Happy New Yeap!

The title of this blog post is not a typo... I just couldn't quite fit the happy new year wording on my thumb nail and this is what I ended up with -see below! This is another day late prompt for the Glam Nails Challenge December, I shouldn't really be late at the moment as I have time off, but between the walking and cooking (I've been trying some new dishes that take ages!) and general other things around the house I've been doing I somehow seem to have got a bit behind!

For this look I started with a base of Play Rose from Holo Taco as I think it's the perfect new year shade and so delightfully glittery! I used three layers over a peel off base. I then used images from Mo You London's Festive 05 stamping plate which has a new year theme. It's my only new year plate and is  a great go to for my new year nail art! I picked a few images and stamped them all in black. It's a good job I forgot to file my thumb nail as I struggled to fit the image on as it was! My favourites are the clock and champagne nails.

I'm pleased with these, how could I not be when they are so sparkly!! Couldn't be more new year-sy in my opinion! I have another new year look on my other hand which I hope to share tomorrow. Happy new year!

Colours used: Play Rose - Holo Taco, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend

Barry M Party Season Colours: First Taste

As promised, my swatches/ reviews of Barry M's delicious new-ish party season polishes. I love them so much! These were given to me as a birthday present by my sister, and I'm very glad as I probably couldn't have found an excuse to get them otherwise!

So first up is Sparkling Amethyst, a lovely rich dark purple with a whole lot of shimmer. Both are somehow part way between a glitter and a shimmer, they don't quite have glitter chunks/pieces in them but they're a lot more sparkly than what I would normally call a shimmer polish. If that makes sense! This colour is perfect for the season, and the whole of autumn and winter, it's a lovely dark colour and catches the light just perfectly. Even better, it's a one coater! It comes out fairly thick but easy to paint with and covers evenly in one coat.


Next up is Sparkling Ruby, possibly my favourite, but that might just be because it's the one I wore second! This one is the ultimate Christmas polish, but still works for the rest of winter two. The classic red with an extra glamorousness to it. Again, it's packed with shimmer and catches the light beautifully. It's worth mentioning with both of these as well that they have the wide brush like the new Speedy polishes which makes application a dream. This one was also a one coater though very slightly less opaque that Sparkling Amethyst. I don't think there's much else I can say about these too, they are really beautiful and I love them! Barry M have done super well here.