Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Crown of Ribbons' Swatch & Review

Hello,

No Nail Mail this week but today I've got Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Crown of Ribbons' to show you. 'Crown of Ribbons' is from the Femme Fatale Cosmetics Afterlight Gala Collection.

'Crown of Ribbons' is a pastel bubblegum pink polish with iridescent flakies throughout. This was just two coats and the formula was really easy to use.  

The flakies lay nice and flat and I topped it off with a coat of HK Girl top coat.

My pictures really don't show off the ethereal beauty of this polish. The sun kept hiding from me!

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Emily de Molly 'Stockpile' Swatch & Review

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I have the super sparkly Emily de Molly 'Stockpile' to show you today.

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Emily de Molly 'Stockpile' is a stunning silver flakie polish. The Base is clear but full of silver holo shimmer with silver flakies and silver holo glitter. The polish has a stunning linear holo effect. This was opaque in three coats. I topped it off with HK Girl Top Coat.

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I loved how sparkly this was and the formula was excellent. Super easy to work with!

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I love how in the sunlight this is so sparkly and holo but in the shade it takes on a more metallic flakie look with a more blue.steely silver colour compared to the bright white silver in the sunlight. 

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This polish is still available from Emily de Molly and stockists! If you want something sparkly but without the hassle of glitter removal you need this. It would also be a great accent nail.

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday Part 2 - Femme Fatale Cosmetics Haul

Hello!

Today I've got the new Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Birth of Venus' Collection to show you plus some other goodies.

This is the stunning 'Birth of Venus' collection. This colour palette is beautiful!

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Arrival of Venus', 'Breath of Zephyros', 'Floral Rain', 'Golden-Wreathed & Beautiful', 'Heavenly Raiment', 'Horae Awaits', 'Isle of Cythera', 'Swept Across the Sea (Thermal)' & 'Upon Seafoam'.

I also received my Dope Nails order of the Femme Fatale Store Exclusives. I received these really quickly all the way from Russia!

I was also very lucky to buy a sample off a fellow Femme Fatale Fiend that arrived this week. My Femme Fatale order also contained the COTM and my first Sayuri polish!

From Left to Right is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Snow Globe', 'Flowers of March (Thermal)', 'Make Way For Your Queen' & 'You Only Live Ice', My Sample '121 Stone Trinkets', 'COTM Hypernova' & Sayuri 'Realm of Light & Beauty (Thermal)'.

I've been wearing 'Stone Trinkets' for over a week now. It's stunning!

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday Part 1

Hello!

I've finally got around to organising my photos this weekend so hopefully I'll be back posting on a regular basis. I've got my nail mail from last week to show you today.

I took a trip to the Models Own Bottleshop last weekend to pick up the two new collections. The 'Hypergel Soft Pop Collection' & the new 'Polish for Tans Collection'. I've loved the last two 'Polish for Tans' collections and Models Own have made some more amazing bright polishes for summer. Unfortunately one of the 'Polish for Tans' was out of stock so I'll have to pick that up next time!

From Left to Right is Models Own Soft Pop Hypergels 'Lemon Popsicle', 'Cosy Posy', 'Sugar Rush', 'Lilac Flush' & 'Candyfloss', and the Polish for Tans 'Beach Fire', 'Boat Party', 'Island Hop' & 'Barrier Reef'.

I also finally received my Emily de Molly polishes last week. I pre-ordered the Hella Holo Customs exclusives along with a few others from the new collection. They are stunning!

From Left to Right is Emily de Molly HHC Exclusives 'Desert Rose', 'Four Weddings & A Manicure' & 'Iridescent Skies' and 'Crystal Cavern', 'Damaged Bills' & 'Lunar Haze'.

I also did some Ebay browsing and picked up a few Essie polishes to try out. I don't have any Essie polishes in my collection so am looking forward to trying these out in the Autumn.

From Left to Right is Essie 'Decadent Diva', 'Dive Bar' & 'Sable Collar'

I also had the Uber Chic Collection 9 stamping plates arrive. I fell in love with the floral designs in this collection and am looking forward to trying them out.

More stamping plates arrived this week from Color4Nails. I picked up some Color Club Stamping Plates that I've been after for a while. I'm looking forward to creating some marble nails without any water alcohol spray dip hassle. I love the packaging as well!

Anything you like the look of here?

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

1 Year Blogiversary !!!!

Hello!

Tuesday marked my 1 year Blogiversary! The year has flown by and as I'm about to click publish on my 89th post I can look back and know that I've definitely learnt a lot this year from the blogiverse I now cohabit with all the other amazing bloggers. I really feel like I'm progressing with my pictures & content and am excited for the next year!

To celebrate I've gathered together my top 5 most liked Instagram manis since I've started blogging.

Number 5 is my ILNP 'Ski Lodge' mani with stamping. I really loved these nails and you can't go wrong with ILNP!

Number 4 is my The Walking Dead nails from this years Walker Stalker Con. I'm so glad you all loved these as much as I did. Is it October yet!?

Number 3 is Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Saturnalia'. I'm so glad Femme made it into the Top 5 as they're definitely my favourite brand!

Number 2 is my mermaid nails featuring Femme Fatale Cosmetics 'Jewels from the Deep' . I think this is my personal favourite mani from the year and definitely my favourite photo this year. 

Number 1 is my Colors by Llarowe 'Lotus' & Cirque Colors 'Halcyon' Nail Art mani. I love these two polishes together and this definitely marked a nail vinyl break through!

 I'd love to know which mani / blog post you liked the most this year! Let me know in the comments!

Thank you so much to everyone that reads my blog and leaves me likes and comments all across social media! It still boggles my mind that anyone would spend the time to look at my work in my little space on the internet!

As always thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx

Nail Mail Monday - Rainbow Connection UK Stamping Polish Haul

Hello,

I've got a stamping polish haul from Rainbow Connection UK to show you today.

From Left to Right is Colour Alike Stamping Polish 'Red Dragon', 'Electric Orange', Yellow Glow', Green Light', 'Cobalt Kick', 'Fuchsia Flash', and Hit the Bottle 'Teal-rific'

These are so neon in real life and I'm excited to use them!

These are all still available from Rainbow Connection UK.

Thanks for visiting,

Have a lovely day,

Helen xx