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    Models Own Ice Neons

    8th June 2013
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    I predicted a little while back that Neon would be a big trend this summer and it seems I was right. I’m loving all the neon nails that I see on my Tumblr and Pinterest browsing adventures. When Models Own release a nail collection of anything, you can bank on it becoming a thing!
    Models Own kindly sent me the collection to give it a test run and I’m very pleased with the polishes. Most of them have a very jelly like finish so they’re best applied over a white or light coloured polish if you prefer full opacity. The purple is the only one I’d wear without a lighter creme underneath. Applying them over white ensures they’re as bright as they can possibly be too!

    For this nail art, I applied a base of Barry M Lychee followed by a coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Fast Dry Top Sealer. I then applied striping tape in uniform lines to each nail before painting over it with the Models Own Neon Ice shades (click here for a tutorial). The shades, from thumb to pinky, are Pink Puch, Pukka Purple, Toxic Apple, Bubblegum and Luts Lemon. Finally I added a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly followed by a coat of Rimmel’s Mattifying Top Coat.

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    Summer Gradient

    2nd June 2013
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    How has everyone’s weekend been? I hope you all had a chance to soak in some sun! I’m a real fusspot when it comes to the heat but even I have to admit that the weather this weekend was just perfect. I spent yesterday with a BBQ, campfire and plenty of cider, then visited an old friend in the beautiful city of Bath today. I’m currently fanning myself (literally) and considering taking a good old fashioned nap on the grass outside!

    I used a base of  Barry M Blueberry and created the gradient with Barry M Key Lime. I added some glitter, Sinful Colors Call You Later, to the tip on my accent finger for a bit of sparkle. Finally I finished it off with two top coats of Essence Better Than Gel Nails.

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    Glitter, Stamping, Studs, Uncategorised

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    25th May 2013
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    The pink polishes in my collection get overlooked most of the time – I’m just not a pink and sparkly kind of girl. I spotted this colour combination somewhere this week (although I have no idea where!) and it just popped right out at me so the next logical step was to paint it on my nails! 

    The blue is Barry M Guava and the pink is an unnamed Kriston polish which is a brand I’ve only ever seen in my local pharmacy.  On my pointer finger, I used one coat of the Kriston polish with two coats of Sally Hansen Lady Luck. The black studs are from Born Pretty Store and on my ring finger I’m wearing a base coat of Barry M White stamped with W7 Black and Bundle Monster Plate BM201.

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    3 Stripes on my Sneakers (Adidas Nail Art)

    22nd May 2013
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    When I was a kid it was all about the Adidas poppers… you know the ones I’m talking about! The tracksuit bottoms with three stripes and poppers running all up the side? Please tell me I wasn’t the only one!
    I had a grey pair which I wore to death. Man I loved those things when I was 11 but I don’t think I’ve worn a pair of tracksuit bottoms in public since. Oh 90s fashion, thank you for staying in the 90s!

    For the stripe nails, I used 2 coats of Barry M White and then topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly. Next I used striping tape to mark off three stripes and painted over it using Essie Mezmerised  before peeling off the tape (tutorial here). On my ring finger I used Mezmerised first and marked off the logo using striping tape to keep my lines nice and straight, then I filled in the gaps using BK Matt White and a nail art brush. Finally, I topped it all of with one coat of Rimmel Matte Finish.

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    Stop and Smell the Roses

    20th May 2013
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    Happy Monday! I know some of you will be thinking that Monday is not a day to be happy, but it’s recently become my favourite day of the week because it means a new episode of Game of Thrones! I can’t believe there are only 2 episodes left in the season after today’s. I must confess I haven’t read the books, so far I’ve only made it half way through the first, so I have plenty of material to tide me over until the fourth series.

    I used NYC Lavender Cupcake as my base colour with Sonnetarium Lenten Rose glitter on my ring finger. I did the pinstripes on my index finger using striping tape and BK Matt White. For the roses I used NYC Bubblegum Pink, Barry M Blood Orange and BK Matt White with NYC Mint Macaroon for the leaves. There’s a full tutorial for the roses here. Finally I topped it all off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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