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All That Glitters Is Gold

25th February 2012

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I know nail art posts have been scarce around here recently but I’m really low on ideas! I’ve mostly been wearing black on my nails because I’m going through a bit of a moody phase haha. Black and gold such a good combination to wear on your nails when you want to rock the dark look but glam it up and not look too gothic.

I finally got around to updating my Stamping Polishes page today so head on over if you want to see my list of regular polishes that work for stamping. You can find the page any time in the sidebar about half way down the page under the ‘features’ heading.

I used A-England Lancelot as a base and a gold glitter Kiss Nail Striper that my bestie brought me back from a trip to Canada to paint the tips. The rhinestone is from the Mash wheel and I used two top coats of NYC In A New York Minute to finish it off.

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Give ‘Em The Old Razzle Dazzle

23rd February 2012

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I’ve been digitally absent for a few days bar the occasional tweet and it was nice to have a little break from my online commitments but I’m back with a vengeance and I have so many new polishes to show you.

It’s a Wednesday which of course means pink!! This pretty pink glitter is Pam of Girly Bits‘ creation. Pam started out as a nail blogger and has taken her hobby one step further and set about mixing all the colours she’d been dreaming of owning but couldn’t find on the shelves.

The polish I’m using today is called Razzle Dazzle and it’s a pink jelly filled with pink and purple glitter. It works best for layering but three coats gives good enough coverage to wear it on its own.

Ring finger: BYS Tickle Me Pink and two coats of Girly Bits Razzle Dazzle*
Other fingers: BYS Tickle Me Pink and Girly Bits Razzle Dazzle* sponged on to the tips

Pam’s shop will be reopening on February 25th with her new collection and all previously available polishes will also be for sale. You can order them directly from Pam, all the information is here.

*Product was sent for consideration. For more information, see my disclaimer.

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Christmas, Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 12… Mash Up

25th December 2011

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Merry Christmas everybody! The day we’ve all been waiting for is finally here and for me it will be over in just over an hour! I had a great time with my family; eating, drinking and Doctor-Who-Watching! I hope you all had a great day and Santa brought you what you wanted. He brought me some very nice things including 8 nail polishes, a new bottle of OPI Nail Envy and some polish thinner – fun and practical all rolled up in a few bottles!

I decided that for my last Christmas manicure I would just do a mash-up of festive nails and I know how much you guys love glitter so I squeezed in plenty of that. Red glitter never fails to get me in the holiday mood!

Top to bottom:

W7 Blue Lagoon and the snowflake was freehanded with Barry M Silver Foil

Barry M Raspberry with BYS Gold Finger sponged on to the tip

Barry M Matt White with the tree freehanded with BYS Flash Dance, outlined with BYS Fern and decorated with Barry M Lilac Foil

Barry M Red Glitter over an unnamed, unbranded metallic red

What did you all get for Christmas?!

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12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 11… Festive Glitter Fiasco

22nd December 2011

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Christmas panic began to set in for me today. I still have so many presents to buy and so little time!

I think this mani perfectly represents the manic atmosphere that we can all feel in the air these last few days before the 25th, while still looking quite pretty and festive at the same time!

I used BYS Astro Gold as a base, then sponged on Barry M Red Glitter and BYS Dazzling.

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12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 1

1st December 2011

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It’s December! My countdown to Christmas has officially started and I’ll be documenting it on my nails (of course!). It’s my plan to post 12 Holiday themed manicures before Santa pays a visit . Apologies in advance if I don’t manage to post 12 but I’ll try my best!

I used A-England Galahad* as a base and sponged on Barry M Blue Glitter from the tips. I stamped the snowflake from Bundle Monster plate BM14 and finished it with a rhinestone and a top coat of NYC.

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Day 17: Glitter

26th October 2011

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So today we come to Glitter manicures. Glitter and I have a strained relationship. I go through phases of loving it and at other times I just detest the stuff and get the urge to throw away every polish I own that contains glitter! The main reason for the hatred is the hassle it takes to remove it. I always use the foil method for removal these days to minimise any stress!

Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s glittery nails too!

Barry M Blue Glitter

BYS Gold Finger sponged from the tips down

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Bit of This. Bit of That.

21st July 2011

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This is one of those mani’s that I was constantly looking at and thinking ‘I could add this’. There’s a very real danger there of it turning into a tacky abomination of a manicure but I think I managed to reel myself in enough to leave it at a slightly over the top mumble jumble of things!

It was originally just a nude nail and I wasn’t going to apply any kind of nail art but I wanted to try out my Barry M Cyan Blue for stamping because I’ve had it for quite a while and it’s gone too thick to really paint my nails with anymore. It actually worked really well! It would not have been this opaque when I first bought it but over time as it’s thickened, it has turned in to a stamping polish!

The glitter is one that I found in a £1 bucket. It’s not really packed with glitter so it’s really just for layering. It reminds me of China Glaze Medallion. It’s got gold glitter and holographic hexagonal pieces.

Plate: Bundle Monster – BM223
Base Colour: E.L.F. – Innocent
Stamp Colour and Tips: Barry M – Cyan Blue
W7 – Black
BYS – Gold Finger
Top Coat of NYC

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