Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling - Day 5 - Glequin Garden

Hi Goddesses

And here we are, finally, the end of Bling Week.  I thought I’d hate it, but it hasn’t been so bad.  Day 5 is definitely my most adventurous mani of the week, and continues the progression you’ve seen since Monday – today is actual art!

A bit like yesterday though, man this looked so much better in person.  Note to self – metallic base polishes are not conducive to great photos of your nail art!  Again, the camera freaked that there was so much going … 

The base is The GlamourEx Factor by Catrice, a pretty straight forward gold metallic that applies as easily as warm butter.   I decided to go floral, so I picked out lots of multi coloured flower jewels to add to my nails.

Once I was done, I decided something was missing, and wondered whether I should add some leaves and greenery around the flowers.  I used my trusty green acrylic paint, and my super thin nail art brush from Born Pretty, and did some vines and occasional leaves.

And (honestly, it looked better in real life) FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.  I was so proud of it.  Really proud.  And then I photographed it.  Then it was all “well ain’t nobody gonna believe me now” lol.

So believe me, this mani rocked.  You can maybe get a hint of how good it looked, but I might have to do it again one day over a plainer base for you to truly appreciate it.

I hope you’ve enjoyed Bling Week – I have, surprisingly.  It’s a bit like toddler playtime too, sticking things on your nails.  Good fun.

Enjoy, and have a great weekend!  xx

Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling - Day 4 - KKCentreHK.com Purple Studs Review

Hi Goddesses

Today we have something a bit more adventurous lol – an actual “proper” blingy mani, featuring some purple studs I was sent for review by KKCentreHK.

Before we delve in, can I just say this is one of the hardest manis I have EVER tried to photograph?  These studs are amazing.  Seriously blingy, like nail porn.  They sparkle like bright purple diamonds.  What did my camera do?  Cower in a corner and act all scaredy.  Hence some photos look a tad out of focus.  This mani ROCKED in real life.  Damn cameras that can’t stand the heat!

So the base for this you’ve seen before, CG Creative Fantasy, which I chose because it is so super shiny and glossy.  I thought it made the perfect background for the studs – and it did – but it’s probably also what caused my camera to have a shit fit.

I decided to go for various patterns, and leave the index free as an accent nail.  Again, I used a slow drying top coat rather than glue, as I knew I’d be taking the mani off pretty quickly.

I love all the nails, though the middle one felt quite medieval and a bit S&M lol.  The purple of the studs worked with the base perfectly, and I’m really pleased with how they turned out.

In terms of the review of the product, they were really easy to use.  I used these ones, which can be purchased HERE.   I’ve got loads left over too, enough for a few more manis 

Enjoy xx 

Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling ... Day 3 - 1 Colour, ALL The Shapes!!!

Hi Goddesses

So, yesterday was about one well-placed glequin.  Today is about one well-chosen colour, and embracing the different shapes and sizes it comes in.

Again I used a Different Dimension neon holo as my base – this one is Tubular, and it’s a creamy, sherbert type of orange – a bit like a holo version of CG Papaya Punch.

I wasn’t sure how much I’d love this, as I like my oranges intense, but it pleases me.  It doesn’t have as much love for me as some orange holos I own, but it looks versatile, and I can see it making lots of arty appearances.

When I was thinking how to escalate my Blinginess, I decided on my red glequin colour wheel.  You can get them in almost every colour, and basically, they contain every shape you can imagine.  We have bars, flowers, hearts, teardrops, squares …. you name it.  So I picked a few random ones out, grabbed my tweezers, and off we went!

Again, I used slow drying top coat rather than glue, but if you’re wanting your mani to last a few days, you’ll be wanting to use glue.  I have to say though, W7 top coat has quite the grip!  It wasn’t easy pulling these off after!

I like this overall combo, but again, why do I start quite spaced out on the thumb and then get over-crowded by the pinkie lol.  I need to sort myself out!

Enjoy xx

Tubular was sent to be for my honest review.

Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling - Day 2- One Glequin At A Time

Hi Goddesses

So for Day 2 of Bling Week we have Bling For Beginners – a blingy polish with one – just one – glequin.

The base here is Different Dimension HomeBoy, one of her neon holos.  He is a delightful blue – rich and intense, but bright.  A lot of blue holos are faded and jaded, but not this Boy.  He is pure luscious awesome.

The DD holos aren’t linear, but they are pretty,  The combination of holo plus neon adds exactly the right amount of pow.  Application is effortless too.

So, I decided to take Baby Steps and just place one glequin on each nail.  These came from one of the ahem MANY nail wheels I bought last year – this particular one is filled with every size of round silver stud you can imagine.

As I was only using one, I decided to go for a “statement” size, and picked quite a large one.  I used a blob of slow drying top coat as my glue (this is only because I knew I would be taking it off relatively quickly).

If I’d been planning to wear this for a few days, I’d have top coated too, but I had a date with mani number 3 lol.

See you tomorrow!  Enjoy xx

Digit-al Dozen DOES Bling - Cirque Au

Hi Goddesses

So, this week is Bling Week on the Digit-al Dozen, chosen by the Queen of Bling herself, Vic from Glowstars.  If you’ve never seen her blog, you should check it out in the links below – it’s an OTT smorgasbord of 3D designs that boggle my mind.

Me, you see, not so much of da bling on this blog.  However, last summer, I did buy 7 shitloads of sequins and the like off eBay, and this week is the time to use them!   As I haven’t really dabbled in this area before, I thought it would be fun to do Escalated Bling.  So, today we’re going to start gently, and by Friday we’re gonna have something Vic would be proud of!

So how gently can Bling Week start?  How about with a gold flakie top coat?   When these first came out I was very “pooh pooh” about them, but man they look lovely.  So eventually I caved, and the one I am wearing is Cirque Au, (French for gold haha) over Cirque Curiosity, a lovely sparkly red.

I have to admit to being totally in love with these top coats.  I have a white gold one too, which I haven’t tried yet, and I’m trying desperately to resist the WingDust one which mixes white and gold.  No one at work would believe me that it was real gold, but hey ho.

I think the like factor for me is in the irregularity of the shapes.  It’s not as regular as glitter, and I really love the randomness going on.  I particularly can’t wait to try this over an aqua.

Application was totally easy, but you can probably see, I got more on the nail as the mani progressed!  Ha ha.  Next time, I think I’d like the little finger to be a little sparser lol.

Enjoy xx