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    Snippet: Prototypin’


    I used Deborah Lippmann Fashion as my base colour and once that was dry, I freehanded on the blocks of H+M Midnight Mystery on either side of each nail using a nail art brush
    I used one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top and while that was still wet, I carefully placed on these tiny gold strips (coming soon to The Nailasaurus Emporium).
    I added another two top coats to seal them in and once it was all dry, I filed off the excess gold that was hanging off the end of each nail.

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    Dreamy

    Today I’m debuting the Bundle Monster fan plates here. I bought these a while ago, along with a second plate holder to house them all. The Bundle Monsters got overlooked because I’ve been so taken with the MoYou plates recently but I saw Nail Newbie using this stamp and just had to dig it out of the drawer!

    I’m trying some new things with my photos so this a heads up that they may be a bit hit and miss for a while until I figure out how I like them! I haven’t changed too much, just the background and a few things in post-production but I think they’re already looking better. Constructive feedback is very much appreciated, I’d like to know how they look on your screens as I know they can vary!

    The bluey lavender shade is Maybelline Ceramic Blue and I used H+M Jo Is In The House over the top for the glittery accent. The pink shade is Revlon Sweet Tart and I stamped over the top with Bundle Monster plate BM410 using BK Matt White.

    I topped it all off with two coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

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    The Manicure of my Dreams

    For a very long time, I’ve had an image of some nail art in my head. I don’t know if it’s something I’ve seen before or a complete fabrication but this week I finally figured out how to make it real! The look I pictured was a marble-like mash up of colours that all blend together and look dreamy on the nails. 
    In my quest to figure this out, I tried a couple of things including the saran wrap and watercolour tecniques. The watercolor came closest but I still wasn’t happy so I set out on my own and tried a few new things. Eventually I found the perfect tool and technique and I’m so in love with this style of nail art. Now I’m not going to ruin a perfectly good chance at a guessing game by telling you the tool that I used – you guys have to guess! All I will say is that it’s an every day item (or items) that you would normally find in the bathroom. Any ideas?
    All will be revealed tomorrow when I post a tutorial for this look. I haven’t quite settled on a name for it yet so suggestions are appreciated!

    For this manicure I used a lot of Barry M Polishes: WhitePlum, Prickly Pear and Bright Purple all feature as well as H+M Midnight Mystery. I used Color Club’s Top Coat.

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    H+M New Moon Swatch. This is a Flakie.

    This is a polish I picked up in H+M. I spend a lot of time admiring the polishes in H+M but have never bought one before. I really like the look of some of their blues, although I couldn’t tell you the names of the ones I’m picturing!
    Anyway, I spotted this little gem which was in a different bottle to the standard H+M polishes. It’s smaller and round. I spent ages just staring at it trying to figure out what I was actually looking at because it’s gold and has the sparkle of glitter, but the pieces are distinctly flake like. Then I saw that the polish was only £1.50 so definitely worth a try and whatever it turned out to be, I’d have fun trying it!

    Well it turns out that it is a flakie, a very pretty flakie. There’s no duochromy colour changing tricksyness here, it’s purely gold which I prefer. When I don’t really know how to describe polishes, I just make up words and hope that you’ll know what I mean!
    By the way, it’s called New Moon!
    I dug out my much neglected extension tube (which is the cheap alternative to a macro lens) for some major close ups of this beauty.

    I swatched one coat of H+M New Moon over A-England Lancelot and Cult Nails Time Traveler on the ring finger. I added one top coat of Essence Better Than Gel thanks to Bregje who sent me a few bottles from Europe after my cry for top coat help!

    I was so impressed by this polish that I went straight back to H+M the next day to pick up a few bottles for a quick giveaway!
    I have two bottles to give away and all you have to do to be in with a chance to win is follow this blog in some form and fill out the Rafflecopter below. If you don’t already follow me somewhere, your options are all in the sidebar near the top. 

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