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    Waterfall Nail Art Tutorial Video

    23rd March 2014
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    Here’s step one on my ‘Done is Better Than Perfect‘ mission… tutorial videos! This is something I’ve been intending to do for more than a year and tried more than a few times but there was always something I was unhappy with. The main issue was lighting but once I decided to stop fussing and just get on with it, I did my research and found a really cool lighting setup that lets me get nice and close without blocking out any light.

    For my first video, I started simple with a Waterfall Nail Art Tutorial to accompany the picture tutorial I posted last July. I must say, I’m really happy with the way it’s turned out which has definitely encouraged me to keep going with videos!

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    Misty Waterfall

    19th February 2014
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    Barry M Mist Swatch

    So far, my effort to read more this year is going really well. I’m a pretty slow reader but I’m making good progress! Since I got my Kobo in January, I’ve already read the first two Divergent books and I’m currently reading The Fault In Our Stars. I’ll pick up on the third in the Divergent series after this one which I’m pretty sure I’ll finish before the end of the week because I only started reading it on the weekend and it’s been keeping me up until the early hours of the morning every day since. I think I’ll turn in early tonight so I can squeeze in an extra hour of reading time!

    Barry M Mist Swatch
    For this nail art, I started with a base of Barry M Mist.
    I created the Waterfall using Barry M White, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue, Sally Hansen Himalayan Blue and Sally Hansen Lively Lilac.
    There’s a waterfall tutorial here.
    The glitter is Angelica Bobby Dazzler (also available in Primark stores!).
    It’s all finished of with a top coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

    Barry M Mist Swatch
    Barry M Mist Swatch
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    Delush XO Collection with a Waterfall

    10th February 2014
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    Valentine's Day Waterfall Nail Art
    Being the perfectionist that I am, I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the waterfall nail art that you saw on my Valentine’s Nail Wheel yesterday. It was quite tricky to paint straight lines on those false nails as they have a lot more curves and bends than mine so I really wanted to give it another shot on my own nails. Aside from the fact that I haven’t done a waterfall in so long, I really wanted to have a go with the amazing Delush XO collection before Valentine’s Day!

    There are three polishes in the XO Collection – Make Me Blush, Je Ne Sais Quoi and Love Me Lights Out (gotta love a good Beyoncé reference). With this collection, Delush has also introduced a new bottle design with matte handles and a wider brush.

    Make Me Blush is the base for this manicure – a Baby Pink creme with an incredibly subtle gold sheen. Je Ne Sais Quoi and Love Me Lights Out are both glitters with a milky white base. The appearance of green glitter was a surprise in a Valentine’s collection but the soft shade really works with the pinks and purples to create two glitters that are perfect not just for Valentine’s but the whole of spring.

    Je Ne Sais Quoi is my favourite of the two glitters. There’s a good mixture of pink and mint green glitter in this one and the base is slightly pink tinted.

    I’m wearing Love Me Lights Out on my ring finger. I really like the yellow gold in this one and there are also bright pink stars scattered through it although I didn’t manage to pick any of them up this time.

    Valentine's Day Waterfall Nail Art
    For these nails, I used 2 coats of Delush Make Me Blush as my base.
    I applied two coats of Je Ne Sais Quoi on my first finger and two coats of Love Me Lights Out on my ring finger.
    I created the Waterfall using Sally Hansen Lovely Lilac, China Glaze Pink-ie Promise, piCture pOlish Electric Dream and Barry M Gold Foil. There’s a waterfall nail art tutorial here.
    It’s all topped off with two coats of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.
    Delush Love Me Lights Out Swatch
    Valentine's Day Waterfall Nail Art

    Valentine's Day Waterfall Nail Art
    These polishes are $8.95 each at delushpolish.com. Worldwide shipping is available.
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    New Year’s Eve Nail Art

    31st December 2013
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    These are the nails I’m wearing tonight for NYE! Black and Gold has been the party colour scheme this year and it’s always been a favourite of mine so I thought I’d polish off the year with a simple black and gold mani. Cirque Helios has become a staple for me this last month. It’s the perfect gold glitter for Christmas and turns out it’s a good sparkly addition to a party mani!

    Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a great one!

    I started with my base colours of No7 Just Black and Nails Inc. Hampstead Gardens.
    The glitter accent is two coats of Cirque Helios. I freehanded the ‘2014’ using a nail art brush and NYC Full Metal Jacket.
    The waterfall nail art was created using NYC Full Metal Jacket, BeautyUK Olympic Bronze and A-England Dorian Gray.
    Finally, i topped it all off with two coats of Rica Glossy Glam.

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    Autumnfall

    19th November 2013
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    When I do nail art, I hardly ever wear the same design on every nail. I’m an advocate of the skittle manicure but lately I’ve been completely obsessed with this double accent style. One just isn’t enough any more! I’m revisiting the waterfall today. It’s been more than a month since my last one and I’ve been itching to do one for a while. This combination was inspired by the glitter polish on my accents – KBShimmer You Autumn Know. I tried to match the colours in the glitter polish as closely as possible and decided to apply it over a shimmery gold base which is perfect for autumn!

    The glitter accents are two coats of KBShimmer You Autumn Know over one of Barry M White.

    I create the waterfall nail art (tutorial here) over a base of Rimmel Sunset Bronze. I used a nail art brush to apply the stripes using Barry M Gold Foil, Rimmel Purple Reign, Essie Jag-U-Are, China Glaze Dandy Lyin’ Around and Sally Hansen Sun Kissed.

    It’s all topped off with a coat of Seche Vite.

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    A Waterfall Fit for Fall

    8th October 2013
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    It’s been a while since my last Waterfall mani and seeing all of the amazing combinations you guys have been posting on Instagram gives me a bit of fresh inspiration every day. Now that the days are drawing in and winter is approaching, I thought it would be a good time to try it out in some autumnal shades.
    Although I still really love this mani, it didn’t come out as wintry as I’d hoped. I pictured it with a creamy caramel brown as a base and I searched my whole stash for something similar but didn’t have any luck. Now I have a new quest for the next time I go shopping. I love it when I have a mission, it focuses my attention and prevents me from getting distracted by every polish bottle in sight!

    I used China Glaze Fade Into Hue as my base colour and created the waterfall using a nail art brush with Essie Glamour Purse, H&M Midnight Mystery, Sally Hansen Gray by Gray and Barry M Watermelon.
    There’s a waterfall pictorial here.
    It’s all topped with one coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat, then one of Rimmel Mattifying Top Coat.

    P.S. My post on Divine Caroline this week is a tutorial for Nicole Miller’s NYFW Runway Nails. Click here to see the post! 

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