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Best of the Bundle

17th July 2012

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The Houndstooth design is by far my favourite from the most recent set of Bundle Monster plates. There aren’t a lot of patterns in the 2012 Bundle that really stand out to me but this is one of them. And it stands at the front! I love those stamping patterns that are so seamless, you can’t tell which colour is the base and which was stamped on. I was going to leave it open for interpretation but I’ve totally given myself away with the black accent finger!

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM322
Barry M Gold Foil and W7 Black
Square Studs from Born Pretty Store
Top Coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast

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Snippet: Flower Traveler

9th July 2012

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Base Colour: Cult Nails Time Traveler

Stamping Colour: Barry M Silver Foil

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM318

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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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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!

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A-England Guinevere Swatch + Stamping

18th May 2012

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A-England is a brand I have buckets of admiration for. I’ve yet to find one of their polishes that disappoints and the brands creator, Adina, is one of the most inspiring women I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking to. Guinevere is from the Mythicals collection – a collection of sublime cremes – and this one’s no different. Look how creamy!! The colour is a slightly greyish lilac, it’s so pretty and neutral enough for work.

All swatches are 2 coats of A-England Guinevere* with a top coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

Click ‘read more’ for more pictures and the nail art!

You can buy Guinevere from A-England.co.uk right here with free worldwide shipping!

Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA108
Base Colour: A-England Guinevere
Stamping Colour: Barry M Gold Foil
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Let’s Build a Frenzy

17th May 2012

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This Hard Candy polish was in an amazing package I received from the lovely Kim from A Polished Addiction. She was kind enough to send me a birthday package containing 10 polishes from the US and they’re all absolutely stunning. The package included my first Color Clubs, Hard Candys and my second and third OPI bottles!

Despite my addiction to nail art, I’m not much of a polish connoisseur. I’m sometimes aware of new collections coming out but generally speaking, I’m clueless when it comes to salon brands or anything that’s not sold here in the UK!

Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA119
Base Colour: Hard Candy Frenzy
Stamping Colour: W7 Black
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