Todays nails.

So today I tried something new on my nails, I tried an Essie polish, now at first I wasn't impressed, although it went on very smoothly the brush was far to wide for my little finger nails. They are crazy long and thin so the mad wide brush didn't really sit properly. When I turned it sideways to try and put it on it left everything a little bit too gloopy for my liking, as I like to put on more thin coats than fewer thicker ones this didn't really sit well with me. I find it dries nicer with thiner coats and you don't get stuck with bubbles. Now despite this I was pleasantly surprised by the coverage it gave, even if I did have to apply 3 coats to achieve the opacity I wanted, it would have looked just as good with a single coat.
The colour I used was a lovely bright red with blue hues called Russian Roulette.

Now I love to have a statement finger which is almost always my ring finger, for this I put a layer of Models Own Scarlet Sparkle. Theres not much to say about this, as with almost all Models Own polishes it went on perfectly, for the amount of glitter I wanted on my nails I added a second coat however it would have looked just fine with a single one. 
Last time I used this colour I did it onto the nail alone as I do with most Models Own glitters as you only ever really need 2 coats for full coverage, however with this one the red colour under it really makes it pop. It has a feeling of Dorothys shoes in the Wizard of Oz.

As my base coat I used my fave one in the world, it's Nails Inc A&E, It it amazing as I don't get stained nails when using it, even with the dreaded green polish! It's a yellowy colour as you can see from the image and you only need a really thin coat, I can't even think to tell you the amount of times I've used this polish and it's only looking about 1/3 used! I would very much recommend it!

For the top coat I used another new find, this is a Sally Hansen one. I used Sally Hansen base coats a lot when I was about 10 years old and used to love them because I could grow my nails really long however this isn't my goal anymore thanks to contact lenses. I haven't used them in years, I've been using Nails Inc ones and I wasn't impressed, despite the promise of 30 second touch dry my nails never were and they took hours to fully dry and they always seemed to chip within a matter of hours. This Sally Hansen one, which happens to be called Mega Shine, dried to touch in less then 30 seconds and then could be pressed not very that long after without the dreaded ripple effect occurring. Honestly I am sold! I will not go back to another make of top coat, and reading around on the internet I am not alone in this. My only problem is the the opaque bottle will make it hard to tell when I have run out of the stuff.

So now for the pictures:

From Left to Right: Nails Inc A&E Base Coat, Essie Russian Roulette, Models Own Scarlet Sparkle, Sally Hansen Mega Shine Top Coat.

The polish on.

Until next time,

Meels

xx

Models Own Collection.

So I thought I would show you my Models Own collection to kick start this blog! It's my fave brand and well the collection is growing fast thanks to my trip to the Bottleshop in Westfield, it's also thanks to Boots' 3for2 offer that they have going on for summer! Some were also bought in the online 50% off sale, one or 2 from ebay and a couple from TKMaxx!

As you can see from the Photo I have a lot of glitter and green and not a lot elase! I intend to go for some more neutral colours as well as a few more yellows, oranges pinks and purples! I think I may invest in the scented pastel range as well, they look awesome!

Top row (Left-Right): Disco Inferno, Freak Out, Boogie Nights, Dancing Queen, Hot Stuff, Blizzard, Pink Fizz, Magenta Divine, Scarlet Sparkle.

2nd Row (Left-Right): Smash Up Black, Smash Up Silver, Pearly Queen, Pink Punch, Luscious Lemon, Toxic Apple, Pukka Purple, Raspberry Crush, Sophie's Pink.

3rd Row (Left-Right): Endamame, Jade Stone, Green Tea, Top Turquoise, Peacock Green, Green Flash, Beth's Blue, Hedkandi Balemic Blue, Purple Poppy.

Bottom Row (Left-Right): Pink Fever, Nude Beige, Purple Ash, Hayleys Comet, Indian Ocean, Golden Green. Pink Cocktail.

I apologise for the poor quality but I have broken my camera so this was taken on my mobile!

I am very excited to see if we get a Bottle Shop in Leeds, personally I think that is one of the things we are lacking, that and I can then apply for a job and be surrounded by this beauty all the time!

Whose Meels?

So there a few things you should know about me before I start up.

1. My names Amelia, I am 21 years old and from Leeds.

2. I am on a gap year in the middle of a teacher training course.

3. I love crafts. I knit, I crochet, I sew, I even make the odd easter dec.

4. I'm not a neat person.

5. I can't colour within the lines, or draw. I'm very bad at drawing. I have poor hand eye co-ordination mixed with mild dyspraxia.

6. I'm single and happy with it, (Quite honestly, I had a discussion with one of my besties about it today.)

7. I love to write, I'm not amazing however I am getting better. I do do online roleplay and you will find  me lingering here: http://www.roleplayer.me/402770 . I use this as a way to get creative juices flowing as well as develop writing skills for assignments and such.

8. This hobby has got me into other things such as HTML coding as well as playing with photoshop.

9. I love painting my nails.

10. I want to live my life as a Spice Girls Musical.

11. I have had 2 operations in under 2 years in exactly the same place. Neither have worked.

12. I am a twitter addict and you will find me here: @ameliaengel

13. I LOVE cars.

14. I really cannot abide clingy men, however I like to know I'm wanted.

15. Beautiful South are the snizznit.

16. Models Own is my fave nail polish brand.

17. Thursdays nights are the best, I mean newy newy newness.

18. I love Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, Nashville, Frasier, Not Going Out, Miranda, The New Normal, 2 Broke Girls and many more.

19. I am an avid baker even if it doesn't always go right.

20. My life goal is to run my own business.

This is me:

I can't take a normal picture easily!