NOTD: No.7 Glitter Top Coat

If you saw my most recent haul post, you will know that I picked up one of the new No.7 Glitter Top Coats and I said that I was planning on doing a separate post dedicated to the polish. So here it is!

There's two colours in this limited edition range, Gold and Silver, I picked up Silver but I am definitely going to be trying out the Gold too! 

The varnish is basically a clear top coat polish with pieces of glitter running through it. What I love so much about this polish, is that there is different sized pieces, some smaller and some chunky, giving a very 3D and scattered effect on the nail. I have talked before about my beloved Barry M Silver Glitter polish, but I think this one mayyy have topped it, due to the chunkier pieces of glitter, which reminds me a lot of Essie's Set In Stones. 

I wore it over Leighton Denny's Babydoll (a baby pink colour and a combo that I love) and although I think this would look lovely over any colour, I think it could also be worn alone and layered up to create a fully silver nail. 

Overall I am really impressed with this polish. It retails at £8, but if you use one of the No.7 £5 vouchers that are flying around at the moment, it comes to £3, an absolute steal!

What do you think of glitter top coats? Do you have a favourite?

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DIY Manicure: Caviar Nails

About a week ago I saw an amazing post on http://fallinglashes.blogspot.co.uk/ about caviar nails and how to do your own caviar manicure without spending a fortune!

You should go and check out Elicia's post as I loved it so much and wanted to give it a try myself. 

As you may know, Ciate brought out a a caviar nail kit a little while ago, which allows you to add a caviar (bead) like effect to your nails. Iv always thought it looked so pretty, but I was reluctant to purchase the kit as it can retail between £18 and £40, which is pretty pricey as it only lasts for a couple of days. After seeing Elicia's post about how you can achieve this look at home for a fraction of the price, I knew I had to give it a go!

I went ahead and purchased the beads from Ebay costing £1.99 for a bag of beads (a whole lot cheaper than the Ciate kit), I will link the seller I used Here. I was really impressed with the service I received and got the items within one or two days! If you order multiple items, you get a combined shipping rate so I picked out  the colours 'Blue Denim Mix' and 'Light Pink'.

Blue denim is an assortment of dark and light blues, mixed with some pink and purple, which is so so gorgeous.

Light pink is exactly how it sounds, a light baby pink, a lovely colour with a tan.

I followed Elicia's method of first painting my nails with a polish. I chose Leighton Denny's Babydoll, which is one of my favourite everyday polishes. 

I applied one coat of this and left it dry. I then applied a second coat, which I then sprinkled the beads over, making sure to put a container or bowl underneath to catch any of the lose beads, so as they hit the wet nail and stuck. 

I then gently pushed the beads down into place, and removed any that didn't look quite right. 

I applied a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri to the edges of my nails to set the beads in place and this is what I came up with;

I absolutely love this DIY caviar manicure. It may not last very long, but as it is so affordable that can be forgiven. It is so fun and quirky and becomes a great accessory to an outfit. I love that there are lots of colours to play around with and endless designs, I may try creating a colour blocking pattern on my nails next!

Have you try the caviar manicure? What did you think? Please post photo's if you have tried this!

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NOTD: Girls Night Out

Tonight, I am going on a girly night out with my friends and nothing completes an outfit like a glittery nail polish. The dress I'm wearing is a coral pink colour, so I complimented this with Leighton Denny's 'Babydoll' on all of my nails, then Barry M 'Silver Glitter' as an accent on my ring finger. I think this is a really girly look, and perfect for a night out :)