Showing posts with label sugar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sugar. Show all posts

Friday, 9 August 2013

Gimme Glitter: The Face Shop - Vanilla Sugar Yogurt 01

Hello there you fabulous folk!! Ok first thing's first, blog name change, I'm now here at www.plumeriapainted.blogspot.co.uk. I've been debating about changing it for a while and I took the plunge. It's a more nail related name though I did really like my old name. I'm getting used to PlumeriaPainted and I do really like it. I tried to make the changes I said I would make in a previous post but it was an epic fail haha (I suck at the internet), so I'm gonna keep working on it.
I just want to say I blog because I really enjoy it and I love it when I get a follower but I want this blog to continue because I love to and not for followers (though I appreciate it an incredible amount), if you get what I'm talking about. I hope you enjoy reading this blog and seeing the nail art (and "swatches") I produce. Just thanks again for that, I was thinking about it the other day and I had to write something about that.
Anyway back to the polish, I found out about this polish from Lacqueerisa, she's seriously the loveliest (emphasis on lovely) person I have encountered on the nail scene and she does the best geometric designs and yeah everyone should go and check out her blog cause I'm really grateful for the comments she's left on this blog and she recommends awesome polishes like the one I'm showing. So go!
It's The Face Shop - Vanilla Sugar Yogurt 01, the first Face Shop I went to the girl had no idea what I was talking about and it was kind of embarrassing but thankfully at the next Face Shop I went to this pretty polish was sitting there. I kind of got another polish from The Face Shop and I'll be showing that soon too.
Ok clearly I'm in a rambly mood (sorry 'bout that). To the pictures!! :)

Look at the prettiness!!! I'm in love with the glitter in this, near rainbow which I'm always on board with. I'm especially in love with the orange glitter, don't know why but it's awesome. So Vanilla Sugar Yogurt is a white base with red, orange, yellow, green, blue small and medium hexes and small purple hexes. Ok just loving all the hexes really. Lacqueerisa compared this with KBShimmer Oh Splat! in her post which I think is accurate but I think Oh Splat! also has larger medium hexes too. Come on who can deny how nice this polish is??

I was debating about this and another polish from the yogurt range, the purple one with gorgeous glitter within. But I convinced myself that I didn't need it cause I already own quite a lot of pale purples and if I ever get KBShimmer Where's My Peeps At I don't want a similar purple version (though I wouldn't mind having a similar purple one I wanted to be controlled haha).

I put 3 thin coats over Barry M - Matt White. I wanted the glitter packed look and the glitter payoff from each stroke was great. You can wear this by itself but I didn't want to. There was a bit of mild placing, but nothing major. The formula was not problematic at all.

I have a nail art look with this as the base and I kind of love it, looking forward to showing that to you :) Thank you for reading and I hope you have a fantastic day!! :D

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Love-ly Nail Art Challenge - Gifts

Hi there guys. Hope you are all doing well. I returned to school today, it was actually ok but tests will begin and ok will disappear in an instant.


I originally had no clue what to do, I didn't want to do a standard gift as I wouldn't know how to paint it. But I had an idea that utilises cute cartoons which I was excited about, but it didn't exactly hit the spot. There's something about the manicure I'm not happy about, I guess I didn't paint it as well as I would've wanted to.

They're wedding anniversary gifts!!! I painted 1-6 year gifts (excluding 3 which was leather, I didn't know what to do for leather). Cotton, paper, fruits and flowers, wood and sugar. I'm only happy with the cotton and the paper since the rest weren't as nice I personally think it ruins the manicure but I really like the base colours. But I liked the idea.
Light Blue: The Face Shop - GR501
Purple: Barry M - Berry Ice Cream (which I love)
Orange/Peach: Essie - Tart Deco
Green: Illamasqua - Nomad
Pink: Orly - Basket Case
Black: Lovely Me:Ex - Black
White: Models Own - Snow White and Lovely Me:Ex - White
Red: Essie - E-Nuff Is E-Nuff
Cheek Pink: OPI - Charged Up Cherry
Blue: Barry M - Blueberry Ice Cream
Yellow: Barry M - Lemon Ice Cream
Brown: The Face Shop - GR112
I don't why I picked a lemon, as if you would causally give someone a lemon for your wedding anniversary but why not I guess ;)

Thank you for reading, have a lovely day and check out everyone else doing the challenge!!! :)