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    13th October 2013
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    I’m currently going through a top coat conundrum! I get these quite a lot when I’ve dried up my supply of whatever my favourite top coat of the moment is – this time it’s No7 Stay Perfect. Normally it happens because said top coat is no longer available or no longer on offer/sale!
    Most of the ones I have here are now a bit thick and they either leave loads of bubbles or make my mani shrink (exposing the very tips of the nails). In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I used the Color Club top coat which I got when I bought s collection of theirs from TK Maxx. At first it seemed like a great top coat: drying time was good and it was nice and glossy but when I woke up I had the dreaded sheet marks pressed in to my nails. I went to bed a whole 8 hours after I painted my nails! Now, that just won’t do.
    So I have a question for you, one that I ask a lot. What is your favourite top coat? INM Out the Door and Seche Vite always seem to top this list but I want to know if there have been any new discoveries of late. Something (very) affordable and available in the UK would be ideal!

    For today’s nail art I used Deborah Lippmann Fashion as my base colour with a coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Fast Dry Top Sealer.
    To create the colour blocking effect, I used Scotch Tape to mark off a ‘T’ shape on my nails. First with a thin strip straight down the middle, then one across the tip.
    I painted on Sally Hansen Water Color over the top and immediately removed the tape. Once that was dry, I freehanded on the outlines using a nail art brush with Models Own Bubblegum.
    I finished it off with Color Club Top Coat (because that’s all that was available!).

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    Glitter, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Bubblegum Pink Stamping

    10th October 2013
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    Back at the start of September, I did some stamping using one of the Models Own Ice Neon polishes and I was surprised at how well the neon worked for stamping. I wanted to try with another from the collection today so I went with the bright pink – Bubblegum!
    Once again, this polish exceeded my expectations and I’m really happy with this girly mani. I had to add some glitter to make it super girly!

    My base colour is W7 Baby Pink and I stamped on the design from Bundle Monster Plate BM210 using Models Own Bubblegum.
    The glitter on my ring finger is Aphrodite Lacquers Flirty and I topped it all with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    31DC2013 Day 3: Yellow Nails

    3rd September 2013
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    Today’s post is quite a bit later than normal because I got cold feet about the first yellow look I came up with. It involved pastel yellow with gold glitter and although I was happy with it at first, the more I looked at it, the more repulsive it became to me! So at 8 this evening, I decided to scrap it and start over. I’m very glad I did because I LOVE these nails. I remembered very last minute that I had a neon yellow and I always forget how good neon shades look when you mix them with something subdued.
    The neon is only visible under certain lighting so I think you could totally get away with these at work or anywhere else you have to wear sensible nails. It would be like your dirty little secret that you actually had the craziest nails in the room!

    I used Barry M Lychee as my base colour and stamped on the fishnet design from Konad Plate M57 using Models Own Luis Lemon. It’s all topped with one coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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    Freehand, Studs, Uncategorised

    What’s in a Name?

    3rd August 2013
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    Bit of a late post today because I’ve been out all day hunting giant Gromits in and around Bristol as part of Gromit Unleashed! It’s a trail of Gromits scattered across the city all decorated by different artists including Cath Kidston, Quentin Blake and Zayn Malik. Yes, that’s Zayn from One Direction! It was a super fun day out except for the crazy rain that struck just after lunch time. Boooo!
    I loved Will Paint Nails For Food’s Fractal design so much that I wanted to have a go myself. It took absolutely ages and made my eyes hurt but it was totally worth it. I’m also showing off the last of my new Born Pretty goodies today. I’m rocking a Rose Water Decal and some of their new, colourful 2mm studs.

    1. My base colours are Barry M Prickly Pear and Sally Hansen Crinolin.
    2. I applied the studs using a dot of clear polish and then a top coat over the top.
    3. The water decal is pretty self explanatory. Drop it in some water, wait 10 seconds, peel off the decal and place it on the nail.
    4. I used Barry M Plum and a small nail art brush to create the fractal design on my ring finger.
    5. It’s all topped with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Glitter, Gradient, Uncategorised

    Pink Lemonade from One Nail To Rule Them All

    25th July 2013
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    One Nail To Rule Them All is a blog written by a lovely young lady called Alice who is bringing you today’s post. When it comes to nail art, I really don’t think there’s anything Alice can’t do! She excels at pretty much everything but her intricate freehanded patterns are a particular favourite of mine so I was psyched when I saw what she’d created for her guest post!

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    Hey everyone! First off I just want to say that I’m absolutely honoured that Sammy chose me to do a guest post for her. Sammy’s blog is by far my favourite nail blog out there and I still can’t quite believe that I’m posting on it! The design I chose is one that I knew would suit Sammy’s blog, because we all know that she is the queen of gradients. In fact it was her tutorial that finally helped me to master them, and her tutorial that was used in order to create these nails. So this design is definitely well suited to her corner of the internet.


    To do these I started with a base of Models Own – Strawberry Tart, from the recent Fruit Pastel Collection, and sponged on Barry M – Passionfruit. For the tribal design I used the black Barry M nail art pen, and the glitter is Nubar Black Polka Dot. I then topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite.

    Thank you so much to Sammy for having me, and thank you all for reading. If you’d like to see more of me then you can find me on my blog, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr. I hope to see you all around!

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    Neon Waterfall Nail Art

    10th July 2013
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    Are you bored of these yet? Good, because neither am I! I asked you guys for colour combination requests on my first Waterfall Mani post and by far the most popular suggestions were neons on a pale base and a monochrome scheme (stay tuned for that one). The neons were a brilliant idea – thanks to everyone that came up with that one… it reminds me of streamers, parties and carnivals!

    I used a base of Barry M Lychee and painted on the waterfall using a long, thin nail art brush and the Models Own Ice Neon collection. It’s all topped off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Models Own Ice Neons

    8th June 2013
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    I predicted a little while back that Neon would be a big trend this summer and it seems I was right. I’m loving all the neon nails that I see on my Tumblr and Pinterest browsing adventures. When Models Own release a nail collection of anything, you can bank on it becoming a thing!
    Models Own kindly sent me the collection to give it a test run and I’m very pleased with the polishes. Most of them have a very jelly like finish so they’re best applied over a white or light coloured polish if you prefer full opacity. The purple is the only one I’d wear without a lighter creme underneath. Applying them over white ensures they’re as bright as they can possibly be too!

    For this nail art, I applied a base of Barry M Lychee followed by a coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Fast Dry Top Sealer. I then applied striping tape in uniform lines to each nail before painting over it with the Models Own Neon Ice shades (click here for a tutorial). The shades, from thumb to pinky, are Pink Puch, Pukka Purple, Toxic Apple, Bubblegum and Luts Lemon. Finally I added a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly followed by a coat of Rimmel’s Mattifying Top Coat.

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