Lucy's Stash

Hello lovelies,

Today marks the 6 year anniversary since I founded this very blog! I can't believe how fast the time went and how much my nail art and polishing evolved since then. A lot of things happened since then - I graduated from university, got married, got my manicurist and nail technician license that enabled me to work on some cool projects including Fashion Scout at London Fashion Week, got two nominations in Cosmopolitan Blog Awards and the most importantly, YOU are here with me! Every year I thank you and every year I mean it. Somehow my Facebook audience alone has grown to more than 1.6 million and so many of you read my blog regularly. For that I am eternally grateful! I've never been big on writing long speeches so I think I'll shut up now :)

I've been thinking what nails to post today and what a better representation than the latest hot trend - Shattered Glass nails! I know I've done these quite a few times but I can't help myself, I just love the look so much! This time I've opted for a plain white background which made the nails look so pure and fairy-like.

It's my 6th BLOGIVERSARY! feat. White Shattered Glass Nails

For these nails I've used:

Color Club French Tip, a beautifully opaque white creme. I have a discount code STASH15 for when you shop at www.color-club.co.uk
Foil glue (to help attach the cellophane)
Seche Vite Top Coat
Pieces of pearlescent cellophane which you can buy at

UK: http://www.gwchadwick.co.uk/pearlescent-cellophane.html
Worldwide: http://bit.ly/1QA1IEl (Born Pretty Store - use LUHH10 for 10% off)

This is such a simple yet striking look for me and it's easy enough to do for everyone. Here's one of my previous tutorials on how to do these nails, just replace the sheer pink polish with white or any other colour. After some testing I've concluded that it is best to use foil glue instead of topcoat to get the cellophane stick to the nail.

I hope that you've not only enjoyed today's post but also some of the past ones I've done and thank you for all the comments you leave me here and on social media, I read them all! I wish I could reply to each and every one of them too. THANK YOU again for being here with me :)

Love, Lucie x

Hello lovelies,

Today I'd like to share with you another stunning polish from HJ Manicure - Midnight Sky! I've previously shown you a gorgeous dark red called Red Wine (reviewed here) which I loved wearing and today I'm switching to a bold electric blue!

Right now it's winter time in the UK and most of Europe so it's the perfect time to wear blues, greens and dark rich colours. I love wearing jewel tones and that's probably why I love this shade of blue a lot.

HJ Manicure is a luxurious boutique nail polish range, created by Helen J. These 5-free, cruelty free and vegan friendly 14.8ml polishes come in a core range of 20 vivid colours.

NOTD: HJ Manicure Midnight Sky - Review & Swatches

Midnight Sky is described as navy blue but to me it looks like a bright shade of electric blue. It's rich, bold and sooo beautiful! It has a subtle shimmer that brightens the colours. I was pleasantly surprised that the polish wasn't streaky as many with shimmer finish are. The formula was nice to work with and fully opaque in two coats. I've applied topcoat as well but the polish dried smooth and quite glossy. I'd also like to point out that I didn't get any staining and I've just a regular thin base coat (OPI Natural Nail). So for me it's both thumbs up for this polish :)

Midnight Sky and other HJ Manicure polishes are available at http://hjmanicure.com/

Each bottle holds 14.8ml of product ad retails for £9.50 PLUS they offer free UK shipping over £20! What do you think of this colour? Have you tried HJ Manicure polishes yet?

In case you're wondering, I purchased the ring from So Nailicious Boutique, they have awesome jewellery ad other nail products.

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

*PR sample