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    It’s All Gone Kenneth Tong

    Something has been really winding me up today. And it’s this twitter debacle involving the aforementioned imbecile. Sorry, but I can’t bring myself to write his name again. I don’t know if anyone’s been following it?
    Basically, he’s glorifying eating disorders as lifestyle choices and proclaiming his belief that every woman should have one so they can be ‘skinny’ and ‘fashionable’. Obviously we can all tell he’s a bit of a prick who lives a shallow and fickle existence.

    Some of you in the UK may recognise from a series of Big Brother where he was portrayed as an international playboy millionaire. I actually watched some of the show when he was in there and he seems to me like a smart guy (a complete douchebag, but a clever one). He knows about celebrity and the business world in general.
    So what I don’t understand is why this guy continues to expose himself in such a bad light. It seems to me that he’s just desperate for fame and recognition. 
    First he goes on one of the most shameful TV shows in existence. That didn’t work but now he’s got himself some twitter followers so he figures he’ll cause a bit of outrage and get himself mentioned (in disgust) enough times to become a trending topic. 
    What I’m trying to say here is this guy knows exactly what he’s doing. I believe he likes his girls to look like twiglets but he knows what he’s saying is wrong and outrageous – he’s just doing it for the attention. Now the celebs (Rihanna and Simon Cowell to name a few) have started putting their two cents in and the guy is revelling in it. Look at the guy, he’s no George Clooney and about 5 foot tall to boot so who is he to be telling us how we should look.
    So I’m urging you all just to ignore it and not mention or tweet him at all. Maybe I’m defeating the point and you can call me a hypocrite for writing this rant about him. I just want everyone to know that it’s pretty clear he’s only doing this for the recognition. Don’t recognise it and he’ll go away back to under the rock he emerged from two days ago.
    Anyway, here’s today’s manicure. I hope you like it…

    Konad Plate: M54
    Base Colour: Rimmel Lycra Wear – 399 Black Satin
    Konad Colour: Sally Hansen Chrome – Amber
    Top Coat of NYC
    I apologise if I offended anyone with any of my words or language. I’m not worked up about it and I’ll sleep fine tonight, I just wrote this in the heat of the moment. I may take it down soon.
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    Out of Spice

    Sorry about the lack of variety over the last few weeks. I migrated home over the Christmas holidays and could only bring a limited amount of kit with me. I’ve only got 35 polishes with me – that’s actually a lot now I’ve counted but when I look at them in the drawer it looks like nothing! – and only 2 of them are any good for stamping so my manis have been a bit samey.
    It also occurred to me that many of you may not be aware of the Bundle Monster plates so I’ve put a link there underneath the picture for you to check out the Amazon listing. If you want to get into stamping but don’t want to splash out big bucks on the Konad plates, the BM’s are great. You just need to make sure you get a stamp and scraper (or you can use a credit card to scrape like I do) from somewhere.


    Plate: Bundle Monster – BM21
    Base Colour: E.L.F – Purple Pleaser
    Stamp Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Barry M Dusky Mauve

    Here are a few pictures of Barry M Dusky Mauve. This is rumoured to be a dupe for Chanel’s Paradoxal. I can’t give you a solid opinion on that claim but judging from swatches I’ve seen of the Chanel, I’d say it is pretty darn close!
    I wore this on New Years Eve and lots of my friends commented on it. My bestie (who has never bought a polish in her life!) even said she’s going to get some to wear at work because it looks so sophisticated.
    I also have Models Own Purple Grey in my collection which you can see here. This polish is a good match for the colour of Dusky Mauve but doesn’t have the shimmer – it’s just a plain creme.
    And of course – I had to put a Konad over it and matte it up.


    Konad Plate: M57
    Base Colour: Barry M – Dusky Mauve
    Konad Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    Top Coat of Essie Matte About You
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    Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have fun tonight, whatever you’re doing, and I wish you all the best for 2011!!!

    Plate: Bundle Monster – BM05
    Base Colour: BYS – Fools Paradise with Barry M Blue Glitter on ring finger and thumb
    Konad Colour: W7 – Black
    Top Coat of NYC
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    E.L.F Party Purple

    This is another of my Christmas prezzy polishes. It’s a great colour but it needed 3 coats to be completely opaque. You can’t really see the silver glitter as well when it’s on the nail.
    Konad Plate: M35
    Base Colour: E.L.F – Party Purple
    Konad Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Brrrrrr

    I’m still waiting on some sunlight so I can swatch Barry M Dusky Mauve but until then, here’s another ‘dupe’ for Chanel’s Paradoxal. It doesn’t have the lavendery shimmer but I would say it’s a good match for the underlying dark purple colour.

    Konad Plate: M71
    Base Colour: Models Own – Purple Grey
    Konad Colour: Sally Hansen Chrome – Amber
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Barry M Bright Purple

    This is one of the polishes I got for Christmas. I love this colour! I was looking at it in the bottle wondering if I was going to be too pink for my liking but it’s just perfect – it’s bold and bright without being too tacky (imo).
    Konad Plate: M64
    Base Colour: Barry M – Bright Purple
    Konad Colour: W7 – Black
    Top Coat of NYC
    I also forgot to show you this cool gadget that my aunt bought me for Christmas. It’s a cute little monkey that blows on your fingers to make your polish dry faster!
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