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    I have a job!

    1st December 2011
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    I started a new job this week as a retail assistant in HMV. For my first day, I painted my nails to match the uniform and I thought I’d do a quick post to show you! 
    From a conversation I had on Twitter, I gather that HMV definitely exists in Singapore, Canada and obviously here in the UK, but there are no stores in the USA so apologies if you don’t recognise the imagery!
    I used A-England Lancelot* as a base. For the lettering and logo, I used white acrylic paint and Nails Inc Shoreditch. The lettering was all done with a dotting tool. My pinky is a stamp from Bundle Monster plate BM225 using Sally Hansen Chrome Anemone.

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    Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

    3rd November 2011
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    I’ll be honest here – I’m not a very fashion conscious person. I’m not trying to sound conceited but I may come across like that anyway, but I believe personal style > fashion. So the first thing I did for researching today’s nails was to Google ‘Fashion’!
    After a bit of searching, I stumbled upon Michael Kors’ website and fell in love with the simplicity and elegance of his dress designs. I quickly chose this dress as my inspiration.

    Thankfully, Rie and Cris know a bit more than me about fashion. Head over to see their couture creations today.

    Studded Nails Original

    I used W7 Black as a base colour then slicked on GOSH top coat and placed
    on the bullion before it dried.
    I used a top coat of NYC to seal it all in.

    Studded Nails Original

    This dress is so classic yet the studs give it that rock-chick rebel vibe. I love it! I feel like such a bad-ass wearing studded nails! I’ll be wearing my biker boots and leather jacket today.

    Studded Nails Original

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    Day 23: Inspired by a Movie (V For Vendetta Nail Art)

    1st November 2011
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    Some of you may remember back to September when I did ‘Just Like The Movies‘ week? Well, I pretty much used up every idea I’ve ever had for movie manicures! A friend suggested I use a ‘V For Vendetta’ theme and I immediately jumped on that concept.

    In case anyone hasn’t seen the movie, I won’t give away too many details but it’s loosely based on the events leading up to what is now known as Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th 1605 wiki). I don’t know how well the story is known in the U.S. but it’s a part of British history that every kid is taught about in school. Everyone I know that’s seen the movie really likes it, so if you haven’t seen it yet – you should!

    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s Movie Manicures too!

    Thumb to Pinky:  ‘V’, Rose, Fireworks, V himself, Government insignia

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    Halloween Nail Art!

    31st October 2011
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    I wasn’t originally planning to do any Halloween nails but I had a Twitter request so of course, I had to oblige!
    I used Miss Sporty Orange and Rimmel Black Satin as my base colours.
    The stamps are from Bundle Monster plates BM224 and BM223 and I used white acrylic paint to freehand the skeleton.

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    Vampy Half-Moon manicure… but not as you know it

    8th October 2011
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    A few days ago, an idea struck for a half moon manicure but I couldn’t find the stickers I use for them anywhere. I spent more than an hour searching my room top to bottom for the dastardly things to no avail!

    I found myself in an ‘odds and ends’ kind of shop yesterday and remembered just as I was leaving that I needed some of these and I found a packet of about 500 stickers for 60p. Such a bargain!

    The stickers in question are THESE hole reinforcers. I cut them in half and used them to mark off the half moon shape at the base of my nail but instead of painting a new colour over the top, I used a stamp.

    Konad Plate: M64
    Base Colour: W7 – Black Cherry
    Konad Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    Top Coat of NYC

    On Monday, Cris @ Let Them Have Polish, Rie @ Nails and Noms and I will be starting the 31 Day Challenge (click here for details). We decided to do it together so that we won’t be tempted to stray from the strict ‘post every day’ rule! I think it will be fun but also challenging to go back to posting daily after relaxing my blogging schedule since the new year. I can’t wait to start and I’m hopefully my enthusiasm won’t dwindle too quickly!


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    GOSH Metallic Purple with Konad M60

    29th September 2011
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    This idea looked much nicer in my head. It’s not that I don’t like this mani, I just thought it would come out a bit more striking. I think I had a more ‘open’ pattern in mind but I couldn’t find one in my pile of stamping plates or come up with a freehand one in my brain.

    Konad Plate: M60
    Base Colour: Rimmel – Black Satin
    Konad Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Black rinestones from eBay
    Top Coat of NYC

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