Nail Of The Day – Revlon Top Speed 570 Vintage & Essence Glamaxy Top Coat 34 Glamaxy Far Far Away (Photo Fail)

Hi there! Today’s post is about the mani I wore over the New Year’s weekend.

For this mani I painted my nails with Revlon Top Speed 570 Vintage (2 coats). I like this nail polish a lot. It’s a gorgeous red – it’s dark with a touch of wine and plum – it’s so beautiful!

The flakie top coat I used is Essence Glamaxy Top Coat 34 Glamaxy Far Far Away (1 coat).

This top coat is stunning. It’s a shame it doesn’t look great in the photo. Unfortunately, there was hardly any natural light, and this top coat doesn’t photgraph well under artificial light.

But the mani looked great in real life. I’ll redo it in the spring to show off the beautiful top coat in all its glory.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

2021 Beauty Awards – Part 2 – Hair, Body & Nails

Hi there! Today’s post is Part 2 of my 2021 beauty favourites. Yesterday, I focused on fragrances and products for the face. And today is all about hair and body products and my favourite manis of the past year. Onto the favourites!

HAIR

Herbal Essences Silk N’ Shine Shampoo & Conditioner

Holy grail stuff!

Herbal Essences Moisture Balance Shampoo & Conditioner

More holy grail stuff!

Revisiting Old Favourites – L’Oréal Elvive Colour Protect Caring Shampoo & Conditioner

Elvive Colour Protect is an all-time favourite combo. Great stuff!

Alberto Balsam Exotic Mango Shampoo & Conditioner

These mango-scented hair products are simply amazing!

Harmony Hair Indulgence Herbal Shampoo & Conditioner With Ginseng Extract

It’s a shame that the Harmony collection has been discontinued. This particular hair care combo was a delight.

Daily Defense Advanced Deep Conditioner With Argan Oil From Morocco

This deep conditioner is simply fantastic!

BODY

Superdrug Vitamin E Skin Care Smoothing All Over Body Cream With Acacia Collagen

This body cream with acacia collagen has been my favourite body moisturiser this year. I love it!

Palmolive Aroma Therapy Morning Tonic, Sensual, Absolute Relax

If I could only use 10 different shower gels for the rest of my life, these 3 would be in my top 10!

Radox “Shell Yeah” Sea Mineral Scent Shower Gel, Radox “Donut Mind If I Do” Vanilla Bean & White Chocolate Scent Shower Gel

These Radox shower gels were one of the most delightful beauty surprises this year.

Sanctuary Spa Mestizo Acai Rain Shower
Westlab Himalayan Salt Cleansing Bath & Shower Gel

2 more totally fabulous shower gels!

Sanctuary Spa Foaming Bath Soak
Soap & Glory The Scrub Of Your Life
Palmolive My Fresh Splash Shower Gel

And the final 3 shower and bath favourites from this year.

NAILS

Marble Nails
Purple Nails
Blue & Red Nails

Some of my favourite manis from 2021. In no particular order!

Foil Nails
Gold & Magenta Nails
Lilac Nails

Here’s another 3 manis.

Marble Nails
Purple Nails
Red Nails

The last set of my favourite manis from 2021.

Thanks for stopping by today! And I hope you have a great start into the new year. Happy 2022! 😘🥂

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Miss Sporty Lasting Colour 500 & Pop Rocks Scalper

Hi there! Today’s short post is about a rather simple mani I did a few days ago.

For this mani I painted my nails with Miss Sport Lasting Colour 500 (2 coats). This is a beautiful shade and a quality polish. It’s a shame that the brand no longer exists.

The glitter top coat I used is Pop Rocks Scalper. This is a red-tinted jelly top coat with silver holographic glitter. I don’t use it much, but it is a cute glitter top coat.

I didn’t love this mani, but it wasn’t much of a surprise as it was a result of not having a single creative thought that day. The mani looked good enough for a few days, and that was OK. But hopefully the next mani will be more original!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Rimmel Lycra Pro 411 Navy Seal & China Glaze Pizzazz

Hi there! Today’s post is about a mani I did last week.

For this mani I painted my nails with Rimmel Lycra Pro 411 Navy Seal (2 coats). This is a beautiful navy polish. A bit lighter than most navy shades, almost ‘dusty’. I like this polish very much!

The cute rainbow glitter top coat that I used is China Glaze Pizzazz. This glitter polish is an oldie; it was part of a Christmas set I bought ages ago.

I liked the look of this mani a lot. Unfortunately, it was impossible to capture what the mani actually looked like in real life. None of the photos I took did the mani justice. I will redo it in the spring or summer in natural light.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – China Glaze With Love & MakeUp Gallery Rainbow Sparkle 39

Hi there! Today’s post is a Nail Of The Day post.

For this mani I painted my nails with China Glaze With Love (2 coats). This is a decent nail polish. Nice colour and formula! I like it!

The glitter top coat I used is MakeUp Gallery Rainbow Sparkle 39. This is Poundland’s own brand polish, and I like it a lot. It’s such a cute glitter mix!

I think this mani looked quite alright. Because of the current lack of natural light, it was difficult to take half-decent photos, but I promise that the mani looked good in real life!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Barry M Molten Metal Holographic Moon, Rimmel Lycra Pro 425 My Denim, Miss Sporty Sparkle Touch 888 & Stamping With MoYou London Sci-Fi 07

Hi there! I’ve got a Nail Of The Day post for you today.

For this mani I painted my nails with Barry M Molten Metal Holographic Moon (2 coats, thumbs, index and middle fingers) and Rimmel Lycra Pro 425 My Denim (2 coats, ring fingers, pinkies).

For the images I used my MoYou London Sci-Fi 07 stamping plate.

The black polish I stamped with is the wonderful Revlon Colorstay 270 Stiletto.

The glitter top coat on the blue nails is Miss Sporty Sparkle Touch 888. This is a beautiful silver holographic top coat. It looks incredibly dull in the photo, but it’s gorgeous in real life.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Revlon Top Speed 570 Vintage & Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure 833 Vintage Confetti

Hi there! Today’s post is a Nail Of The Day post.

For this mani I painted my nails with Revlon Top Speed 570 Vintage (2 easy coats).

This polish is amazing! It dries quickly and it looks utterly gorgeous. I love it!

The glitter top coat is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure 833 Vintage Confetti (2 coats).

This is a very cute glitter top coat. But I’d like it more if the glitter-to-clear-polish ratio was higher.

I always need to apply 2 coats to have a decent amount of glitter on my nails when 1 coat should do it.

I liked the look of this mani a lot, and I look forward to plenty of glitter manis this coming autumn and winter.

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Barry M Molten Metal Holographic Moon, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Magenta Moves, Barry M Amethyst Glitter & Stamping With MoYou London Zodiac Collection 03 Aries

Hi there! Today’s post is a Nail Of The Day post.

For this mani I painted my nails with Barry M Molten Metal Holographic Moon (thumbs, index and middle fingers, 2 coats) and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Magenta Moves (ring fingers, pinkies, 2 coats).

I used Barry M Amethyst Glitter to add some sparkle to the pink nails.

For the images on the beige holo nails I used my MoYou London Zodiac Collection 03 Aries plate and Revlon Colorstay 270 Stiletto.

I liked this mani! It wasn’t the most creative mani, but it looked nice for a few days!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – MUA Love Hearts U ROK & Colors By Llarowe Madame Vastra

Hi there! Today’s short post is about the mani I’m currently wearing.

For this mani I painted my nails with MUA Love Hearts U ROK (2 coats). This is a quick-drying and cute light purple polish. I like it a lot!

The top coat I used is Colors By Llarowe Madame Vastra. This is a gorgeous flakie top coat. Gorgeous! The photo doesn’t do it any justice at all.

I’ll do another mani with this top coat soon. And I’ll take photos during the day in natural light.

I like this mani a lot. It looks incredible in real life. Purple + flakies = LOVE!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde

Nail Of The Day – Rimmel I ♥ Lasting Finish 702 Marshmallow Heaven & Ciaté Snow Globe (Nail Fail)

Hi there! I’ve got a Nail Of The Day post for you today.

For this mani I painted my nails with Rimmel I ♥ Lasting Finish 702 Marshmallow Heaven (2 coat). This is a great polish. I just love the colour and the formula.

The top coat I used is Ciaté Snow Globe. I had high expectations for this top coat, but it turned out to be a disappointment. It’s on the goopy side, there aren’t many flakies in this top coat, and those few that make it onto the nails are VERY stand-offish, so they get caught in everything.

I didn’t care for this mani at all… Onto the next one!

Mrs Strawberry Blonde