Mani Monday: Ciat'e Corrupted Neon Manicure

You can always trust Ciat'e to bring out new unusual nail polish designs. The corrupted manicure takes the ever popular neon manicure to the next level by adding glitter and an uv top coat. The ultra violet topcoat adds a florescent glow once under a black light which is perfect for any ladies who love to go to nightclubs. Would you take a look at the creative packaging, holographic showing a neon face in normal light and then under a black light. The glitter and polish combination look beautiful in the daylight too, perfect for those summer beach days, or for jazzing up a christmas nail look. 

 

Would you take a look at the creative packaging, holographic showing a neon face in normal light and then under a black light. The now discontinued set retails at around £10 and includes a beautiful lagoon blue polish called "Boom Box", a neon glitter "Foam Party" and a mini black light top coat.

Nails Of The Day: Topshop Gypsy Night

Topshop never cease to amaze me with their beautiful array of shades, many of those are pretty unusual and unique. Gypsy Night was calling my name, just look at this shade how can you not love it. I wore this over a black polish, however you can get the same results by layering up. The only problem i have with layering is that it takes a long time to try and can become incredibly gloopy. The durability isn't bad but rather than chip it is more easily squashed into a big gooey mess (this still happens much after the nails are dry). This isn't the best quality in comparison with other Topshop varnishes although i have yet to compare it to another of their glittery ones.

Selfridges Exclusive: Azature Canary Diamond Lacquer

Luxury diamond jeweller Azature have recently hit the fashion headlines for creating two of the worlds most expensive nail polishes. The first was the stunning Black Diamond manicure which cost a whopping $250,000 dollars and contained 267 carats of real crushed black diamonds. Black Diamond was then made to look cheap by the eye watering Million Dollar Manicure which was worn by one of my fashion idol's Kelly Osbourne. The Million Dollar Manicure contains 98 of Azature white diamonds as well as 1,400 hand chosen diamonds set into the platinum cap. Azature more recently created a more affordable yet still luxurious range for the everyday woman.

I purchased the Azature Canary Diamond polish which is exclusive to Selfridges and is available for $25 or £17 for us Brits and each bottle contains a real black diamond, hows that for luxurious. The bottle is beautiful and the golden yellow liquid looks divine. I can see the tiny little diamond in the bottom of the bottle which excites me even more, i'm a sucker for luxury. The polish itself is very sheer and takes a lot of coats to get a nice opaque covering like the picture below. Once enough coats are applied it looks stunning and there is plenty of shimmer. Due to the amount of polish needed i would definitely consider this a luxury product, but one that is certainly worth the treat. I was lucky enough to find it in the Selfridges sale for just £5 a bottle, so i got it for a steal. I'd love to know what you all think, would you pay £17 for a nail polish or do you think it is all just one big gimmick?

Nails Of The Day: Ciate Mini Caviar Mani (Frost Yourself and Ferris Wheel

I recently picked up this months Marie Claire which came with a set of Ciat'e Caviar Nails. I have previously used other nail caviar's/ pearls but this is my first time trying the Ciat'e version. The set contains a gorgeous pastel candy coloured pale blue named "Ferris Wheel" and "Frost Yourself" which is a mixture of blue, silver and pearlescent beads.

The consistency of Ferris Wheel was quite thick and gloopy, i think the bottle may have been a dud as i have never had any Ciat'e polishes like this before. The consistency made it quite difficult to get a really smooth looking nail, i think i just about managed it. Texture aside, i absolutely adore the colour, it is just perfect for a spring/summer pastel look. A then applied the beads to a wet nail as instructed. Warning this can get pretty messy, i used a small tray to catch the beads and they still ended up everywhere. I added a topcoat to preserve the beads a little longer which ended disastrously, the blue beads bled colour and my whole nail ended up an inky dark blue. 

I'm happy with the finished look, i really can't get enough of that Ferris Wheel blue though, just beautiful. A couple of handy tips are to use a thin layer of beads as they look best and stick better, also pat down the beads as they are drying to get them to stick well. 

I couldn't finish this post without talking about the new Dior Addict It Collection featured in this months Marie Claire. Dior have created a range of high impact coloured mascaras and liners (exactly what i have been craving lately), the pink liner is absolutely stunning. It retails for £24.50 which is a little steep but i think this is one that will be worth my money.

Skulls and Kisses

Luna x

Nails Of The Day~ Chanel in Vendetta and C&E in Mica

I got a little adventurous with today's design going for a two tone split nail. I achieved this by using some masking tape, i have previously tried to stripe directly onto the nail but it always ends in slanted lines. I used two of my favourite colours; the first is Chanels Le Vernis in shade 483 vendetta. Vendetta is the most perfect shade i could dream of, in normal light it looks black but when bright light hits it is transformed into a shimmery purple with blue undertones. The second polish is Crabtree and Evelyn in the shade Mica, Mica is a stunning silver grey shimmer which is perfect for adding class to any outfit.

Crabtree & Evelyn

I had no idea C&E made cosmetics, as far as i was concerned they sold overpriced hand creams and biscuits. I was pleased with the quality that they supplied for £6 (outlet price) and  the beautiful shimmers and effects of each polish on display. I wouldn't say this is prone to chipping but rubs of like more thick and gloopy nail colours often do.

Chanel

Usually when you purchase designer cosmetics you really are paying extra for the brand name rather than quality, i am so happy this isn't the case with vendetta. It dries super quickly and i have yet to have it chip on me (and i have been wearing this shade to death). Vendetta and other pretty shades are available for £18 in selected Boots and Debenhams stores. 

Nails Of The Day: Illamasqua in shade Jan

High end cosmetics company Illamasqua have been creating a gorgeous array of highly pigmented cosmetics since 2008. The brand encourages people to express their individuality and creativity by using some more unusual shades. My polish of the day, Jan (lovely name for my January nails) is the perfect subtle shade for me to wear to work as its a neutral pink. Jan dries seriously quickly, my first hand is always dry by the time i have finished the second. I usually find that a single coat gives a good coverage but i often add a second to prevent chipping. My only criticism is that for the price of £14.50 it should have a much better chip resistance.

Luna x

Nails Of The Day: Limited Collection in shade Rich Purple

It's a new year, time for change and resolutions which are of course made to be broken. I have two this year, the first to drink more water (seriously people joke about me being a camel) and to blog more often. So with the latter in mind i have created a new feature for my blog. I give you NAILS OF THE DAY! I won't be posting every day as painted nails on a work day is a no no for me, perhaps twice a week is a more realistic goal. Today's nails of the day are from the Limited Collection by M&S. I picked up a couple of these polishes before christmas because they had some beautiful duo chromes and metallics. Todays shade is Rich Purple.

I couldn't resist this shade it is just beautiful, although i will say that the name is a little misleading. The colour is obviously more of a pink than a rich purple. My favourite thing about this shade is the little blue flecks of shimmer that are visible when it catches the light. These polishes are available for £3.50 each instore and online at marksandspencer.com. Unfortunately this shade is now only available as part of this giftset.