superstar, where y' from, how's it going?

My nails are based on this post from Beauty By Kayla Shevonne. Now obviously I'm nowhere near as good as she is so my nails are far worse but I don't think I did too bad for a first attempt.

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I used different colours to Kayla because I didn't have a white polish good enough for the base. The base is OPI Pearl Of Wisdom, the cobalt blue is Blue My Mind by H&M and the turquoise colour is For Audrey by China Glaze, one of my all time favourite polishes. Then I used a Models Own top coat. The colours Kayla used are so much better than the ones I used, and I also forgot to do the little spots, but it still looks alright, ish haha.

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notd :)

models own "purple poppy" polish was on of my first experiences with the brand, and if i'm honest..it wasn't love at first sight. i wasn't fond of the colour and i remember thinking it took absolutely aaages to dry. i decided to give it another go today and i'm amazed how wrong i was!

the top is how it looks in natural light, bottom is flash. i've got three coats on but you could probably get away with just one! i only went for three because i was very bored and it was drying so quick that i thought i may as well keep going haha. i genuinely can't think of anything to complain about with this.

NOTD :)

i've been a very busy bee since friday. saturday i had to get ready as soon as i woke up, to go and watch rugby with a few friends :) then as soon as i got home from that, i had to get ready again to go out in the night. the next day was spent recovering..then today i started looking after my nan, hard work i tell you! i'm gonna be spending a lot of time looking after her so i might not have time for anything other than NOTDs, they're just so easy haha.

this nail varnish has been in my collection for some time now, and unfortunately i ripped off the shade name & have forgotten it, boo. i think it's called coral reef, i googled swatches and it seems about right :)

pros:

• colour is nice
• it seems to be quite long lasting
• application is relatively easy
• drying time is reasonably quick
• affordable
• good packaging

cons:

• it takes three coats if you want to avoid visible nail line

clearly, the positives outweigh the negatives - woo! models own, if you're reading this..i love you. i know coral is more of a summer shade, but really? why limit such a nice shade to just one season? it's nice all year round!

NOTD :)

don't you just love models own? i can't think of any issues i have with the brand as a whole; the packaging is good, there's a wide range of shades, the consistency is generally good, the shade names are on the same level as some higher end brands, they tweet back to people on twitter, and best of all - they're affordable!

sorry about the shininess of my hands, i'd just moisturised haha. this is models own - grey day. it's one of my favourite ever nail varnishes, it's really wearable, such a nice colour. application is really good, as is to be expected with models own :)

NOTD :)

last night i had a sudden urge for red nails, so i reached for my favourite ever red nail varnish - models own red alert. it's the perfect colour, kind of a fire-engine red. i don't think it's the classic red nail, more a modern classic red nail if you get me. it's got the perfect amount of orangey undertones & looks good in every light!

application is perrrrfect! by the way, it looks like the picture, only glossier & with not so many orange undertones. back to the application..it takes three coats, which might seem like a pain in the bum, but only if you want to get it perfect. you can get away with two but on my nails, you could still kind of see the little half moon shape at the bottom of my nails (i have no idea what they're called *hangs head in shame*). the consistency is brilliant, it's really liquidy, not gloopy t all! it really does glide on the nail & it seems to dry in no time at all! ah, i love it! it didn't chip overnight either which is always good, plus it's cheap as chips! the only issue i have with this polish, and i mean the only, is that it's one of those nail varnishes that stains around your nails when you take it off. it might just be me but that really makes me feel dirty and tramp-like! still a brilliant nail varnish though :)