November Haul...!!!

Ok so here is my first haul post; after buying many, many polishes in October, I said I would cut down... This is a snap of my November purchases...

...I don't think I succeeded do you?! Lol! True addict when it comes to colourful, shiny bottles!!! Probably more than enough for one every day of the month! My favourites are the Models Own Wonderland Collection polishes, I only have one left to get to complete the set but Boots don't seem to have stock at the moment... On the Xmas list hahaha! I haven't had a chance to try all of these yet so look out for them in future posts!

MissLanage x

Caviar Anyone???

I've seen soooo many mani's around using the Caviar balls... Been keeping my eyes peeled for some in the stores and woohoo!! Superdrug and Claire's Accessories answered my prayers :) Both stores do a pretty good range, Superdrugs' being introduced by Mua. I imagined this to be very, very fiddly and time consuming but no! Sprinkled them on over my wet Mystic Mauve and patted them down gently with the flat end of a pencil. A couple of spots I missed so dabbed in some clear polish and sprinkled again. Perfecto! Really pleased with them and looking forward to trying the other three I bought lol!

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Models Own - Mystic Mauve
• Mua - Constellation Caviar - Pisces

This week has been great for polish shopping! Boots have an offer where you buy two Models Own Products and get a Gold Polish & Black Nail Art Pen Set FREE! Yes please! Then Superdrug are still running their 3 for 2 on cosmetics and when I wandered into £ Land looking for a tupperware box I found Rimmel Lycra Pro & Sally Hansen HD Polishes!!! Bargain!!!! I found 5 I wanted hahaha! Can you tell I've shopped a lot this week?!?!

MissLanage x

The Princess And The Frog

Todays post is the first of my Monkey See Monkey Do Monday designs :) I saw this mani this morning whilst browsing through my likers on Instagram and fell in love! Thanks to @mathildaweinmer for the inspiration :) Did my usual Basecoat and a coat of Bright Pink on all nails. I then used a Small Squared Off Nail Art Brush and Nail Tip White to paint out the shape of the crown, followed by Yellow. Next I mixed the Green and Yellow together to make a nice bright green and used the same brush to paint on the lil frog, adding the White touches for his eyes and tummy. Finished up the details and outline with a Medium Nail Striping Brush and Black Acrylic Paint. I haven't freehanded a design for a while and really enjoyed it! I think it's really cute too :)

Bought some Caviars, Rhinestones and Polishes today - including a Matte Topcoat at last!! :) Happy Me!

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Bright Pink
• Barry M - Yellow
• Barry M - Spring Green
• Boots Natural Collection - Nail Tip Whitener
• System 3 Acrylic Paint - Black
• Small Square Nail Brush & Medium Striper Nail Brush

MissLanage x

Hot Stuff!

So... The last of my Mirrorballs... Hot Stuff! Decided on a Black base for this beautiful Pink Glitter polish, I wanted to show it at its best :) As with the previous two mani's -  a Basecoat followed by one coat of the base - in this case Black, but just two coats of the glitter this time instead of three; this polish was packed with particles!  Finished up as always with a Topcoat... As with liking yesterdays mani more than the day befores, I like this one more than yesterdays! The pink, turquoise and silver particles seem to jump from the black :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Black
• Models Own - (Mirrorball Collection) Hot Stuff!

MissLanage x

I'm Having A Freak Out!

Decided as I only have two more of the Models Own Mirrorballs to try on their own, I would do one today and one tomorrow to round off the week of glitteryness, first - Freak Out! :) This mani was the same routine as yesterday: Basecoat, one coat of Silver and then three of the Freak Out, finished of with a Topcoat... Like it even more than yesterdays' I think :)

As a new member of the group 'Crumpets Nail Tarts' I'm planning to join in with 'Monkey See Monkey Do Mondays' from next week... AND the Sat-ART-day club, should be fun! Looking forward to taking part in some challenges with the 'British Nail Bloggers' group too :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Silver Foil Effect
• Models Own - (Mirrorball Collection) Freak Out!

MissLanage x

Golden Dancing Queen

After a failed attempt at water marbling earlier, I decided to continue with my glitter theme :) 'Tis the season after all! I wanted to give the Models Own Mirrorballs a go on their own... I chose Dancing Queen first - it is Friday :) There is a mix of coloured glitter pieces and shards - pale blue, dark blue, gold and green. I decided to pick out the gold for my base colour. After a Basecoat and one coat of Gold; I did three coats of the Dancing Queen and sealed with a Topcoat. I rather like it, reminds me of the sea.

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Gold Foil Effect
• Models Own - (Mirrorball Collection) Dancing Queen

MissLanage x

Mister Jack Frost

As mentioned in my previous post I had the Models Own Jack frost to test out and quite frankly, I couldn't wait to try it... I'm all over glitter polishes at the mo :) I love this Wonderland Collection, I have three of the five and by the weekend they will all be in my stash lol... Lovely little shimmers of blue, green and purple in this one so decided on a pale blue base. Two coats of the Blue Moon over my clear 3 in 1 and then just one coat of the Jack Frost - two or more would be lush I'm sure! No need for a topcoat... I think it's really quite pretty :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Blue Moon
• Models Own -Jack Frost

MissLanage x

Pretty Southern Lights

Well over the weekend I did go to buy the Models Own Southern Lights and a couple of others of course lol! Same as with the Northern Lights, I just did a Basecoat, two coats of the glittery gorgeousness and a Topcoat - I LOVE it :) Great coverage and a smooth, super sparkly result! Now I have two favourite polishes...

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat and Topcoat
• Models Own - (Wonderland Collection) Southern Lights

MissLanage x

Disco Mixing

Just a quick one this eve, wanted to try out another of my Models Own glitter polishes I hadn't tried yet - Disco Mix. I just did a quick basecoat and one coat of Rimmel Lycra Pro in Urban Purple which is almost a fuschia shade in my opinion... I do love the maxi brushes on the Rimmel :) Such good application and finish, they looked candy shiny! I then did one coat of the Disco Mix over half of my nail and a further coat over the whole nail trying to graduate the thickness of the glitter. Finished off with a topcoat and done, 10 minute job. They look lovely - picture's don't quite capture either polish in their true glory - must try the Disco Mix on its own... Returned to the old post style :) I think I prefer it...

 For this look I used:

• Barry M -  3 in 1 Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Rimmel - Lycra Pro Urban Purple
• Models Own - Disco Mix 

 
MissLanage x

Holographic Hero

Todays mani was inspired by me seeing a fellow blogger using a polish I had bought last weekend and been meaning to try! The GOSH Holographic Hero! Been dying to get my hands on a holo polish and this is the first I'd come across in stores.. I really like it but it's quite subtle in most lights; it did go on very smoothly and took just two coats to become opaque . I went for a squiggly design CH16 from my Vibrant Collection Cheeky Nail Art Plates because it just seemed too fit and chose my Barry M Black to stamp with. I am pleased with the result but am afraid to say this has not satisfied my need for holo - I must find a more illustrious one... The UK really needs to catch up with the US!!!

Have a new kind of layout for my post today - is this better?? I can't decide...

MissLanage x

Strictly Stripes

I couldn't bare to say goodbye to the lush glitter on my fingers today; instead I added to it! Got out the Masking Tape and trimmed with scissors as I currently have no striping tape. Placed the strips across the nail in a few different ways until I decided on this design; then picked out a complimenting colour from my untried polishes, a gorgeous Deep Purple. One coat of this over the whole nail was adequate, removed the tape when touch dry and finished off with a Topcoat. Really pleased with the result :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Models Own - (Wonderland Collection) Northern Lights
• Barry M - Vivid Purple
• Masking Tape & Scissors

MissLanage x

Pretty Northern Lights

I LOVE THIS POLISH! I bought it a week or so ago and just had to try it out, Thank You Models Own - This is my new favourite :) It covers in two smooth coats, dries super quick and unlike some of my other Models Own Glitter polishes - does not smell like glue! Perfect for the party season and a pick me up on a drab old UK day!! I literally did a Basecoat, two coats of this sparkly lovely and a Topcoat - 15 mins start to finish - Will be heading out to buy the Southern Lights polish this weekend for sure...  I won't be held responsible if  some other Wonderland Collection polish comes home with me too lol ;)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Models Own - (Wonderland Collection) Northern Lights

MissLanage x

Frosty Florals

Inspired by the frosty mornings of late I did a glittery floral design using my stamps today... Did a basecoat and then just a single coat of the Grey; once dry I used Silver and a large floral design from my Nail Art Plates to stamp with and finished off with a single coat of the Glitter - this was another of my new NYC polishes, from the Expert Last collection this time, I just love it and have another of their glitters to try too... Will save that for another day :) No need for a Topcoat because the finish was so smooth and shiny!

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Grey
• Barry M - Silver Foil Effect
• NYC - Expert Last Lights, Camera, Glitter
• Cheeky Nail Art Plate CH14 from the Vibrant Collection

MissLanage x

Poppy Fields

In honour of Rememberance Sunday and all our fallen soldiers I went for the poppies today. Used a couple of new NYC polishes doing this look and they dry super quick and give great coverage! I will be investing in more of these as some are actually even cheaper than the Barry M range and are equally good :) Basecoat followed by one coat of the Green. I then used a large dotting tool and the Red and Black polish to paint on the poppy heads; finished with a Topcoat. Took 10 mins and I'm actually quite pleased with it...

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• NYC - Quick Dry High Line Green
• NYC - Quick Dry Madison Avenue
• Barry M - Black
• Medium/Large Dotting Tool

MissLanage x

Mad For Movember

It's that time of year again! Men all over the UK are attempting to grow a moustache in order to raise money and awareness for men's cancers, particularly prostate and testicular cancer... Fortunately I am unable to grow a 'tache of my own lol, so to spread the love I did this job on my nails :) Did a Basecoat followed by one thick coat of the Blue; then chose a Black to stamp the polka dots on to three of my fingers and thumb; I added the moustache with the same polish using a dotting tool... I LOVE them :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Blueberry Icecream
• Barry M - Black
• Cheeky Nail Art Plate CH6 from the Vibrant Collection
• Large Dotting Tool

MissLanage x

Stars & Stripes

To mark the US election results being all over the news today, even here on the other side of the pond, I decided to try out a US flag design using some stars and stripes designs amongst my stamping plates! Did a Basecoat and then a coat of Blue on my thumb and Red on my fingers. Once that had dried I used a White and my Cheeky Plates to stamp the stars and stripes and finished with a Topcoat. I actually really like it :) Congrats to Obama!

 

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• No7 - Stay Perfect Red
• Barry M - Magnetic Blue
• Boots Natural Collection - Nail Tip Whitener
• Cheeky Stamping Plate CH4 from the Vibrant Collection

MissLanage x

New Facebook Page

Finally got around to setting up a Facebook Page! Such a shame they no longer let you stream your blog to the page but hey ho! I now have my blogger, instagram, flickr and facebook to worry about... God forbid I start tweeting lol! Check it out!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lanes-Laquers/119832421507395

Fireworks!

Inspired by the fact it's Bonfire Night along with the fact I had three untested Models Own Mirrorball polishes to try out, I went for some Fireworks for my Fingers! Did my basecoat and then two coats of the Black; once dry I did a coat of each of the Blue, Pink and Green Mirrorball in quick succession (they dry super fast but smell super strong) and sealed in with a Topcoat. Quick and easy and looks much like the sky above me tonight :) looking forward to doing mani's with the Mirrorballs individually too!

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Black
• Models Own Mirrorball - Freak Out
• Models Owm Mirrorball - Dancing Queen
• Models Own Mirrorball - Hot Stuff

MissLanage x

Tiger Stripes

Unfortunately I broke two of my nails down to the quick yesterday when taking a look under the bonnet of my car :( so the other eight have had to be trimmed and filed as I like these things equal! To make the most of my poor lil stubby claws I decided to go for a simple bright design... One coat of Basecoat and Coral followed by the Tiger Stripe Stamp in Black and a final Topcoat. The Coral seems a little more Red in the picture than it does to me... Looks ok but I don't like to see my nails so short... Boohoo!

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Rimmel 60 Seconds - Coralicious
• Barry M - Black
• Cheeky Nail Art Plate CH2

MissLanage x

Cloudy Skies

This look is from my archive but perfectly suits the weather today... Lovely blue sky with lots of clouds!!! Started with the usual basecoat then one coat of the Cyan Blue and when that was dry added the fluffy clouds using a Nail Tip White and a cotton bud. Finished up with a final topcoat; quick and simples! Got lots of compliments on these too :)

For this look I used:

• Barry M - 3 in 1 Clear Hardener, Basecoat & Topcoat
• Barry M - Cyan Blue
• Boots Natural Collection - Nail Tip Whitener
• Cotton Bud

MissLanage x