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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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White Rosa

23rd October 2013

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Press Sample

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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Snippet: Bit of That

12th October 2013

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Inspired by @debbiepallett on Instagram

Sally Hansen Ion
W7 Metallic Neptune
Barry M Gold Foil
Striping Tape
Bundle Monster Plate BM317
Color Club Top Coat

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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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Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2013

5th October 2013

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As some of you will know, this year I was shortlisted in the Best Established Beauty Blog category at the Cosmpolitan Blog Awards. On Wednesday, after months of waiting and planning and getting all excited, the big event was held in London. I made my way to the big city, giant suitcase in tow, to meet up with Alice, Amelia, Lucy and Allie and we headed to the ceremony together!

I had such a great time at the awards and I really loved getting to meet up with the other lovely ladies in attendance. I didn’t win in my category but Alice from One Nail To Rule Them All was representing the nail blogs by taking home the title of Best New Beauty Blog! It was definitely a night to remember and I owe a huge thanks to all of you lovely people who nominated me and made it possible! I’ll try not to get too soppy but I really do well up when I think about you guys taking the time to nominate and vote for my blog. Thank you so so much!

I spent most of the day before trying to decide on nail art to wear for the night and this is the design I settled on. I’ve also included a few snaps from the event after the jump!

For the gradients nails I used NYC Raindrop as the base with China Glaze Sunday Funday and added some little black studs. There’s a gradient tutorial here.

The beautiful blue glitter on my pointer finger is Azature’s Blue Diamond Polish. I stamped on the chevron design from Bundle Monster Plate BM-201 using W7 Black over Barry M White.

It’s all topped off with one coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat and one of Essence Better Than Gel Nails High Gloss Sealer for a super shiny finish.

And here are a few shots from the night, I even make a brief appearance in Cosmo’s video of the event at 1.10!

Photos courtesy of Amelia

Of course I had to squeeze in a cheeky selfie. Check out my favourite T-Rex Necklace!

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31DC2013 Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

27th September 2013

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As I mentioned yesterday, I got my days in a twist this week so although it’s technically Day 27 of the challenge, these are the nails for the prompt for Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern.

While I was browsing Asos for inspiration for Day 25’s Fashion inspired nails I also found the inspiration for today – a grungy variation of the houndstooth pattern – on a t-shirt!

Image source: Asos.com

I started with a base of Rimmel Grey Matter and stamping on the houndstooth design from Bundle Monster Plate BM322 using BK Matte White.

To get the frayed look around the edges, I took a nail art brush then using Barry M White and Rimmel Grey Matter, I added lines over the sharp lines in the pattern going in the direction of the houndstooth.

Finally I topped it off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.