ILNP 'Fir Coat' Swatch & Review & #IamNailingMentalHealth

Hello!

Today I've got a special post for you,

This Sunday a huge group of nail techs are gathering for a world record attempt in support of the Mind Charity. Here's all the info!

Stephanie Staunton (Celebrity Manicurist) founded Nailing Mental Health and has organised this wonderful event!

Guinness book of world records have accepted a bid to smash a world record on April 2nd 2017 in London at the intercontinental hotel at the O2 10am-6.30pm

There will be 350 manicurists on board and the plan is to do over 6078 shape and paints in green glitter (the colour of the mental health ribbon) to mark the 6078 people who lost their battle in 2015 in the UK and ROI from suicide. Figures are expected to be higher for 2016.

They plan to raise £30k for MIND and Nailing Mental Health which once registered will be helping people, first hand pay for private counselling or therapy as the waiting list is currently 12-18 weeks which can have devastating consequences.

You can either get a shape and green polish (and glitter) or a manly manicure. Children can also have their nails done.

They'll also be selling cards by Love Layla (all proceeds going to the final sum raised) and raffle tickets for a table full of products provided by our sponsors. So one person will win over £1000 of prizes!

This is such an important cause so if you can join the fun and help raise some money it will make such a difference!

In honour of this I've chosen some green nails to show you today!

This is the beautiful ILNP 'Fir Coat' from the Winter 2016 collection, It's a gorgeous evergreen emerald green with holographic sparkle.

This was 3 coats and a coat of HK Girl Top Coat for added shine. Formula was excellent as usual from ILNP!

Thanks for visiting,

Hopefully some of you can make it to London for this weekends amazing event! If not, why not paint your nails green this weekend to show your support!

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday

Hello,

Today I've got lots of Femme Fatale Store exclusives to show you and a haul from Rainbow Connection UK.

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Store exclusives for Shiro Cosmetics 'Crystalline Cage' & 'Dreaming Awake', Rainbow Connection UK 'Fontanne' & 'Hyacinth Wisp (Thermal), Nailland 'Golden Age' & 'Sea Shepard' & Beauty so Fly 'Insidious'.

I also picked up some of the polishes missing from my collection in some destashes!

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale 'Embercrush', 'Andromeda (Thermal)' & 'Moonweave'

My Rainbow Connection UK Haul was packed with Holo this week!

From Left to Right is ILNP 'Aria', 'The Magician' (Over Black) & 'Rosewater', Painted Polish '2017' & 'Haute Parisian Nights' & Superchic Lacquer 'Powder Burn'

I love all my new pretties!

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