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    I Like My Candy Mattified

    16th May 2013
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    I like it when my nails look tasty! Thanks to that super bright pink, my nails are looking sugary sweet today and the matte top coat is just a perfect addition. I got this effect using striping tape and although it would figure that it took a long time because it took a hell of a lot of tape, it was actually a lot quicker than some of my more intricate tape manis. I think because once I’d done one nail, all I had to do was repeat it on all the others and I had a good rhythm going by the end!

    I used two coats of Barry M Lychee as my base colour and topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly. Once it was all dry, I placed on some striping tape where I wanted Lychee to show through (tutorial here). Next, I painted over it with Models Own Bubblegum and Barry M Mango one nail at a time and immediately removed the tape.
    I topped it with another coat of Dries Instantly and finally once it was all dry, I added one coat of Rimmel’s Matte top coat.

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    Wham Bam!

    14th May 2013
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    Back to the very basics today with some simple half moon nails. It looks to me like the half moons are making my nails look impossibly square. I know they are square but do they look more… angular dressed up in half moons? Let me know if it’s just me!

    I used Barry M Lychee as a base then painted on the half moons with W7 Black Cherry using a nail art brush. Still using the nail art brush, I used a little bit of top coat to attach the studs which are from Born Pretty Store. It’s all topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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    The Great Gatsby Inspired Nail Art

    11th May 2013
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    Since I first saw a trailer for The Great Gatsby I’ve been completely besotted. I like Baz Luhrmann and I love Leonardo DiCaprio (who doesn’t amirite?!) so I can’t wait to see the movie. I’m a sucker for beautiful looking films and I’m sure this one won’t disappoint in the aesthetics department. The posters alone are gorgeous enough and you know I can’t resist a good gold and black combo so today’s nail art is inspired by the amazing art deco pattern plastered all over the artwork for the movie.

    For the base I used one coat of  Barry M Gold Foil and one coat of Sally Hansen Gilded Lily to get the luxurious, glistening gold look. I painted on a thin coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly and waited about 15 minutes before applying striping tape where I wanted the gold to show through. Next I painted W7 Black over the top and swiftly removed the tape. There’s a full striping tape tutorial here which explains in more detail. Finally I topped it off with another two coats of Dries Instantly to smooth everything over.

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    Barry M Summer 2013 Gellys

    8th May 2013
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    Next month Barry M are adding 5 new shades to their amazing Gelly range ready for summer. I feel kinda bad teasing you with them this early but I really couldn’t wait to show you… forgive me?! 
    As always I’ve got only good things to say about these shades, the formula is perfect and the colours are absolutely stunning. Without a doubt, these are my favourite shades to come out of the Gelly range yet. I’ve split the polishes in to two batches – the warms and the cools – to do some nail art!

    Passion Fruit is a coral which leans more towards orange and it’s the best coral I’ve ever worn. Too often I find coral shades are very jelly like and almost impossible to get opaque but this one only needs two thin coats.
    Mango is a creamy orange colour, again perfect in two coats. Beware though, this one’s a stainer so make sure you wear a good base coat underneath.
    On my index finger, I used Mango as a base and stamped using Passion Fruit and Konad plate M60. There’s a gradient tutorial here and a striping tape tutorial here for the other nail art. It’s all topped with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

    My favourite of the 5 new shades is Guava – the aqua blue. I’m a sucker for blue nail polish, especially when it applies this easily, looks this good and doesn’t stain my nails. 
    The green, Key Lime, is also another stand out for me. It’s so close to being slime green but it’s just on the right side of bright and beautiful – one of the first bright greens that works with my skin tone. And how amazing does it look next to Guava? It did leave a bit of staining so use a base coat!
    Finally we have Blue Grape, the cobalt blue. This is a great dupe for Revlon Royal and the most ‘jelly finish’ like polish of the bunch but it’s completely opaque in two coats, unlike Royal which needs a lot of coats and tends to drag at the cuticles.

    Again, we have a gradient tutorial here and a striping tape tutorial here and it’s topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

    These new shades will be available in Superdrug on June 5th and Boots on June 12th.

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    Red Red Ruffian

    28th April 2013
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    This weekend has completely passed me by, I really can’t believe it’s already over! I’ve had a good balance of excitement and mundaneness. Think a Saturday night drinking with old friends and watching Iron Man 3 today vs. lots of cleaning and a nail polish cull! 
    I reorganised my Helmer and picked out 37 bottles for recycling, or as I like to call it…. frankening fun! It was good to go through my stash and rediscover a lot of polishes that I’d kind of forgotten about. Every two minutes I’d be like, ‘Aaaah yes, I remember you!’. It made me realise I probably need to figure out a way to catalogue my ever growing collection. Call me crazy, but that job sounds like hella fun!

    The two colours here are Barry M Lychee and Barry M Blood Orange. I painted on the red ruffians using a nail art brush and added some orange studs from Born Pretty Store. Finally I topped it all off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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    Penspired

    25th April 2013
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    When I was out shopping on the weekend, I spotted a pen with a funky chevron pattern and of course, the first thing that ran through my brain was ‘I can put that on my nails!’. I bought the pen solely for that reason! I actually only planned to paint a chevron and maybe a few stripes on each nail but I may gotten a little carried away.

    The colours I used are Barry M White, W7 Black and Sally Hansen Fairy Teal. I varied the base colour on each finger and painted on the details with a nail art brush. True story.
    It’s all top coated with Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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