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    31 Day Challenge, Galaxy, Nail Art

    Turquoise Glittery Galaxy Nails

    29th September 2015
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    I’ve been excited about getting to the Galaxy Nails from Day 1 and I knew I was going to use Fool’s Gold as my base. It’s definitely not meant to be a realistic representation, but I think abstract galaxy nails are some of the prettiest.

    For the Nails…

    I used piCture pOlish Fool’s Gold as my base colour. I sponged on piCture pOlish Totes, A-England Let Me In and Barry M Coconut for the galaxy effect.

    No galaxy nail at is complete without a sprinkling of China Glaze Fairy Dust so I applied a thin coat of that before freehanding and dotting on the stars using White Acrylic Paint.

    Finally I finished it off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat.

    There’s a Galaxy Nail Art Tutorial here.

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    31DC2015: Half Moons with a Tutorial

    27th September 2015
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    My 31 Day Challenge has taken on a schedule of its own, but I haven’t given up! I’m lagging way behind everyone else and I don’t think this is going to be a tortoise and the hare situation – it’ll be a leisurely stroll towards the finish line. Just to give you an idea of how behind I am, Half Moons is the prompt for Day 18 and today is September 27th. Whoops! Read more

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    31DC2015: Flowers

    19th September 2015
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    I have a little confession to make – I’m a hoarder of water decals. Whenever I’m shopping for nail art stuff online, I can’t resist adding a few sets to my basket in anticipation of those days when I don’t have time for, or can’t be bothered with, ‘proper’ nail art but still want some decoration there. Turns out on those days, I don’t have time/am actually just too lazy to be applying water decals anyway! So there they sit, unused and unloved. Today, that changes and water decals are going to get some love from me.

    I do feel the tiniest bit guilty for using water decals today instead of creating something fresh, but funnily enough, I’ve been looking back through the water decals archive and I see that I also copped out last year and used water decals for Day 14: Flowers. Me and freehand florals just don’t get on.

    For the nails…

    I started out with 2 coats of Barry M Coconut and let that dry thoroughly.
    The water decals are these Full Coverage Flower Water Decals from BuyInCoins. If you’ve never heard of this website, you need it in your life. It’s a bit like an online jumble sale – you never know what you’ll find but there’s always something good. Shipping is from China so it normally takes about two weeks to get to me here in the UK.

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    31DC2015: Psychedelic Animal Print

    18th September 2015
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    I was rifling through my stamping plates a few weeks ago (during my ‘nail art equipment’ Periscope) and I got very nostalgic when I saw my Konad plates. This M57 plate, the one with the zebra-tiger and leopard print, was the very first plate I ever lusted after and pretty much kicked off my nail art obsession. I vowed to use it again soon and I think Day 13 of the challenge, animal print, is the perfect opportunity.

    The Nail Art

    I created a gradient using Barry M Blueberry and Barry M Guava. See the tutorial here.
    The leopard print design is stamped from Konad M57 plate with Models Own Chrome Cerise.
    It’s all topped with a coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

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