delush Polish to try out. How stunning are these colours!

I also picked up a couple of OPI's in a destash this week including a back up of my favourite 'My Boyfriend Scales Walls'.

From Left to Right is Painted Polish 'Crunk On Copper', 'Holo Blackout' & 'Harvest Moon & Hayrides', Delush Polish 'Gentle Lion' & 'Poisoned Vine' & OPI 'My Boyfriend Scales Walls' & 'Skull & Glossbones'.

This is definitely one of my favourite hauls of late. All the autumnal colours are simply beautiful and the neons are so much brighter than the pictures show and I love the shimmer in them. I'm excited to try out the new brands to me as well. 'Poisoned Vine' especially took me by surprise, the depth and colour is stunning. I've got lots of different finishes all in one haul as well!

Have you got any favourites?

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx