September Challenges - Jungle!

On my nails last week for #clairestelle8sept we had a very rare, very shy, magical and fantastical creature - Mr Blue, the blue neon spotted leopard who only lives in the very deepest part of the Jungle.
Mr Blue had heard all about the new Uber mat and the very famous Claire of #clairestelle8sept and suggested that we recreate his coat on my nails making very special decals using the equally magical Ubermat for Claire's Jungle prompt.
After a few false starts here they are - I used Vivid Lacquer VL010, Essence Stampy 002 and Virtuous Polish Deborah over Jacava Ormonde Gate and topped it with Barry M Matte top coat.

Well, I received my new Uber Mat, which is now available in the UK from She Sells Sea Shells with no risk of customs fees. It was dispatched so quickly, I was really pleased although then I had to pluck up the courage to use it. I'd heard so much about it, what if I couldn't get it to work?
Actually, it's perfect - does exactly what you can see in all the videos and I think I will enjoy trying it out over the coming weeks. I had a few duff starts making the reverse stamped decals, like using an actual base coat as the base, and using a very slow drying top coat, but I got there. I chose a pattern which I knew would be a bit flexible if I ripped or stretched the decal but as it happened it worked quite well. I still need to figure out how to get tidy edges but I am quite pleased with my first attempt.
I took a few pics of the mani with glossy top coat, but it looked a lot better with a matte finish.

Blue Leopard Nails

 

 

Jacava Autumn Winter 2015 Woodlanders Collection - Ormonde Gate

This is final polish of the three that Jacava sent me to review, and it looks like I saved the best until last! This is most definitely my favourite!!
Ormonde Gate is a dusky mid grey blue creme, and it exactly the sort of shade I love. I love blue, I love the more muted shades and this is perfect!!! As with Alpha Place, I'd say it is slightly greyer on the nail than in the bottle. I think it is a similar tone to Alpha Place but lighter.
It applied beautifully and by the time I'd done one coat on the first finger I knew I loved it! Coverage was excellent in two coats and photos are taken with one layer of top coat.
It's a pretty overcast day, so more gloomy shots but even though my skin tone looks dreadful I think the nail colour is pretty accurate and you can see the gorgeous finish picking up all those cool reflections again.
Certainly from the three I have seen, I think the Jacava Autumn Winter 2015 Woodlanders Collection is a winner, and I have already seen a few swatches done by other bloggers - they all look gorgeous!
If you want to have a look at the full range and read all about Jacava take a look at their site.

Jacava Ormonde Gate