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The Lacquer Legion: Adoration

28th February 2014

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For today’s Lacquer Legion nail art, I kept coming back to this idea of gradient with chevrons peeking through. I’ve only done this kind of nail art once before but every time I come across it on Instagram or Pinterest, I’m reminded how much I truly adore it.

As far as I’m aware, this nail art was created by Storm and Stars and she has a great tutorial here.

Wherever you share your Lacquer Legion mani today, don’t forget to use the hashtag #LLAdoration and get your links up on The Lacquer Legion’s Facebook page where we’ll be sharing our personal favourites throughout the day.

For these nails, I used Jindie Nails K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) from the upcoming Recover-Me Collection as my base colour.

I used Barry M White as the base for the nails where I was creating the gradient. I followed Storm and Stars’ tutorial using Jindie Nails K.I.S.S and Collection 2000 Minx to create the gradient.

For the stamping, I used Bundle Monster Plate BM315 and BK Matte White

It’s all topped off with a coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

Stamping, Uncategorised

Snippet: Bit of That

12th October 2013

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Inspired by @debbiepallett on Instagram

Sally Hansen Ion
W7 Metallic Neptune
Barry M Gold Foil
Striping Tape
Bundle Monster Plate BM317
Color Club Top Coat

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31 Day Challenge, Stamping, Uncategorised

31DC2013 Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

27th September 2013

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As I mentioned yesterday, I got my days in a twist this week so although it’s technically Day 27 of the challenge, these are the nails for the prompt for Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern.

While I was browsing Asos for inspiration for Day 25’s Fashion inspired nails I also found the inspiration for today – a grungy variation of the houndstooth pattern – on a t-shirt!

Image source: Asos.com

I started with a base of Rimmel Grey Matter and stamping on the houndstooth design from Bundle Monster Plate BM322 using BK Matte White.

To get the frayed look around the edges, I took a nail art brush then using Barry M White and Rimmel Grey Matter, I added lines over the sharp lines in the pattern going in the direction of the houndstooth.

Finally I topped it off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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See what’s coming next in the 31 Day Challenge 2013!

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Stamping, Studs, Uncategorised

Snippet: Blue Grey

6th July 2013

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My base colours are Sally Hansen Gray by Gray, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and Sally Hansen Ion. Gray by Gray and Ion are currently available for £1.50 from Fragrance Direct which is quickly becoming my favourite place to shop for polish online!

All three of the stamped designs are from Bundle Monster Plate BM315 and I used Barry M Gold Foil.

I attached the studs by painting on a top coat and applying them while it was still wet. The studs on my pointer can be found here and the square studs here, both from Born Pretty Store.

It’s all finished off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat except for on the nails with studs as top coat tends to make the colour run.

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Snippet: Hunter Green Houdstooth

4th May 2013

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OPI Live and Let Die
Bundle Monster plate BM322
Barry M Gold Foil

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Glitter, Stamping, Uncategorised

Just Give Me the Quick Gray by Gray

12th April 2013

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After a tip off on Twitter last weekend, I found myself browsing Fragrance Direct and I found out where they’ve been hiding all those discontinued Sally Hansen shades! That website has stackloads of them for £1.49 including my favourite off-white – Ion, and flittery gold – Gilded Lily. After Googling for swatches of all the shades I didn’t already have, I settled on 3 colours including this beauty – Gray by Gray. It’s a very rich, blue tinted, dark grey.

I started with a base colour of Sally Hansen Gray by Gray then stamped on the Paisley design from Bundle Monster Plate BM-315 using Essie Blue Rhapsody, a metallic blue.
The glitter on my ring finger is Chit Chat Ariel which I picked up in Poundland. I finished it all off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly plus an extra two coat over the glitter.

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Festive Fingertips

14th December 2012

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I popped in to town a few days to go thinking I would pick up a new matte top coat as my Essie Matte About You ran out a long time ago and I never got round to replacing it. What a near impossible mission that turned out to be! I tried Boots and Superdrug as I was almost certain 17 and GOSH both had their own matte top coats but Rimmel came out on top as the only one available.

I also picked up Heart on Fire, this bright creme red. It’s my favourite red creme without a doubt. I always find they’re too runny or leave stains all over my cuticles when I remove them. Well, this one is opaque in two coats and left absolutely no staining. WIN.

I used two coats of Rimmel Heart on Fire as my base coat and stamped on the design from Bundle Monster Plate BM323 using Sally Hansen InstaDri Whirlwind White. I added some glequins from Born Pretty Store and finished it with a coat of Rimmel’s Mattifying Top Coat.

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