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Hello lovelies,

What a weekend! On Thursday evening I bought tickets to see my favourite Czech band Krystof who were playing in London after long 8 years! It was exciting and a lot of fun but surviving Sunday wasn't easy! We came home close to 4 am so I was knackered and with a massive headache the whole next day. But it was worth it!

Today's nail polishes come from Azature, the creators of the most expensive nail polish. Azature representative approached me and offered to send me few polishes to try so I happily agreed. I have been following Azature on Instagram and have also seen many swatches of their stunning glitters and other polishes on various blogs. Azature polishes have a very distinctive and attractive bottle that reminds me of a cut precious stone. I have been sent their Pink Diamond and White Diamond glitters (and Black Diamond) and I've decided to pair the two together...

Polishes came in a chic black pouch and black snake-print embossed box with Azature logo. One of the most cool packaging ever (pssst! they also included a signed blind fold mask as the 50 Shades Of Grey film was just out!). Azature polishes are well-known for containing real black diamond in them and that just makes them that bit more special.

Both Pink Diamond and White Diamond polishes were finer-than usual glitters in a tinted base. They were quite sheer so I've applied three coats for the coverage you see in the pictures. They are best for layering but I wanted to see how many coats it would take for good opacity. They applied easily and formula was nice and not too gritty when dry. One coat of thicker topcoat was enough for smoothing out the surface. The sparkle of the polishes really stands out, especially in the sun. I really liked wearing them.

I've read great things about the darker glitter shades and cremes so if you are after great pigmentation perhaps you might like to try those. These are much better as a topper.

You can find out more at Azature website and on Facebook and Twitter. The polishes can also be purchased from Azature website and from Kitson, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols Saudi Arabia, Ron Robinson and Ron Herman Japan for $25. 

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Today I have a stamped metallic nails for you and a cute silver bracelet to complement it. I have been playing with the Models Own Colour Chrome collection and this is one of my experiments.

This look is very easy to achieve, here's a step-by-step:

1. Paint the nails with two coats of Models Own Chrome Gold
2. Paint latex around nails to avoid lengthy clean up or use sticky tape if you don't have latex. I have used Simply Peel latex barrier
3. Using make up sponge, sponge on Models Own Chrome Silver. You can either sponge just silver or you can paint stripes of gold and silver on the sponge and sponge them on the whole nail together. The second method get more blended look
4. Stamping - using MoYou London Fashionista plate 12 and white stamping polish, stamp on your chosen pattern
5. Remove the latex barrier
6. Do any additional clean up with brush and acetone
7. Apply topcoat on all nails

This design went perfectly with my stainless steel & crystals Edblad bracelet:

Interesting piece, isn't it? I've discovered Edblad jewellery only recently when kind people from Chriselli.com offered to send me couple of pieces. I find them very unique and modern and quite strong and durable (definitely not a flimsy cheap piece of metal). I also like the crystals incorporated into the steel, they make it look much girlier ;) This particular bracelet is currently available here for £35. What do you think of this bracelet? Do you like contemporary pieces of jewellery or do you prefer more classic look?

Have a lovely day everyone! Lucie x

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