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    31 Day Challenge, Galaxy, Uncategorised

    Day 19: Galaxy Nails

    28th October 2011
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    For the 19th day of our challenge, we all had to create some Galaxy Nails. I’ve done some of these in the past (see here and here) and I love the look. You really can’t get them wrong! Rie and Cris both agree with me today – they’re so much easier than they look. 
    So if you’re looking at these pictures and thinking you want your nails to look like this but doubting your ability, DON’T! Just grab a sponge, some nail polishes and have a party on your nails. I promise it’ll look great.
    Rie and Cristina have created some gorgeous galaxy nails today.

    Here are the polishes I used in order, left to right.

    When you look at these mismatched colours lined up, you wouldn’t think they could combine to make such a pretty manicure.

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    31 Day Challenge, Uncategorised

    Day 18: Half Moons

    27th October 2011
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    Sorry today’s post is a little later than usual, it’s been a very busy and fun few days for me. 
    I’m loving this blue/green polish that I picked up in the pharmacy for 99p! It’s one of those shades that’s stuck right between blue and green so it’s been a hot topic of debate today. What do you think?
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s half-moons too!
    Rimmel Purple Reign
    Kriston 52
    Gosh Metallic Blue

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    31 Day Challenge, Tutorial, Uncategorised

    Video Tutorial: Simple Flower Nail Art

    26th October 2011
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    Here is a quick tutorial for the flower nails I created on Day 14. I had so many lovely comments and the design is just so simple to create so I thought I’d show you how I went about it.

    All you need is to create this look yourself  is a few colours of your choice; a base colour and however many colours you decide to use for the flowers, and a dotting tool. And if you don’t have a dotting tool, bobby pins make a great subsitute!

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    31 Day Challenge, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Day 17: Glitter

    26th October 2011
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    So today we come to Glitter manicures. Glitter and I have a strained relationship. I go through phases of loving it and at other times I just detest the stuff and get the urge to throw away every polish I own that contains glitter! The main reason for the hatred is the hassle it takes to remove it. I always use the foil method for removal these days to minimise any stress!

    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s glittery nails too!

    Barry M Blue Glitter
    BYS Gold Finger sponged from the tips down

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    31 Day Challenge, Freehand, Uncategorised

    Day 16: Tribal Print

    25th October 2011
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    I’ve been dreading this day for a while. I love tribal nail art but had no idea how to come up with a decent design myself, however, once I forced myself to sit down and actually do it, the ideas just kept coming and I am completely in love with this design!

    The black detail is all created with acrylic paint which has allowed me to get the crisp lines that I know I couldn’t have achieved by using black nail polish. At the moment I only have black and white acrylic paint but I think I’m going to have to look out for some more cheap pots in a better range of colours.

    You should go and see what Rie and Cristina came up with today too!

    Base colour: MUA Shade 23
    Black acrylic paint
    Barry M Cyan Blue
    Barry M Limited Edition Red for Buzz
    Top Coat of NYC

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    31 Day Challenge, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Day 15: Delicate Print

    24th October 2011
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    Here we are at the halfway point and I’m still loving the challenge!

    A friend of mine visited Canada this month and I asked her to pick me up a bottle of Sally Hansen Whirlwind White. Since I saw it on Marta’s blog here, I’ve had a lemming for it and Marta reminded me to ask my friend to grab me a bottle. So now I finally have a really, really good white stamping polish and it really is a weight off my shoulders!

    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s challenges too!

    No7 Lucky Lilac
    Konad Plate M71
    Sally Hansen Whirlwind White

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