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    Pink Acid Wash Nail Art Inspired by Asos

    16th April 2014
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    ASOS Denim Jacket in Pink Mottled Wash – asos.com
    A little while ago, I was flicking through this month’s Asos magazine and I cam across this pink mottled jacket that was the perfect inspiration for some nail art. In all my excitement I got started on the nail art right away, not realising that the jacket wasn’t even online yet! I wanted to wait for the jacket to appear on the website before posting the nail art so you could see my inspiration.
    I achieved this look using saran wrap / cling film but I do it in a weird way! I splodged out my three colours on to a sheet of plastic, dabbed on a piece of crinkled cling film and transferred it to my nails.

    For this look, I used Barry M White as my base colour.
    I used scrunched up cling film to transfer the mottled pattern which I made using Barry M White, W7 Baby Pink and Collection Think Pink.
    The circle stud details are from Born Pretty Store (style #123).
    It’s all finished with a top coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.
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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.

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    Halloween Grungy Gradient

    31st October 2013
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    Here’s my second Halloween manicure of the day! I saw this look on Brit Nails last week and thought it was just perfect for the holiday. The technique for the distressed look comes from Chalkboard Nails so you can jump over there to read all about it. It was a bit trickier than it sounds – I messed up at first when I didn’t wipe the brush enough before painting on to my nail but I got the hang of it after a few tries.

    I sort of wish I’d used a more icky green than this but I still like it. Mint just isn’t as menacing as slime green!

    I used NYC Mint Macaroon as my base colour and created the gradient (tutorial here) using Collection 2000 Minx.

    For the distressed look I used A-England Dorian Gray and followed Chalkboard Nails’ instructions on the technique.

    Finally, I used two coats of Color Club Top Coat to smooth things over.

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    Day 11: Polka Dot Nails

    20th October 2011
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    Polka dots are so fun and easy and yet they make your nails look completely amazing!
    When I first got my dotting tools I hated using them and was just never happy with my results but after a bit of practice, I absolutely love them and they’re SO versatile. I use them for all kinds of nail art, not just dots.
    Today’s nails are in my favouritest colour ever – purple, purple and more purple!
    Head over to see Rie and Cristina‘s Polka Dots challenges too!

    Polishes used
    Base colour: Barry M Berry Ice Cream
    Dot Colours:
    Nails Inc Victoria
    Collection 2000 Minx
    Barry Bright Purple

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    Day 7: Black and White Nails

    16th October 2011
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    I toyed with a few ideas for today’s nails before deciding to play it safe and go with Zebra print. It’s been so long since I wore this pattern and colour combination (I normally go for the tiger colour combination) and I forgot how amazing it is. It’s definitely not a subtle look, but I think I pull it off okay!
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s nails today for some more crazy black and white designs.
    I used an unnamed Collection 2000 White then stamped with W7 Black and Konad Plate M57.

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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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    Half-Moon Nudey

    27th September 2011
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    This is another look from New York Fashion Week, this time from the Odilon show. 
    The design comes from Minx Nails who, in case you don’t know, make a special kind of nail sticker that really bonds to your nail and is normally applied by professionals. However, lots of the designs are easy enough to recreate at home with polish and nail art brushes. 
    You may have seen Beyonce, Rihanna and other stars sporting the famous Minx chrome manicures. Hopefully, one day, the powers that be will create a polish that gives you the same effect as the amazing chrome Minxes.
    I couldn’t find this design on Minx’s website but you can click here to see the models sporting the look.

    I used Collection 2000 White as a base and Cult Nails Cruisin’ Nude for the half moons which I applied using a small nail art brush.

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