Layla Purple Illusion x

Hey guys.

I've been wearing Layla Purple Illusion since Saturday night after applying it over NFU Oh aqua base. 

I've tried Layla holographic polishes in the past and was very disappointed in the wear time. With the aqua base I have one chipping, yay!

I am wearing one coat of base, which took a while to dry, two coats of polish and one coat of Nails Inc Kensington Caviar top coat.

I love holos and am delighted I got the aqua base which gives it a longer wear time.

Do you guys have any other tips for making holos longer lasting?

Love Lou x

Layla Flash Black

Hey guys
This is a beauty I tried to blog about a few days ago but my phone decided not to play ball!
Although this is a gorgeous polish it didn't last long without chipping!
Do any of you guys know how I can make my holo pretties last longer?
Louise x

Nails Inc Porchester Square & Electric Lane

Layla Cloudy Violet Hologram Polish

Hey Guys

This is a gorgeous purple holographic which my boyfriend described as looking like I had "dipped my fingers in a rainbow" which goes some way to describe how colourful this beauty is!  Unfortunately it's a pain in the posterior to capture that effect on camera, at least for me! 

If you fancy treating yourself to this little beauty or any of her pretty sisters then head on over to Simply Occasions where the lovely Bryony will be happy to assist you I'm sure :D

Lou :) x

p.s. Any tips on how to catch this effect would be gratefully received as would any other hints and tips you guys may have on how I can improve my blog/picture taking techniques! x

My Helmer and My Current Stash with Treats from the Birthday Fairies

 The Birthday Fairies were very kind to me this year :D

Not only did I get a Helmer from my gorgeous boyfriend (who has a blog which you should check out here)

I got this group of beauties from my mum and two sister (Loz & Ju) (Ju has a beauty blog which you should check out here)

 We have Spitalfields & Whitehall Magnetics with Marylebone 3D Glitter

 

The Icons Minis

Barry M Magnetics in Violet & Burgundy

Electric Lane Holographic Top Coat

 Then the Birthday Fairy that I work with (aka Caz) treated me to this little kit which I think will give me hours of fun:

 

This was my Nails Inc collection (excluding the beauties that the Birthday Fairies gave me):

 Then we have my 'other brand' polishes which I haven't got round to putting in any order yet:

 These are my arty tools, clippers, cuticle stick and nail files:

 Then we have my dupes, stamping plates & tools, buffer, nail files, base & top coats and crackle polishes:

 Finally, we have my nail art polishes which the Christmas Fairy (aka my sister Loz) treated me to last year:

If you fancy treating yourself to a Helmer you can order them in white, red or silver from Ikea here

You can find the Nails Inc selection of beauties here and the Barry M magnetics and Nailene kit can be found in most Boots or Superdrug stores

Feel free to leave me a link to pictures of your collections in the comments section as I'm always interested in seeing others people's pretty polishes :)

Layla Ultra Violet with Konad Wine Red & Konad Plate M3 (",)

This gorgeous nail polish and 6 other colours can be found at: http://www.simplyoccasions.net/Layla%20Nail%20Polishes.html
Konad Plate M3 can be found at: http://www.simplyoccasions.net/Konad%20image%20plates%201%20-%2021.html

Nails Inc Baker's Mews & Layla Ultra Violet (",)

Nails Inc Baker's Mews on all fingers except the ring finger which has Layla Ultra Violet on it (",)

Layla Ultra Violet and 6 other colours can be found at: http://www.simplyoccasions.net/Layla%20Nail%20Polishes.html

Nails Inc Baker's Mews can be found at: http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.200292.cm_scid.KeywordSearch