NOTD: Isadora Sugar Crush "Pool Crush"

I couldn't wait to try the second of the Isadora Sugar Crush polishes my Mum sent me! "Ocean Crush" was actually really easy to remove with acetone - I expected something as horrible to remove as a glitter but it's not!

The brush on "Pool Crush" was a bit wonky so the polish didn't go on as great as "Ocean Crush" and a bit messy. But it dried quickly and 2 coats was enough to cover VNL. I love the matte, coarse colour of this. It's a bit darker and less shiny than in this photo - these polishes seem to photograph awkwardly. I wouldn't mind having the pink and the red of these polishes too!!! :)

800th Post Celebration NOTD: Isadora Sugar Crush "Ocean Crush"

My dear Mum got me two of the gorgeous Sugar Crush polishes from Isadora and I got them today! :) I was wondering what to do for my 800th post but when this arrived, it was clear it had to be this polish for my 800th post NOTD! I love this brand and wish that they would sell in the UK but so far all my prayers go unanswered...

I *love* this polish!!! It's amazingly sparkly and the duochrome is a lot stronger than shown in this photo. The greeny-gold of the bottle translates well to the nail but the camera just can't pick it up. I took about 50 photos and this is the best one... This is two coats over base coat, no top coat. It dries really quick so I can see this being a quick-fix, pick-me-up nail polish for those off days :)

HAPPY 800 POSTS, PRETTY PERFECT BEAUTY!!

NOTD: Barry M Confetti "Sour Apple"

I finally got hold of this - it seems that it was the most popular of the Confetti polishes :) I spent all day painting the windows on one side of the house today, I'm glad I had that thick Ruffian manicure on as sanding wood is not lenient on the hands and nails. It was very sunny and hot all day; I've now got such a deep tan that The Man says I forgot to wash off the dirt :P

I decided to put this over another polish but in hindsight I shouldn't have chosen such a light shade - this is 2 coats of Sinful Color "Cinderella". I think I will chose a minty polish next time, maybe Sinful Color "Mint Apple"?

As I said it's 2 coats of "Cinderella" and then a thick coat and some glitter placing of "Sour Apple". I finished off with a slick of MegaShine. I am not sure that the polish is at it's best paired like this - I will need to revisit this polish soon over something else... Minty polish? Or maybe a white shimmer?...

NOTD: Grey and Orange Ruffian Manicure

I got my new issue of Nail it! magazine today and I felt inspired to do something new. I decided to do a so called Ruffian manicure and painstakingly picked two polishes I thought would go well together. I love the result even though it was rather time consuming, as the base polish needed 3 coats... Top tip for a Ruffian is obviously to go for a more opaque finish polish!!

This is 3 coats of Rimmel Play Fast "Out of Control" (orange) and then 2 coats of OPI "Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous!" (grey). I finished off with a coat of MegaShine top coat. Love it, I will definitely be trying this again! :)

NOTD: China Glaze "Outta Bounds"

I had my first and rather exciting snowboarding lesson today so I decided I wanted to paint my nails in a 'totally rad' shade - China Glaze "Outta Bounds". It's kinda snowboard, no?.. it's from the Ski Collection from China Glaze, so should be, kind of :P

This is 2 coats with MegaShine top coat. It applies nicely, but can get streaky if you're not careful. I struggled to photograph this again, and I still think my original swatch is better even though this one is more like the actual colour?..

Away down the bunny slope I go!! :) Although I think the kid on the skis to the left was better at going downhill than me and he was like 5 years old...

NOTD: Rimmel LycraPRO "Peppermint" with Ciate "Shooting Star" Caviar

As I said earlier, I picked up this month's Marie Claire and there was a set of polish and caviar beads with it :) I first tried on "Cookies and Cream", the nude polish that comes in the set. What a disaster. This is after three coats - it's just streaking and leaving bald patches...

So I got one of my LycraPRO out of the Helmer! This is 2 coats with "Peppermint" and on my ring finger there is 2 coats of "Cookies and Cream" with a sprinkling of the caviar beads "Shooting Star". It looks great with the beads over it, just not great on it's own...

I love the look of the caviar manicures, but last time I wore it I got some beads falling off into my keyboard at work and some keys stopped working :O

FREEBIES: Ciate Mini Caviar Manicure

Trot off now to your local WHSmith to get your copy of this month's Marie Claire mag - you get this kit for free for only £2.50 :)