Attitude Asteroid

For some reason I have become addicted to funky-French manis! So this one has foil tips. Then a clear-based glitter coat over the top. My index nail is especially yellow but ... what can ya do?

This British brand is Star Nails Attitude. Apparently it's mostly available in salons. Don't think I've ever seen it however. I bought mine online (usual suspects) and they manufacture some funky colours and I do recommend their polishes. The bottles are 14ml (whoever said that size isn't important simply lied) and you can always get them for two or three quid. Result.

Jenni

Eyeko and GOSH - how not to be bored by pink..

I had a nude nail and some other nails. I can't remember what they were doing to annoy me but they had to be brought into line.

Dull pic. In both senses.

The nude nail is the one on the right. Eyeko Nude.

The others are Eyeko Petite. But as pretty as it was I had to mess with it. Anyway I'd put a few coats on and it was a bit bubbly. And there may have been dog hairs. Did I TELL you about that dog?

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Oo, you little cutie-pies. 

GOSH Rainbow on middle and little.

Attitudes Oyster Pearl on ring.

You may not love this. I do.

A word to the wise. Get GOSH Rainbow. Don't say I never give you any good advice.

The accent nail yesterday didn't work either so the red jelly was replaced with blue foil. This works better and yet...

The blue nail is China Glaze Blue Island Iced Tea.

Which has led me to a moment of illumination. It is this.

Blues don't suit me.

Consequently there will be a cluster (what is the collective noun) of polishes up for grabs. Should I do a blog sale. Or would you prefer a giveaway? I think I can guess! Ebay?

OK, if there is to be a giveaway can we begin with a survey, please?

A Your fave blue?

B A suggestion for the collective noun for polishes/varnishes (what you will).

Some of the polishes are likely to be:

China Glaze Blue Island Iced Tea    (cue my habitual expression of disgust at the beverage-abomination that is known as iced tea)

BB Couture Sea of Cortez

Barielle Falling Star 

There will be about 20.

So - A and B, if you'd be so kind.

Jenni

Just one of those days...

Could not get my nails the way I wanted them.

The green jelly I was happy with. Fairly.
The pink jelly wasn't pink enough. Too orange and muted. My skin is beginning to look dirty with some semblance of tan (which I hate).
So I had to look for a pink. Impatiently because I was dissatisfied and always in haste whilst attempting not to wake the OH who is slumbering above.
Finger 1 - Attitudes Cleopatra (not right)
Finger 3 - 2000  Hot Looks Vixen - that's better, more magenta
Phew! Not great but not as dreary

Lastly the improved green

The bar glitter picks up lots of blue and brightens it up.

What kind of nail day are you having?
Good
Bad
Indifferent

Jenni

Star Nails Attitudes - duochromes - impossible to photograph!

Start with a pic

Dare to Bare, Oyster Pearl, Tropical Waters and SH Pure Putty used as a base (above a proper base)

This is my haul over the last 24 hours!
Barbara Daly from Tesco at either end. There were very few left so they are popular. 2 for £4.
6 Mavala glitters.
3 The Edge.
6 Attitudes.
Some stones as well which means I will have to do nail art flowers. I shall force myself to do it because I must spend more time doing and less time buying...

Click on this. Go on!

I finally got an accurate pic by selecting "Short burst" or somesuch on my Lumix. About bloomin' time that I learned how to use it! Now this does scream ice-cream sorbet in a way the creme formulae do not.

These babies in the bottle are so beautiful! But I knew they'd be sheer(ish) so I put the Hansen Pure Putty on first.
These are all 3 coats. I didn't care. I could have done many more as they are SO easy and so pretty and just flow on.
Dare to Bare (little and ring) looks silvery-pearl in the bottle but is iridescent pinkish on.
Oyster Pearl (middle) is golden pink in bottle but more golden on.
Tropical Waters is pale aqua in bottle and more greenish on.
But a photograph can't contain the fascination that these polishes exert over me!

You know what I mean. You twist your head, you break your wrist trying to find yet another angle..blah de blah
6 Attitudes polishes plus another of my beloved Misa Breakneck topcoat cost me less than £16!

Any ideas how I can bite the bullet and embark on a no-buy??? I am so WEAK.
Jenni

What about you?

I am waiting for the postperson and a haul.. (I hope) ...but in the meantime...

OK, start with yesterday's mani - technically 36 hours or thereabouts by now

Sinful UFO over the existing Asteroid

UFO and Hottie

Putting the UFO over the Asteroid warmed the pink which was looking too cool in the previous pix

The middle has GOSH Rainbow rather than Sinful UFO and remained cool with the GOSH adding some gold flakies that I couldn't catch in this pic

This is Hottie over the grey and peacock - except for ring finger which also has GOSH and you can clearly see the golden flakies

The Hottie emphasises the green/blue in Clouded Slate

Until I get the 4 hauls I am eagerly awaiting this will be today's mani

Jenni

Star Nails Attitudes - Asteroid pink foil

Another inexpensive British polish - and it's great!

2 coats - next pic has 3 coats but is over-exposed (dammit)

This is a frustrating polish to snap
It's slightly warmer IRL
Goes on easy-peasy (that's not an adverb in that form but forgive me)
I don't have Orly Rage or any of that range and I'm not claiming that this is like it except insofar as in being a pink foil but this is a quality product

Lots of pix because I was attempting to show it at its best

I like it because it's easy to apply/long-lasting/fairly easy to remove/enjoyable in different lights and conditions/complements the grey creme on my LH today/is British/is good value/is a bit different because the world and his wife doesn't have it

There are no downsides to this except its reluctance to take a good photo (rather like myself! yeah, right!)

HAGD

Jenni

Attitudes by Star Nails - Clouded Slate and Peacock Feather

More UK polishes - fairly colour-accurate pix although my eyesight isn't the best

The grey on most fingers is Clouded Slate

The middle finger is Peacock

I began with my base coat

Then, because these are cremes and I have awful ridges, I added a coat of Edge London (a sort of seemingly-nothing glitter but absolutely smooth) and hoped it would mitigate the ridges

Then a coat of the grey and peacock

Aha! Smooth, no ridges and fully-pigmented in 1 coat

But I did 2 out of habit

I love these! I wanted cool colours today because they flatter my hands better

They turned out super-glossy and smooth

Nail Warehouse has 3 for the price of 2 for May/June and I have already got 6 on order

The usual price is less than £2.50 anyway and I think they're darned good

Btw I know I have no disclosure policy posted so I'll sort that out

Suffice it to say that I have never had a freebie in my life!

I never win a prize at a raffle, a tombola, a lottery, that's the way it is....Anyone else out there the same?

Bottle pic

Peacock Feather, Asteroid and Clouded Slate

The Asteroid I have used a couple of times and is on my RH - more pics of that tomorrow

A bientot

Jenni

For Leanne - Post 1

Picture Key:

1 On 2 nails but I decided it looked odd on just 2 so walked the dogs and then did the rest

2 Didn't clean up - naughty me, mustn't take pix until I clean up

3 The thumb worked quite well

4 Whole hand (well, duh)

I've been following nail blogs (mostly) for about 7 months now. Does the world need another one? Who cares! Here's yet another one.

So why this one?

• I need to stop spending time and money ebuying (ebaying) and require an outlet for all that saved time and mental energy to curb my expenditure so this is mostly for me
• There aren't as many blogs with a uniquely British perspective as I'd like to see

So the first post is a thank-you to all British bloggers (whether I have already found you or not), all inspirational bloggers out there everywhere and my second attempt at nail art. I used Leanne's tutorial.

http://www.donotrefreeze.com/2010/04/easy-peasy-nail-design-2-d.html#comments

This girl is 18! I admire creative people. Oh, especially creative people with a steady hand!

Tiger nails with:

Base coat Misa Bang

couple coats Attitude School Bus to begin

use the sponge applicator to apply a bit of Misa Ghetto Fabulous

then more sponge with Maybelline Mandarin Heat

Used a no. 1 paintbrush from a craft shop for black stripes (Miss Sporty black)

For silver stripes used Mercia nail art pen/brush in silver

Over the top is CG Fairy Dust

Lastly Misa Breakneck and CG Fast Freeze

Please note

• The Ghetto isn't obvious enough
• My cuticles etc are awful but I'm 54 and I had years of obsessive handwashing which doesn't do your hands a GREAT deal of good
• The black stripes are not fine enough but I hope to improve with that
• The Fairy Dust doesn't really work but it looks more subtle IRL

Where do I get my stuff?

I google a lot of brands and add UK to find an etailer (Venus Nail and Beauty is good)

I ebay

Sally's

Directly from websites e.g. Eyeko, Barry M, Overall Beauty (Kim is the BEST)

Boots and Superdrug

TJ Hughes has Bourjois very cheap at the moment

I've started to look at market stalls as well because I need to rein in this compulsion!

Love from Jenni