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    Fresh Lookin’ Studs

    16th July 2013
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    Yesterday you guys provided me with inspiration by the bucket load when I asked on Facebook and Instagram which colours you thought I should use with these new mint studs from Born Pretty. The ideas that popped up time and again were purple, green and brown (to make mint choc chip!). I tried the brown idea because it sounded very appetising but I couldn’t make it work so I moved on to option two… something with purple and green.


    The studs are the new 2mm coloured ones from Born Pretty Store and it’s $3.59 for a pack of 200 studs. There are 11 colours ranging from pastels to bright. It’s been a while since I had a good browse of Born Pretty so I’ve been surprised to see the amazing new items they have on offer. I’ve already placed two orders with them this week so I’ve got some square pastel studs on their way too. I can’t wait to play with them!

    1. For the nail art I used a base coat of Barry M White then topped it off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.
    2. Once that was dry, I placed on two strips of striping tape where I wanted the white to show through.
    3. Using the brushes straight from the bottle I very carefully painted on NYC Water Street Blue and Lavender Cupcake between the lines of tape. I removed the tape immediately.
    4. I used a nail art brush to dot a tiny bit of clear nail polish on to my nail where I wanted to stick the studs. I picked up the studs using the same brush while it was sticky and pressed the studs down in to the polish to make them really stick (video here).
    5. The colour on my other fingers is Sally Hansen Green Tea.
    6. I topped it all off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Gradient, Uncategorised

    Nonoo Resort 2014 Inspired Nail Art

    12th July 2013
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    Yesterday I was checking out the finalists for 2013’s CDFA/Vogue Fashion Fund at Glamour.com and when I saw the lookbook image from Nonoo’s Resort 2014 collection, my heart skipped a beat. As we all know, I have a weakness for stripes, gradients and anything blue so within seconds I’d decided that it was going on my nails!

    Image source: Nonoo.com

    I’m going to try a new way of writing out the steps I took today. I’m hoping a broken down step-by-step is going to be easier to follow than the regular massive paragraph of description!
    1. I used a base of Barry M White and a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to make it dry a bit quicker.
    2. Using a pair of tweezers, I placed striping tape across all of my nails nail where I wanted the white to peek through.
    3. For the gradient, I used Barry M Grape, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue and Essie Bikini So Teeny in that order from cuticle to tip.
    Instead of using my normal gradient technique, I painted the colours straight on to the sponge. I then dabbed it on to a sheet of plastic to blend the colours slightly before sponging it on to my nail, one nail at a time.
    4. Straight after sponging on the gradient, I peeled the tape off my nail and moved on to the next.
    5. Once it was all dry, I added two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to smooth everything over.

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    Freehand, Uncategorised, Waterfall

    Neon Waterfall Nail Art

    10th July 2013
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    Are you bored of these yet? Good, because neither am I! I asked you guys for colour combination requests on my first Waterfall Mani post and by far the most popular suggestions were neons on a pale base and a monochrome scheme (stay tuned for that one). The neons were a brilliant idea – thanks to everyone that came up with that one… it reminds me of streamers, parties and carnivals!

    I used a base of Barry M Lychee and painted on the waterfall using a long, thin nail art brush and the Models Own Ice Neon collection. It’s all topped off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Freehand, Uncategorised, Waterfall

    Fiery Waterfall

    7th July 2013
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    So it seems you guys like the waterfall mani as much as I do! Thank you for letting me know your amazing ideas for colours. I’ve noted them all down and will be trying them out asap!
    The weather today has been insane. I’ve spent half the day moving around at quarter speed and the other half laid down completely still with a fan pointed at me trying to cool off! I’m really not one for this scorching heat… when it gets to May I’m always like, ‘Hmmm this isn’t too bad. Maybe I like summer now’, but as soon as July hits I remember the torture and start counting down the days to October!

    For this nail art I used Sally Hansen Crinolin, a super pale pink, as my base colour then painted on streaks of Barry M Papaya, Essie Lollipop, NYC Lexington Yellow and NYC Full Metal Jacket.
    I topped it with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Stamping, Studs, Uncategorised

    Snippet: Blue Grey

    6th July 2013
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    My base colours are Sally Hansen Gray by Gray, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and Sally Hansen Ion. Gray by Gray and Ion are currently available for £1.50 from Fragrance Direct which is quickly becoming my favourite place to shop for polish online! 
    All three of the stamped designs are from Bundle Monster Plate BM315 and I used Barry M Gold Foil. 
    I attached the studs by painting on a top coat and applying them while it was still wet. The studs on my pointer can be found here and the square studs here, both from Born Pretty Store. 
    It’s all finished off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat except for on the nails with studs as top coat tends to make the colour run.

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    Freehand, Uncategorised, Waterfall

    Blue Waterfall Nail Art

    5th July 2013
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    This nail art builds on one of my manis from last week – Getting Skirty. That mani was so simple, I absolutely loved wearing it and was left wanting more. I thought I’d try it again this week but build on it a little and this was the result!
    Honestly, I am head over heels, pure in love with this style! I can’t wait to try out some more colour combinations. I think the complimentary colours look nice but it would look really edgy with clashing colours. If there are any colour combos you’d like to see let me know because you’re definitely going to be seeing a few more of these manis from me.

    I used NYC Raindrop as my base colour and then took a striping brush to paint on all the different colours from the cuticles upwards towards the tip.
    The colours included in the ‘waterfall’ are Barry M Blue Grape, Sally Hansen Himalayan Blue, Sally Hansen Pacific Blue, Nails Inc Belgrave Place and NYC Water Street Blue.
    It’s all finished off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Happy Fourth of July

    3rd July 2013
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    Being in the UK I don’t get to celebrate Independence Day but I’d still like to wish all my US friends a happy Fourth of July! The holiday looks like a helluva lot of fun to me (I may or may not be a closet pyro!). Here we have to wait until November 5th for bonfires and fireworks! However, geographical misfortunes won’t stop me when I spy the opportunity for some themed nail art! 

    I actually created this mani (plus a tutorial) for Divine Caroline where I’ll be doing a bit of writing here and there from now on. So if you want to see the tutorial for this look, jump on over to my post on DivineCaroline.com… Stars and Stripes Nail Art

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