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    31DC2012 Day 24: Inspired by a Book

    22nd November 2012
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    Like last year, I’ve gone with a children’s book again. There aren’t a lot of books for grown ups with pictures in them so kids books make for way more interesting nail art!
    In case you couldn’t tell, these nails are based on The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I remember loving this book as a kind but my copy is long gone.
    We’re postponing the challenge a little this week because we all have super busy schedules but we’ll be back on track next Tuesday with Day 25. I’m feeling the pressure following the completely unexpected and overwhelming success of last year’s Inspired by Fashion mani. 
    Pop over to Cris and Rie‘s blogs to see how they’re getting on with the challenge!

    I used Barry M White as a base colour. The caterpillar is made up of Barry M Watermelon, Barry M Spring Green, Essie Navigate Her and a dark green Sinful Colors polish that I can’t remember the name of and I’m not at home right now to check!
    Also mixed in there are W7 Coral, NYC Lexington Yellow, Essie Glamour Purse and a blue Rimmel Polish that, again, I can’t remember the name of!
    It’s all topped off with two coats of Seche Vite.

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    31DC2012: Day 17 Glitter

    8th November 2012
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    We all like the way glitter looks. Even I like the way it looks and believe me when I say I’m the biggest glitterphobe going! I’ve linked to this video before, but it really does sum up my feelings towards loose glitter perfectly. As soon as you get one little flake on you, it’s everywhere!
    Of course, glitter polish is slightly different but it comes with its own difficulties. Most notably it’s a pain in the butt to remove. There used to be the foil removal method but recently, people have been talking about a new way to remove it. Well, technically it’s a new way to apply it so that it comes off in one swoop. Basically, you just use PVA Glue instead of your base coat. I won’t go in to it too much because other brilliant bloggers already have so if you want to know more, you should read these posts at Pretty Purple Polish and Lab Muffin.

    Don’t forget to stop by Let Them Have Polish and Nails and Noms today for more sparkling glitter nails.

    I’ve had these colours from the Sally Hansen Gem Crush Collection* for a while but I’ve been putting off wearing them because I didn’t want the hassle of removal. Now that’s not an issue, I couldn’t decide which one I to wear, so I just decided on 4 of them! The colours are Glitz Gal (Grey/Silver), Lady Luck (Pink), Be-Jeweled (Purple) and Big Money (Gold).
    I used 3 coats of each straight on to my nails and they’ve given complete coverage. Also… so much sparkle! I topped it off with 2 coats of Seche Vite and it was still a bit bumpy but 

    You can see how the PVA base works. It lets you peel off pretty much the whole nail of polish in one go. No more scrubbing or soaking. I’ll definitely be wearing glitter more often now that I won’t have to dread the removal!

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    31DC2012: Day 12 Stripes

    30th October 2012
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    It’s the day before Halloween and I’m only just posting my slightly Halloweeny themed manicure. Much like last year, this one was also very last minute. I needed some stripes for Day 12 of the 31 Day Challenge and I needed some colours so I went with Orange and Black, the most Halloweeny colours I could think of.
    Hopefully, I’ll have a proper Halloween manicure up tomorrow but we’ll have to see how things go!
    As always, Rie at Nails and Noms and Cris at Let Them Have Polish will have some killer manis for you today too!

    I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed as my base colour and freehanded on the stripes with a Nail Art Brush. I topped it with two coats of Seche Vite.

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    31DC2012: Day 11 Polka Dots

    28th October 2012
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    Today’s gonna be a quick one, I’ll just run through the polishes I used and let you get on with your day!
    For most of my nails, I used NYC Water Street Blue and used a dotting tool to create the polka dots with Barry M Blueberry. My accent nail uses Blueberry as a base colour and glequins from Born Pretty Store. I used two top coats of Seche Vite to finish up.
    Want to see more doticures? Go see what Cris and Rie came up with today!

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    31DC2012: Day 10 Gradient Nails

    27th October 2012
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    So I don’t know if you heard, but gradients are kind of a big deal around here! Since I popped my gradient cherry, I just can’t get enough of the things. I think this might be my favourite colour combination yet. These were just the two polishes within reaching distance at the time but they work together perfectly together and this is one of my favourite combos to date.
    Don’t forget to pop over to Cris and Rie‘s blogs to see their gradients today!

    I used Sally Hansen Ion as my base colour. Before I started on the gradient I applied Liquid Pallisade* around my nails to prevent too much mess. I created the gradient using NYC Water Street Blue, following this tutorial. I finished it off with two coats of Seche Vite to smooth it over.

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    31DC2012: Day 9 Rainbow Nails

    25th October 2012
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    When you think rainbow, you think bright, happy, colorful right? WRONG! Today’s ‘rainbow’ mani is kind of dreary but I think that’s just the way I was feeling when it came to painting this mani. Also, my rainbow is upside down… not the sign of quality craftsmanship and attention to detail but hey ho, here we are anyway!
    Don’t forget to see what rainbow manicures Rie and Cris created today!

    I used Sally Hansen Ion* as my base colour, which is my new very favourite greige, and attached the glequins while the second coat was still wet on the middle finger.
    I finished it all off with two coats of Seche Vite.

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    31DC2012: Day 8 Metallic Nails

    23rd October 2012
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    Day 8 of the 31 Day Challenge calls for Metallic Nails and what’s more metallic than actual metal?! The gold stuff you see on my nails is this very interesting Nail Art Foil* from Born Pretty Store. It comes in sheets scrunched up in to little pots and it’s so light and thin that it’s barely even there. I just used a pair of tweezers to tear the foil up in to little pieces and place it on to my nails and I love the outcome. Since I don’t think I’ll be shedding out up to £30 for The Man With The Golden Gun any time soon, this is a great $6 alternative!

    I used Cult Nails Vicious as my base colour. I painted one coat and then, one nail at a time, added a second coat and attached the foil while it was still tacky. I finished up with one coat of Seche Vite but it could have used two just to even out any bumps.

    As always, hop on over to Let Them Have Polish and Nails and Noms to see what Cris and Rie have come up with today!

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