NOTW - Berry Shimmer

So i've decided to do another Avon new collection shade for my post this week and this shade is called 'Berry Shimmer' which is a pinky purpley colour with slight shimmer. Its really summery and looks beautiful when it catches the light. Depending on how many coats are applied depends on the tone you will get which is fab cos it means you can create more than one look from it.

The amount of layers you apply depends on the shade you will get, one light coat gives a slight pale purple colour and another coat gives a more bold appearance.

As with my last NOTW post, this was bought as part of an Avon 4 for £10 deal for the new collection and retails at £3.50 individually.

NOTW - Naked Truth

I am a big fan of the avon nail polishes as I find them really easy to apply with just one coat, quick drying and long lasting! I have almost every Avon nail colour from their catalogue and have just purchased another 4 shades from their new collection so I thought I would do my nails of the week post about one of them.

The shade I have gone for is called 'Naked Truth' which is a natural, nude colour. I think it is a lovely colour and is great to wear all year round, especially for the upcoming autumn and winter seasons.

This is one of the new shades in the new collection and I got an absolute bargain.. I got 4 of the new shades for only £10!! Im not sure if the offer is on the website or not.. but for anyone who doesn't get a regular Avon catalogue posted through their door they also have a website where you can order products which is HERE. The usual cost of this polish is £3.50.

I've had the polish on for a week now and it has only just slightly chipped at the ends and considering I am constantly catching my nails in draws and washing my hands and using alot of things which would chip my nails, I think they have lasted pretty well! The colour is still shiny and with a touch up on the tips would make them look brand new again.

NOTW: Primark bargain nails!

I haven't posted for about 2 weeks as I've been so so busy.. But on one of my many shopping trips I've came across a new favourite!! Primark false nails!!!! I used to get my nails done all of the time but i'm not really supposed to wear them in my job so have to stick to falsies that I can just pull off. I went into primark for some of their false eyelashes (which are also an absolute bargain!) and came across these nails when I was standing in the que to pay so I picked up a few sets cos I thought you cant go wrong for £1!

Now arent they great! They look so real when they are on and look just the same as when you pay £30 odd to get the acrylic ones done in a salon.. the glue you get with them isnt great but that might just be because ive used the same make of glue for years and refuse o use any other lol. I didnt need to file them down as they were a good length and I've had them on over a week now and they still look as good as the first day I put them on.

Not bad for £1.. I will definatley be going back for more of these!!!

NOTW: Nails of the week - Purple glitter

I love having my nails done and love to have them all different colours and styles. Today I've gone for purple glitter nails.

I used 3 nail polishes - MUA shade 12 (Pale purple), Barry M shade 303 (Bright purple) and Beauty UK topcoat (Clear). I also used a small pot of fine glitter in a pale purple colour which you can get some most beauty stores, I got alot of mine from ebay they are really cheap and have lots of colours to choose from.

Step by step

1 - Firstly I applied the pale purple and bright purple polish to my nails. I decided to paint one nail darker than the rest on each hand as you can see in the picture. I had to apply 2 light coats of each as both need an extra coat to give the full colour. Only do light coats though as too many ayers will make the nails tacky and seem like they never dry.

2 - Next I applied the glitter. I did this by dipping the clear topcoat polish brush into the pot of glitter so that the glitter stuck to the polish. Then I brushed it over the top of the purple nail polish. Make sure you get plenty of clear polish on the brush when brushing it onto the nail or you'll find it quite hard to apply. You can always pop more glitter on if need be. Another way you could apply the glitter is by applying the topcoat to the nails then dipping them into the glitter. You would need to put another topcoat over the top to seal it though and I've found in the past that this can make my nails quite tacky as its giving them an extra coat.

...and thats it! Simples :)

I do this technique all of the time and experiment with nail polish colours and glitter colours. I try to match both together but it looks equally as good when mixing and matching. The glitter really brightens up the nail polish and looks lovely when it catches the light!

I hope you like it.. let me know if you give it a try :)