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Total Stud - Nail Art Sparkly-Nails Review*

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Creative Caviar Nails - Sparkly-Nails Review*

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Going Dotty! Dotting Tool Review - Sparkly-Nails*

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Art At Your Fingertips - Sparkly-Nails Review*

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Charming Nails - Sparkly-Nails Review*

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Friday, 27 September 2013

Total Stud - Nail Art Sparkly-Nails Review*


Green Metallic Dots
Sparkly-Nails Review

Nail trends have been all the rage these past few months, and more and more companies are bringing out 4d add-ons for catwalk inspired claws. One of the biggest trends this A/W13 have been studs, whether its clothing to bags to now nails, it brings out a rock chick look and feel; Sparkly-nails of course are always up to date with the latest quick nail fixes at an affordable cost, No doubt these studs were fun to try out!



Initial Thoughts

  • Packaging was minimal but sealed correctly so that none of the product would spill out during posting.
  • Reasonable amount of studs to achieve nail art looks, 36 studs in total.
  • Available within a wide range of colours on their website.
  • Need to have a steady hand as these studs are quite small to pick up and place onto the nail.
  • Can be applied once the polish is dry using either a clear top coat or nail glue.
  • Lasts on the nail up to a week much longer when using a nail glue.
  • Perfect for nail art, being a flat back charm it lays upon the nail easier.

Find these Metallic studs and many others over at Sparkly-Nails
Would you try them? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Green-Metallic-Dots_p_387.html

       
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Creative Caviar Nails - Sparkly-Nails Review*



Caviar Beads with Sparkly-Nails

Hello there beauties! Hope you're all doing well, I still can not believe it is August already, my how this year has flown! Today's review is all about nails, and a trend you may have been seeing a lot of, The caviar beads!

Many brands have been picking up this unique style trend, with different shades and ideas on application. The wonderful Sparkly-Nails always have a complete variety of colourful caviar beads; which I have been excited to show you all my thoughts and views on this trend.


The gorgeous Rainbow mix is what I received to review, it came sealed within a 15g bag which was completely full of 1mm sized beads. The colours were beautiful, they just reminded me of the hundreds and thousands you would sprinkle on top of a cupcake. But please be warned these are not edible nor should they be around little ones if they are to swallow them!


Of course seeing as all my reviews are honest, I did have quite a struggle with perfecting the caviar look! These beads are quite fiddly, but after a few attempts I seemed to get more of the skill going. I put a few of the beads into a flat surfaced container so they wouldn't run away and made a layer of clear varnish on one of the nails; While the nail is still wet/tacky I placed it facing down onto the beads allowing them to cling onto the varnish. I feel the best way to apply is to be gentle but firm when patting down the beads so that they are an even layer upon the nail.


Personally I would only do this effect on the ring finger of each hand, rather than every nail. And to choose a nail varnish for the other nails that is very close to one of the bead's shades would look just as pretty. Depending how careful you are when going about day to day with this nail trend, do expect them to occasionally fall off! But they can easily be re-applied with a wooden cocktail stick to just fill in those gaps.
Do check out Sparkly-Nails for their fabulous colour selection of Caviar Beads at such an affordable price too!
  
Rainbow mix beads direct link -
http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Rainbow-Mix-Caviar-Beads-15g_p_409.html

      
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Friday, 19 July 2013

Going Dotty! Dotting Tool Review - Sparkly-Nails*



Hey there beauties! Today I'm bringing to you another review from the wonderful Nail company who has it all, Sparkly-Nails! 
They kindly sent to me their dotting tool with two nail paints, as I've not used a tool like this before I was interested in which types of nail art I could produce, and here is what I came up with!




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Initial Thoughts

Firstly I like how sparkly-nails always delivers their products professionally packaged, with never any damage or leaking. The dotting tool came within this packing so it was clear to see how the tool looked before even opening it. The tool is double ended, each of the ends is a different size which is handy as it is all in one so no big need on having to change tools when doing your nail art. 
The dotting tool is very well designed and easy to hold, pretty much like a pen, it gives more of the user that added confidence if they're still new to nail art, because of its sleek shape. 
The paint pots were such a reasonable size at 3ml each, they're a water based type solution so a top coat is needed to seal in the design. 


Only a small dab of the tool in the paint, just so that the tip is covered, was all you needed to create a couple of dots on the nails. For the flower design on the navy blue base polish I used both ends, the smaller tip for the middle of the flower then the larger tip for the petals. The second nail art design was inspired by the 4th of July, a sparkly blue base and dots of white and red using the small ended tool. For the overall prices of Sparkly-nails tools and paints they were very reasonable and affordable for the effects you could get from using them!

What are your thoughts? Would you consider using a dotting tool for nail art?
Let me know in the comments!

 http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Nail-Art-Dotting-Tool-_p_137.html
 http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/White-Nail-Art-Paint-_p_116.html
http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Red-Nail-Art-Paint_p_118.html


   
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Monday, 10 June 2013

Art At Your Fingertips - Sparkly-Nails Review*



Hello Lovelies! Hope your all doing well this week; Today I'm bringing to you another Review from the fabulous Sparkly-Nails who kindly sent me these metallic sticker nail art sheets!

The sheets come within a sealed packet and instructions are upon the back to guide you step by step on the correct way of applying the sticker art. If your like me, still practising nail art but usually stuck for designs or the time to fully concentrate, I found these to be a quick and simple way to have your nails looking professionally done in seconds!


I loved that there were a variety of styles and looks that you could create, and I had two occasions in mind which inspired me for the overall nail look. With both weddings and prom very popular within this time of year, I wanted to give my own take on how I could create a quick and easy look. 

The nail-art stickers which I received were - 
Sunflower gold - http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Sunflower-Print-Gold-Metallic-Stickers_p_732.html
Romantic vine silver - http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Romantic-Vine-Silver-Metallic-Stickers_p_724.html

I found that the stickers were detailed and textured yet also delicate so I had to take care using tweezers when handling them. The silver vine stickers were in lines and all connected, so with this in mind I created a French manicure and left it to dry; Then when they were I gently pulled away the clear covering and measured against the nail how much of the sticker I would need to use. Using nail scissors I cut the sticker where needed and lightly picked the edge with tweezers to gradually remove the sticker from the packet, I admit I did find it slightly fiddly because it was so fine but I was proud of my results!


I chose this design to be the wedding theme, mainly because I find it very classic and along with a French manicure it completely sets it off. The nail art I would recommend to be placed either on the full set or just the ring fingers, adorable for the bride!

The gold sunflower designs were such a wonderful idea to turn a bold shade into an eye catching floral style. I chose my Essie nail varnish in the shade, Leading Lady and applied two coats for the background. The sunflowers art can be added in one set, twos or threes, I decided to use the threes and apply to the tip of the dry nail lightly pressing it down with the tip of the tweezers before sealing with a topcoat. 


Overall I found these stickers very fun and easy to use! And I look forward to trying different varnishes and art with them. 
Which design do you like the most, wedding vine or prom sunflowers?
Let me know in the comments!


  
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Monday, 20 May 2013

Charming Nails - Sparkly-Nails Review*


Bubble Charms Review
Sparkly-Nails



So as some of you may have noticed, this is actually a very different topic for me to review on the blog. I'm not just obsessed with make-up but whenever I'm out nail varnish always catches my eye; whether it's nail effects, trending shades or glitter. I guess you could say this blog post will be the first of the Nail related posts! 

I was just browsing the Bloggers hash-tag on Twitter when I came across this company, It seemed they were looking for Bloggers to work with and because I was willing to try new nail techniques out I applied for the opportunity. 

Luckily I was accepted onto their Blogging Scheme, and here are their Bubble charms which they kindly sent for me to review for you all!


I was sent these two packs of x2 Bubble Charms. The first pack was the Pink Dove Oval Nail Bubble Charms, and the second was the Leopard Print Bow Bubble Charms. 
These charms indeed have that complete 4d effect, they also included a small tube of nail glue to ensure that the charm would last longer on the nail. 


As you can see from above I practised my Nail art techniques and chose colours that would fit with the bubble charms nicely. 
Firstly I applied the base coats, for the leopard bow nail I used Claire's Copper Shimmer nail varnish in two coats and waited for it to dry; while doing so on the other nail I applied two coats of Claire's LightPurple varnish. 


When the copper shimmer was dry I applied only a small dot of the nail glue I was provided with, onto the nail and then gently applied the Bubble Charm bow to near the nail edge. The glue began to set quite fast and seriously only a small drop was needed! 


For the Pink Dove Oval bubble charm, when the base coat of varnish was dry, I used Claire's two way nail art pen and brush in both black and white. Using long strokes I created this effect and allowed it to dry, to then apply at an angle the glued bubble charm. 

Overall Thoughts 

Very impressed with these charms if your looking for something different to try then I would definitely recommend. Here are my main points on them -

  • Charms were actually smaller than I thought but are most suited for larger nails.
  • Can be used creatively with satisfactory results.
  • Reminds me very much of all things Kawaii!
  • Reasonably priced for quality, £1 for 2x charms.
  • Would preferably wear the charms on just the ring finger nails.
  • Fun and simple to apply using a small amount of nail glue.
  • Wonderful customer service and postage.
  • Many designs to choose from on their bubble charm category.

What do you think to these types of charms? 
Would you try them to jazz up your nails?
Let me know in the comments section!


http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Pink-Dove-Oval-Nail-Bubble-Charms-x2_p_834.html#
http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/Leopard-Print-Bow-Nail-Bubble-Charms-x2_p_831.html

Website - http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/

    
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