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    ♪♫ This could really be a good life…

    23rd November 2011
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    This week is shaping up to be a very very good one! I had a job interview yesterday for a Christmas temporary position as a sales girl in a record shop which I nailed so I’ll be starting that next week. Then today, I got a call from another job I applied for which is basically a Chalet Girl position but without the Alps! It’s live-in so it also means I’ll be able to move out of parents’ place for a while. I have to go for an interview/trial kind of thing this Sunday and if I’m successful, I’ll start in January – I’ll keep you guys posted on that!
    And to top it all off, this blog hit 2000 followers today! Thank you all so much for reading and following! I hope I say it often enough but I really don’t think I could say it enough. It means the world to me that you all like my little piece of the internet enough to keep coming back and showing your support. THANK YOU!
    Today is a Wednesday so here comes the pink!

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM205
    Base Colour: Models Own Utopia
    Stamping Colour: Barry M Raspberry
    Accents: BYS Flirty Sparkle
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    In the Army…

    12th November 2011
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    I’m going to a birthday tonight and there is a dress up theme – ‘army’. I’m not one for spending money on fancy dress costumes that I’ll never wear again so I’m going in khaki clothing and mud/face paint, hopefully I’ll look convincing! 
    Fancy dress is always such a great opportunity for me to create some fun and original nail art so I painted my nails in a camouflage pattern to match the theme!
    I used MUA Shade 23 as a base. To get the camo effect, I painted on random patches using BYS Fern, Barry M Mushroom and W7 Black. The insignia was created with black acrylic paint and Barry M Gold Foil.

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    31 Day Challenge, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Day 17: Glitter

    26th October 2011
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    So today we come to Glitter manicures. Glitter and I have a strained relationship. I go through phases of loving it and at other times I just detest the stuff and get the urge to throw away every polish I own that contains glitter! The main reason for the hatred is the hassle it takes to remove it. I always use the foil method for removal these days to minimise any stress!

    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s glittery nails too!

    Barry M Blue Glitter
    BYS Gold Finger sponged from the tips down

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    31 Day Challenge, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Day 13: Animal Print

    22nd October 2011
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    Who doesn’t love a good animal print nail huh? This combination of colour and stamping is the one I used to wear the most before I started blogging, but it’s been a long time since I wore it. I was going to try something more adventurous today, like freehanding a leopard print, but laziness took over and I pulled out my stamping plates!
    If you’re craving more animal print manis, check out Cristina and Rie‘s Day 13 challenges too!
    BYS Astro Gold
    W7 Black for the stamp
    Konad Plate M57
    Top Coat of NYC



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    Day 10: Gradient Nails

    19th October 2011
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    Today’s challenge is gradient nails and it’s also Wednesday which means PINK. Sorry for the brief post but I have such a busy day ahead, I even had to get up a little early to schedule this because I won’t have another spare minute today between work and evening plans. I’m going to see Charlie Simpson tonight which is super exciting!
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s gradient nails too!

    Models Own Utopia
    BYS Metallic Fuchsia sponged on

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    Stamping, Uncategorised

    No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Post

    15th August 2011
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    This amazing snakeskin look is Kari‘s brainchild. When she posted it a few months back it quickly spread all over the blogsphere and I fully intended to do it myself but never got round to it.

    I was looking through my stamping plates, trying to decide on a design for today’s manicure and I decided that I wanted to use a plate I hadn’t used before. I still have a few of the 25pc Bundle Monster plates that still have the blue plastic covering on so it had to be one of those. I spotted this plate in the pile with it’s shiny blue protective layer still attached and Kari’s snakeskin idea came flooding back to me!

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM215
    Base Colour: Barry M – Berry Ice Cream
    Stamp Colour: BYS – Glittering Purple and La Femme – Grey Cream
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Pink Wednesday: I Missed You, Half Moons

    20th July 2011
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    I was scrolling through my archives a few days ago and remembered how much I like half moon manicures. It’s been ages since I did one so I’m rocking the look today for Pink Wednesday.


    I used BYS Flirty Sparkle as a base, Collection 2000 Moonlight Shine applied with a brush for the moons and some bullion from Born Pretty Store. All topped off with a coat of NYC Top Coat.

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