A couple of weeks ago Moyou released a new plate in their Sailor collection - Sailor 18. I have a lot of the Sailor collection on my Moyou wishlist but didn't own any until this one. I saw this and instantly brought it, I love anything ocean/sea related so it was love at first sight for me and this plate. This plate has a ton of nautical-themed designs, all a variety of different sizes (ranging from large, full-nail designs to tiny individual designs). The designs are all absolutely beautiful, really detailed and as with all Moyou plates, the quality of the plate is amazing.

I definitely need to get some more plates from Moyou's Sailor collection. 

You can get this plate from Moyou London for £6.99.

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- N :)

Today I have swatches of Barry M's four new Gelly polishes for Autumn/Winter 2018. I was so excited to get these, I saw other blogger's swatches and knew I had to have them. They looked stunning.

First is Nutmeg. Initially, I thought I wouldn't be a huge fan of this colour, nudes and neutrals aren't usually my thing, but when I put a design over it and added a matte top coat... I absolutely loved it. (Most nails look better with a matte top coat!)

It's a neutral shade, that's hard to explain... But it's a nude/peach/brown kind of colour. 

Second is Rhubarb. The polish is a somewhere between a red and a purple shade. It's a really pretty, vampy colour and would be perfect for a Halloween mani. 

Next is Ginger. I can already tell that Ginger is going to be one of my go-to polishes this autumn. It's a stunning orange/red shade.

Perfect shade to wear while you're sipping a pumpkin spice latte! 

Finally is Spearmint. Spearmint is a cool-toned, muted teal. And is beautiful. I absolutely love my teal shades, and finding autumnal teals isn't always easy, because a lot of teal polishes are either pastel (spring), bright (summer) or dark (winter). This is a perfect cool, autumn teal shade. I will be wearing this a lot over the coming months.

All four are part of Barry M's Gelly collection, so they all have a creme formula and dry super glossy (swatches are with no top coat, designs are with Barry M's matte top coat).

Nutmeg was the most opaque of the four formulas, it was almost opaque in one coat, but needed a second for me to be fully satisfied with the coverage. The other three all needed two coats to be opaque.

I think all four of these are beautiful polishes, perfect for this time of year and if you are on the lookout for new shades to wear this autumn/winter, then you should definitely give these a try. My favourites from the four are Ginger and Spearmint, although I really like all four of them.

These polishes are available from Barry M, Superdrug and Boots for £3.99.

- N :)

I recently got sent a couple more stamping plates by Beauty Big Bang and today I'll be showing you one of them. This plate is BBBXL-022.

The plate has 14 large designs, 10 full-nail and 4 large singular design (but, that cover my whole nail). The designs are all flower, leaf or butterfly themed. I think it's a great plate for spring (some designs are perfect for autumn too), but obviously, the designs are beautiful year round. The designs on the plate are all very detailed and - in my opinion - really pretty.

Today I have swatches of Barry M's four latest polishes in the Molten Metal collection. If you've read any of my previous swatch posts for the Molten Metal polishes, you'll know that it's one of my all-time favourite nail polish collections. So I'm always excited when Barry M releases new shades.

First is Pink Luxe, the polish has a pink jelly base and is packed full of gold glitter flakes. It is a really pretty shade, that is subtle and elegant - a great spring/summer shades. The lightest colour if the four, the polish would make a beautiful base for nail art designs.

I needed three coats of Pink Luxe. It looked opaque in person after just two, but my nail line was really visible in pictures, so I added a third and then it was fully opaque.

Next is Antique Gold, which has a burgundy/maroon jelly base, full of gold glitter - similar to Pink Luxe. The maroon/burgundy and gold combination makes for a perfect autumn polish shade, perfect this time of year. This, like Pink Luxe, needed three coats for me. But it was mostly me being fussy and you could probably get away with just two coats. 

The next polish is Crystal Blue, which is my favourite of the four. If you're a regular reader of my blog posts then this won't come as a surprise to you. The polish just screams ocean/mermaid to me. The polish has a bright, vibrant blue jelly base, packed with green and gold glitter flakes. The combination of the base shade and glitter creates a stunning turquoise colour. The polish only needed two coats to be opaque. It's a perfect shade for the summer months and would definitely be a great polish to use for oceany themed designs.

The final polish is Celestial Silver, which has a grey/silver base with a purple duochrome effect. It's full of holographic silver flakes and also has slightly larger holo flakes scattered throughout it. The glittery density is less for this polish than the other three, the slightly different formula gives it a glossier finish and makes it the easiest of the three to remove.

I love all four of these polishes and I think they're great additions to the Molten Metal collection. I think that all four of the polishes are great for any time of year, but I could totally see each of these being best for a different season.

Pink Luxe - Spring

Crystal Blue - Summer

Antique Gold - Autumn

Celestial Silver - Winter

As with all of the Molten Metal polishes - and pretty much every glitter polish - they are a bit of a hassle to remove. I recommend a peel-off base coat - my favourite is Barry M's Peel It! Or a strong polish remover, made specifically for glitter polishes - like Essence's Strong & Clean, Extra Power nail polish remover.

These polishes each retail for £3.99 from Barry M or at Superdrug. In my opinion, they are definitely worth picking up, especially if you love the Molten Metal polishes like I do.

I can't wait to see what shades - if any - Barry M add to this collection in the future.

- N :) 

NEW PLATE OBSESSION!!

Before I start this post, be warned that I absolutely ADORE this plate. Literally, there will be no cons in this post, just pros!

Now my love of this plate is all personal preference, as with all of Moyou London's plates, there are fantastic quality so it all comes down to your preference in designs and this plate just has so much I love!

The packaging for these plates is super cute...

This plate in number 03 in Moyou's limited edition #SummerVibes collection. The whole of the collection looks stunning, but I decided that I would just get 03, and I'm so glad I did.

This plate screams summer, and although it looks like our heat wave is coming to an end, summer has only just started for my nails now that I have this plate.

The designs are very summery - obviously - and have a tropical theme to them.

My favourite design is the water one, I have wanted to own a plate with a water-looking design for so long... And now I do! Yay!

This plate is great for mix and matching and reverse stamping.

I love using this plate with bright colour polishes and the designs all look beautiful on my nails.

This #SummerVibes collection is limited edition for this summer, so if you're planning on buying any of them then I recommend you do it sooner rather than later!

The #SummerVibes plates retail for £6.99 and you can get them from www.moyou.co.uk

- N :) 

Today I have some designs I did using two Beauty Big Bang plates I recently tried out. I have loved every BBB plate I've tried so far, as these are no exception.

This first plate is BBBXL-004. This plate has 14 gorgeous, intricate designs with a geometric theme and would look beautiful on anyone's nails. The designs are fun and some have a kind of retro feel to them.

The second plate is BBBXL-009. This plate has 31 designs, which range from full nail to very small singular designs. The designs are a mix of tribal/aztec style designs, arrows and feathers and then can be used in lots of beautiful different combinations. My favourites are the full nail designs, but I do have a soft spot for the feathers as accent nail designs.

This plates currently retails for only £2.81 each...