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    Sun Kissed Tips

    Summer weather has returned to Britain, but probably for a few days at most, so I thought I’d feature this sunny shade today. I pretty much detest extreme heat, even when it’s caused by sunshine so I’ve opted out of every exotic family holiday since 2007! I really only look forward to Summer because it means I get to rock a pair of Aviators every day. I’ve been less of a summer grinch the last few years and always try my best to join in with everyone’s excitement whenever the sun is shining.
    I think tips are quite boring but I always get cravings to wear them so I try to work in another element that will spice it up a bit. I was kind of stuck for spicy elements today so I just added an extra line. It’s very simple but quite sophisticated and I like it!
    Double Gold Tip

    Double Gold Tip
    The base colour is Sally Hansen Sun Kissed and I used Barry M Gold Foil and a striper brush to paint on the tips and the extra little line.

    Double Gold Tip

    Double Gold Tip

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    Wibble Wobble, Polish on a Plate

    Fun fact – In the UK (as opposed to the US), Jello is called Jelly and Jelly is called Jam. Wrap your brain around that for a second! Also, have some context for the title.

    This is my first ever Jelly sandwich! It just seemed to slot together this week after I got my first ‘proper’ jelly in a package from the States and spotted this multi glitter in The Original Factory Shop yesterday.
    For those of you that aren’t familiar with jelly sandwiches, the process involves layers of jelly polish and layers of glitter or other special kinds of polish painted alternatively on the nails so the glitter looks buried underneath.
    I didn’t get too overzealous with layering on this one because I didn’t want a mani that would take five hours to dry! I kind of cheated and used a crème first to cut down on the amount of coats I’d need to get it opaque. You can find all the details of the polishes and the order I used them in down the page a little.

    You may also notice my funky new watermarks. I finally figured out how to get text to follow a curve in Photoshop so I had a good time playing with that effect. I’m not sure if I’ll be keeping them this way because it takes much longer than just stamping on the straight version but for now, they’re lots of fun! I’d like to know what you think if them, do they detract from the pictures or do you prefer the way they’re integrated instead of randomly placed?

    Glitter Sandwich with OPI Houston We Have A Purple

    Glitter Sandwich with OPI Houston We Have A Purple

    Glitter Sandwich with OPI Houston We Have A Purple

    The Recipe
    One coat of Barry M Bright Purple
    One coat of NYC Starry Silver Glitter
    Two coats of OPI Houston We Have A Purple
    One coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat

    Glitter Sandwich with OPI Houston We Have A Purple

    Glitter Sandwich with OPI Houston We Have A Purple

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    Under Lock and Key

    Today’s nail art is inspired by a piece of jewelry from Anna Sabino – a New York based handmade jewelry designer. When I saw this key pendant, I instantly had the idea to fashion a lock and key on my nails which I think turned out incredibly cute! I’ve even worn this mani for more than a day which is a surefire way to tell I love it!
    The black and gold gradient just makes this mani. You can never go wrong with black and gold together, it’s a classy and chic combination but adventurous and kind of wild at the same time.
    Black and Gold Nail Art

    Black and Gold Nail Art
    I used W7 Black as a base and Barry M Gold Foil for all the details including the gradient. The gold glitter stripes were done using a Kiss nail art striper. 
    You can get 20% off any order at LucidNewYork.com using the code LN20D.
    Black and Gold Nail Art

    Black and Gold Nail Art
    Sorry if you’re sick of me reminding you, but the Bundle Monster Facebook Competition is still open and every vote counts! You can go straight to my entry here and if you like it, it would be great if you could drop a vote in the pot for me. Thank you!

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    It’s Been a While

    I just had a look through the pages of The Nailasaurus and it’s been nearly a whole month since I posted any stamping nail art. Crazy when you consider that’s the only thing I ever posted for at least the first year of its existence.
    I love having my nubbins back. Whenever I have long(er) nails, or rather when I haven’t trimmed them for a while, there will come a day when I look at them and just think ‘You have got to go!’ and I just cut them down. When I was a kid, I always thought it would be really awesome to have long nails one day but now that I’ve been there and done that, I can safely say I prefer them short and square. After a trim, I always paint them black or some other very dark colour and find myself staring at them like they’re a new pair of shoes!
    Barry M Gold Foil Stamping

    Barry M Gold Foil Stamping



    Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA102
    Base Colour: Glo Baby Glo (from Primark) in Yes Cyan!
    Stamping Colour: Barry M Gold Foil
    Studs from Born Pretty Store
    Top Coat of NYC

    Barry M Gold Foil Stamping
    P.S. Voting is still open for the Bundle Monster Nail Art Contest. My entry can be found here and your votes are very very much appreciated. Thanks!

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    My Bundle Monster Competition Entry!

    Bundle Monster are releasing a new set of plates very soon and they’re running a competition through their Facebook for the chance to win a set! As a long time lover of the BM sets, I couldn’t pass up this opportunity so I submitted a manicure! For my entry I used Bundle Monster plate BM210 with A-England St George over a base of BYS Kung Fu Blue. I used Barry M Gold Foil to accent the design on my ring finger.
    If you like my entry, I’d love it if you could head over and vote for me in the competition by clicking here or on the picture below.
    Thank You!

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    Black and White Day 10: Your Choice

    For the last day of the challenge we decided to recreate our favourite manicure that someone else had created during the challenge. So I had the near impossible task of picking from 42 manicures! In the end, I came to a compromise, I’d dedicate one finger on my hand to my favourite design from each of the other 5 ladies.

    Black and White Challenge Day 10

    Black and White Challenge Day 10

    Pinky Finger, The Lacquerologist: Day 3
    See Emily’s original post here
    W7 Black as a base. Dotted first with Barry M White then again with Rimmel Urban Princess, Barry M Mint Green, NYC Lexington Yellow and Miss Sporty Orange.

    Ring Finger, Nails and Noms: Day 3
    See Rie’s original post here
    W7 Black as a base. Using scotch tape to mark of the triangle closest to my cuticle, I used BYS Flirty Sparkle. I gave up on scotch tape and freehanded the next triangle with Rimmel Daisy Chain.

    Middle Finger, Fab Fingertips: Day 5
    See Esther’s original post here
    A-England Galahad as a base. A-England St George for the first cloud and W7 Black for the second.

    Pointer Finger, Sincerely Stephanie: Day 2
    See Stephanie’s original post here
    Base coat of Barry M White. W7 Black with a striping brush for the center parting. Then I switched to a dotting tool using the same two colours.

    Thumb, Let Them Have Polish: Day 1
    See Christina’s original post here
    Barry M White as my base colour. First I used a large dotting tool and W7 Black, then a slightly smaller dotting tool with Barry M White to dot in the centres.

    Finally, I finished off each nail with two coats of NYC In A New York Minute.

    Black and White Challenge Day 10

    Black and White Challenge Day 10
    Black and White Challenge Day 10
    And finally, pop over to the other ladies’ blogs to see which design they’ve recreated!
    Esther at Fab Fingertips
    Stephanie at Sincerely Stephanie

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    Black and White Challenge Day 6: Color base with White

    The ‘Skittle mani’ is not a style I sport very often. I think it’s due to my obsession with evenness and symmetry! Nevertheless, I decided to give it a go today when I couldn’t decide which pretty pastel I wanted to use on my nails and I really love the result. I’m really taken with pastels and I think the love is fueled by my desperation for summer’s return after I was given a taste of it the a few weeks back when we had a few days of sunshine!
    I’ve been doing too much online shopping this week and I have my eye on some jewellery from Fresh Trends. I’m a bit of a piercing junkie and I had my anti-helix pierced a few weeks ago as a little birthday present to myself! For whatever reason I didn’t get a chance to mention it at the time but you can see it here!  I had no idea about all the amazing jewellery you can get for the more uncommon piercings like my new addition. I think this is gonna have to go in my rook piercing on the other ear!
    Barry M Pastels

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM205
    Base Colour: Barry Ms Mint Green, Berry Ice Cream, Blueberry Ice Cream and NYC Lexington Yellow
    Stamping Colour: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White
    Top Coat of NYC

    Barry M Pastels

    Barry M Pastels
    As always, my challenge homies will have some beautiful manicures for you today!
    Esther at Fab Fingertips
    Stephanie at Sincerely Stephanie

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