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    You Da Nails… Rihanna Inspired Nail Art

    9th February 2012
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    Welcome to day seven of my secret challenge for myself to post at least once daily for one week! I didn’t want to mention it in case I couldn’t stick to the schedule but today makes it one week exactly and I’m feeling quite proud of myself! The good news is I still have posts lined up for the next few days so I’ll carry it on for as long as I can 🙂
    This nail art was inspired by Rihanna’s nails in the video for You Da One. Although I probably wouldn’t sport pointy nails like hers, I love the chevron trend that’s launching at the moment. We’ve already seen Lana Del Rey sporting a chevron style in her video and I think it’s going to be a big trend this year. As nail art is becoming more popular and people are getting fed up of the classic french tip, this is a great alternative that you could probably still pull off in work.
    I used Barry M Matt White as a base colour. I freehanded on the triangles with W7 Black and then outlined them with No7 Poolside Blue – all with a striping brush.

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    Would You Believe Me?

    3rd February 2012
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    If I told you I haven’t worn nail polish for four whole days?! Well it’s the truth, and that’s definitely the longest I’ve gone naked-nailed for at least 3 years! The main reason I never leave the house without polish on my nails is because they were so stained from years of wearing it daily. I sat down on Sunday with a buffing block after witnessing the removal of yellow staining using the buffing method and I finally got rid of all the yellow. My nails are now stain free and ready to see the sunshine.

    I’ve been doing some decorating this week (the reason for my long absence), alongside neglecting my nails for a few days so they’ve taken a bit of a battering and I’ve been forced to cut them quite short but I actually really like having super short nails!



    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM210
    Base Colour: No7 Lucky Lilac
    Stamp Colour: Barry M Gold Foil
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Day 15: Delicate Print

    24th October 2011
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    Here we are at the halfway point and I’m still loving the challenge!

    A friend of mine visited Canada this month and I asked her to pick me up a bottle of Sally Hansen Whirlwind White. Since I saw it on Marta’s blog here, I’ve had a lemming for it and Marta reminded me to ask my friend to grab me a bottle. So now I finally have a really, really good white stamping polish and it really is a weight off my shoulders!

    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s challenges too!

    No7 Lucky Lilac
    Konad Plate M71
    Sally Hansen Whirlwind White

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    So! FashioNAILble

    25th September 2011
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    Today’s nail art comes straight from the catwalk at New York Fashion Week. I’ve decided to recreate a few of my favourite nail looks from NYFW Spring 2012 this week.
    Even though I’m sure this design didn’t originate at fashion week, CND’s Wanda Ruiz used this checkerboard pattern to decorate the models’ digits for the Nicole Miller show using a Raspberry Pink and Navy Blue.
    I used No7 Lucky Lilac as a base. With a liner brush, I drew a cross on my nails and then used a small nail art brush to fill in two of the four sections with Primark’s Yes Cyan!.
    I don’t know if you can see in the pictures but my top coat has bubbled a little. This could be because I used 3 coats of the stuff, or because I tried to thin it out with Nail Polish Thinner. The consistency definitely improved with the use of the thinner but it has now gone cloudy and apparently bubbly so I’ll just move on to a new bottle. Not to self: don’t use thinner in your top coat!

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    No7, I Am Disappoint

    18th September 2011
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    Boots are running their £5 off No7 make-up when you spend £5 in store at the moment and since I always need hair dye or products, I  take advantage and stock up while the offer is on so I get a few vouchers. I run right over to the No7 counter and pick out a nail varnish which then costs me just £2. Bargain!
    I picked up Minty Fresh which is a lovely colour but an absolute nightmare to apply! The formula is not particularly thin but it drags and streaks like a byatch and needed 4 coats for opacity.
    Here’s my step-by-step. You can see the extent of streakiness on the first picture. I would recommend you stay away from this polish at all costs! I’m tempted to throw it out because it’s so dang frustrating! 
    Anyway, on to the nail art… as if this mani couldn’t get any worse, the colouring on the bullion that I used came off completely and smudged all the way up my nail when I applied my top coat. I still love the little detail though!

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM212
    Base Colour: No7 – Minty Fresh
    Stamp Colour: NYC Glossies 243B
    Top Coat of NYC
    Bullion from Born Pretty Store
    Gems from eBay

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    Daisy Daisy…

    29th August 2011
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    I always feel so guilty when I go more than one or two days without posting. It’s blogging withdrawal! I can’t concentrate because all I’m thinking about is when I’ll have time for all the photographing and editing and writing.
    Do any of you other bloggers get this way? I’m not complaining though, I love being dedicated to my blog. It’s the only serious commitment I have in my life at the moment!

    I’ve had an awesome bank holiday weekend so far. I’ve been on an open top bus tour, partied with my old school friends and had some alone time strolling around the shops where I found some incredible bargains. Today I’m off to my aunt’s house for her birthday lunch and then heading in to the city for my friends birthday meal. I wish my life was always this exciting!

    My favourite bargain from my Sunday shopping trip was some white Wet N Wild polish which has kind of solved my stamping dilemma for the time being. Wet N Wild products aren’t really sold anywhere here, the only place I’ve ever found them is in bargain or end-of-line stores so my jaw literally hit the floor when I spotted a few dozen of these on the shelf. I still have a lemming for that Sally Hansen Whirlwind White though! Thank you for all the help you guys gave me with that, you know who you are 😉

    Konad Plate: Bundle Monster BM205
    Base Colour: No7 – Stand Back
    Konad Colour: Wet N Wild – French Manicure White
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Flowers in the Window

    3rd August 2011
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    I was ready for work an hour early today. Not on purpose, I just got my times muddled up but luckily I caught a glimpse of the clock just as I was walking out the front door! So I thought I would slip in a quick post before I leave.
    This pink has been in my collection since before I even started blogging and is nearly all used up. I have to really work to scrape the polish out of the bottom of the bottle but it’s totally worth it to get this classy pink on my nails. If more pinks were like this, I would probably wear the colour more often but the only ones I ever see seem to be too bright or glittery or metallic for my taste.

    Konad Plates: M35, M54, Born Pretty M76
    Base Colour: No7 – Foxglove
    Konad Colour: Miss Sporty – Zodiac
    Top Coat of NYC

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