Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Red

Well, this just had to happen. Emily had Sticks and Stones Blue on her nails earlier in the week so I just had to try the red one. This is Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Red, and it is an absolute stunner. Maybe I like it even more than the blue one, tough decision!!
I really do like these graffiti style polishes, with lots of different bits. I own quite a few but as I was painting this on I was thinking how I think I like these two by Nail Lacquer UK more than the Nails Inc and China Glaze ones I already have, I think maybe because they seem cleaner somehow, more precise, perhaps it's because they are more matte? not sure, love them anyway!
This one is a mix of black and white sticks, and black, white, red and pink hexes and squares. The red is not a vibrant pillar box red, more a raspberry or strawberry red. I gave quite a bit of thought to the base I would use for this, not too dark or too light - the pink pieces are quite subtle and I didn't want to lose them. I was pretty certain I'd go with green, but thought it would be good to try some pinky reds too - so the last 2 pics are my pre-mani swatches.
I chose China Glaze Exotic Encounters because I liked the contrast, as well as wanting to try that polish anyway but actually I think all 4 greens look good. The glitter distribution was excellent, just one coat and it has dried nice and smoothly, with just one coat of top coat. I love the mix of colours in this, the silvery pink with the pinky red are just perfect.

Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Red

  

  

pre mani swatches - Nails Inc Bloomsbury Way, Leighton Denny Whatever,
 Nails Inc Power Pink, Nails Inc Victoria

pre mani swatches - Nails Inc Holland Park Gardens, OPI Thanks a Windmillion,
Nails Inc Haymarket, China Glaze Exotic Encounters

Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Blue

I don't blog Emily's nails very often but she has kept them really nice this summer, and she loves this mani - her most favourite nails ever apparently.
She has Nails Inc Atomic on, probably for the 7th or 8th time. I was asked last week what was my most used varnish, I answered probably LD Little Thief or NI Porchester Square, but actually my most used by someone in the house other than me, 100% certain its Atomic!
She caught sight of Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Blue sat on the shelf waiting to be used and insisted that was what she wanted and it looks absolutely wonderful over Atomic. It's a great contrast and really shows this gorgeous glitter off. It has black and white sticks, black and white hexes, black squares, blue squares, small black, white and blue hexes, lovely little lilac/silver hexes and some lilac squares too, I think that’s everything!!
I will almost certainly be blogging this again, on my own nails and equally certain it won't be against orange! but I will be thinking of a good contrast for it, because I would want to lose any of it's lovely colours and shapes.

Nail Lacquer UK Sticks and Stones Blue