Showing posts with label 'Ard As Nails Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 'Ard As Nails Beauty. Show all posts

Saturday, 24 February 2018

Nail Crazies Unite - Red and Black Hobbies

This week's prompt was Red and Black Hobbies.
Of course it was going to be knitting, it's the only thing I do in my spare time when I am not painting my nails.
I used Messy Mansion MM84XL with A England Anne Boleyn over 'Ard as Nails Beauty.
I have stamped with Anne Boleyn before and it stamps well but this was the first time over black and it obviously wasn't the best combo with this plate. I can see the stamping but it is subtle, great for wearing but not for photographing.
I did think about trying it matte before I took it off but in the end I just re-stamped with Colour Alike Red Dragon. This gave a much better contrast and you can see the stamping!

Time for a whinge now! IG interaction is so low (even if I wait a few days to see what responses I get, I have 5 day old pics appearing in my feed!) and in the Facebook group it is virtually non-existent, last weeks mani in the alternating group got no likes at all so I am unsure whether to even continue with these challenges. It's certainly not worth editing the pictures and writing a blog when time is short anyway - OK whinge over - back to the nail pics - I'll include the invisible ones for completeness, as I said, I could see the stamping, it was pretty and I wore it happily for a couple of days. The bolder version will last another day I think and then time for a change!
Messy Mansion MM84XL with A England Anne Boleyn
Messy Mansion MM84XL with A England Anne Boleyn
Messy Mansion MM84XL with A England Anne Boleyn

Messy Mansion MM84XL with Colour Alike Red Dragon
Messy Mansion MM84XL with Colour Alike Red Dragon
Messy Mansion MM84XL with Colour Alike Red Dragon
Messy Mansion MM84XL with Colour Alike Red Dragon





Saturday, 23 January 2016

January Challenges - Flakes and Spirals

I treated myself to a new black polish last week, 'Ard as Nails Beauty. It was part of a new selection of creme shades they had just brought out - you always need a good black in your stash!
This one is lovely, excellent application and good coverage in two coats. Pictures are taken with no top coat and look how glossy (ignore the rain drops!!)
I then used that as my base for #wnac2016. The prompt was Foil / Flakes - I don't have any foils but I do have this stunning metallic flakie Violet Rose Polish I Have a Dream, a stunning mix of metal flakes with purple being the main colour, and then a dash of evrything else in there too!
I just used one coat for this mani.
Then I added Spirals for #clairestelle8jan using Pet'la Plate Spinning and Colour Alike Aurora.
'Ard as Nails Beauty
'Ard as Nails Beauty
 'Ard as Nails Beauty

Violet Rose I Have a Dream
Violet Rose I Have a Dream
 Violet Rose I Have a Dream

Pet'la Plate Spinning
Pet'la Plate Spinning
 Pet'la Plate Spinning