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Hello lovelies,

Have you seen the new Models Own HyperGel Polishes yet? They are perfect for Autumn and Winter season and all have slightly jelly-ish formula!

Following the success of Models Own HyperGel, their first gel effect colour collection - MO are now releasing new in-demand autumnal updates. Five brand new shades that are super glossy with a gel effect, delivering extra rich colour. The new mega-shine shades are highly pigmented, long-lasting and chip resistant. The gel-like finish gives the professional shine of a salon manicure, is enriched with lotus flower oil and is easily removed with nail polish remover.

Ebony Green - dark forest green shade. I had to try this shade first because there's just something about green jellies that fascinates me. Ebony Green doesn't have completely jelly formula but there certainly is a hint of it and it makes the polish looks squishy and glossy. I've applied two regular to thicker coats and they applied very nicely. No patching, no streaks and no topcoat! This polish can be a bit lighter in places if you apply thin coats so you might need three coats in some cases.

Brunette Red - dark maroon red shade. Brunette Red very much says it all - this is not just plain classic red, it has brown undertones and squishy finish. I'm wearing two coats and no topcoat again. The finish is smooth and glossy and it was very easy to apply.

Raven Red - dark brown shade. This is clearly a dark brown so the name Raven Red confuses me a bit. The brown is very dark, almost blackened but you can still tell it's not black. It applied nicely and two coats were fully opaque. It also dried quite fast and glossy. No topcoat.

Pitch Purple - dark ink purple shade. Ooooh, this one is gorgeous! It's a mix between ink blue and grape purple, it's very rich and pretty. I'm wearing two coats again with no topcoat. Application was easy and it dried fast.

Inky Blue - dark blue shade. Beautiful ink/sailor blue that will be so awesome for winter! Inky Blue is not exactly unique shade but I love the glossy and smooth finish and it also has that jelly-ish look. It's fully opaque in two coats and application was easy. I am not wearing topcoat.

I really like the autumn additions to the HyperGel Line. Some of them could be a bit lighter but some of them are perfect. My absolute favourites are Ebony Green and Pitch Purple. They all had pretty much the same formula hat applied easily, was opaque in two coats and had that jelly-ish squishiness to it. All were very glossy even without topcoat but do apply topcoat if you want to wear them for more than a day.

I have purchased some of the original HyperGel polishes but I didn't like them as much as these new releases. I've shown some original colours in this post.

You could get these new HyperGel shades at Models Own website and at Models Own Bottle shops since 31st October.

Have a nice weekend and stay polished! Lucie x

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This manicure consists of two main elements - polka dot nails and the kaleidoscope design nails. The polka dot ones are plain easy and created using dotting tool so I'll focus on the kaleidoscope design nails.

How to:

Step 1 - Paint several rectangle shapes larger than your nails on a non-porous, smooth surface like a plastic folder or a silicone pad using a top coat. Once they dry properly stamp over them with your chosen design.

Step 2 - Start colouring in different parts of the stamped design using small brush and different nail polish colours. Bear in mind that the parts that are transparent will be in the colour of nail polish you are wearing underneath

Step 3 & 4 - Paint your nails with two coats of nail polish and let them dry OR apply the decal over the second layer of nail polish while it's still wet. Apply coat of topcoat over the nail which will seal the decal in place

Step 5 - Clean up all the excess of decal and edges of nails using flat brush dipped in acetone

Products used:

Spell Polish Smile Transference

Spell Polish Swinging Through Stars

MoYou London Kaleidoscope 04 stamping plate

Konad Special Stamping Polish in black

Seche Vite Top coat

Small detailing brush

Here's a video tutorial on stamping decals I did earlier, it's basically the same process only with different design:

I think that this design would look even better in some bright colours but I wanted to use the new Spell Polish multichromes and I really liked to see the colour-shift in the design. What do you think? What colours would YOU use?

Have a good day and stay polished! Lucie x