Dark Metal Lacquer - Turn Loose the Mermaids (EP dupe alert!)

*Purchased by me

Hi guys, sorry today's post is a bit late, but I have THE most exciting UK Indie Polish to show you today.  This beauty is Turn Loose the Mermaids from Dark Metal Lacquer.  TLM is a multichromatic glitter topper, and is a great dupe for Enchanted Polish - Ciao Milano.  As soon as I saw this on the Dark Metal Lacquer Facebook page I knew I had to have it, and placed an order right then and there!
Be warned - there are more than 20 photos in this post, so get your scrolling finger ready..........

A-Z of Polish - J is for...........Jealous Jupiter

*Products marked with an asterisk were provided in exchange for review.

Hi guys, sorry I didn't manage to get this post up yesterday, these early starts are killing me!  Luckily I only have to work a 6am-6pm tomorrow, then I'm free for 3 blissful days :D  Anyway, we've come to another week of the A-Z of Polish, and this week is the letter J........

Moyra Vivid Sand Gradient

*Products in this post were discounted and/or provided in exchange for an honest review.

Hi guys, just a quick post from me again - I wasn't planning to post anything today, but I love this mani so much I couldn't wait to share it, so I'm not :D

Sinful Jelly Stampwich

Hi guys, just a quickie from em today, but I really want to show you guys this mani so I'm squeezing it in with about 10 minutes to type it up so apologies for any typo's, or anything I forget to mention.  Today's mani is a jelly stampwich with the absolutely stunning Sinful Colors - Forget Now....

Miss Match Thermal Polish

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days, I've been so tired this week, and I've got a whole week of 6am starts from tomorrow, so I've just been vegging really :p  Anyway, today I have a budget thermal to show you that was brought to my attention by the lovely Tracey from Bite No More.  This is Miss Match - Mood Sensitive Color Changing Nail Polish (which is just a really long way to say thermal) in Mystic Purple.......

I is For.........Imitation is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery

Hi guys! Today I'm back with another polish for the A-Z series.  This week our letter is "I", and the polish I picked today is Different Dimension - Imitation is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery.  IMSFF is a holographic glitter topper with iridescent blue shreds, that glows teal in the dark...........

Black Cat Lacquer - Heart & Soul

Hi guys!  Today I have a really beautiful polish to show you from Black Cat Lacquer.  This is Heart & Soul, a beautiful fuchsia jelly filled with magenta circle and hex glitter, purple/blue iridescent flakies, and holo glitters.......

Barry M Swatch Spam - Cancun, Rhossili and Malibu

Hi guys! Today I have a little bit of swatch spam for you.  As most of you already know, Barry and his M have been very busy with new releases recently, amongst which were the new summer Matte's.  They released a total of 6 shades, of which I picked up 3......

One-Stroke Flowers

Hi guys, today I have some nail art to show you that I'm was really pleased with.  After months of drooling over Charlotte @ SoYou Beauty's amazing one-stroke mani's, I finally decided to give it another go a couple of nights ago.  I tried once before, well over a year ago, but it was a complete disaster.....

Quirk - Dreams Can Come True

*Products in this post were sent to me in exchange for a 100% honest review

Hi guys!  Today I have a post to show you that makes me very happy and very sad, all at the same time.  As most of you will know by now, Quirk have recently had to stop producing polish :'(  Even sadder, Kerrie had a few gorgeous new collections she was ready to release, so today I will be showing you one of them.  Luckily Kerrie has decided to sell these as glitter mixes instead, so whilst you won't be able to buy them as ready made polishes, you can still own these pretties............
*warning, picture heavy post

Dark Metal Lacquer - Swatches and Review

*Products in this post were provided in exchange for a 100% honest review.

Hi guys, today I have an exciting post to share with you all, as I have 2 polishes to show you from a brand new UK Indie - Dark Metal Lacquer.  You guys may already know the creator, Kamila, from her blog - KittyKam's Nails.  If you don't you should definitely go and check her out - her nails are gorgeous, and she's really lovely too........
*warning - picture heavy post :)

Barry M Rose & Zebra Nail Art

Hi guys, happy Friday!  Today I have a mani to show you that was inspired by this gorgeous mani by one of my favourite bloggers - Sam from FingerFood Nails.  I've wanted to do my own version of that mani for ages, and when I was looking at some of the new releases I've picked up from Barry M recently, I saw the perfect colour combo............

A-Z of Polish - H is for Heddon Street

 Hi guys! As promised, I'm back with my "H" mani for the A-Z of Polish series.  This week we're also being joined by the lovely Rachael from Racho's Nail Love.  She was unable to blog when we started, but now she's back she's playing crazy catch up.  If you follow the link above to her blog, you can check out what she did for A, all the way through to H! And, as always for the A-Z of Polish, you can check out everyone's mani's by visiting the hub page here.
So, my H polish is something you rarely see on this blog - a Nails Inc polish!

Matte Pink Leopard

Hi guys, just a quickie from me today.  This is a mani that's been sitting in the vault for a couple of weeks waiting to be posted.  The base for this is Mentality - Empress, which I picked up recently in Sally Magpie's 50% off sale.  It's a gorgeous pale pink, shimmery matte.

Angel Fish inspired Gradient

 Hi guys!  :D Sorry I've been so absent recently, I'm such a rubbish blogger right now, but I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things any day now.  Today I have a mani to show you that was painted a couple of weeks ago, and has been patiently waiting to be posted, poor thing.........