Glittermillie's Nails and Sparkle

Still Alive

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:22:00 +0000

Hey!

I know it's been way too long since I've posted. I have no excuse, life just took over and this blog took a back seat. I still haven't decided whether I'm going to come back to it properly but for the moment it is still open.

Actually, that's a bit of a lie that life has taken over as I've also been writing a new, much more personal blog as well...but even with that I've been slacking :)

I have moved back down south now closer to my family/friends so life is a lot busier now. I really, really miss the north though, so much more than I ever thought I would. We'd made such good friends there and lived in a lovely area. The area we're in now is just as nice, just not used to it yet!

Anyway, as I said, I haven't decided fully whether to come back to this blog properly or not yet. I don't spend nearly as much time online as I used to and don't change my nail varnish very often! Perhaps I will do some more makeup based posts...

I will see how things go!

Thanks to all my followers for still sticking with me :)

Katy Perry & Rihanna Wear Kiss & Broadway Nails

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:01:00 +0000

Known for their chart-topping singles and signature styles Katy Perry and Rihanna both wore Broadway 2-Step Natural Nails at the MTV Video Music Awards. Celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees applied Kiss 2-Step nails as a base underneath their favorite design/polish.

In lieu of glue, Kyees secured the nails to Katy and Rihanna using the Kiss Mega Hold Tabs – a short-term alternative to nail glue.

Katy wore her 2-Step Nails to give her the nail length in order to pay tribute to her fiancé Russell Brand, while Rihanna opted for a neutral, full-length at the Award ceremony.

Broadway 2-Step Nail Kit is available at Boots, http://www.boots.co.uk/ for £6.99

Kiss Mega Hold Tabs are available at Boots and SuperDrug for £2.99

* Pictures and words sent to me by PR

Fireworks NOTD

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:11:00 +0000

Hey!

This is just a quick post to show you my Guy Fawkes manicure -

The vision in my head looked a lot more like fireworks!

I used Eyeko's Indigo as the base and just sprinkled on various nail art glitters on top.

All pics are clickable.

Although it didn't turn out quite as I'd imagined, I still loved it and it was so sparkly!

Also, to finish here are a couple of pictures of the fireworks we went to see -

I love Guy Fawkes Night!

Glitter Gal Enchanted

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Hello!

It's been far too long since my last post. Life has been manic to put it mildly. Everytime I thought I'd get some time to do some blogging, something else happened! But things are fairly quiet now so fingers crossed I'll get back to doing some regular posting.

First off, I want to show you all a Glitter Gal polish I was sent to try a few weeks ago from R8Beauty (yes, I'm really behind in reviews!). For those of you that haven't already heard of them, go take a look at R8Beauty's facebook page for chances to win and review new and exciting products.

I have been drooling over Glitter Gal holographic polishes since I first started to see them pop up on various blogs but getting them shipped from Australia is a bit beyond my 'saving for a wedding' budget at the moment so I was very excited to be offered a chance to try one.

I was sent Enchanted (GGNP719) which is a very pretty pink holographic shade. On my nails it kind of makes me think of salmon pink.

The first 2 shots were taken in natural light -

The next 2 were taken under artificial light to try and show you the holographic effect (I live in the UK, at this time of year sunshine is rarer than Paris Hilton spending a quiet night at home)

(click on pics to get full holo effect!)

Those of you who are regular readers will know that it's quite unusual for me to wear pink so I wasn't sure how much I'd like this but I have to say that I do really like it! This was helped by the fact that it applies like a dream and has one of the best brushes I've used for a while. These pictures were taken after wearing it for nearly 3 days. No topcoat.

I am now even more desperate to buy some more Glitter Gal Holographic polishes, I am especially in lust with Marine Blue! Maybe I can persuade Maz that nail polish is a wedding essential?!

Hope everyone is doing well, I have more reviews coming up!

Gosh Holographic Konadicure and The Google Game

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:58:00 +0000

Hi!

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Mine was pretty quiet but I did go to a party on Saturday night so I did my nails for the occasion.

I finally bought Gosh's Holographic so thought I'd give that a go topped with Konad black polish using image plate M70.

I really loved the result -

Excuse the cuticle area... I've been picking!

I got lots of comments on this manicure, always a good sign :)

I absolutely love Gosh Holographic, I don't know why I put off getting it for so long.

Lastly, I saw the Google game on several people's blogs and thought I'd give it a go. It made me laugh a lot!

My life according to Google - Type in the following and choose from the first description found.... Be honest, don't just pick one out to be funny!

1: Type in "[name] needs" in the Google search:

Sarah needs your manly vote... (yes, a manly vote, a vote that is manly, that is what I need)

2: Type in "[name] looks like" in Google search:

Sarah looks like fuckin nicole richie in this picture... (ahhhh yes, I'm always being compared to that f*ckin Nicole Richie)

3: Type in "[name] hates" in Google search:

Sarah hates your movie... (apparently I'm a film critic in my spare time)

4: Type in "[name] goes" OR "[name] has gone" in Google search:

Sarah goes down... (*snort* how did that get online?! hehe! This one made me giggle! The worrying thing is it was a link to an article about Blue Peter...that's a UK childrens's programme to all you non Brits!)

5: Type in "[name] loves" in Google search:

Sarah loves chicken poop... (my secret's out, what can I say, it's really an acquired taste)

6: Type in "[name] eats" in Google search:

(Ex-Sex Slave) Sarah Eats Sushi... (this was a link to a youtube video... I didn't watch it but I have all sorts of things running through my head!)

7: Type in "[name] has" in Google search:

Sarah had a jolly good moan... (is it me or do I sense a theme here?! This was actually the 2nd link, the first was - Woman has 200 orgasms a day. Sarah Carmen suffers from Permanent ... but wasn't sure if that counted... strangely the 2 links seem to be linked ;)

8: Type in "[name] works" in Google search:

Sarah works as a consultant... (finally something innocent!)

9: Type in"[name] lives" in Google search:

Sarah lives in Germany... (I do??)

10: Type in "[name] died" in Google search:

Sarah died needlessly in 'tent on wheels'... (what's a tent on wheels?!)

11.Type in "[name] does" in Google search:

Sarah does not eat humans... (why would someone need to ever say this!?!)

12: Type in "[name] will" in Google search:

Police doubt 'Sarah's Law' will cause vigilante attacks... (no links with Sarah will came up at all)

13.Type in "[name] is" in Google search:

SARAH IS BEAUTIFUL Sarah is beautiful inside and out, She's the most beautiful girl, When I'm dancing with Sarah and the stars are out, I am on top of the... (my stalker's been online again)

Let me know if you have a go at this game, I love reading other people's!

A Franken NOTD

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:32:00 +0000

Hi,

Earlier in the week I realised that my bottle of Cover Girl's City Lights was running very low and it was beginning to be difficult to use so I decided to use the rest of it for a franken. I mixed it with some of Nubar's Night Sparkles.

Here's how it turned out -

The first few shots show the true colour of the franken but the darker shots show the sparkliness! It looks best in the sun but of course there was no sun when I was taking pictures!

I love the result and will be wearing it a lot!

I went to Superdrug's yesterday and Gosh is 3 for 2 at the moment so I got some more sparkly things -

Gosh's extreme eyeliner number 26 and holographic silver eyedust. I also got the holographic nail polish but didn't take a photo of it for some reason.

Don't forget all these pictures are clickable and you can definitely see the full sparkle effect more in the big pictures!

Lastly, look what Tescos are selling now -

My Bling!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:46:00 +0000

Hey!

Just a quickie post to show those of you who have asked, and are not on twitter, my engagement ring!

Here it is -

I love it so much. Maz chose it all on his own and he couldn't have chosen anything more perfect.

I'll show you what I was wearing on my nails that day because, this is, of course, a nail blog!

The pictures were taken several days into the manicure though so there's alot of tip wear.

Also, for some reason I didn't take very many pics so these aren't the best -

The base is OPI's Absolutely Alice with Stargazer's silver chrome printed on the top with konad image plate M60.

I've chopped my nails off today to as short as they'll go because they're in such bad condition. Think I might go naked for a couple of weeks to try and give them a break... bet I don't last more than a couple of days!

Hope everyone's doing great! Sorry about my appauling lack of responding to comments... I will really try to catch up!

Hormonal Balance (boys beware), a NOTD and some news!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:38:00 +0000

Hi! I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted anything. I am truly a slacker. In my defence I have had a lot going on and still do so posts will continue to be a bit sporadic!

Firstly for those of you who don't follow me on Twitter or aren't friends with me on Facebook - I got engaged! I am very, very, very happy, gobsmacked and excited and I will do a proper post all about it at some point.

Secondly, and this is completely un-nail related but something I had to tell you all about, I started taking Seven Seas Hormonal Balance tablets a few months ago and they have literally changed my (and Maz's!!)life.

I don't know if I've mentioned it before but I have PCOS (polycystic ovaries). PCOS effects women in different ways but one of the ways it effects me is I have very irregular periods. When I do get a period they're very painful and my hormones go COMPLETELY crazy turning me into an irrational mad woman. Even if I don't get the actual period, my hormones go crazy once a month without fail and I used to take it all out on Maz.

After one particularly bad 'pyscho' month I decided to try to find some sort of supplement to try and keep my hormones more under control and came across Seven Seas Hormonal Balance -

"Contains an effective combination of the minerals magnesium and zinc and the key nutrient Vitamin B6, which helps you maintain a healthy hormonal balance so that you feel like yourself, every day of the month."

I bought some, started taking it and WOW! It really works. Like really, really, really works. Not only has it balanced out my hormones so that I don't have the mood swings I was having, I also don't get nearly as irrational as I used to, I don't wake up wanting to kill someone (well not as often anyway!) and I don't overreact as much as I used to.

On top of that, when I get my actual period, there's no pain! Well the odd twinge but nothing compared to what it was like before.

I can't believe it. I was hoping it would help but I had no idea just how much it would. As I said, it has changed my life and made Maz's life far calmer ;)

I had to tell you all about it in the hopes that it can help someone else too. Obviously though everyone's different and it will work to different degrees on people.

I get it from Tescos and it costs £3.99 for 30 tablets (1 a day).

I can't recommend enough for anyone with hormone issues to go out and give this a try! If anyone does try it let me know how you get on.

Lastly, couldn't do a post without any nails at all so here's a NOTD -

Photos were taken after me having worn it for a few days thus the tip wear!
I used OPI's DS Extravagance with konad black special polish and image plate M79.

That's it for this post! Post about my engagement to follow in a few days!

Hope everyone's well and have a great weekend!

KOTD - Color Club Wild at Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:39:00 +0000

Hey!

I recently ordered 2 of my biggest lemmings - Color Club's Wild at Heart and Revvvolution. I realise how far behind I am on these but I always been a 'I'll do it in my own time' type of girl :)

So, even though I know you've probably all seen Wild at Heart a million times already I couldn't not show you the konadicure I did over it!

I used Color Club's Wild at Heart as the base and China Glaze's IDK for the stamping with image plate M35 -

Make sure you click on these pictures for full holo effect!

Ignore my shortie index nail! It broke and I haven't evened them all up yet.

The first 6 pictures are in full sunlight (yes, we do get it occasionally here) but the last one is taken indoors to show the konading a bit more clearly.

I love it! I'm so glad I finally got Wild at Heart.

Lastly, for those of you who haven't already seen this on twitter, my pillow last night was a bit lumpy and uncomfortable...

Color Club Love 'Em Leave 'Em Konadicure

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:37:00 +0000

Hey!

This is a very quick post to show you what's currently on my nails -

Click on the pictures to see the full holographic effect!

I used 2 coats of Color Club's Love 'Em Leave 'Em with Konad black polish and image plate M65.

I don't usually buy colours like this but I surprised myself by absolutely loving it! So I will be buying more like this in the future :)

Oh and just because it's been a while, here are some Bobo and Barnaby pics -

Both sleeping in the airing cupboard on the nice clean towels.

Sometimes I worry that he can't relax... ;)

My beautiful girl!

OPI DS Mystery Konadicure

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:19:00 +0000

Hi!

Long time no see!

I have been taking a break from blogging and going online in general but I think I'm ready to get back into the swing of things now!

I went back to my home town a couple of weekends ago and had a night out with the girls. I wore a black and pink dress for the occasion and this is what I wore on my nails -

Ignore the big chip on my middle finger! I took these pictures after wearing it for about a week.

2 layers of OPI DS Mystery and Konad pink polish with image plate M65

I was really pleased with the result and I LOVE DS Mystery polish SO much! It looks black in the pictures but it's actually a very dark purple with gold flecks in it. I will be definitely be wearing it sans konad someday soon.

I have lots to catch up now, about a million blog posts to read, comments to leave and answer and emails to respond to! I am such a slacker :)

Hope everyone's been keeping well - I've missed you all!

Fuchsia Rainbow

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:35:00 +0000

Hey!

How has everyone been? Good I hope!

Here are some pictures of the manicure I've had on for the past few days.

I started off with Barry M's Fuchsia topped with Sinful Color's Forget Now -

2 coats of Barry M Fuchsia plus 1 coat of Sinful Color's Forget Now

Now I was perfectly happy with this manicure but then I went shopping and gave into buying Gosh's Rainbow :) I'm not meant to be buying nail polish at the moment but I just couldn't resist any longer!

When I got home I didn't have time to do a whole new manicure so I just added the Rainbow over the top of the pink -

LOVE! I have to say though that my camera just doesn't have the capabilities of capturing the Rainbow polish effect properly. It is SO much nicer in real life!

Here's picture of polishes used -

Anyway, I now want to try Rainbow over every polish I own. A back up bottle would be a good idea me thinks ;)

FAQs And Some New Things!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000

Hi!

This is a post I've been meaning to do for ages. I get asked a lot of questions but there are a few that come up a lot so I thought I'd do a post on them.

First off, and I'm not sure why people are fascinated about this, but a lot of people ask to see my 'bare' nails so here they are sans polish!

You have to ignore the slight yellow staining. Trust me, they used to be FAR worse! They're longer than I usually have them at the moment, I just haven't got round to chopping them. My cuticles aren't at their best here either :)

The 2nd question I get asked a lot - What base and top coat do you use?

I have tried quite a few base and top coats. In my opinion though, nothing beats Nails Inc Kensington Caviar base coat and top coat -

For me, it's the best by a long mile. I don't know how I coped without the top coat especially! It dries in 45 seconds and gives a really good shine. The only thing I can't use it for is over konads as it smudges them but I still put a coat of it over the konad special top coat.

The only downside for me is that it's quite expensive but I think it's well worth it and I can usually find it on ebay for a bit less than usual.

3rd question - Do you use any other products on your nails to keep them strong?

I am very lucky with my nails. They are naturally very strong. Usually I only break one if I really whack it on something. I wish I had some amazing tip but I don't!

The one thing I do do regularly is use cuticle remover, buff and shape -

I use Nails Inc Striptease cuticle remover. For me it works well but it's all I've ever used so I have nothing to compare it to.

About once every couple of weeks I use the cuticle remover, then I use the nail buffer (top) to smooth and shine and then I shape (or should I say attempt to) using the glass nail file. That's all I do nail care wise.

4th question - how do you clean up any excess polish on your nails?

I forgot to take a picture for this one! It would only have been a picture of a boring brush though :)

I usually put nail polish on at night, go to sleep and then in my shower or bath the next morning I peel off any excess polish and tidy the nails up. If I can't do that though then I just use a firm bristled brush soaked in nail polish remover and wipe that round the edges of my nails.

Those are the questions I get asked the most. I do always answer any emails so feel free to ask me anything else you want to know!

One other question I've been asked a couple of times recently is why I never do any haul posts... well to be honest, I don't actually buy that much nail polish! I buy the occasional bottle that I really want and I'm very lucky in the fact that Maz and some friends occasionally buy me a bottle. I'm trying to be sensible spending wise at the moment but here are a few things I've bought or been given recently -

(L-R) Bourjois Bleu Violet, No7 Spun Sugar, Miss Sporty x2 (no names)

(L-R) Rimmel Green With Envy and Desire, Bloom Isla

OPI's Absolutely Alice and China Glaze's C-C-Courage

Lastly, here are a couple of things I've won recently -

The 8 new konad plates! Thanks to Beauty Judy and wowsocool.com

A Nutriganics gift pack from The Body Shop. I won this through twitter. I haven't used it enough to give my opinion on it yet though :)

That's it for today. My nails are NAKED at the moment so no manicure to show you. I may do them later if I can resist cutting them...

China Glaze's Sexy In The City

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:51:00 +0000

Hi!

I've been slacking again ;) Don't I sound like a broken record?! I don't have any excuse, I just haven't changed my polish much in the past week or so!

So I did my nails yesterday using China Glaze's Sexy In The City. It's one of my favourite colours at the moment although I'm not totally convinced it suits my skin tone!

Here are the pics -

This was 3 coats and a topcoat. It's a bit darker in real life but I couldn't quite capture it right.

I wonder how long it will survive without being konaded?!

I also had the same colour on last week but as a french manicure -

and I always get lots of help from Barnaby when doing my nails -

My nails are pretty long now (for me) and I'm feeling the urge to cut them again... I just can't seem to shape them so that I'm happy with them.

I'm also thinking of going back to my old comment system. Intense Debate is great for replying but it seems to take a while to load and sometimes crashes my browser...

Lastly, I'm updating my blog roll so if you're not on it and want to be then please let me know! I try to follow everyone but I sometimes miss a few.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Contest Entry

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:25:00 +0000

This is a VERY quick post to show you my entry to the China Glaze and Seche Vite contest!

You can vote for your favourite here. I'm not asking you to vote for me, vote for whichever one you like best!! Not even I have voted for my own :)

Here's my entry -

The contest was to do a manicure using only China Glaze and Seche Vite products. I have to admit I very nearly didn't enter because without konad I am truly bad at nail art but in the end I thought 'give it a go'!

I used China Glaze's Coconut Kiss for the base and the circles were done using a brush protector and CG's Emerald Sparkle, Ruby Pumps 2Nite and Sexy in the City. There's also a bit of Fairy Dust on there too! Top coat was of course Seche Vite :)

So get voting people! There are some really fabulous entries so good luck deciding who to vote for!!

Here's the link again - Nail Contest

Konadicure and 3 Things About Me

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:19:00 +0000

Hey!

I thought I'd show you the konadicure I did for my weekend away last week. I didn't take many pictures of it though so the photos aren't the best!

I used Sinful Color's Secret Admirer as a base with China Glaze's Devotion for the stamp using image plate M64 (yes, it's a favourite!). This was a winner judging by the number of comments I got about it :)

Also, I saw a post on Niki's blog that I just can't resist doing as well. You all know I'm a sucker for these things!

Three Things About Me.

Three names I go by:

1. Sarah

2. Millie

3. Moo

Three jobs I've had:

1. Proofreader - no comments on my spelling and grammar please! ;)

2. Events Administrator

3. Recruitment Administrator

Three places I've lived:

1. Wilmslow, Cheshire

2. Newbury, Berkshire

3. Sulhamstead, Berkshire

Three favorite drinks:

1. Diet Coke

2. Tea (PG Tips!)

3. Cherryade

Three TV shows I watch:

1. Dancing On Ice ( I have such a crush on Kieron Richardson right now!)

2. Glee

3. The Mentalist

Three places I have been:

1. Dominican Republic

2. Turkey

3. Portugal

Three places I'd like to visit:

1. St Lucia

2. Maldives

3. North Carolina :)

Three people who text me regularly:

1. Maz

2. Nisa

3. My Mum

Three favorite old TV shows:

1. Knightrider

2. Murder She Wrote

3. MacGyver

Three favorite dishes:

1. Fajitas

2. Roast Chicken

3. Stuffed mushrooms

Three makeup/beauty products I cannot live without:

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion. I don't know how anyone doesn't use it! Well not necessarily the UD one but just any primer!

2. Boots No7 Illuminating Lotion.

3. Urban Decay's Book of Shadows II.

Three things I'm looking forward to:

1. Booking a holiday!

2. BBQs in the garden this summer.

3. Maz getting down on one knee ;)

That's it for those questions. I don't know why I like these things so much...I must love talking about myself!

Lastly, a couple of pictures of Bobo and Barnaby -

The stand off

Let the battle begin!

They love each other really :) (they're in the airing cupboard here by the way, getting my nice clean towels all hairy!)

That's it for today! Thanks for reading :)

Tag: 10 Things That Make Me Happy

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:11:00 +0000

I was tagged by the wonderful Niki, aka Magic Maid, for this. I have a feeling though that it's going to be VERY similar to Niki's post. I'm not copying honest, the same things just happen to make me happy :)

1. Maz, my lovely, amazing boyfriend. Those of you who know me a bit better will know that he spoils me a lot and puts up with my...well lets say erratic behaviour :) He is my best friend and the person I tell absolutely everything too. I would be lost without him but he's going to get a big kick up the bum if he doesn't you know what soon ;)

2. My cats - Bobo and Barnaby. Maz will be surprised that they weren't first on the list! I adore my cats. I think everyone knows that already so enough said.

3. My family. I have a fantastic family that I appreciate more and more as I get older. I think it's easy to take family for granted when you're younger but the older I get the more thankful for them I am.

4. My friends. I'm someone who doesn't make friends easily so my close friend circle is pretty small. The close friends I have though are all fantastic and I wouldn't change them for the world!

5. Cooking and eating! I love to cook. I love to go out for meals. I love food. Bad for my waistline, great for my smile! Maz of course can eat as much as he likes whenever he likes without putting on any weight. Me jealous? Absolutely!!

6. Reading. I read A LOT. If I'm not putting on nail polish then I can probably be found with my nose in a book. I've had to stop buying books and going to the library instead as the cost was getting a bit much, let alone the space books take up! I will read pretty much anything but my favourites are thrillers. I love when I find a book that has me checking the cupboards before going to sleep!

7. Getting ready for a night out. I'm sure there must be people who know what I mean by this? I love the whole process of getting ready for a big night out. I love spending ages putting my makeup on and doing my hair etc. It's even better with some friends there and some wine! Sometimes I think I enjoy the getting ready bit more than the actual night out :) I suspect that if I went out more often though, the process would soon lose its shine.

8. Urban Decay. I love all makeup but I have been having a long affair with Urban Decay. I discovered it at the very beginning of my relationship with Maz when we went on about our 5th date shopping in London. I can still remember being in Selfridges and finding the Urban Decay stand...it was love at first sight. That day I bought 2 eyeshadows - Kiddie Pool and Midnight Cowboy. I haven't stopped buying since. I don't care that sometimes I'm paying for packaging, I love the packaging!

9. Nail Polish. Of course this had to be on here! A far cheaper obsession than my previous makeup one and once I discovered konad there was absolutely no going back. I would miss all the comments I get about my nails when I'm out and about and I'm sure Maz would miss the constant stink of it if I stopped painting my nails!

10. My followers. Last but absolutely not least - all you guys! Especially the people who take the extra time to comment even though I am absolutely shocking for replying. Reading everyone's comments always brings a smile to my face. I would usually have included my actual blog in this list somewhere but well...lets just say that if me and my blog were in a relationship we'd be 'on a break' right now ;)

That's it! Highly unoriginal stuff but can't change what makes me happy hey!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

PS - I need to tag some people on this but I have to go out in literally 5mins and I'm sat here with wet hair so I am going to add the tags later!!

OPI's Purple With A Purpose Konadicure

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Hey!

Sorry I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front recently. I have been feeling a bit disheartened with the whole thing due to various reasons so decided to take a bit of a step back. Not much of a step back though as I can't resist showing you my latest konadicure :)

I used OPI's Purple With A Purpose as a base and China Glaze's Devotion with image plate M64 for the konad.

Purple With A Purpose is a gorgeous purple. It doesn't show in any of these pictures but there is a hint of red running through the purple.

This image from M64 is definitely one of my favourites even though it still reminds me of wallpaper!

This weekend I am going away again. My friend from Australia is back for a couple of weeks so I'm going to see her! I can't wait. This time though, there will be a lot less shots consumed!!!

Oh and for those of you who asked, Valentine's Day was great! Maz spoilt me loads. We went out for a lovely meal and he bought me lots of pressies :) The roses he got me are still going strong despite several attempts from Bobo and Barnaby to eat them.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Valentine's Nails - C2000 Vixen

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:52:00 +0000

Hey,

It's the weekend! Yay! Not only is it the weekend, it's Valentine's weekend! I know lots of people are very anti Valentine's Day but I can't help it, I love it!

I have done my nails for the occasion but they're not at all what I had planned. I was going to do a konadicure but I just haven't had the time so they are just very basic and simple!

I used Collection 2000's Vixen (very appropriate name I felt!) topped with a coat of China Glaze's Fairy Dust and then a coat of Sally Hansen's Strobe Light.

I have to say that it was IMPOSSIBLE to capture the true colour of this polish. I got very frustrated trying because it's such a gorgeous bright fuschia. It looks far more red in some of the pictures than it actually is.

The last picture shows the true colour as best I could get it!

So, I love it, even if it is a bit uninspired :)

I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow, it's all a surprise but I'm very excited!

I hope everyone has a good weekend and for those celebrating it - a fab Valentine's Day!

Models Own Blue Med

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:52:00 +0000

Hey,

Today I thought I'd show you one of the polishes from my Models Own haul. I couldn't decide which one to try first so I just closed my eyes and picked. Blue Med was the winner!

These pics are all pre clean-up so excuse the mess!

This was 3 coats and no top coat. The colour photographs really well and is exactly like this in real life.

I was really impressed overall with this polish. The brush is very precise and easy to use and I had no problems with application whatsoever. It dried really fast between coats and isn't as sheer as I thought it might be. Although there is a bit of a VNL in these pics, it isn't nearly so obvious in real life!

It's a gorgeous pale blue and reminds me so much of a polish I used to wear all the time when I was younger that I sadly lost at some point so I'm really pleased I picked this one. Can't wait to try the others now!

If you read my last post then you'll know I've been away for the weekend. I had a great time but am still pretty tired from it! A few too many shots were consumed.... I very rarely drink and will probably stop completely at some point but when I have a few too many I go a bit doo lally!!

Hope everyone had good weekends!

Models Own Haul

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:37:00 +0000

Hi!

This is another quickie post just to show you what I got from the Models Own sale.

I was feeling a bit sorry for myself because everyone else seemed to get their orders really fast and mine hadn't come but I decided to go check outside just incase the postman had delivered it without telling me. When I'm out the postman always just leaves any packages in our bottle box and then puts a note through the door to tell us it's there. There'd been no note but I went to check anyway. Low and behold there it was! Under a pile of bottles waiting to be recycled.... wait until Maz gets home!! Can't believe he piled stuff on top of my nail polish!! How did he not see it?! Men. Anyway all's well that ends well and least the box hadn't been put out for collection yet!

So here's what I got -

Love how they package them :)

(L-R) Peacock Green, Blue Med, Proper Copper, Emerald City, Magenta Divine

I'm really happy with my choices! It took a lot of self control not to order more but I have a girly weekend coming up so need all my pennies for that :)

I tried to choose at least one in a colour I wouldn't usually go for thus the Proper Copper. I'm so glad I did, it looks great. I can't wait to try them all.

I will show some swatches next week.

Sorry for my lack of posting this week. I've been a bit busy and unmotivated! In fact my nails have been bare all week... shock, horror!

As I said above though, I have a girls weekend this weekend so after I've finished this I'm going to dye my hair and do my nails!

Hope everyone has been having a good week. It's Friday tomorrow! Yaya!

OPI DS Extravagance Konadicure

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:10:00 +0000

Hey,

Just a quickie today!

Not my favourite konad I've ever done but I do love OPI's DS Extravagance!

I used 2 coats of OPI's DS Extravagance for the base and China Glaze's Devotion for the Konad with image plate M25.

DS Extravagance is such a gorgeous colour! I've worn it before but never taken pictures for some reason... sometimes I forget!

I've added a new widget in the left hand side bar for formspring.me so if you have any questions, ask away! I'll answer most things :)

Tagged: Show Me Your Fridge!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:12:00 +0000

I was tagged by the awesome Niki from Magic Maid to show you my fridge and then choose something on it to take a closer look at!

I have to say, compared to the American fridges mine doesn't look much!!!

It's not a full picture as it's postion in the kitchen made it difficult to take a picture! There's nothing on top apart from a microwave though and the bottom half is the freezer.

As you can see it's quite busy. Lots of things get stuck on it, it's usually a lot worse but I actually tidied it up the other day.

I've cheated slightly with the next bit because I couldn't choose just one thing to go into more detail about so I've done 2 :)

The first is a magnet -

I love this magnet because it's something a friend of mine from my hometown sent me just when I was worrying that everyone had forgotten about me since I moved up North!

The 2nd thing is just something that makes me laugh whenever I see it -

It's a cutting from a newspaper of several diamonds. My friend has made the biggest diamond look like a ring. She gave this to me and told me that that's what her engagement ring would look like :) She is actually engaged now and her ring is gorgeous although not quite as big as that picture ;)

So that's my fridge!

I tag -

Of Faces and Fingers

Marble Nails

Digital Rebel

Nubar Sparkles - Night and Hyacinth!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:28:00 +0000

Hey,

Today I am showing you 2 of the prettiest (in my opinion!) polishes I've ever seen.

Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that it was lust at first sight for me with the new Nubar Sparkles collection and I was very excited about them being released. So imagine my excitement when I got an email from the UK Nubar Team offering to send me 2 of the collection for review! There was lots of squealing let me tell you!
I, of course, took them up on the offer and chose to have Night and Hyacinth sent to me.

Get ready for lots of pictures! There was no way I could only show 1 picture each of them :)

First off - Hyacinth Sparkle

Be sure to click on at least one picture to get the full sparkle effect!

Isn't it pretty?! I used 3 coats along with a topcoat. I could probably have left it at 2 coats but I couldn't resist a 3rd :)

Application, for me, was very good. I didn't have any issues at all and I am a big fan of the shape of the brush as it was perfect for my nail shape.

I can't explain just how much this sparkles when the light hits it and I love the colour. I don't have another glitter remotely like it!

Next - Night Sparkle

Gah! Oh the gorgeousness! This is another one that I have nothing even vaguely similar to. It is the most gorgeous shade of blue and it sparkles SO much! Love it.

This is 2 coats with a topcoat. With this one I could have gotten away with 1 coat as coverage was very good. Application was great, no dragging or patchiness.

Again, these photos, don't do justice to how much this polish sparkles! I wish it was sunny here!

I'm sure some of you will want to know how easy these are to remove, because we all know that glitters can be a nightmare! I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with these. While they don't come off as easily as a non glitter polish, they come off much easier than most other glitters I own. I think they are a finer glitter which makes a difference. It took me no time at all to get the whole lot off. I now have it back on again though, couldn't resist ;)

As I said before, these polishes were sent to me for review by the UK Nubar team. You can buy these polishes from Beauty Shed for £8 each and they are available now! The Sparkles collection is here. I plan to buy some more after payday this week!! I especially have my eye on Sky Sparkles and Violet Sparkles although I will probably buy the whole lot eventually... :)

Hope everyone had a good weekend, I'm off to shove my hands into people's faces so that they can oooh and aahh over the sparkliness!

Giveaway Winner and some cat pictures!

noreply@blogger.com (Glittermillie) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:53:00 +0000

Hey!

I've just picked a winner for my giveaway that I did here.

Before I tell you who's won, here are some pictures of me picking the name -

Maz is away this weekend so I had to draft in some different invigilators :)

Barnaby checking I hadn't missed anyone out.

Bobo overseeing me folding the names into a box.

Both getting distracted briefly.... big wrestling match ensued!

Barnaby double checking that they're all there.

Bobo getting a bit bored of the whole thing.

Distracted again.... 2nd wrestling match ensues....

Ok, they're back to being sensible and ready to find out who has won!

.....and the winner is......

Yay!

Now they can relax and get back to that wrestling....

So the winner is chocaddict! Congratulations! Chocaddict writes a fab blog that you can visit here.

I will be sending the prize to her very soon!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

I will be holding another giveaway very soon. I was going to wait for 300 followers but according to feedburner I've actually gone past that so I can do one whenever now!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!