Fall Into Autumn Challenge - Apples

Hello everyone!
Today I have this weeks Fall Into Autumn Challenge post! This weeks theme was apples, after seeing everyone's interpretation I came up with something I'm happy with that I think is creative :) I decided to base my nail art around what I think of when I think of apples...

I decided I wanted to create apples on the tips of my nails and I wanted to add a cute little bug onto one of my nails too :P My ring finger is to symbolize autumn leaves falling from trees, I really love the colours of the glitter!

For the base colour of the green apples I used two coats of OPI Don't Mess with OPI, for the red apple I used two coats of China Glaze Poinsettia. For the stalks of the apples I used one coat of China Glaze Mahogany Magic, and two coats of Wet N Wild Toss Me A Lifesavers for the leaves. I used two coats of China Glaze Harvest Moon on the ring finger but the glitter on top is so dense you can't see it :P (review on this glitter coming soon!)

I really love how these turned out, I especially love my ring finger. The colours of the glitter just remind me of fall and harvest time, super pretty! I'm really enjoying this challenge so far and I have so many ideas for the upcoming themes. I hope you're all enjoying the challenge as much as me!

Thanks for reading :)

SoFlaJo Fields Of Clover Swatches and Review

Hello everyone :)
Last week I had an exciting package arrive...

Jody Alu of SoFlaJo sent me one her handmade polishes to review! She sent me Fields of Clover which is from her Spring Flowers collection.

Jody describes Fields of Clover as a lively green based micro-glitter bursting with greens, gold, purples and pinks. I was so excited when I opened the package and this beautiful polish was there. I'm a big fan of green and glitter so this polish was perfect for me.

I decided that I'd keep things simple and show you all how the polish looks on its own and over a green base, however if you visit Jody's website (http://www.soflajo.com/?page_id=381) or etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/SoFlaJo), she has swatches of it over many different colours :)

I have one coat of Fields of Clover on my forefinger and two coats of my middle finger. I then have one coat of Fields of Clover on my ring finger and two coats on my little finger, both over two coats of Wet N Wild Toss Me A Lifesavers. 

This polish is beautiful, I love the shimmer it adds to the base colour and also the multi-coloured glitter. However, I didn't shake my bottle before I applied Fields of Clover so I didn't get much of the glitter on my nail. When I use this polish again, I will shake it beforehand because I love the look of it when there's more glitter.

I also did my friends nails at uni last week. I used the same base colour and sponged two coats of Fields of Clover onto the tips, however I took the photo too far away so it's quite difficult to see.

I think I'm going to recreate the look in the next few day so I can show you how awesome this polish looks when sponged to. 

This polish is very versatile, you can use it over a variety of colours and it's perfect for this time of year when the weathers turning warmer. This polish also was very easy to apply, it went on very easy and dried quickly, it was also a very nice consistency. I was very pleased with everything about this polish and will definitely be ordering more polish from Jody soon :)

Have you tried any SoFlaJo polishes? if so which ones? let me know in the comments :)

Thanks for reading :)

Charlotte xxx

*I was sent this product for review. All views are my own honest opinion.