Introducing Flatlays And Flowers

Although I haven’t been sharing posts on here as much as I would like to, I still love taking photos of my makeup collection. It’s taken a long time but I feel I am starting to really have my own style when it comes to creating my flatlays and I love sharing them when I do blog and over on my instagram page.

 

 

Blogging doesn’t come easily to me, the words are especially hard to find sometimes, which is the main reason I LOVE instagram. A picture says a thousand words after all!

I’ve been maintaining a sort of theme to my page for a while and a huge part of that is because of my love of makeup and now every other post is a flatlay I have created! In between flatlays I like sharing my love of vintage, photos of my whippets and anything else I like. I understand that those don’t appeal to a huge number of people though so I decided to create a hashtag for my flatlays so that anyone interested could see just those if they wanted to. Just search #FlatlaysandFlowers on instagram to see them all!

I am certainly no expert when it comes to creating the perfect content for social media but I definitely enjoy it and I hope that you like looking at it! Just head over to instagram to take a look!

Ra  ❤

Born Pretty Store: Stamper & Scraper Set

Born Pretty Store very kindly sent me a few products to review and today I have the first one to share with you. I’ve not tried stamping nail art before so getting a stamping set and plates (which I will be sharing with you very soon!) was really great!

This stamper set comes in a vibrant pink colour and is the perfect size to transfer designs on to your nails easily. I think this is the perfect set for any stamping beginner! It’s simple to use, easy to clean and transfers the polish beautifully onto the nail.

As you can see, the scraper comes apart so you can clean it fully which is very useful! I used a cotton pad and nail polish remover to clean any excess polish which worked really well.

Unfortunately this set didn’t come with any instructions so I had to practice quite a bit to get the hang of transferring the designs neatly! I found it best to use the scraper at a about a 45 degree angle and to roll the Stamper gently over the image. Sometimes I have to clean up around the design on the Stamper before putting it on my nail but I’m sure I will get better at it the more I use it.

Overall, this is a great little set and one I definitely recommend!

You can find this set here: Nail Art Stamper With Scraper

I will be posting reviews of the Born Pretty Store stamping plates I got very soon too!

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*This stamping set was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Nail Geek: Paints Collection

At the beginning of the week I shared my thoughts on Makeup Revolution’s newly released Nail Geek collection and today I have the first set of swatches for you!

The Paints collection is made up of 5 bold shades that would be perfect for summer or anyone that loves colourful fingertips. Each swatch is of two coats of polish, except for Holiday, and no top coat.

Holiday is a classic sunshine yellow. I found that three thin coats was best as it can be a little streaky, but that’s the case with every yellow polish I own!

Flare is an almost neon orange. Very bright but so beautiful!

Into The Night has a tinted formula that on the first coat looks like it will need a lot of layering but just two layers is enough for perfect coverage. This deep blue is my favourite of the collection.

Summer Lovin’ also has a tinted formula but unfortunately this one does stain a little so a good quality base coat is needed! This pink is gorgeous though and very glossy.

Refresher is a delightful apple green shade with a subtle gold and violet shimmer. Very pretty!

Which of the Nail Geek Paints collection is your favourite?

There are 45 fabulous Nail Geek shades that you can buy individually for £1.99 or in collections of 5 for just £7.95! Click the link to browse the full collection: Nail Geek.

Ra ❤

I ❤ Makeup: Nail Geek

Makeup Revolution have fast become one of the most talked about beauty brands with their incredible products and amazing prices. And their sister brand, I ❤ Makeup, is just as popular!

If you are a regular reader then you will know what a fan I am of their nail polish so when I was contacted recently about trying out their newly released Nail Geek collection I was so excited!

There are 45 fabulous new shades that you can buy individually for £1.99 or in collections of 5 for just £7.95!

As you can see the bottles are different to the original Makeup Revolution polishes. For me, the new square shape looks a lot better! The brush has also been updated and is now flat and wide which makes painting your nails much easier and quicker.

Makeup Revolution has really impressed me with this new collection! After trying out a few of the polishes it seems the new formula is really wonderful. The polish goes on smoothly and dries quickly to a glossy finish. From the polishes I have tried out the darker colours need only 1 or 2 coats for opaque and streak free colour but the lighter shades do need to be layered. I will, of course, let you know if this is not the case as I post swatches.

There are so many gorgeous new shades and I can’t wait to share them all with you. Check back soon as I will be posting swatches of the full Nail Geek polish collection!

Ra ❤

Born Pretty Store: Maple Leaf Sequins

I love using glitter, rhinestones and decals to create fun nail designs and Born Pretty Store have very kindly sent me some more wonderful products to show you all.

For today’s post I have a set of maple leaf sequins!

I chose to get the bronze set but these do come in 12 beautiful colours.

At 4mm these are quite big sequins really, so I kept my look simple with a single leaf on each nail.

This set is fantastic for creating autumnal nail designs! And at $2.53 (about £1.61) these are really good value.

You can find these sequins here: Maple Leaf Nail Sequins.

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10%  off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*These sequins were sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.