Hello lovelies,

The world seems to be going crazy over so called 'shattered glass nails' done by Korean UNISTELLA brand and to be honest I like them too! When I saw them I was little bit puzzled as to what kind of foil or plastic they are using and then I realized that I have something similar at home too - a wrapping cellophane! I'm not sure if it's the same thing but it does look very similar. So today I'll show you my recreation of this trend, I'm sure it will be one of many! I've also found this cellophane in Born Pretty Store (LUHH10 for 10% discount ;).

I have done my nails in Halloween colours of black and blood ;)

For this look I have also used Morgan Taylor polishes in Little Black Dress and Pretty Woman from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Collection for Hallowen 2015*. This collection celebrate the iconic film’s 40th anniversary and contains four mini bottles in total including white creme All White Now and Glow in the dark topcoat.

Both polishes are just ONE COAT(!) for this manicure but if course I will always recommend two coats for longer lasting nails. Their formula is absolutely great and pleasure to work with even though they are mini bottles. The collection is available at £14.99 from Sally stores or online at www.sallyexpress.com

How to achieve this look:

1. Apply your favourite base coat
2. Paint your nails with two coats of polish. In this case I alternated between Morgan Taylor Little Black Dress and Pretty Woman and on some nails I painted half of the nail with one colour, half the other colour.
3. Apply something sticky on the nails - you can use nail foil glue, fresh coat of top coat or sticky base coat. I've used Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu! sticky base coat.
4. Cut your cellophane (or whatever material you're using) into pieces, sharp triangles look best.
5. Gently stick them to the nail and press them down a bit. Cover part or whole nail with the cut pieces.
6. Apply two coats of topcoat. Two coats are necessary if you want your manicure to last at least few days. The pieces have tendency to peel off easily with just one coat of top coat. It's even better with gel top coat but don't apply it on fresh nail polish or it will peel off!

And that's it really! My cellophane is very crinkled because it has been used for wrapping before but I'm sure you can buy new one that will be completely straight.

So what do you think? Does it look anything like the UNISTELLA trendy look to you? Let me know in the comments ;) Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

The week of A England continues and today I want to show you Heathcliff!

About To Emily Bronte collection: 'The collection of 5 shades is dedicated to the author of the worldwide famous English gothic novel Wuthering Heights: translated in many languages, adapted in movies, theatres and TV series; and subject of famous poignant song by Kate Bush.'

Heathcliff is 'a subtle glitter on a black base, the male protagonist tenebrous and full of hidden sparkle and tumultuous feelings'.

Heathcliff - charcoal black jelly base full of blue, purple, red and gold glitter. Heathcliff has a bit thicker formula probably because the amount of glitter but it was still manageable in thicker coats. The base is a tinted jelly so it doesn't colour the glitter too much and in two coats it creates a slight illusion of depth. I've applied two thicker coats to get fully opaque base so if you'll be applying thin coats, you'll need three. Heathcliff dried fast and a bit gritty so I ended up using two coats of Seche Vite topcoat. The first coat was ok but I wanted perfectly smooth finish.

To Emily Bronte collection is available at A England website or from one of the international distributors.

Check out other shades from this collection:

• Review of Cathy
• Review of Wuthering Heights
• Review of Spirit Of The Moors

Hope you've enjoyed today's polish review and have a lovely day! Lucie x

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