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    Blue Blood

    8th May 2011
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    Last night (or rather this morning) I didn’t get to sleep until after the sun came up! If anyone’s ever done that, don’t tell me it’s not an amazing feeling. I went out in town then watched Napoleon Dynamite and couldn’t sleep until 5.30. I don’t know why I’ve shared that with you today. It’s completely unrelated to anything but I guess I just want to say everyone should do it more often! I’m very much a night person. I’d much rather sleep all day and be awake all night.
    Plate: Bundle Monster BM225
    Base Colour: La Femme – Grey Cream
    Stamp Colour: NYC Glossies 243B
    I used scotch tape to mark off the edges of the nails and painted on two coats of Barry M Blue Glitter .
    Top Coat of NYC
     
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    Lots o’ Layers

    30th April 2011
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    Todays nails took a lot of time and planning! Last night I applied the base colour, stamp and a top coat. Then I waited until this morning to make sure the base was good and dry, before using some scotch tape to section off part of my nail and paint on a darker blue colour. I think it looks kind of like a persian rug but I did watch ‘Prince of Persia’ this week so perhaps I just have Persia on the brain!

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM222
    Base Colour: Barry M Cyan Blue
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Rimmel Blue My Mind
    A stripe of GOSH Metallic Purple applied with a nail brush
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Bright Purple for a Bright Day

    26th April 2011
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    The gorgeous weather we’ve been having is starting to dwindle but it was still bright outside today so I went out in to the garden to take my pictures. I think they come out much nicer in direct sunlight. Normally I just take them in my bedroom.
    I ordered a new mp3 player from Tesco today which will be ready for me to pick up at my local store on Thursday. Now, you may not think this a particularly exciting event but I’ve been rocking various really old Creative Zens for a few years now and I finally decided it was time to catch up with the rest of the world and get something a bit more modern. Also, my Zen Micro keeps switching off whenever it pleases thanks to some rattly insides and is so old that it’s not really even compatible with my computer!
    I went for the Sony NWZ-S754 in blue which was a bargain because I took advantage of the double up your Clubcard vouchers offer so I only had to put £20 towards it. Apologies to anyone not in the UK who’ll have no idea what I’m talking about. ‘Clubcard’ a loyalty card scheme for the massive supermarket chain, Tesco, and you can get some amazing rewards from them. I’ve already had 3 annual magazine subscriptions without a penny coming out of my pocket.

    Konad Plate: M57
    Base Colour: Barry M Bright Purple
    Konad Colour: Stargazer White
    Top Coat of NYC
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    OPI Black Shatter And Other Cracking News

    9th April 2011
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    Thanks very much to the wonderful Diana @ The Girl With A Bow for providing me with my 2nd ever OPI polish. She held a quick giveaway last month and I was the lucky winner of a bottle of Black Shatter. I know I’m kind of late hopping on the bandwagon and there are probably hundreds of swatches of this polish all over the blogsphere but I thought I’d post it anyway since I love it even more than I expected to. I used Barry M Cyan Blue as a base then just slapped on a coat of the Black Shatter. Easy Peasy.
    I think the crackle polishes that are gaining popularity fast this year are such a quick and simple way to make your nails stand out from the crowd. Or at least for now, what with every brand and their sister releasing a cracking range! But with all the colours that are now available and the effects you can get from applying the polish in other ways than the traditional cuticle-to-tip such as side-to-side or zig-zagging, you’re sure to find a combination that’s wholly yours.
    For the Brits among us who don’t have much access to OPI and China Glaze, you’ll be pleased to know that Barry M are extending their crackle range and have now released their ‘Instant Nail Effects’ polish in Blue, Pink and White following the success of the Black (info here).
    Models Own are also releasing a collection of 9 ‘Smash-Up’ polishes. The Black and Silver will be available to buy in Boots from April 20th. The other 7 vivid colours will be available to buy on their website this month.

    My blog posts may be more intermittent than usual/non-existent for a while as I’m staying at my parents house while my ankle is healing up and have hardly any nail supplies with me. 
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    Starlight

    7th April 2011
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    What an eventful week I’ve had! I had a great night out on Saturday with my friends and managed to wake up bright and early on Sunday morning to catch a train home to surprise my Mum for Mother’s Day. I came back to my house on Tuesday afternoon and spent the evening relaxing. 
    I was looking forward to a fun packed Wednesday. I’d planned an afternoon in the park while the sun had his hat on and was looking forward to either another night out or a trip to the cinema but it all went downhill on my way home from uni. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know all about my woes!
    As I was walking home I tripped on some uneven ground and reeeeallly hurt my ankle. At first I thought it wasn’t that bad and that I’d be able to hobble home but then I looked down and it had already swollen a lot (picture of the swelling here if you like injuries and whatnot!). I called my friends to come and rescue me and we got a lift to the hospital where we spent the rest of the afternoon. I had an x-ray and luckily it isn’t a break, just a bad sprain, so they sent me home with crutches and some information about caring for a sprained ankle. I’ve spent practically every hour since then stuck in bed with my foot propped up and I’m starting to get cabin fever! It will be a long while until I take my ability to walk for granted again. Everything is such a hassle with only the one leg functioning properly.
    Plate: Bundle Monster – BM05
    Base Colour: Barry M Bright Purple
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Models Own Juicy Jules in the center of the stars
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Simpleton

    21st March 2011
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    So far I’ve been keeping up with my blogging schedule. For those of you that didn’t catch my post a little while back, I mentioned that instead of putting pressure on myself to post every day as I used to, I’m setting myself a goal of 3 posts per week. I’ve finalized the plan and the schedule is to post on Monday, Wednesday and either Saturday or Sunday. Whenever there is a special occasion, like St. Patrick’s Day for example, I might throw in a quick, freebie nail art post.
    Last night was my first attempt at a ‘Scotch Tape Mani’ made famous, I believe, by the fabulous Erika at Chloe’s Nails*. It basically involves placing strips of scotch tape on your nails which act as a stencil to give you crisp lines between multiple coats of colour. Depending how you use the tape, you can get all kinds of great results and it’s so easy to do. Make sure you check out Erika’s blog to see what amazing effects you can achieve.
    My first few attempts were a bit disastrous to say the least. I’m very impatient and wanted to get to bed so I kept putting the scotch tape on too quickly and it would rip off the base colour so after a few failures I decided to leave my base coat to dry over night before subjecting it to any tape torture.
    I used Jay Jays Thrillseeker as the base colour and applied a top coat of NYC last night. I got to the fun bit in the morning when I applied the tape diagonally across my finger and used BYS Fools Paradise for the second segment. I then applied Barry M Blue Glitter with a striping brush for the dividing line and topped it off with another top coat of NYC.

    * If I have this wrong and you know of someone else who was using the technique before Erika, please let me know as I like to give credit where credit’s due.
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