Nail Art: Blue Flakie for Diabetes Awareness Month

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and so every week o raise awareness I am doing blue nails.

Type one diabetes can be diagnosed at any age, are you aware of the four T's?

The four T's stand for Toilet, Thirsty, Tired and Thinner.

Base Polish | Barry M - Blue Guava

Flakie Polish | Lumen - Crystal Cave

   

Nail Polishes Worn: July 2024

Barry M Blue Guava // Lumen Crystal Cave // China Glaze Liquid Leather // Fancy Gloss Patriot Mix

Barry M Holographic Sunburst // Orly Wistful Water Lily // Barry M Guava // Tonic Pegasus Parade

Glisten and Glow Cats and Bats // NailKind Desert Sunrise // China Glaze Pure Imagination (Faulty Batch) // Nails Inc Sound of Sequins

Orly Liquid Vinyl // OPI Alpine Snow // China Glaze Liquid Leather // Aj Nails Peacock

Baroness X Pothole // Cat Tail Bloody and Bruised // Barry M Papaya // Barry M Banana Split

W7 Fluorescent Green // Barry M Fizzy Apple

   

Topic Tuesday: Create a Manicure Based on a Cause You Care About

Today we had to post a manicure based on a cause we care about. Mine is blue for diabetes awareness week which was 10th - 16th June.

Base Polish | Barry M - Blue Guava

Flakie Polish | Lumen - Crystal Cave

   

Topic Tuesday: Best Toppers

Best polish that can also be worn as a topper, for this prompt I think Lumen Crystal Cave it can be worn as is but also as a topper which is how I prefer it.

 

   

Nail Polish Swatch: Lumen - Crystal Cave

My nails have quite a visible nail line and so prefer to wear this as a topper rather than as is.

Colour | Purple Base, Purple, Blue Flakes

Finish | Jelly, Flakie

Opacity | Three Coats

Brush Type | Flattened, Rounded Cuticle

How Much | 16ml

Vegan | Yes

Collection | Geodes & Gemstones Collection

Purchased From | Rainbow Connection

Crystal Cave over Tonic's Dragonfly Parade;

  

Nail Polish Battle 2021: Glitter, Flakie, Shimmers

Now that it's December, it's time for my annual nail polish battle. I find it interesting to look back over the year at the new polishes I have acquired and seeing which ones are my favourites.

Since last years nail polish battle I have 78 new nail polishes which is ten more than last year. Today I am looking at the new 11 glitters, flakies and shimmers.

Bow - Blinder - Flash // Nail Artisan - Nobody Move! // Polish Me Silly - Glow Girl // Polish Me Silly - Glow For It // Polish Me Silly - Candy Glow // Models Own - Dove // Models Own - Duck // Models Own - Swan // Lumen - Crystal Cave // Cure Nails - Disco // Emily de Molly - Deadly Secret

Choosing my top three wasn't too difficult;

Polish Me Silly Glow Girl - I spent a good few months at the beginning of the year looking for a dupe for a purple, blue clear flakie polish I had seen and liked. Finally saw this one was in stock and it met my flakie need.

Emily de Molly - Deadly Secret is a black shard glitter in a clear base, something unique, I got more recently for Halloween based nail art. I've seen a lot of spooky polishes that have shard glitter in them, rather than buying a lot of different polishes buying a topper means can use with polishes I already own.

Which means that Bow Blinder Flash is the winner of this nail polish battle. The finish of the polish looks like a standard glitter but when a light is shining on it the polish glows. Flash reactive, similar to cat eyes on the road which is a very unique finish polish to my collection.

  

Halloween Nails: Creepy Wonka

These ended up smudging and looking more creepy than originally planned, so good for spooky month!

Base Polish | Tonic Polish - Dragonfly Parade

Topper Polish | Lumen - Crystal Cave

Accent Polish | Barry M - Rose Hip, Barry M - Berry Ice Cream

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - Black

Stamping Plate | Mundo de Unas - Burton's Dreams