Models Own Velvet Goth Collection

Yippee! A new Models Own collection!

Honestly, I am becoming a serial Models Own hoarder. When a new collection is launched, I just can't seem to help myself; those bottles of prettiness just call my name (and my bank card!)

I received an e mail from Models Own today, and the details also went up on their Facebook page of their new collection: VELVET GOTH. Yep.

My first thought was 'how can a polish dry down to a velvet finish on its own?' On closer inspection, these aren't actually a velvet finish product, but matte glitters. Here's what Models Own have to say about their new collection:

'Five intensely inky pigmented colours each with an extraordinary 2D finish. Matte yet sparkly at the same time, each shade applies glossy and dries down giving a multi-faceted effect that can be seen but not felt. Quick-drying, and formulated with the finest glitter shapes and sizes, to achieve the ultra smooth sprinkling of sparkle and velvety finish. Topped off with funky limited edition, colour-matched fuzzy velvet caps!'

So the only velvet here is the bottle cap! Personally, I'm quite pleased about that. I love me a good glitter, and these polishes not only look super pretty in the pic above, but the jewel colours make them perfect for Autumn. 

The five polishes in the collection are (L-R):-

Valerian – A rich bottle blue

Amethyst – A royal purple

Obsidian – A deep charcoal grey

Sardonyx – A blood scarlet red

Absinthe – A burst of deep emerald green

The Velvet Goth collection will be released in the Models Own Bottleshops exclusively on August 24th, online on the Models Own website on September 2nd, then in Boots from September 4th. 

Which Velvet Goth polish do you have your eye on? What has been your favourite Models Own collection so far? 

MAC Pistachio Creme nail lacquer

As I mentioned yesterday, MAC were very naughty a few weeks ago, and released five new collections on the same day. The Baking Beauties was one of them, and from this collection I picked up a lipstick and a nail lacquer. Although I could have bought more. Easily. But then I would have been eating Ramen for weeks thereafter!

Pistachio Creme is a light mint color, leaning towards a pastel teal color. The application on this was okay, but it did need three coats to smooth out all the streakiness of the polish.

MAC Pistachio Creme

Pistachio Creme is a lovely colour, however I know i have quite a few polishes that are very similar to it. I wasn't in the mood for simple creme, singular colour manicure today, so I jazzed Pistachio Creme up with Model's Own Hed Kandi polish in Ibiza Mix. A little bit of glitter to brighten up my day!

Did you get any of the MAC Baking Beauties collection? Let me know!

31 Day Challenge: Day 9- Rainbow Nails

Sorry for the late publication of this post, but as the saying goes, better late than never! Let's hop right into today's challenge:-

 

How cute is this?!?!

 

 

I just love the silver glitter 'raindrops!'



Under artificial light.

 

I had great fun doing this mani, even if I was shattered from doing a busy 6am-3pm shift at work! I just kinda made the design up as I went along, and it was one of the instances where my gut instinct came up trumps!

 

Here's what I used:-

 

BASE: Chanel Le Vernis in Coco Blue

RAINDROPS: No7 Glitter Top Coat in Silver

RAINBOW AND CLOUDS: Rio Nail Art Pens

GLITTER SUN: Models Own in Hed Kandi Disco Heaven

 

The Model's Own polish was untried- I had to crack the cellophane off another polish! Tomorrow's challenge is Gradient Nails. I've never attempted these before so it should be rather interesting!!





31 Day Challenge: Day 5- Blue

In yesterday's 31 Day Challenge post, I mentioned that today's challenge would be violet nails. Well, I was wrong. Its blue, and without further ado (a rhyme :D):-

So, this mani is not a straight-up swatch. Oh no, siree! I have blended two Model's Own varnishes to create a unique blend of colour and texture. The two varnishes mixed are Indian Ocean (from the Summer Beetlejuice collection) and Balearic Cool (from the Hed Kandi collection.) I simply dabbed blodges (somewhere between a blob and a splodge!) of varnish onto the nail and used a fine nail art brush to swirl it together. I paid attention to not overmix them, as I didn't want it to look like just one nail varnish on the nail.

Indian Ocean is a beautiful colour shifting varnish however, it is a pain in the @$$ to photograph clearly! The lighting this morning wasn't great either. I have taken lots of pictures in different lightings, so you can see just how the colour in Indian Ocean shifts.

 

Under artificial light.

 

Artificial light- brings out the shimmer!

 



 

Natural light.

 

Both Indian Ocean and Balearic Cool are untrieds. I had to even break the cellophane off them! These pictures really don't do this mani justice, it was waaaay prettier in real life. I hope to do some straight swatches of these soon, especially seen as I have to rest of the Summer Beetlejuice and Hed Kandi collections!

 

Super looking forward to tomorrow's violet challenge! C'mooooon! See you tomorrow!

Another 99p manicure!

Remember the star spangled manicure that I did here? Well, I was in my local branch of discount bookstore The Works and was rummaging around the crafts section when I find these:-

Wiggle eyes! Or Goggly Eyes, which is what I know them as1 I used to make silly greetings cards with these stuck on them when I was in primary school! Fast forward 21 years and I still have a use for these little suckers...

My Monster Mani!

Here are the varnishes that I used: Pinky finger - No 7 Stay Perfect Poolside Blue, Ring finger- OPI Did It On 'Em, Middle finger- Rimmel 60 Seconds Blue My Mind, Index finger- Ciate Paint Pot Jelly Bean.

I don't know why my pinky looks so solemn! 

Monsters Inc was the inspiration behing my ring finger.





What'ya lookin' at?

Needless to say, this was the easiest mani to do! A lick of paint, and then a tiny bit of nail glue to fix the eyes down! I used the Models Own nail art pens to add the details. Simples!

There was also a pack of wiggle eyes with eyelashes available at The Works so keep your googly eyes on my page to see them soon!

Mini Tux Mani - A recreation of Zooey Deschanel's Golden Globes nails

Last week at the Golden Globes, Zooey Deschanel not only rocked a beautiful Prada dress, but her nail art also received due attention! Sporting mini tuxedoes on her nails, Twitter was awash with pictures of the little beauties. So, I did what any budding nail artist would do, and recreate them. They're super easy to do- just follow my pictures:-

You will need:-

A matte white nail varnish and a black nail art pen.

Step 1)

Paint your nails a matte white lacquer (I used Barry M Matte white, and did three coats to achieve full opacity)

Step 2)

Using the brush part of your nail art pen, paint a thin curved black nail tip, as you would with a French manicure.

Step 3)

Using the dotting tip, do two- three dots. These are the 'buttons' of the tuxedo shirt.

Step 4)

Now to make the 'bow ties'. The easiest way to do this is to draw a figure of eight with the dotting part of your nail art pen, and then to colour it in.

Then, finish with a shiny top coat once the details are dry!