Saturday 20 September 2014

LILY ALLEN FOR ELEGANT TOUCH

I have made no secret of the fact that I am a huge Elegant Touch fan. It is my go to brand for all things nails, and I have become a total convert for false nails after believing for way too long that they were too difficult to apply, or that I would end up with fingers stuck together for all eternity. Oh Gemma, how wrong you were! They are so easy to apply and you have a gorgeous manicure that lasts for 10 days - so I have totally been making up for lost time, as I'm sure you have seen in many outfit posts...

1. House of Holland in Royal Explosion.
2. Elegant Touch Express in Bright Marble.

3. House of Holland in Tie Dye For.
4. House of Holland in Block Heads.
5. Candy Dip in Blueberry Crumble.
6. House of Holland in Sweet Tooth.
I became quickly obsessed with the fabulous collections by fashion design legend Henry Holland, so you can imagine I was jumping for joy when Elegant Touch announced that they were collaborating with nail art queen, Lily Allen...yes she of beautifully bejewelled and quirky printed nails. I just knew it was going to be some serious nail candy and I was right.

The Lily Loves Nails collection pays homage to Lily's hometown of London and are inspired by her trademark high fashion meets street style. The seven different oval and stiletto shaped designs are named after song titles and themes from Lily's albums, and show the flair she has for nail art - confident, quirky and cool.
1. Knock 'Em Out.
2. Hard Out There.
3. Sheezus.

Not for the shy and retiring girl, the Lily Loves collection features explosions of glitter, metallic shapes, matte prints, jewels and London landmarks - perfect for adding a pop to any outfit! Apply with glue or use one of the awesome Elegant Touch Super Adhesive Tabs if you like to switch up your manicure often.

The nail art queen herself says: "I'm thrilled to be collaborating with Elegant Touch on the Lily Loves Nails collection. It's a dream come true. nail art is a huge part of my life and a vital part of my personal style. I love changing-up my nails, sometimes 3 or 4 times a day, and I'm so excited to bring out this collection so you can choose your favourites and do the same!"

With so much loveliness to choose from it was hard to pick just one set to grace my nails with first, so after a long internal debate, I finally settled on LDN - I really fell for all the London landmarks silhouetted against a beautiful evening sky. I love the soft oval shape, that can be easily filed to a shorter length for my days spent at the computer, without losing any of the design...



Prices range from £6.99 to £8.99 (quite the bargain for 10 days of fabulous nails) and are available now through the Elegant Touch website and in Superdrug stores.

Thank you Elegant Touch, for another fabulous collection. What does everyone else think of the Lily Loves Nails line?

Gems x
*Nails provided to me by Elegant Touch for the purpose of this review, all opinions are my own.
 


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13 comments:

  1. These look ace!! I am a nail junkie too but have only tried stuff like this once because they came off so easily. 10 days is a long time though so I may have a look into them :) xxx

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    1. They are definitely worth a try Sam. I think iti s all about a good glue, whenever I use cheaper nails, I always use Elegant Touch glue. You also have to make sure you follow the instructions and prepare your nails to get the best wear out of them.
      Gems x

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  2. I love the blue and pink ones - ten days seems like a long time; I hope they actually last that long.

    Lizzie's Daily Blog

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    1. If you prepare your nails properly you will get good wear out of them. It also depends how fast your nails grow I think. I have fast growing nails, so after about 7 days they are ready to come off, but they are better than any other brand I have tried.
      Gems x

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  3. I love them! The ones you picked are particularly cool, you always have the best nails x

    Josie’s Journal

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    1. Thanks Josie, but Lily did all the real work :) Falsies work so well for me, as I'm so terrible at applying nail varnish - it goes everywhere but my nails most of the time, thank you Instagram filters for helping me hide my mistakes :)

      Gems x

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  4. Man, I'm not into nail art, but damn your posts will most definitely make me a newbie fan! :D I looove all these crazy nails!

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    1. I am so mad on crazy nails right now, I cant stop looking at my fingers and you get a really good scratch out of these babies too :)
      Gems x

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  5. These are all so beautiful Gems, love all the cool and unique designs, can't stop admiring them! And they last 10 days? Oh my goodness, it doesn't get any better than that :). I love the shape of the ones you picked, I can never shape my nails in that perfect oval shape so these would be a great alternative.

    Your nails always look so pretty and flawless :) <3

    Paula
    My beauty and lifestyle blog

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  6. I like you would have chosen the London skyline ones. How fun.

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  7. I think elegant touch nails are amazing and those ones are so beautiful and different x

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  8. When I first saw these on your IG I literally did an "OMG! How bloody beautiful!" Nothing, nothing can get me to stop biting my nails (and I always hate talking about it cos it's such a nasty habit), but breathtaking designs like this makes me realise how much I'm missing out on ;) I'm so over the moon you settled on LDN, it literally looks like perfection! So, so pretty. Absolutely in love with the evening sky vibes, something so magical and unique about the design; the colours, the landmarks, everything! You are just so relentlessly creative and inspirational with your nails Gems, let's call you the Nail Queen for sure! I know it's off-topic too, but I'm crushing on that gorgeous sparkly jumper of yours, and am obsessing over your ombre! <3

    Sophie | soinspo xo

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  9. What cool nails!!! Would you like to follow each other on GFC?! Let me know and follow me on my blog, I will follow you right back on both GFC and Bloglovin!
    xx
    Annie
    www.the-lostangeles.blogspot.com

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