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    Gradient Nails Revisited

    6th July 2012
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    Sorry about yesterday’s extremely brief post but I’m going to leave you with one again today! 
    #BadBloggerIsBad
    The nail art comes easy to me but assembling words in to cohesive sentences seems like such an effort at the moment, so I hope you don’t mind me just posting pictures.

    I used Barry M Bright Purple as a base and Barry M Silver Foil for the gradient (tutorial here)

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    Superheroes Challenge: Ultimate Hero… Wolverine

    5th July 2012
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    I scored myself a great job this week which is very exciting but it’s been a shock to the system to go from unemployment to full time work! I’m really tired so I’ll just drop this here without too much explanation and go to bed. Kthanxbai!
    (Wolverine Wikipedia, Marvel Wiki)

    If you’ve got more stamina than me and want to see more hero manicures, head over to these blogs!
    Jo from Northern Nails
    Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails
    Debbie from The Crumpet
    Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish
    Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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    Superheroes Challenge: Ultimate Villain… I’ll Be Back

    3rd July 2012
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    I have a short attention span so when it comes to movies/tv shows/ books that involve a lot of time travel, I often end up completely clueless because my mind always trails off during those long talky parts when the most important details are revealed. However, I think I’ve seen the Terminator films enough times to put the pieces together and figure out (mostly) what is going on!
    As for the Villain in this story, at least for the first movie, he is hella scary! I was allowed to watch The Terminator when I was still quite young thanks to a liberal Father! And I can remember how scared I was of this huge robot guy who could not be stopped!
    I really like the Terminator franchise even though it’s had some low points *cough* T3 *cough* and I could talk about it all day. The nail art sort of turned in to a homage to the films rather than just the villain but I couldn’t help myself!

    Index to Pinky:
    Cyberdyne Systems
    ‘No Fate But What We Make’ – the carving left by Sarah Connor at the end of Terminator 2
    T-800
    Glequins because I ran out of ideas!
    I used acrylic paint to write ‘No Fate’ but the rest was done with nail polish.

    Don’t forget to stop by the other challengees’ blogs to see who they chose!
    Jo from Northern Nails
    Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails
    Debbie from The Crumpet
    Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish
    Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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    Blue Skittle Nail Art

    2nd July 2012
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    Just another one of those ‘paint it and see’ manicures today! The base colour is GOSH Pool Party and I was originally going to do the accessorizing in black but I think the white/iridescent theme works better with the soft blue.
    Just a quick update on the Nail Art Contest. I mentioned yesterday that there are some technical issues so voting will now open on July 8th and you have until then to load your entries. As promised, I will let you guys know as soon as voting opens and there will be a few more details to come at that date!

    Index to pinky (all on a base of GOSH Pool Party)
    Gradient with Sally Hansen Inst Dri Whirlwind White (gradient tutorial here)
    Stamping with Bundle Monster plate BM305 and Sally Hansen Whirlwind White
    Topped with Girly Bits January Morning
    Glequins from Born Pretty Store

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    Superheroes Challenge: Disney Hero… I Fight For The Users

    29th June 2012
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    As I mentioned earlier in the week that I’m really not a huge Disney fan. The fairytale stuff just gets on my nerves a bit and I couldn’t decide on a hero character that I really wanted to portray on my nails. Then a light bulb went on somewhere and I remembered that the Tron films are made by Disney. BINGO! 
    I went for a very minimalist approach and if I didn’t tell you this manicure was Tron themed, you may not be able to guess! It’s based on Tron’s suit from the first movie and my ring finger is supposed to be The Grid. 

    The base colour is Rimmel Grey Matter and I used a nail art brush with Barry M Cyan Blue for all the details.

    Previously: Tron-ails and Tron Nail Art
    The other ladies also have some Disney Hero manicures for you!
    Jo from Northern Nails
    Charlotte from Charlotte’s Nails
    Debbie from The Crumpet
    Kerrie from PishPosh and Polish
    Sarah from Spellbinding Nails

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    Perfect Paisley Print

    28th June 2012
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    Today is a challenge day and I’m supposed to be posting my Disney Hero but I’m gonna have to take a rain check. This is the first time I’ve ever skipped a challenge day, EVER, so I hope you won’t be too mad! I just haven’t had time to do the manicure but as soon as it’s finished, it’ll be posted. You can still see the other ladies’ hero posts though! Charlotte’s Nails, The Crumpet, Northern Nails, PishPosh and Polish and Spellbinding Nails.
    Luckily I have a back up plan – more new Bundle Monsters! I just couldn’t resist showing you this pattern, I mean look at the amount of detail in there! I’m quite the seasoned nail stamper and I’ve never seen that much small detail in a stamp before. Very impressive, Bundle Monster, verrrrry impressive indeed.
    The base colour is Sinful Colors Last Chance and I stamped using GOSH Metallic Green with Bundle Monster plate BM315.

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    Testing, Testing…

    27th June 2012
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    My 2012 Bundle Monster plates came yesterday so as you can imagine, it was a very exciting day here! I didn’t actually get a chance to play with them until the evening though and even then I forgot to take pictures so you’re seeing a day old mani in the pictures – please ignore any chipping!
    I was lucky enough to win them in the Bundle Monster nail art competition which is becoming something of an annual tradition! But after months of anticipation, the plates are finally available to buy on Amazon.com and the Bundle Monster website. I haven’t spotted them on Amazon.co.uk just yet. If you’re in the UK, I’m pretty sure you can still buy them from Amazon.com but there is a shipping charge and they’ll take a little while to get here. I’m sure they’ll pop up on the UK site soon though.
    I went a bit crazy and just tested out some of the first designs that caught my eye. The plates I’ve used here are BM322, BM317 and BM306.
    The base colour is A-England Galahad* and I stamped with No7 Poolside Blue.

    UPDATE! The plates are now available on Amazon.co.uk!
    *Items marked with an asterisk were sent for consideration. See my disclaimer for more info.

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