Pure Turquoise & Electric Pink Konad

It has been a while since I got the Konad kit out, I used to use it at least twice week but for some reason it has slipped to the back of my collection.

I kept this manicure on for almost a week before it started chipping:

I used Barry M's Pure Turquoise and Jack Wills Electric Pink, stamped with Konad special polish in black and used plate M63.

Rain Forest Canopy

I was given Maybelline's Rain Forest Canopy as part of a birthday present recently. It is one of the brand's latest nail polishes.

This is two coats of the polish and one coat of Seche Vite.

I am not sure what to make of this polish - the colour is stunning, however, I really dislike the polka dot particles in it. Even with a generous coat of SV, it still dried to a lump, bumpy finish.

The bits snagged on my clothes and I had tip wear after only one day. Has anyone else had this problem, or is it just me?

Booze Bag

How much would you be prepared to spend on a bottle of wine? What about wine which is dispensed from a handbag?

Each brightly coloured handbag can hold 1.5 litres of wine and will set you back £25.99.

These booze bags are the brainchild of Takis Soldatos, from Oenoforos wine merchants, in conjunction with Sofia Blomberg.

What do you think? Would you spend your hard earned cash on this? If you were given this as a birthday present would you be pleased?

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Neon Eyes

I hadn't worn any bright eye makeup for a long, long time. 

So, when a group of us decided to venture into town for a few drinks out came the Sleek Acid palette.

I don't know why, but close up shots of eyeballs make me feel a bit ill.

Anyway, using a plain white as a base, neon green, orange and pink from the Sleek Acid palette and then a glittery blue eyeliner from Collection (formerly Collection 2000)

A bit OTT for some people but I think if you can't go a bit crazy with colours on a night out when can you?

An Oldie But a Goodie

When there is the slightest hint of sunshine out pops the holographic nail polishes. Holographic  by Gosh is an oldie but a goodie. I had bought this polish years ago, it was one of the originals.

Gosh re-released the holographic polish calling it a party varnish for one night. This was a good call, I am not the only one who didn't get on with the original formula. It was hard to apply, went on with bald patches and chipped almost instantly, even with a top coat.

At least with the newer bottles, people don't expect it to last more than a few hours.

As horrible as it is to work with, there is no denying just how beautiful it is.

Dixi Gems

I stumbled across Dixi on Twitter a while ago - an online store for quirky jewellery. This is what I bought:

The top picture is their Mystica necklace - a gorgeous brass coloured chain with a glassed domed gem which has different colours in it. 

I loved the look so much I bought the matching ring.

The bottom picture are two midi rings in gold and silver, they came as a pair.

The necklace was £12, ring was £8 and the two midi rings were £4.

Click here to see the Dixi website

Graffiti

I picked up this Graffiti top coat from the bargain brand Seventeen recently:

Two coats of Electric Purple by Accessorize and two coats of Graffiti.

My nails are pretty short at the moment and I can't help think that this topcoat would look better on longer nails. 

Overall though I really liked the look of it, something like this could really jazz up any plain polish.