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    Day 13: Animal Print

    Who doesn’t love a good animal print nail huh? This combination of colour and stamping is the one I used to wear the most before I started blogging, but it’s been a long time since I wore it. I was going to try something more adventurous today, like freehanding a leopard print, but laziness took over and I pulled out my stamping plates!
    If you’re craving more animal print manis, check out Cristina and Rie‘s Day 13 challenges too!
    BYS Astro Gold
    W7 Black for the stamp
    Konad Plate M57
    Top Coat of NYC



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    Day 12: Stripes

    I was stuck for a long time trying to come up with a design for Day 12, then I remembered this Wah Nails design and set about picking colours. Blue and pink aren’t two colours I would normally pair but these two neon shades look absolutely eye-popping next to each other. I’ll definitely be trying this colour combination again!
    If you haven’t already, head over to see Rie and Cristina‘s stripy creations too!
    Nails Inc Shoreditch
    Barry M Cyan Blue for the stripes



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    Day 11: Polka Dot Nails

    Polka dots are so fun and easy and yet they make your nails look completely amazing!
    When I first got my dotting tools I hated using them and was just never happy with my results but after a bit of practice, I absolutely love them and they’re SO versatile. I use them for all kinds of nail art, not just dots.
    Today’s nails are in my favouritest colour ever – purple, purple and more purple!
    Head over to see Rie and Cristina‘s Polka Dots challenges too!

    Polishes used
    Base colour: Barry M Berry Ice Cream
    Dot Colours:
    Nails Inc Victoria
    Collection 2000 Minx
    Barry Bright Purple

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    Day 10: Gradient Nails

    Today’s challenge is gradient nails and it’s also Wednesday which means PINK. Sorry for the brief post but I have such a busy day ahead, I even had to get up a little early to schedule this because I won’t have another spare minute today between work and evening plans. I’m going to see Charlie Simpson tonight which is super exciting!
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s gradient nails too!

    Models Own Utopia
    BYS Metallic Fuchsia sponged on

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    Day 9: Rainbow Nails

    Today was a tricky one! Say the words ‘rainbow nails’ to me and my mind starts running wild! I was thinking stamping, dotting and striping all in one mani I decided reign in all that jazz and take the simple chic approach with rainbow stripes which I am absolutely over the moon with. Think ‘Sammy and the Amazing Technicolor Manicure’!

    Don’t forget to peek at Cristina and Rie‘s rainbow creations today!

    Polishes used
    All on a white base coat
    La Femme – Red Cherry
    Miss Sporty – 323
    George – Buttercup Shine
    Collection 2000 – Spangles
    Barry M – Cyan Blue
    Barbara Daly – Purplicious

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    Day 8: Metallic Nails

    I think today is the perfect opportunity to show you one of the new Barry M Special Effects polishes – Gold Foil. They released a gold and silver foil and I snapped up the gold the first time I saw it on the shelf because I was in desperate need of a gold for stamping polish and a few friends had told me this works great.
    It’s a one coater like most chrome effect polishes but I used two out of habit. Brush strokes are very minimal and maybe I sound cray-cray, but any streaks I could see when I first applied seemed to completely disappear after a few hours. Maybe I was seeing things, who knows?!
    I confessed earlier in the week that I’m a creme devotee so I normally despise finishes like this plastered all over my nails but I’m slowly growing to really love wearing it. Although, I’ll probably sink back into my creme loving ways in no time and forget there ever was a day that I loved my metallic mani.
    Have you seen Rie and Cristina‘s metallic manis yet?
    2 Coats of Barry M Gold Foil
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Day 7: Black and White Nails

    I toyed with a few ideas for today’s nails before deciding to play it safe and go with Zebra print. It’s been so long since I wore this pattern and colour combination (I normally go for the tiger colour combination) and I forgot how amazing it is. It’s definitely not a subtle look, but I think I pull it off okay!
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s nails today for some more crazy black and white designs.
    I used an unnamed Collection 2000 White then stamped with W7 Black and Konad Plate M57.

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