Cinderhellie Nails

*PR SAMPLE* Hey Guys, Annette of Rainbow Connection very kindly sent me the new Uberchic plate collection that has released today (7th July) so obviously I had to do my usual and have some fun with it! Uberchic collections always impress me and I feel they are great value for money - because for £21.99 you get 3 plates full of so many images in a variety of sizes so the there is heaps of potential nail art looks. You get full nail images, large images, the small individual ones for accent nails and the very latest layered images so 1 collection can create more looks than I can possible count!! So when I got this collection my head was buzzing with ideas the 1st plate is full of great summer images including lots of layering ones and the other 2 have the biggest variety of patterns and things including some of my favourite negative space images I honestly didn't know what I wanted to do 1st!! Here is collection 19 - So to get things started I have just a few swatches...

Hi guys, I'm back with another post using the next of the Fab ur Nails stamping plates kindly sent to me for review from the lovely Annette at Rainbow Connection. If you have seen my reviews of the other plates (there are 6 in total and this is the 5th one I've played with) you will know that I have been 100% impressed with them - the image sizes are really good so it you have longer nails this is a brand to try, they are full of so much detail and really well etched which means they have produced brilliant results with all the stampers and polishes I have been using and finally there is a real variety of images so there is sure to be something for everyone. Please check out some of my other posts where I have done a full test with various polishes and stampers but as I have covered that with those plates today I just have some swatches and nail art to show you. SWATCHES - I just did these quickly to show off some of the other gorgeous images on this plate. I used my ...

Hi Everyone, So the lovely Annette from Rainbow Connection very kindly sent me the 6 new Fab ur Nails stamping plates to review. I was so excited when I received them because they are just as amazing as the pictures I had seen online. They are full of beautiful images and there is definitely something for everyone. So the 1st plate I have for you is FUN 21 and straightaway I was inspired by several of the images to create some nail art. How fab and varied is this plate?  The image sizes are good too and fit my longer nails just fine. They are beautifully etched and even the finer lines are well etched so I knew these were going to pick up amazingly. The first thing I do with a new plate is take off the protective layer and clean the entire plate with pure acetone. For my swatches today I've tested with a variety of stamping polishes and 2 stampers - my Fab ur Nails Jumbo Squishy Stamper and my 2 in 1 Crystal Embellished Clear Stamper.  Swatches Hit th...

Hi everyone, So the lovely people at The Edge Nails sent me some of their gel polish range to review. These are a solvent free 100% pure gel so great for the natural nail. They retail at £8.95 +VAT I got sent a base and top coat plus 2 surprise colours. As with all gel polishes you need to prep the nails before you start - remove all traces of polish push back cuticles and make sure the nail is clean of excess skin then dehydrate the nail using acetone or a gel wipe off - this is an important step to ensure your nail is free of any oils which can affect the longevity of your manicure. Now you can apply a thin coat of base coat and cure for 2 mins in a UV lamp or 1 min in a LED (I have acrylic overlays so don't need a base coat but I desperately need to do my infills so did use the base to protect the nail at the cuticle) I then applied 2 thin coats of colour curing each layer for 1 min in my LED lamp (2 in UV) and finally topped with the topcat and cured (1 min LE...

Happy Friday Nail Peeps, I was lucky enough to be sent some polishes from Candy Coat to try recently - this is a gel polish brand I have been eyeing up for a while now so I was very excited when they offered to send me some. Along with their Pick 'n' Mix shop where you can buy the colours you want they also offer 2 monthly boxes - a subscription box which each month comes with 3 gels and additional goodies or  a colour box which each month comes with 10 must have colours and a top and base coat. I got to choose 2 colours to try and there are so many to choose from it was a tough choice but eventually I managed it. I also got sent a top and base coat. My 1st thought when I received my box was how beautifully packaged it was, the box is really cute and the bottles were in little paper bags which reminded me of my holidays! These are the goodies I received - a dusky rose (075) a baby blue - had to have a blue! (025) base coat (black bottle) and top coat (white bottle) ...