Pocket Money Polishes: I Put A Spell On You!

I put a spell on you... didn't it just! I love this polish :) This is the last in my little PMP collection, I am so happy with all four of my purchases from Pocket Money Polishes! Thanks so much for getting me in on the action Charlie! If you haven't already checked out the store do so now using the link above. I just wanted a quick and simple mani today because the weather is soooo gorgeous I had to get outside!!! :) I put a spell on you is ideal for this, it's so packed full of holo glitter, orange hexes, green stars and the odd purple heart. Love the combination and would look great over so many colours. I chose to pair it with a grey, I love grey nails and this glitter polish just went perfectly! I did two coats of the grey and then two coats of the sparkly goodness. That's it, ten minute job and looks fantastic! I just love the candy shine of these PMP polishes, never needed a topcoat!

Models Own - Mushroom, PMP - I Put A Spell On You.

MissLanage x

British Nail Bloggers Giveaway Winners!!!

The British Bloggers Giveaway closed on Friday and now the winners have been chosen...

The giveaway was open for three weeks and attracted 65,815 entries. What an amazing competition to be a part of and it was the first ever held on my blog!

As it has now come to an end, those of us who sponsored it are pleased to be able to announce the winners of the $100 gift certificate and the three $50 gift certificates – all of which can be used at any online nail polish e-tailer of the winner’s choice!

So without further ado, the winners are...

• 1st prize – a $100 gift certificate – Lena Payne
• 2nd prize – a $50 gift certificate – Nina Wilson
• 2nd prize – a $50 gift certificate – Courtney Beck
• 2nd prize – a $50 gift certificate – Kris Wilson

Big Congratulations to those ladies! To claim your prize, please email crumpet@the-crumpet.com, before the end of Wednesday 3rd July. Happy spending!

Thanks to everyone for entering and following – if you followed Lane's Lacquers via Bloglovin' I do hope you enjoy reading my blog! You can also be updated with all my posts via Facebook! 

MissLanage x

Pocket Money Polishes: My Girl!

As promised, a little late in the evening, the first of my two Glitter Babies 1 Collection polishes from Pocket Money Polishes... My Girl! I fell in love with this polish as soon as I saw it and after using it for the first time today, I think I need to buy a second bottle for my stash, it's so pretty and versatile! It's a mix of pink and grey hexes with a fine holo glitter in a clear base... I matched it up with a couple of gelly's, blue and lilac; those took two thick coats to be fully opaque. I then did two coats of the My Girl and finished off with a couple of diamante and enamel bows. I wanted something cute and dainty to compliment the star of the show, looked lovely in today's sunshine!

Barry M - Blueberry, Prickly Pear, PMP - My Girl, Allura Nail Charms (Poundland).

MissLanage x

New!!! Pocket Money Polishes: Firework!

Sooooo today I have my other new Glitter Babies 2 Collection polish, Firework, from Pocket Money Polishes to show you... Make sure you support British Indies and head on over to the store, this collection will be available to order on the 1st July!!! I'm still keeping mine in the cute little hessian bags they arrived in, it's just such a nice touch with these daintly little bottles! I have been a little under the weather with my stupid dodgy shoulder for the last couple of days and wasn't sure what I was planning to do, I was feeling so blah I decided to bring my better half in on the action lol :) He's such a sweetie and actually seemed to enjoy his creative eye being consulted and said I could credit him if I wanted to heehee ;) I love him!

We have two coats of Greenberry for the base which I love. I then added two coats of the Firework over the four fingers; and finally some coordinating blue and purple gems on the thumb, it specifically had to be a skewed line and not a straight one, but towards one side so tah dah!!!...

PMP - Firework, Barry M - Greenberry, Cheeky Nail Art Rhinestones.

I have two more gorgeous polishes to show you from the Glitter Babies 1 Collection by  Charlie at Pocket Money Polishes... Make sure you keep an eye out for them over the weekend or check out the store now! :)

MissLanage x

NEW!!! Pocket Money Polishes: Summertime!

Oooh I told you this would be an exciting week! Today (it is the boy and mine's anniversary <3 and) I bring you a fabulous BRITISH indie polish!!! Make sure you check out Pocket Money Polishes shop and  take a peek at the Glitter Babies' Collections! Summertime is from the new Summer Glitter Babies Collection and available from 1st July 2013 along with three other gorgeous glitter polishes! I will be bringing you a mani using 'Firework' from this same collection ASAP! The polishes are named after songs which is a touch I rather like, I also love the fact that they arrive in cute little hessian bags; nice work Charlie! :) 

Summertime is a lush mix of small green, yellow and silver hexes with the odd silver heart for good measure. I adoooore it... for me it didn't just say summertime, it said tropical! Sooo I paired it with my new Barry M Limited Edition Pink, then took inspiration from the lid to add a quirky little twist to the mani.I started with three coats of the pink, it's fairly sheer and also matte, a lot like the Models Own Ice Neon finishes. I painted the ring finger with two coats of white, then stamped a matching animal print with a black. I finished off with two coats of PMP Summertime on the pink nails. The hexes were spread as I would expect throughout and the candy shine finish is just stunning! LOVE this polish and this mani, even if I do say so myself lol!

Avon - Licorice, Barry M - Limited Edition Pink, Boots Natural Collection - Nail Tip Whitener, Cheeky Plate 2 from the Vibrant Collection.

Please Support Awesome New British Indies @ Pocket Money Polishes!

MissLanage x

Lane Tattoo Design...

This is the last mani in my mini series of tattoo word designs... and bringing up the rear... is me lol! Lucky for me my surname begins with L and is four letters long ;) So Lane it is. It was the turn of the blue textured polish from Barry M, this one required only two coats as opposed to three. Really love the shade of this one! You will know the routine by now; drew on the letters using the awesome Barry M nail art pen, filled in with a dark blue using a striper brush and then added the detail to the thumb. This time a pretty pink bow! So that's it, the end... More exciting things to come in the week though!!

Barry M - Atlantic Road, Blue Grape, Black Nail Art Pen, Angled Striper Brush, Allura Bow Decorations (Poundland).

MissLanage x

British Nail Bloggers Giveaway: 1 Week Left To Enter!

Just a quick reminder to any of you that want to enter the British Nail Bloggers Giveaway that there is just one week left to enter!!! 

*PRIZES*

1st prize $100 gift certificate

  3 x 2nd prize of $50 gift certificate

The gift certificates can be used at any online nail e-tailer to
your Helmer/Shoebox with the polishes of your dreams!

The Giveaway is open internationally and runs til 8pm on Friday 28th June.  You must be over 18 to enter.

All you need to do is click on the Rafflecopter widget below – Make sure you follow them all!

Good luck !!!

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MissLanage x 

Luck Tattoo Design...

I decided I would stick with the L theme I seem to have going and today's word is Luck, something we all need a smidge of from time to time :) and something I've been blessed quite readily with lately... I paired luck with green, for some reason the two seem to go hand in hand?! Again it was three coats of the textured polish and then I used the black nail art pen to draw on the lettering and the horseshoe outline. Next I filled in the lettering with the deep blue using a striper brush, and the horseshoe with the silver nail art pen. I finished off by using the black pen again to add the dots to the horseshoe... Wishing Luck to all you lovely people! Just one more mani to go in my mini series!

Barry M - Ridley Road, Blue Grape, Black & Silver Nail Art Pens, Avon Dual Nail Tool.

MissLanage x

Life Tattoo Design...

After sooo many lovely comments online and from everyone I met wearing the Love tattoo mani... I've decided to do a series of this style mani with each of the Barry M texture polishes; today Life! I'm not usually a fan of yellow polish, though I love pale yellow clothes, they suit my skin tone. So I thought I'd give this one a try, it also has an added shimmery sparkle to it, although it was more obvious in the bottle than on the nail. This one, like the pink, was a three coat job. I followed it up by using the nail art pen to draw on the lettering and painted in the pink parts with a striper brush. On the thumb I added a flower and diamante sticker, to which I added a matching pink dot in the centre of the smaller bloom.  That's it! I can't stress enough how cool these pens are, I'm excited to try a bazillion more designs with them... Make nail art so easy! :)

Barry M - Station Road, Shocking Pink, Black Nail Art Pen, Allura Nail Stickers (Poundland), Small Dotting Tool, Small Striper Brush.

Look out for Luck tomorrow ;)

MissLanage x

Lush Lacquer Nail Mail!!!

Oooh happiness is raining down on me today as the postie delivered my nail mail from Llarowe!! I have eagerly anticipated the arrival of my first Lush Lacquer's since I saw them depart L.A. on the 9th via USPS tracking lol... I have got it sooo bad for polish! I was not disappointed though, I am in fact, in love :) They are so... well... LUSH! I can see my next order being placed in no time, I almost filled my basket with Hare Polish today... Agghh!

First off is simply the Neon Lights, three coats and finished off with a topcoat. It's sings summer!

Lush Lacquer - Neon Lights, Color Club - Clear Topcoat.

Next I used the two coats of the Clowning Around; first over a lilac and then over a mint green (also two coats). I love this polish, because of the clear base you can make any colour polish into an indie with it! So versatile :) I am a verrrry happy polish addict lolol!

Barry M - Berry Icecream, Mint Green, Lush Lacquer - Clowning Around, Color Club - Clear Topcoat.

MissLanage x

Love Tattoo Design...

I've seen quite a few of these sort of tattoo designs going on in nails at the moment; words, swallows and hearts etc... I LOVE tattoo's! I don't have any, because I'm too fickle for permanent art lol... I draw them often and buy magazines to ogle the pretties in order to make up for this hahaha. So to bring them to my nails, fab alternative!! 

I went for the word love as I've had a really stressful week (hence the lack of posts, sorry guys) but love has cured all this weekend :) There are a fair few designs of this word knocking about but this was my take on it... I started with two coats of the Barry M Textured Polish in pink; once dry I used their awesome nail art pens to freehand the lettering and heart. I then used a small flat brush to add the hot pink highlights to those letters and finished the look off with a diamante at the recommendation of my other half after thrusting my hand under his nose demanding, "it needs something more, what is it?" lol, bless him for putting up with me and my addiction!

Barry M - Kingsland Road, Shocking Pink, Black Nail Art Pen, BYS - Diamantes, Small Flat Brush.

I love this mani, pardon the pun, but I don't think the picture does the look justice, it's a recurring issue at the moment... I'm now thinking of investing in a new camera... any suggestions of reasonably priced (£100ish) options from fellow nail art snappers out there?

MissLanage x

Barry M: Sequins Collection!

Ok.... I totally have a confession to make... I thought I was going to HATE these polishes after seeing all the swatches and I wouldn't have actually bought them... (sorry Bazza)... so good job I won them because actually I LIKE them! I can't believe it LOL! They aren't a pleasure to apply I must admit, it's as though you have poured a load of coarse sugar into your polish and on the first coat they look most odd... but by the second coat (for which a sort of dabbing technique seemed best effective) they look a lot like icing, well the pink and white ones anyway; the black reminded me of coal or oil with gold nuggets in, this one was my favourite! They feel rough like concrete to the touch though, not the softer bumpiness you get with the Barry M Textured polish. With the white and pink I added a topcoat to smooth the finish and fix my bows in place, I liked the smoother texture and shine it gave, a lot like icing! :)

Barry M - Black Sequin Nail Effects.

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Barry M - White Sequin Nail Effects, 3 in 1, Allura Diamante Nail Charms (Poundland).

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Barry M - Pink Sequin Nail Effects, 3 in 1, Allura Diamante Nail Charms (Poundland).

MissLanage x

Barry M: New Gelly's and Confetti's!!!

Ooooh... I've been playing with my competition goodies over the last few days... I can well and truly say I am sold on Elemis skincare! Lush products! So today I have for you the Gelly's and Confetti's! I discovered that they all went together in one way or another so that's exactly how I wore them. One gelly with one confetti over the top... That's all ten polishes in five mani's and brought to you on one day...!

I absolutely loved these polishes, the colours are WOW, they went on beautifully and dried in no time... But then I already knew that being a Bazza fan waaaaay before this wee blog arrived on the interwebs! The Blue Grape, Key Lime and Mango needed two coats, Passion Fruit and Guava just one. All of the confetti's were two coats as I like the pattern quite busy... So here goes!.. The first two are by far my faves, both gelly and confetti, what about you??

Barry M - Bubblegum Confetti, Blue Grape Gelly.

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Barry M - Sour Apple Confetti, Guava Gelly.

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Barry M - Liquorice Confetti, Passion Fruit Gelly.

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Barry M - Marshmallow Confetti, Key Lime Gelly.

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Barry M - Dolly Mixture Confetti, Mango Gelly.

I apologise if my swatches aren't really up to scratch, never been my forte! ;)

MissLanage x

The British Nail Bloggers International Giveaway!!!

Today I bring you a very exciting post indeed! It is launch day for the British Nail Bloggers Giveaway! The first ever giveaway I've held on my blog!

A group of us girls have clubbed together to bring our lovely readers a FAB giveaway worth $250!!!

*PRIZES*

1st prize $100 gift certificate

  3 x 2nd prize of $50 gift certificate

The gift certificates can be used at any online nail e-tailer to fill
your Helmer / shoebox with the polishes of your dreams!
 

 

  

The gift certificates can be used at any online nail e-tailer to
your Helmer/Shoebox with the polishes of your dreams!

The Giveaway is open internationally and runs til 8pm on Friday 28th June.  You must be over 18 to enter.

All you need to do is click on the Rafflecopter widget below – Make sure you follow them all!

Good luck !!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

MissLanage x 

Barry M Nail It with Nail Art Competition Prizes!!!

On Monday I received this most exciting email...

I have been excited ever since lol! I still can't believe I was one of the winners! Little old me?! Over the moon I am!!... And tonight I am in cosmetics heaven after UPS delivered my most awesome nail mail ever! :) So here is a little looksee at the winning design and my box of tricks...

 Neon Graffiti Nail Art

*Squeal*

 Elemis Freshskin Range - Gentle Face Wash, 3 x Purifying Face Mask, 3 x Quenching Face Mask, Mattifying Moisturiser, Daily Moisturiser, Cleansing Wipes.

Barry M - Instant Spray Tan, Lash Vegas Mascara, Nail Paint Corrector Pen, Sequin Nail Effects Pink, White, Black.

Barry M - Confetti Nail Effects Licorice, Dolly Mixture, Marshmallow, Sour Apple, Bubblegum.

Barry M - Gelly Hi Shine Mango, Key Lime, Guava, Passionfruit, Blue Grape.

So that's it, all the goodies... I'm so chuffed because almost all of the Barry M goodies were on my wishlist anyway!... And the Elemis stuff is the sort of thing I would eye on the shelves and then decide I could go without, so my face is in for a real treat, it won't know what hit it lol! I feel very, very lucky and will be counting my blessings before bed tonight!...

In association with the British Nail Bloggers Group, I will be part of a multi-blog international giveaway that you, my lovely readers, will be able to enter! Awesome prizes up for grabs! Look out tomorrow for more information... and reviews of my lovely prizes!!!

MissLanage x