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    Be My, Be My Baby (Blue)

    27th October 2013
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    I had one of those amazing Sundays where I just got everything done that I wanted to. I did so much cleaning and even went grocery shopping! Most weekends I completely sloth out but I must admit it always feels great on Sunday night when I know I don’t have a pile of laundry still waiting to be done.
    Today’s nails have a lot going on but they still look nice and simple. I always underestimate the power of polka dots. I love these miniature ones so much, I must do them more often!

    I used Rimmel Aqua Cool as my base colour and added a black and white glitter, Seventeen Graffiti in Monochrome, on my thumb and middle finger.
    Using BK Matte White I did the polka dots using a dotting tool and then stamped on the baroque/fleur de lis design from MoYou Tourist Collection 07 stamping plate.
    It’s all topped off with two coats of Color Club top coat.
    In case you have your eye on any of their plates, MoYou have been kind enough to offer a discount code for me to share! Enter SAMMY20 on the ‘Cart’ page (before you go to the checkout) on their site to get 20% off your first purchase. Just make sure you’re signed in otherwise the code won’t work.
    I should mention that MoYou ship worldwide and shipping within the UK is completely free!

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    Stamping, Uncategorised

    White Rosa

    23rd October 2013
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    I have a full review of MoYou‘s stamping plates coming soon (spoiler: they’re awesome) but to get the ball rolling I thought I’d post a quickie manicure using their Princess Collection 09 plate. This plate has 18 full nail designs that are 12x15mm each. They just about cover my little nubs width wise but fear not, if you have wider nails they offer XL plates too!


    I used Rimmel Aqua Cool as my base colour and created a gradient using Sally Hansen Brisk Blue. There’s a gradient tutorial here.
    I stamped on the design from MoYou Princess 09 Stamping Plate using BK Matt White.
    It’s all topped with Color Club Top Coat.

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    Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Nail Art for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    21st October 2013
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    As I’m sure many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I wanted to help spread the awareness in a little way by creating some pink nail art! I never know how to write posts like this as Cancer is a topic that hits close to home for so many of us, myself included, and affects a lot of people in different ways so I’ll keep it short and sweet.
    The most shocking statistic I’ve read is the fact that someone is diagnosed with Breast Cancer every 10 minutes. I think this really helps put things in to perspective. Just in the time it took me to put this post together, 3 people have been given news that will change their lives. I must admit, I’m not the best at checking myself but this month I must have copped a feel more than once a week thanks to everyone spreading awareness of the disease!

    I used Sally Hansen Crinolin and W7 Baby Pink as my base colours.
    The glitter is Sally Hansen Razzle Dazzle and I freehanded on the ribbon using Models Own Bubblegum and a nail art brush.
    It’s all topped off with two coats of Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat.

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    Halloween Patchwork Nail Art

    19th October 2013
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    With Halloween coming up I’ve been racking my brain for nail art ideas so I plucked the spookiest colours I own out of my stash and decided on a patchwork design. This is one of those designs that’s quite versatile and is completely changed by the colour selection. Imagine it in pastel colours with white stitching and tell me it wouldn’t be perfect wear for a baby shower!

    I used Essie Fear and Desire as my base colour and then freehanded on the colour blocks using a nail art brush with Sally Hansen Grass Slipper and Models Own Pukka Purple. If you’re not very confident with a brush, you could also use scotch tape to section off the squares and paint in the colour before peeling the tape away.

    For the stitching detail, I used Black Acrylic Paint and a nail art brush. I started by outlining the blocks of colour and then adding the little stitches.

    It’s all topped off with a coat of Color Club Top Coat.

    P.S. I did a tutorial for bloody drips, another look perfect for Halloween, over at Divine Caroline this week. See the full post here.

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    Bubblegum Pink Stamping

    10th October 2013
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    Back at the start of September, I did some stamping using one of the Models Own Ice Neon polishes and I was surprised at how well the neon worked for stamping. I wanted to try with another from the collection today so I went with the bright pink – Bubblegum!
    Once again, this polish exceeded my expectations and I’m really happy with this girly mani. I had to add some glitter to make it super girly!

    My base colour is W7 Baby Pink and I stamped on the design from Bundle Monster Plate BM210 using Models Own Bubblegum.
    The glitter on my ring finger is Aphrodite Lacquers Flirty and I topped it all with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    A Waterfall Fit for Fall

    8th October 2013
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    It’s been a while since my last Waterfall mani and seeing all of the amazing combinations you guys have been posting on Instagram gives me a bit of fresh inspiration every day. Now that the days are drawing in and winter is approaching, I thought it would be a good time to try it out in some autumnal shades.
    Although I still really love this mani, it didn’t come out as wintry as I’d hoped. I pictured it with a creamy caramel brown as a base and I searched my whole stash for something similar but didn’t have any luck. Now I have a new quest for the next time I go shopping. I love it when I have a mission, it focuses my attention and prevents me from getting distracted by every polish bottle in sight!

    I used China Glaze Fade Into Hue as my base colour and created the waterfall using a nail art brush with Essie Glamour Purse, H&M Midnight Mystery, Sally Hansen Gray by Gray and Barry M Watermelon.
    There’s a waterfall pictorial here.
    It’s all topped with one coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat, then one of Rimmel Mattifying Top Coat.

    P.S. My post on Divine Caroline this week is a tutorial for Nicole Miller’s NYFW Runway Nails. Click here to see the post! 

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