MELLIES CORNER

My little corner of the web.
How I miss thee.

I do apologise for the lack of posts.

But, who was prepared for the juggling of exams, with blogging and all else that comes with life?
NOT ME!
Exams are a bitch and my name is now Mummy Revision.

As things slow down and I begin to regain some much needed organisation in my life, all will be right again on Mellies Corner.

Hopefully my archive posts [which will be working doubly as hard whilst I revise my ass off!!] will provide you with some entertainment. You can find them thatta way >>>>

Hope everyone is well and we will catch up soon :)

I have used 2 coats of the Barry M Speedy nail polish in Turbo Charged for the above mani.
It is such a gorgeous peach, coral colour with the smallest hint of shimmer. Soooo nice, I really like it.

This is my third Barry M Speedy purchase (the others will appear on le blog soon) and I will repurchase more, mainly for the new shades and the speediness in which they dry. However I am not a big fan of the brush - application. For me the polish applied quite gloopy and the brush is not as fluid as I like, which meant more cleaning and touch-ups were required. Also I have found as the nail polish dries pretty quickly, you do need to be quite precise on both coats or you may get a weird patch that was a little streaky or has not been applied the best.

Other than that for the price and availability, the speedy nail polishes are still ones I will use again, but with my cotton bud or corrector pen at the ready!

Hey guys,

My blog Mellies Corner is now 1 :).
It has been a year since I have started blogging on Mellies Corner and I'm so happy to still be here enjoying the process a year later.

I want to say the biggest thank you to everyone wherever you are who reads / has read my blog, left comments, +1'd me on Google+  and retweeted my tweets :) I really appreciate it all! To think that people in countries outside of the UK have read my random essay like blog posts is awesome.

I started Mellies Corner as I wanted to stop waylaying my friends and boyfriend with my trivial thoughts. I needed some form of a creative outlet and something to help give my brain a bit of functional escapism and that is exactly what it has done and then some.






Within a year I have hosted my first collaboration post, had my blog post featured on a website (crazy!) and have been able to attend some lovely events.










I love the process of blogging, the pictures, the writing, the editing .... but I still struggle a little with the sharing on social media. I'm getting a little better, so if you are also on any social media platforms you can find me here :

Hello all,

Can you believe we are 6 months into the year already! What is happening to time?

This is a special week over here as it has been a year since I have started blogging on Mellies Corner. I thought I would try to do some 'special' nails in celebration of this benchmark and this is the mani I was able to create.


I originally wanted to do a leaf design, but that was way too structural for my skills, so I settled on the untamed grass look. I am so happy with the end results as I am not great at nail designs, and I think this came out pretty decent.

The Beauty UK - White Out provided my base for this mani.
I then used Rimmel - Do Not Disturb to add the 'grass' strokes from the inner bottom left corner of my nails, with my Models Own nail thin brush.
Barry M - Waikiki was then used to add some highlight and definition to the grass.

As the 'grass' design is quite fluid I found it super easy to do as it didn't have to be symmetrical or match the other nails to a T.
I also think it is a spring/summer appropriate mani to wear, due to the white nail polish and highlights of the brighter green polish.

I will also be hosting my first ever giveaway soooonish to celebrate Mellies Corner turning one so do keep your eyes peeled for that - I cannot wait.
xx