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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Brace Yourselves, Winter is… Oh Wait.

    It snowed on Friday. And when I say it snowed, I mean it SNOWED! By the afternoon, I had a six inch coating of snow on my car, I’ve never seen that much snow in my life. 
    Of course, snow is pretty and stuff but  here in the UK it shuts everything down – the schools close people can’t get to work etc. Because we never get more than 3 good days of snow a year, no one really bothers to take too many precautions other than buying up all the bread and milk in sight, and maybe throwing salt all over their driveway! We’re all quit happy to stay inside where it’s warm and only venture outside to walk the dogs. So today’s nail are inspired by… you guessed it, SNOW!

    I used Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream as my base colour. I topped my ring finger with a coat of Sonnetarium Snowfall (very fitting wouldn’t you agree?) and every other finger with Girly Bits January Morning (also very fitting!).
    I freehanded the snowflakes using a nail art brush and white acrylic paint. Finally I added the rhinestones (1mm from eBay) using a dab of clear polish and finished it off with two coats of NYC In A New York Minute.

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    Gradient, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Blue Skittle Nail Art

    Just another one of those ‘paint it and see’ manicures today! The base colour is GOSH Pool Party and I was originally going to do the accessorizing in black but I think the white/iridescent theme works better with the soft blue.
    Just a quick update on the Nail Art Contest. I mentioned yesterday that there are some technical issues so voting will now open on July 8th and you have until then to load your entries. As promised, I will let you guys know as soon as voting opens and there will be a few more details to come at that date!

    Index to pinky (all on a base of GOSH Pool Party)
    Gradient with Sally Hansen Inst Dri Whirlwind White (gradient tutorial here)
    Stamping with Bundle Monster plate BM305 and Sally Hansen Whirlwind White
    Glequins from Born Pretty Store

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    Avengers Assemble!

    I finally went to see The Avengers (or is it Avengers Assemble now?!) today! It was released last week here in the UK but today was the first chance I got to go and see it!
    Of course, I loved it but I was distraught to find that there was no stinger at the end of the credits. Even though I’d already read that there was no final surprise on the UK release, I waited right until the very end out of habit and defiance anyway! I almost feel cheated that I went to see a Marvel movie and there was no credit cookie!
    Well these are the nails I wore which I kind of threw on last night but you can see some more in detail Avengers nail art from the archives here.

    The base colour is Rimmel My Denim and I used a coat of Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean on my pointer for a bit of sparkle. I used Barry M Silver Foil and black acrylic paint for the ‘A’.
    I’m slowly falling in love with Rimmel polish. I’ve been finding a lot of them at bargain prices recently and although I probably wouldn’t pay full price (£3-5) for them, I find myself reaching for the ones in my collection a lot recently.

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    Glitter, Uncategorised

    Black and White Challenge Day 8: Sponging

    The challenge keeps sneaking up on me this week. I always think I have loads of time to do the manicures because of the three day break in between but it gets to the night before and I realise I still haven’t got any idea what I’m going to do!
    Admittedly, I used sponging on Day 7 but when faced with glitter that’s where my mind immediately wanders. Vice versa when someone tells me to use a sponge, I think glitter!
    A-England Bridal Veil and Girly Bits Into The Night

    A-England Bridal Veil and Girly Bits Into The Night
    I used A-England Bridal Veil – a black scattered holographic – as a base and sponged Girly Bits Into The Night – holographic glitter in a black jelly base – on to the tips!

    A-England Bridal Veil and Girly Bits Into The Night

    A-England Bridal Veil and Girly Bits Into The Night

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    Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean Swatch

    This beauty is Cosmic Ocean from Pam’s Girly Bits. It’s a colour shifting which flashes between blue and green depending on the angle of light! 
    I’m always fascinated polishes like these. HOW can they change colour like that? I’m sure there is some science involved – something to do with reflection or refraction or another concept equally mind boggling to me – but I don’t need to understand. For now I’ll just accept that science makes for pretty polish!
    Two coats of Cult Nails Time Traveler (Navy Blue)
    One coat of Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean*
    Top coat of NYC In A New York Color Minute

    This is definitely a polish for layering and it works best over blue shades. I have no complaints about the formula of this polish. One coat applied effortlessly with great coverage and it dries very quickly.

    To order Girly Bits polish, click here
    You can buy this shade in a 15ml bottle for $11.50 or a mini 5ml bottle at $7
    *Product was sent for consideration. For more information, see my disclaimer. 
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    Glitter, Gradient, Swatch, Uncategorised

    Give ‘Em The Old Razzle Dazzle

    I’ve been digitally absent for a few days bar the occasional tweet and it was nice to have a little break from my online commitments but I’m back with a vengeance and I have so many new polishes to show you.
    It’s a Wednesday which of course means pink!! This pretty pink glitter is Pam of Girly Bits‘ creation. Pam started out as a nail blogger and has taken her hobby one step further and set about mixing all the colours she’d been dreaming of owning but couldn’t find on the shelves. 
    The polish I’m using today is called Razzle Dazzle and it’s a pink jelly filled with pink and purple glitter. It works best for layering but three coats gives good enough coverage to wear it on its own.
    Ring finger: BYS Tickle Me Pink and two coats of Girly Bits Razzle Dazzle*
    Other fingers: BYS Tickle Me Pink and Girly Bits Razzle Dazzle* sponged on to the tips

    Pam’s shop will be reopening on February 25th with her new collection and all previously available polishes will also be for sale. You can order them directly from Pam, all the information is here.
    *Product was sent for consideration. For more information, see my disclaimer.

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