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    12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 2 (Reindeer Nail Art)

    3rd December 2011
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    Here goes Day 2 of my Christmas themed manicures! Coming up with ideas for this theme is so much fun and it’s really getting me in the mood for Christmas. I thought I’d struggle to come up with 12 designs but as it turns out, I may have a job narrowing it down to just 12!
    I can remember as a child being read the poem, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas’ every Christmas Eve and I always tried so hard to remember all the names of the reindeer. I’ll list all the ones I can remember and you guys can fill me in on the rest… Dancer, Prancer, Donner, Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Vixen? Haha, am I right so far?
    I used an unnamed Collection 2000 white as a base colour.
    I outlined the main shape of the reindeer with Barry M Mushroom and then used black and white acrylic paint for the details. The antlers were done with L’Oreal Black Bean. Rudoph’s nose is Barry M Red Glitter over La Femme Cherry Red.

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    Christmas, Glitter, Stamping, Uncategorised

    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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    I have a job!

    1st December 2011
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    I started a new job this week as a retail assistant in HMV. For my first day, I painted my nails to match the uniform and I thought I’d do a quick post to show you! 
    From a conversation I had on Twitter, I gather that HMV definitely exists in Singapore, Canada and obviously here in the UK, but there are no stores in the USA so apologies if you don’t recognise the imagery!
    I used A-England Lancelot* as a base. For the lettering and logo, I used white acrylic paint and Nails Inc Shoreditch. The lettering was all done with a dotting tool. My pinky is a stamp from Bundle Monster plate BM225 using Sally Hansen Chrome Anemone.

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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Pac-Man Nail Art!

    26th November 2011
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    A few days ago, a twitter friend suggested I do Pac-Man nails and I instantly jumped on the idea! Pac-Man was on my short-list for the Week of Geek but didn’t end up making the cut and I guess I just forgot about the idea until Araneae mentioned it.
    I used yellow (George Buttercup shine) as a base for my ring finger and black (Rimmel Black satin) for all the others. I used a nail art brush to freehand the outline of Pac-Man with black acrylic paint then black polish to fill out the remaining bits of nail.
    For the ghosts, I used white acrylic paint to make out the shapes and then coloured them in using Miss Sporty Orange, Barry M Raspberry and L’Oreal Bebe. The blue of the maze is Barry M Cyan Blue which I painted on with a striping brush and I used a dotting tool with La Femme Grey Cream for the pac-dots.

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    ♪♫ This could really be a good life…

    23rd November 2011
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    This week is shaping up to be a very very good one! I had a job interview yesterday for a Christmas temporary position as a sales girl in a record shop which I nailed so I’ll be starting that next week. Then today, I got a call from another job I applied for which is basically a Chalet Girl position but without the Alps! It’s live-in so it also means I’ll be able to move out of parents’ place for a while. I have to go for an interview/trial kind of thing this Sunday and if I’m successful, I’ll start in January – I’ll keep you guys posted on that!
    And to top it all off, this blog hit 2000 followers today! Thank you all so much for reading and following! I hope I say it often enough but I really don’t think I could say it enough. It means the world to me that you all like my little piece of the internet enough to keep coming back and showing your support. THANK YOU!
    Today is a Wednesday so here comes the pink!

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM205
    Base Colour: Models Own Utopia
    Stamping Colour: Barry M Raspberry
    Accents: BYS Flirty Sparkle
    Top Coat of NYC

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    What Did I Do?

    17th November 2011
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    I realise that using song titles/lyrics is oh so very unoriginal but I’m really struggling to come up with interesting post titles!
    I had an overwhelming urge to use this poptastic colour combination today and I wanted something simple and sophisticated. This stamping design just never gets old and I always get compliments about it so it’s a winner in my book.

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM209
    Base Colour: Primark – Yes Cyan!
    Stamp Colour: Barry M Gold Foil
    Top Coat of NYC

    I made a few nail sets based on the Michael Kors studded design this week and Esther from Fab Fingertips was my first customer! She did a quick post on them today which you can see here. If you like what you see, send me an email and you can have your very own custom set, I take requests so anything you’ve seen here on the blog can be made in to a bespoke set just for you (see my shop for more details)

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    Movember Nail Art

    15th November 2011
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    Has everyone heard of Movember? It’s a great initiative that runs throughout the month of November to raise funds and awareness for some too often ignored men’s health issues, and more specifically protate cancer and other cancers that affect the male proportion of the population. 
    Guys (or Mo Bros) are encouraged to start the month clean shaven and spend the next 30 days grooming their moustache to perfection, but I know a lot of gentlemen prefer to abstain from any form of grooming instead of going for the perfectly preened moustache!
    To find out more and donate to the cause, click here.
    I’ve seen a lot of pictures of Movember nails this month, but I think I’ve managed to trace the idea back to cutepolish on YouTube. You can see her original video for creating moustaches on your nails here.
    I thought I’d add my own touch to this mani so I’ve used a few different Mo designs!
    I used the always classic Cult Nails Cruisin’ Nude as my base colour and painted on the Mos with black acrylic paint. All finished with a top coat of NYC Expert Last.

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