31 Day Challenge - Day 3 - Yellow

Hello!

Today I have my third set of nails created for the 31 Day Challenge. The prompt for this one is 'yellow', which is a colour I don't often wear on my nails, but surprisingly I actually own quite a few yellow polishes (or not, when you consider the size of my stash!)

For this mani I used the gorgeous Butter London 'Jasper', which is such a beautiful pastel yellow creme polish. I teamed it with Hello Kitty 'Whatcha', a bargain that I picked up in Poundland! The little flower studs are also from Poundland - they don't look like a good match in these pictures, but I promise they are in real life!

I'm loving the 31 Day Challenge, it's giving me a great opportunity to try out some more of my unused polishes, such as 'Jasper' in this mani. Being ill this week has given me the time to plan out what I'm going to do each day on my nails, so I have no excuses not to finish the challenge!

Thanks for reading!

Helen x

P.S. Check out all of the other submissions for the 31 Day Challenge over on Instagram - just search the hashtag #31DC2015 :)

31 Day Challenge - Day 1 - RED

Hi everyone!

It's that time of year again - the 31 Day Challenge! I didn't participate last year so I've decided to give it a go this time :) Most (if not all) of my posts this month will be based on the prompts from the 31 Day Challenge, and prompt number 1 is Red. So here they are:

I have been meaning to do a red-black gradient for forever so this prompt gave me the kick up the backside to just go for it. I started with a base of Butter London 'Knees Up' and sponged the gradient using Seche 'Bella' and Rimmel 'Black Out'. I found it really hard to get a decent gradient, and you can see that I over-sponged a little on my thumb and pinkie as there a little pieces of sponge on the nail.

The stamped rose image is from one of my favourite plates - MoYou London Pro 04, stamped using Models Own 'Gold Chrome'. I finished with some small gold discs that I picked up in Poundland.

This is definitely something that I would have worn when I was younger and more 'edgy', but now I think it's a little too vampy for my tastes! What do you think? Is this a look you would wear?

Thanks for reading!

Helen x

P.S. Check out all of the other submissions for the 31 Day Challenge over on Instagram - just search the hashtag #31DC2015 :)

Butter London - Bargain Haul **Swatches**

Hi guys!

TK Maxx are selling Butter London! Naturally as soon as I found out about this I went to my local store to browse the goods on offer, and I wasn't disappointed. I managed to bag myself five Butter London polishes for under £25, which I'm sure you'll agree is an absolute bargain!

L-R: Blowing Raspberries / Jasper / Wellies / Fiver / Knees Up

First up is 'Blowing Raspberries' which is a gorgeous deep pink-leaning red. This was by far the best out of the bunch in terms of application and went on perfectly in two easy coats. Shown here is two coats plus topcoat.

Next up is 'Jasper', a pretty pastel yellow creme. This is three coats plus topcoat.

'Wellies' is my favourite! This one doesn't look like much in the bottle, and I very nearly didn't buy it, but on the nail it comes alive! Wellies is an almost-neon green which is just absolutely gorgeous. I just know that I am going to be wearing this colour all of the time! This is three coats plus topcoat.

Next up is 'Fiver', which I think might be my least favourite of the lot. It's a lovely pale blue shade with slight grey undertones, however I feel I have a few polishes that are very similar in my collection already. Not a winner, but still lovely all the same. Again, three coats plus topcoat.

Finally, I pounced on 'Knees Up' as I've seen this quite a few times in Boots and have always been tempted to buy it. For me this is the perfect festive red - a stunning shade with the faintest shimmer of orange-gold throughout. It truly is something special and I can't wait to use this towards Christmas time! This is two coats plus topcoat.

TK Maxx are currently selling all Butter London polishes for £3.99! Last time I checked, they were retailing at around £12-15 in other high street stores, so this is definitely a bargain price! I'm super happy that I finally have some Butter London in my collection, and can't wait to add more :)

Thanks for reading!

Helen x