Hello lovelies,

Since doing my dotted Easter Eggs that were inspired by wonderful artist Elspeth McLean, I wanted to do nails too. I finally found the time and created this rainbow dotticure inspired by Elspeth's mandala stones. I love Elspeth's work, it's so colourful, positive, flawless and precise.

Well...my dots are not as precise but I gave it a shot ;) The mandalas on my thumb and ring finger are directly inspired by Elspeth's work and the remaining nails are an older design I've recycled...

I have used the following Rimmel shades:

• Gimme Some Of That
• Chin Up, Buttercup
• Ava-A-Bit Of Jade
• Roll In The Grass
• Orgasm
• Danny Boy, Blue!
• White Hot Love
• Bestival Blue
• Berries And Cream
• Sand And Deliver
• Tangerine Tent

..and dotting tools from Born Pretty Store (psst! use LUHH10 for 10% off your order)

Pretty colourful, right? I wore this manicure for four days and kept looking at it all the time! I really liked it and it always brightened my mood. I hope you liked it too!

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

*Polishes were previously sent for feature

*PR sample

Hello lovelies,

I've gotten a chance to review two Rainbow Connection store exclusive polishes. They are both from quite well-known indie brands - Polish Addict and Smitten Polish.

Polish Addict Rainbow Connection - grey creme base filled with multi-coloured glitter. The grey base is quite warm with purple undertones and the rainbow colour glitter in it looks so much fun! The formula was good and easy to apply with the right amount of glitter. The polish dried fast but slightly gritty so I needed thick layer of topcoat (I've used Seche Vite).

Smitten Polish Birds of Paradise - red orange jelly base with gold, white, rose pink glitter. The jelly base is very sheer and it would take at least three thick coats to build up good coverage so I have layered it over similar shade, Barielle Orange Parfait. It applied well and I was also happy with the amount of glitter. Again, I needed a thicker layer of topcoat.

As I said above, both of them are exclusives for UK nail polish store Rainbow Connection but there are more!

"Rainbow Connection is the UK's premier stockist of top international independent nail lacquer brands. The store is headed by Annette, the proprietor and also die hard polish fan. We are proud to support and represent independently crafted lacquer brands like Dollish Polish (USA), Lush Lacquer (USA), Polished by KPT (USA), Lacquer Lust (USA), Polish Addict (USA), Ethereal Lacquer (USA), Black Cat Lacquer (USA), Glisten & Glow (USA), Smitten Polish (USA), Jindie Nails (USA), Cadillacquer (Switzerland), Pahlish (USA), Contrary Polish (USA), Pahlish (USA), Glam Polish (Australia) and more as time grows!"

Annette generously offered a 10% discount to you guys, just use code LUCYSTASH10. So head over to her store and check out these and other beautiful indies she's got there:)

*PR sample