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Studs, Uncategorised

Stud Up! Day 1: Just The Tips

4th March 2012

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Roll up, roll up and welcome to my third theme week, STUD UP! The theme this time around is, as you may have guessed by now, ‘Studs’. I just can’t get enough of the things recently.

My personal style is moving through a rock chick phase which means everything I wear is dark and adorned with skulls, studs and crosses so you can expect the same kind of thing from my manicures this week. I say ‘week’ but it may be a little longer if I have to miss a day for whatever reason, but there will be 7 designs total.

I got these studs in the mail this week from Born Pretty Store and as soon as I opened the packet, a flurry of ideas shot through my head and I knew I had to commit a week of nails to them. The only other ‘stud like’ material I have is bullion but I promise I won’t make it too repetitive for you guys!

I used A-England Lancelot as a base (my go-to red-black) and 1.5mm studs from Born Pretty Store. Finished off with a coat of NYC In A New York Minute.

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Glitter, Uncategorised

All That Glitters Is Gold

25th February 2012

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I know nail art posts have been scarce around here recently but I’m really low on ideas! I’ve mostly been wearing black on my nails because I’m going through a bit of a moody phase haha. Black and gold such a good combination to wear on your nails when you want to rock the dark look but glam it up and not look too gothic.

I finally got around to updating my Stamping Polishes page today so head on over if you want to see my list of regular polishes that work for stamping. You can find the page any time in the sidebar about half way down the page under the ‘features’ heading.

I used A-England Lancelot as a base and a gold glitter Kiss Nail Striper that my bestie brought me back from a trip to Canada to paint the tips. The rhinestone is from the Mash wheel and I used two top coats of NYC In A New York Minute to finish it off.

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Holographic, Swatch, Uncategorised

A-England The Legend: Bridal Veil Swatch

19th February 2012

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Bridal Veil is another holographic polish from A-England‘s Legend collection. It’s a black holo and these pictures absolutely suck at showing it’s holo-ness!

In sunlight this polish gleams with emerald green and more subtle hints of every other colour on the spectrum. As you can see, under artificial light it looks like a glass flecked black. B-E-A-Utiful!

I’ve noticed that clicking pictures, in chrome at least, brings up a kind of slideshow which is a cool new feature but the pictures are still not very big. If you want to see the highest resolution picture possible, you can right-click on the picture in the post and select ‘Open link in new tab’, ‘Open link in new window’ or ‘Open image in new tab’ and you should be presented with a much bigger picture. I hope this info comes in handy for anyone that didn’t know, and it will work on most blogs and websites.

Two coats of A-England Bridal Veil*
Top Coat of NYC

The Legend collection is available now from a-england.co.uk with free worldwide shipping.

*Product was sent for consideration. For more information, see my disclaimer.

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Freehand, Uncategorised

You Da Nails… Rihanna Inspired Nail Art

9th February 2012

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Welcome to day seven of my secret challenge for myself to post at least once daily for one week! I didn’t want to mention it in case I couldn’t stick to the schedule but today makes it one week exactly and I’m feeling quite proud of myself! The good news is I still have posts lined up for the next few days so I’ll carry it on for as long as I can 🙂

This nail art was inspired by Rihanna’s nails in the video for You Da One. Although I probably wouldn’t sport pointy nails like hers, I love the chevron trend that’s launching at the moment. We’ve already seen Lana Del Rey sporting a chevron style in her video and I think it’s going to be a big trend this year. As nail art is becoming more popular and people are getting fed up of the classic french tip, this is a great alternative that you could probably still pull off in work.

I used Barry M Matt White as a base colour. I freehanded on the triangles with W7 Black and then outlined them with No7 Poolside Blue – all with a striping brush.

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Stamping, Uncategorised

Baroque to Black

6th February 2012

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Baroque is pretty much my favourite kind of pattern ever! I’m immediately drawn to anything that’s covered in it so, naturally I love to wear it on my nails but for some reason I’ve never tried this colour combination before. My god it’s beautiful.

Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA 112*
Base Colour: A-England Lancelot*
Stamping Colour: Barry M Gold Foil
Top Coat of NYC

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Freehand, Uncategorised

Reader, beware, you’re in for a scare! (Goosebumps Nail Art)

19th January 2012

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I have to confess – I never read the books but I used to watch the TV show as a kid and I can still remember the drippy green logo from the opening credits which is what inspired today’s mani. I even managed to paint this design on my right hand using my left and it looks nearly as good as my right-handed effort!

I used Collection 2000 Spangles as my base colour, then used nail art brushes to paint on W7 Black for the drippy details.
Spangles nowhere near as yellow as it looks in these pictures. It’s actually a perfect slimey green colour!

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Freehand, Uncategorised

Guitar Hero Nail Art!

6th January 2012

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I think it’s safe to say that I’ve become addicted to Guitar Hero this week! I first played it at a friend’s house on Monday and by Thursday, we had it in our house and I ended up playing it for 6 hours straight. I have a blister on my finger and achy arms from rocking so hard on the drums!

I used W7 Black as a base and white acrylic paint for the thumb and button details before I topped them with colour.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to do some laundry. LOL JK, I’m gonna play guitar hero!

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