NOTD: Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

I wanted to do a St. Patrick's Day manicure but I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do! Here is what I ended up doing. First, I was going to do all my fingers the same color with a stamp but the color I wanted to stamp with was too thin to stamp with so I had to go to plan B.

Everything I used. Left-Right: Sinful Colors Green Ocean and Irish Green, Cult Nails Hypnotize Me, butter London British Racing Green, China Glaze Gaga for Green, Zoya Manhattan, Illamasqua Elope, China Glaze Luxe and Lush, Zoya Ivanka and Big Ruby nail tattoos from the Juju pack. Not pictured: BM03 stamping plate.

First I started with a base of China Glaze Gaga for Green on all fingers, as that was the color I originally planned to stamp over. 

Thumb:  One thick coat of Sinful Colors Irish Green and Green Ocean.

Index: BM03 shamrock stamp in butter London British Racing Green with  one coat of Cult Nails Hypnotize Me.

Middle:  Big Ruby nail tattoo from Juju pack with  one coat Zoya Manhattan.

Ring:  Two coats of Illamasqua Elope with Big Ruby nail tattoo with one coat of China Glaze Luxe and Lush.

Pinky:  One coat of Zoya Ivanka.

Here is the final look.

Close Up

So that was my mani for St. Patrick's Day! I love this day! I cooked all my favorite things today and my mani stood up. I hope you enjoyed my LOTD.  Thanks for looking!

Love,

Becky xx

Mardi Gras!!!

Happy Mardi Gras!!! So today is the post I have been waiting for to show you my coveted nails inc. glastonbury. I bought this polish back in October when I was is London. I popped into the flagship nails inc shop and this is one of the beauties I got my hands on!

nails inc. glastonbury and Illamasqua Boosh

When I sat in my hotel room looking at all my purchases, I thought to myself that this would be the most awesome Mardi Gras polish. I used  two coats of nails inc. glastonbury layered over one thick coat of Illamasqua Boosh. (Which incidentally I bought in London on the very same day at the Illamasqua flagship shop!) 

nails inc. glastonbury layered over Illamasqua Boosh

nails inc. glastonbury layered over Illamasqua Boosh

Isn't it gorgeous!?!? Look at that glitter!!! nails inc. polishes can be purchased through Sephora for $9.50.  Unfortunately they do not carry glastonbury.  If you live in the UK or Ireland you can order directly from nails inc via their website.  Illamasqua polish is also available through Sephora for $14. You can also purchase through their website and they do ship internationally.

macro shot

Isn't glastonbury the perfect Mardi Gras polish?  I just love it such gorgeous colors!  Not to mention the name rocks too! I hope you have enjoyed my Mardi Gras post.  Thanks for looking.

Love,

Becky xx

My First Lynderella

I have been lemming over Lynderella nail polish since I first discovered it. I finally got my grubby paws on one. Thanks to Leah Ann of Llarowe I got I Can Afford It. I love it. I almost skipped on it and I am so glad that I didn't.

Lynderella I Can Afford It and Illamasqua Elope

I decided that I would layering over the most awesome green of Illamasqua Elope which I picked up when I was in London this past October at the Illamasqua shop on Beak Street.  Isn't it gorgeous?  I will definitely be wearing again for St. Patrick's Day!

Swatch of Illamasqua Elope

Here is the final result of I Can Afford It over Elope. I loved this so much I didn't want to take it off.  I wore it for several days with no wear.

What do you think? Do you like it? Have you been able to snag any of the ever elusive Lynderella polishes? I was also able to get Snow Angel, Funny Money and All Hallow's Eve. I will be posting those soon.  Lynderella is available on Llarowe for $15 but you have to be quick when they are available because they sell out very quickly!  Currently they are sold out! :(  Illamasqua is available at Sephora for $14 but not all shades are carried. Illamasqua can also be purchased from the Illamasqua website for £13.50 where the full color range can be found.  Once again thank you for looking and I hope you enjoyed it.

Love,

Becky xx

Unicorn Puke!!!

So here it is. Better late than never! I took these pictures a while ago and never uploaded them. As some of you know my life has been turned upside down and I am in the middle of a divorce. I haven't blogged in a while because i am in the middle of packing up a 15 year marriage and I am moving to North Carolina. I the mean time here is Unicorn Puke!!! 

Cult Nails Unicorn Puke and Illamasqua Boosh

I really have to hand it to Maria, Unicorn Puke is an incredible profusion of flakies in a purple base. Absolutely gorgeous!  Here it is layered over one of my favorite black creme polishes-Illamasqua Boosh. This is one coat of each over Cult Nails Get It On base coat.

My numbered bottle of Unicorn Puke. :)

Wow!!! Look at all those flakies!!! 

Since my husband didn't want to exchange Christmas gifts this past Christmas I gave myself the awesome gift of nail polish jewelry from the lovely and talented Tracey of Ginger Kitty Designs.  Here is the bracelet of black polish with Unicorn Puke/Clairvoyant layered over. I love it to death. My favorite bracelet I own.

I also ordered the ring in the same combo. I just love it.

Here I have the bracelet and ring on along with my matching manicure!

I recently saw a facebook post from Maria that said that Unicorn Puke/Clairvoyant may be a thing of the past since a key ingredient was no longer available. But hopefully they will find a replacement. I will keep you posted on that. Cult Nails polishes run $10 and are available here. Illamasqua polishes are available at Sephora for $14 and on their website for £13.50. Ginger Kitty Designs are sold on Etsy and can be ordered in a variety of colors and designs.  I hope you have enjoyed my delayed post. Sorry, I have been MIA for so long.  I will try to be a better blogger! :)

Love,

Becky xx

Take Two on Illamasqua Festive Look

I loved the Illamasqua Festive Look so much I decided I try it with some other colors. See my first festive look here. Lucky for me I got the incredibly gorgeous Unnatural for Christmas and I picked up the sparkling Spartan when I was in London this past October.

Illamasqua Unnatural and Spartan bottles

Illamasqua Spartan bottle

Illamasqua Unnatural

For this look I paired Unnatural as my base and topped it with Spartan sponged on with a cosmetic sponge. Here is the final result.  I am really in love with this.  Unnatural has to be the most gorgeous deep burgundy red I have ever seen! And who doesn't love a little glitter on top?!

Close-up

Super Macro

With Flash

What do you think of these colors together? Have you tried anything similar to this for the holidays? Thanks for looking and have a very Happy New Year! 

Becky xx

Christmas Layering #3

So for Christmas layering #3 I wanted to try an alternative festive design that I saw on the Illamasqua blog site. I love Illamasqua's nail varnishes, they are awesome.  I knew I would not be able to do it free hand as their talented Teresa Smith does so I changed it up a bit and did the tips with a sponge instead.  I love how it came out.

Here is the tutorial that inspired me to try this look.  I figured I would give it a shot since I bought these when I was in London  this past October.

Illamasqua Harsh and Boosh

Illamasqua Boosh

Illamasqua Harsh

Here is the finished result.  I was thrilled my first go at sponging came out so well.  I just adore these two colors together and it was easy to do.

These are available at Illamasqua for £20 for the set or £13.50 each. Boosh is also available at Sephora for $14. However, Sephora does not carry Harsh. I think I may want to try with some other shades as well.  What do you think?  Do you have any Illamasqua nail varnish?  Have you tried sponging?  Would you try an alternative no traditional look for the Holidays?  I hope you enjoyed today's post.  Thanks for looking.

Becky xx

My London Haul

Here is a comprehensive view of the massive shopping I did while I was in London. I hope you enjoy as this post will be picture heavy.

First I will re-visit my Illamasqua Flagship store haul. I could have lived in this store.  The sales girl that was helping me was c'est magnifique!! I can describe this store in one word: Incredible!

Illamasqua Haul

Freak Perfume Deluxe Gift Set 

Pure Pigment Loose Eye Shadows  Clockwise from top: Queen of the Night, Zeitgeist,  Beguile and Berber.

Nail Varnish Boosh and Spartan (came as a set)

Nail Varnish Ruthless and Untold (came as a set)

Nail Varnish Elope

Nail Varnish Hemlock (came with Freak Perfume)

Powder Blusher in Beg

Pressed Powder in 135

Skin Base Foundation in No. 04

 I couldn't believe I found the OPI Muppet collection in London rather than here at home! I bought all but one of the glitters.

OPI Nail Lacquer Muppet Collection Glitters Left-Right: Fresh Frog of Bel-Air, Divine Swine, Rainbow Connection,  Gettin' Miss Piggy With It, Gone Gonzo

Next up is the haul from the nails, inc flagship store. This store was kinda small but with polish everywhere.  The lovely sales girl willingly helped me with my extensive list! But unfortunately, the three colors at the top of the list were unavailable! :(

nails, inc haul

Left to right: Glastonbury, Reading, Victoria & Albert, Union Street, Gatwick and Heathrow

Left to right: Hatton Garden, London Bridge and Chelsea Embankment

Left to right: Downing Street, Old Park Lane and Regent Street

Left to right: Kensington Caviar hand lotion, Lowndes Square, Lennox Square,  Berkley Square  and a glass file (this was my gift with purchase)

 Next is a few items I found at Boots and Superdrug near my hotel. I was super excited to find the Gosh polishes.

Barry M nail paint in Red Glitter and Blue Glitter, Gosh Nail Lacquer in Gasoline and Purple Heart and Rimmel London eye shadow in True Union Jack

 I kind of stumbled across a Lush store at Liverpool Street train station. So I decided to try a couple items. Needless to say, I will definitely be buying more Lush products in the very near future (even if I have to order online since there is no Lush store where I live).

Lush Bubblegum lip scrub and Lemony Flutter cuticle butter

And I have to say, my favorite London experience was meeting Adina of a-england! She and her darling kitty Tristam are as sweet as they can be! And I can say that the upcoming line is a must have! These upcoming shades are amazing! These two polishes were a belated birthday gift from Adina. <3

a-england Morgan Le Fay and Galahad

A non-polish stop was Fortum & Mason recommended to me by Sara of The Daily Nail This store was absolutely incredible. Thank you Sara!!!

Fortum & Mason haul

Jubilee Blend Tea

Jubilee Biscuits

Jubilee marmalade and strawberry conserve

Fortnum & Mason Countess Grey and Earl Grey Classic Teas

On my last day in London, I came out of the Kensington Palace gift shop to this view of a post rain shower rainbow! It was stunningly gorgeous!

Rainbow in London 

Upon arrival home I had this awesome nail mail from Cult Nails. I love you Unicorn Puke!!! <3

Cult Nails Iconic, Hypnotize Me, and Unicorn Puke x2

I hope you enjoyed my London shopping hauls as much as I enjoyed doing them! I had a blast in London and I can't wait to go back!!! Thank for looking. xx