Summer Nails Courtesy of LacqLustre (The Most Talented Nail Artist I've Seen in YONKS)

We know I'm a nail nut, we know I'm partial to a touch of my own nail art and we know I love to find people as crazy about the art as I am. Cue a chance encounter on Reddit last week, where I came across these stunning Easter Chocolate and Caramel Bunny nails by LacqLustre. It was only when I followed the link to her site that I found some of the most incredible nail art talent I've seen in quite a while, naturally I asked for a guest post immediately. Take it away, T!

Hello everyone! I'm just a girl who loves nail art and can never pick a favorite color. I have an obsession for the whimsical, the cheesy, and the sparkly! I started LacqLustre as a way to justify my insatiable polish hoarding, and it turned into an amazingly fun hobby. My favorite nail art to do is a three way tie between florals , food, and polka dots. 

Gerbera daisies are one of my favorite flowers and they never fail to cheer me up. I hope they do the same for you! 

Polishes Used:

Background color: China Glaze Electric Pineapple

Black: Wet N Wild Black Creme

Yellow: OPI The It Color, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky

Pink: China Glaze Sugar High, China Glaze Designer Satin

Orange: Sephora By OPI Paisley Me Attention

Red: China Glaze Roguish Red, China Glaze Ruby Deer

Thanks to Sue for giving me the chance to share them with y'all! -T

Well, huh? Isn't she a natural genius? Do yo'self a favour and go check out her site LacqLustre.com today, if you're a nail art nut on even the smallest scale you appreciate this girl's mad skillz. 

Thanks a thousand T, I'm definitely going to give these a shot now that the sun in shining in Dublin town *touches all the wood*. Also, China Glaze Electric Pineapple will be mine! 

If you'd like to see your work, nail art or

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Stila Convertible Color Dual Lip & Cheek Cream Trio: Warm

It's not often that a product taunts me as much as Stila's Convertible Color Trio for warm tones has done for the past 6 weeks. Not having owned any Color Convertibles up to now, despite hearing the grá they receive, not least from our very own Stila Freak, Mags, Gerbera has been at the top of my lust list for an age. When Janie Howarth, Stila's international make up artist gave me a quick squizz at both of these trio palettes though, I knew one had to be mine. 

Stila Convertible Color Dual Lip & Cheek Cream Trio: €26

Considering the Color Convertibles are €21 each, €26 for the three is not too shabby at all. There are two palettes available, Cool and Warm and each consist of two favourite shades and one exclusive limited edition shade. Once I saw that the elusive Gerbera was included in the Warm version that was my decision made. 

HoneySuckle is the Exclusive LE Shade Here

Creamy soft and versatile these colours brighten up lips on the go but their real selling point is in the sheer colour they give to cheeks. HoneySuckle (a matte peach pink) is flattering to most skin tones, Camelia (a warm tan brown) doubles beautifully as a cream contour and Gerbera (Peach pink with rose gold shimmer) is a stunning blush that would rival Nars Orgasm or Sleek's Rose Gold with ease. 

Despite being off work for the past 5 days I've used this palette daily, even when I never made it out of my slanket and slipper socks and that might tell you quite how much I'm loving it. Stippling is your friend when applying cream blushes and this trio is no different, they take a minute to perfect but they're 100% worth it. 

Housed in heavy plastic with a large mirror inside. It's ideal for the mála!

Both the warm and cool palettes are Limited Edition from Stila so I'm advising you to hot step it to your nearest counter should you feel the want. You'll find Stila stocked in Boots Liffey Valley, Harvey Nic's Dundrum and online here from Nordstroms (though expect to pay hefty delivery charges). 

Right now I'm fighting the urge to pick up the cool tone version are you feeling the urge for either? 


**Update** Stila.co.uk have these palettes available online this week AND they do free shipping to Ireland! If you're feeling the want then that's your best bet, lovelies x