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    31DC2013 Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern

    27th September 2013
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    As I mentioned yesterday, I got my days in a twist this week so although it’s technically Day 27 of the challenge, these are the nails for the prompt for Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern.
    While I was browsing Asos for inspiration for Day 25’s Fashion inspired nails I also found the inspiration for today – a grungy variation of the houndstooth pattern – on a t-shirt!

     Image source: Asos.com

    I started with a base of Rimmel Grey Matter and stamping on the houndstooth design from Bundle Monster Plate BM322 using BK Matte White.

    To get the frayed look around the edges, I took a nail art brush then using Barry M White and Rimmel Grey Matter, I added lines over the sharp lines in the pattern going in the direction of the houndstooth.

    Finally I topped it off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

    Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern 2012
    Day 26: Inspired by a Pattern 2011
    See what’s coming next in the 31 Day Challenge 2013!

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    31DC2013 Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

    25th September 2013
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    For today’s inspiration I picked a Paul Smith Scarf. The minimalist design and great use of contrasting colours immediately drew me to this scarf when I saw it on the Asos website and of course, anything with stripes always jumps out at me!

    Photo courtesy of paulsmith.co.uk
    I used a base of 2 coats of Barry M White with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
    Once that was dry, I used striping tape to mark off all the lines, then used a nail art brush to paint on Sally Hansen Back to the Fuschia and Rimmel Grey Matter, creating the stripes.
    Finally I topped it all off with two coats of No7 Dries Instantly.

    Day 25: Inspired by Fashion 2012
    Day 25: Inspired by Fashion 2011
    See what’s coming next in the 31 Day Challenge 2013!

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    Geometric

    23rd August 2013
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    Geometric nail art has never really been my thing but I still persevere and try to make it work. This time around my nails just remind me of Wolverine! I think I’ll stick to the gradients and waterfalls for now and leave the edgy stuff to the professionals!
    I’m still trying to get the hang of this new camera which is why my pictures are kind of all over the place at the moment. I’ve been tempted to go back to my old one while I figure things out in the name of consistency and decent pictures but I refuse to let this beat me!

    1. I used Sally Hansen Dorian Grey as my base colour and topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
    2. Once that was all dry, I marked off 3 triangles at the base of my nail with striping tape and filled them in with a nail art brush one nail at a time.
    3. I quickly removed the tape while the polish was still wet and when everything was dry, applied a few more coats of Dries Instantly.

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    Monochrome Waterfall

    2nd August 2013
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    The last thing on my list of must-do waterfall manis was a monochrome creation. This was suggested in the comments on the first ever waterfall mani I posted and I finally got round to it this week! 

    My base colour is China Glaze Dandy Lyin’ Around which is a shimmery creamish white. I thought I’d step away from the Barry M White on this one as it seems I’m using it in almost every manicure recently!
    For the details, I used Rimmel Grey Matter, Sally Hansen Dorian Grey, No7 Just Black and A-England Fated Prince. There’s a tutorial for the waterfall look here.
    I finished it all off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat and then one coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer.

    Friendly reminder that my blog is shortlisted in the Established Beauty Blog category at this year’s Cosmo Blog Awards and you can vote for me here.
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    Stamping, Studs, Uncategorised

    Snippet: Blue Grey

    6th July 2013
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    My base colours are Sally Hansen Gray by Gray, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and Sally Hansen Ion. Gray by Gray and Ion are currently available for £1.50 from Fragrance Direct which is quickly becoming my favourite place to shop for polish online! 
    All three of the stamped designs are from Bundle Monster Plate BM315 and I used Barry M Gold Foil. 
    I attached the studs by painting on a top coat and applying them while it was still wet. The studs on my pointer can be found here and the square studs here, both from Born Pretty Store. 
    It’s all finished off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat except for on the nails with studs as top coat tends to make the colour run.

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    Banish the Blues: A Very Good Place To Start

    23rd June 2013
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    You may have noticed that I love blue! It’s the most popular tag on my blog with a staggering 187 posts which means about 1 in 5 of my posts contain blue nail polish. There’s a whole rainbow out there and I want to take some time to know the rest of it so this week I’m banishing blue from my blog. I’m not allowed to use any blue nail polish for at least 7 days… welcome to ‘Banish the Blues’!
    There are so many polishes in my collection that don’t get used very often at all so I’ve been making more of an effort to look through the whole thing and match up interesting combinations. I think challenging myself to a blue free week is the perfect way to do so. Maybe I’ll even find a new love (but I doubt it!).
    Today I’m starting from the very beginning of the rainbow with red and orange. I don’t think I’ll be going in order for the rest of the week but I figured this would be a good place to start!

    I used Sally Hansen Dorian Grey as my base colour and then took a nail art brush to apply some random triangles with Barry M Passion Fruit (coral) and outline them with a thick border of Barry M Mango (orange). Then I used black acrylic paint to separate the two colours. It’s all finished off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Facets of Fishtail

    7th May 2013
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    It’s only now that I’m writing this post that I remember I really wanted to mattify this manicure! I think the purple glitter would look phenomenal with a matte top coat. I’ve had matte on my mind for a long time now but it always skips my mind when I’m actually in a position to use it, doh! I think I need to put my matte top coat in prime position on my desk so I don’t forget it next time I wear a pretty glitter.

    The beaut of a glitter is Revlon Facets of Fuschia and I applied that over a coat of PVA glue to make removal nice and easy.
    I created the gradients using Sally Hansen No Hard Feelings as the base with Sally Hansen Gray by Gray. Finally, for the fishtail nail I used a nail art brush to apply those two Sally Hansen shades with Born Pretty’s Matt White polish.
    It’s all topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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