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    Shiny Tips

    18th May 2013
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    I’m not really sure where the idea of matte x glossy came from but it’s been at the back of my mind, niggling away, all week. I’ve been playing with different combinations and I really wanted to try it with stamping although nothing seemed to work. I’m going to keep at it as I’m determined to perfect glossy undercoat with matte stamping but for now, I’ve settled for something simple (again)!

    I used two coats of No7 Just Black as my base colour with one coat of W7 Cosmic Black on my ring finger, then used one coat of Rimmel’s Mattifying top coat. Then I took a nail art brush and applied NYC In a New York Minute just to the tips of my nails.

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    Nautical Nail Tips

    20th July 2012
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    I’ve run out of ideas this week so I was gonna do a swatch post today. Then I realised I have absolutely nothing interesting to swatch so I wanted some simple nail art. Whenever I tell myself I’m going to do something ‘simple’, it nearly always takes longer than, say, a full stamping manicure because I get caught up in the ‘simple’ details! I suck at drawing tips but I always think this time I’ll nail it, even though I never do!
    So basically, I’m trying to say that when short on time, I should not attempt tips. Even if it seems like a simple option.
    Blue and White French Tip

    Blue and White French Tip
    The base colour is Cult Nails Cruisin Nude. I used Barry M White and then Miss Sporty 320 with a striping brush for the tip detail. I finished it off with two coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

    Blue and White French Tip

    Blue and White French Tip

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    Sun Kissed Tips

    22nd May 2012
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    Summer weather has returned to Britain, but probably for a few days at most, so I thought I’d feature this sunny shade today. I pretty much detest extreme heat, even when it’s caused by sunshine so I’ve opted out of every exotic family holiday since 2007! I really only look forward to Summer because it means I get to rock a pair of Aviators every day. I’ve been less of a summer grinch the last few years and always try my best to join in with everyone’s excitement whenever the sun is shining.
    I think tips are quite boring but I always get cravings to wear them so I try to work in another element that will spice it up a bit. I was kind of stuck for spicy elements today so I just added an extra line. It’s very simple but quite sophisticated and I like it!
    Double Gold Tip

    Double Gold Tip
    The base colour is Sally Hansen Sun Kissed and I used Barry M Gold Foil and a striper brush to paint on the tips and the extra little line.

    Double Gold Tip

    Double Gold Tip

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    All That Glitters Is Gold

    25th February 2012
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    I know nail art posts have been scarce around here recently but I’m really low on ideas! I’ve mostly been wearing black on my nails because I’m going through a bit of a moody phase haha. Black and gold such a good combination to wear on your nails when you want to rock the dark look but glam it up and not look too gothic.
    I finally got around to updating my Stamping Polishes page today so head on over if you want to see my list of regular polishes that work for stamping. You can find the page any time in the sidebar about half way down the page under the ‘features’ heading.
    I used A-England Lancelot as a base and a gold glitter Kiss Nail Striper that my bestie brought me back from a trip to Canada to paint the tips. The rhinestone is from the Mash wheel and I used two top coats of NYC In A New York Minute to finish it off.

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    Classic But Not

    21st January 2012
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    Since my Lana Del Rey inspired manicure [here], I’ve been completely obsessed with the combination of nude and red polish. Although I think this mani could have used a bit of bling, I still love it!

    One more reminder – and no I won’t stop mentioning it until the competition’s over! – it would be great if you could swing by Cult Nails’ Facebook page and give my photo a quick ‘like’. All you have to do is click here to see my entry and if you think it’s deserving of your vote, just click the like button. Thank you!

    The base colour is Cult Nails Cruisin Nude and I used a nail art brush to paint on the tips with La Femme Cherry Red and the lines with W7 Black.

    Sorry about the variations in colouring of the pictures, my camera’s white balance function seems to be going through a rough patch!

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    Flashy Franken

    21st February 2011
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    I was having a dilemma on Friday night. I couldn’t pick out a single colour from my 150+ collection which I felt like wearing on my nails. At Marina’s amazing suggestion on twitter, I decided to franken myself a new one.
    I had seen this mani by Erika a while ago and knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted something similar, so I decided to aim for a light pink with gold shimmer much like China Glaze Pink-Rox-E and I think what I ended up with is a pretty good match, if I do say so myself. 
    I mixed this shade from BYS Tickle Me Pink, an ancient, very sheer gold from Collection 2000 and a tiny smidge of BYS Metallic Fuschia.

     

    Then to spice it up a little, I freehanded some gold tips with a little black line to emphasise them. I’ve done this a few times recently with different colour combinations, but they normally turn out really messy though so I haven’t been photographing them. I freehanded the tips with Sally Hansen Amber Chrome and used Rimmel Black Satin for the lines applied with one of these little brushes from Born Pretty Store which made all the difference when it came to keeping the lines neat.
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