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Pastel Planets: Matte Nebula Nails!

17th July 2013

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Pastel galaxy nails have been on my to-do list for the longest time. Why it took me so long to do them… who knows?! I think I was sceptical that it wouldn’t work without a dark polish underneath but I proved myself wrong there. I ♥ these nails so much… a new obsession has definitely been sparked here!

1. I started with a base of Sally Hansen Green Tea.
2. Using small pieces of sponge, I dabbed on China Glaze Tart-y For The Party (pastel purple), NYC Raindrop (pastel blue), Essence Choose Me (blue shimmer) and Essence Irreplaceable (nude shimmer) to create the nebula effect.
3. I used White Acrylic Paint with a dotting tool and nail art brush to create the stars.
4. I used a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to dry it all through and then topped it with NYC Matte Me Crazy for the matte finish.

Here’s the look before the matte top coat. I definitely prefer the matte version, what do you guys think?

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31 Day Challenge, Uncategorised

31DC2012: Day 2 Orange Nails

13th October 2012

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Welcome to Day 2 of the challenge! Today calls for orange nails but I added in a little zig zag on the tips which was inspired by Nailside‘s signature style. Only I pretty much hate scotch tape so I just freehanded the tips with a brush!

I used No7 Tangy as my base colour and Essence Irreplaceable for the tips. It’s finished off with two coats of Sally Hansen Advanced Hard as Nails.

Cristina and Rie will have some kick ass orange nails for you today too!

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Top That!

2nd January 2012

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I don’t post a lot of swatches or plain nails but I wanted a simple mani today and I love what I decided on so I wanted to share. It’s very glitzy which is slightly out of my comfort zone but after seeing all the sparkly New Years manis that everyone was coming up with, I think a bit of twinkle is in order.

I hope everyone had a good start to their 2012. After stressing about not having any plans for New Years I just decided was going to stay in and watch a movie but ended up going in to town very last minute (at 11.30!) to join some friends and we ended up staying awake until about 6 in the morning. It was definitely one for the books and I hope the rest of the year will bring as much fun.

I layered Essence Choose Me over Barry M Cyan Blue and finished it off with a top coat of NYC.

I had loads of questions on Tumblr today which some of you might be interested in seeing. I answered questions about how to get followers (or not), weight loss, free samples and more so if you might want to read what I had to say, click over here.

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Stamping, Uncategorised

Essence Cool and the Gang

6th October 2011

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The lovely Christine travelled to Germany a few months back and picked up a few Essence polishes for me. Even though I’m technically in Europe, Essence is not sold here in the UK so it was super exciting to finally get my hands on some of their polishes.

Cool and the Gang is a gorgeous royal blue but I’d describe the formula as inky. I used 3 coats in an attempt to cover any Visible Nail Line but there is still a little bit showing through.