Konad Plate: M54
Base Colour: Franken
Konad Colour: NYC Glossies – 243B
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You may notice that my post is a little later than normal today. I spent most of my day at the house I am renting this year and shopping for decor to go inside it!
I was a bit disappointed when I first moved my stuff in as it hadn’t been cleaned properly and had a miserable feel to it, I think because it was empty and really seemed hollow. But now that me and the other girls are filling it with stuff and making it a bit more homely, I think it looks and feels much nicer.
I also received some great news last night. I passed the exam I had to resit last month so I get to progress to the next year of my course! Phew! I’m sooo happy now!
Konad Plate: M64
Base Colour: La Femme – Mint Cream
Konad Colour: NYC Nail Glossies – 243B
For the flowers: BYS – Astro Gold
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It’s been a few days since I did any stamping since I’ve had all the Viva La Nails goodies to play around with. I’ve also been in a but of a plain nails mood recently which has contributed to my lack of Konadding. So here are some stamped nails that I really like. I love the combination of blue and gold anyway, so I used some of the ‘Pearls‘ from my sample package.
Plate: Bundle Monster – BM10
Base Colour: BYS – Fools Paradise
Stamp Colour: NYC Glossies – 243B
Gold Pearls from Viva La Nails
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To stick the pearls on, I just used a clear nail polish applied in dots with the flat end of a nail stick and I used the sharp end to pick up and position the pearls.
These pearls are really fiddly things which roll and bounce around all over the place. So I poured some out into a creased post-it note. This also makes it much easier to get the unused ones back into the packet because you can just pour them along the crease.
Plate: Bundle Monster – BM20
Base Colour: NYC – Prince Street
Stamp Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
And after a coat of Essie Matte About You…
I love it with the matte. It looks tasty 🙂
To see the other polishes I bought today, go here.
I put an entry in to Polish Hoarder Disorder’s challenge this week too. The challenge was ‘Just Tips’. Since I don’t have much going on in that department, I blinged them up to the max! Go see for yourself.
Konad Plate: M57
Base Colour: Barry M – Cyan Blue
Konad Colour: NYC Glossies – 243B
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Hey everyone. Sorry I’ve been a bit vacant and aloof the last week. I had to resit one of my examinations today because I only got 34% in the topic when I took it in January. I don’t think it went very well but life must go on.
In my sorrow, I headed straight for the shops. Since I was in the city anyway I figured I may as well make a day of it!
I need a new top coat and I was thinking yesterday about what colours I would like to buy next. So I was on the look out for a Nude (similar or exactly the same as the one in yesterday’s mani) and a Turquoise (similar to my favourite ever nail colour).
I ended up purchasing FIVE polishes within 30 minutes which is very extravagant for me. Don’t worry about my budget – I dipped into my savings for this spree!
Left to Right:
Barry M – Cyan Blue
Barry M – Mushroom
No7 – Blackberry
NYC – Quick Dry Top Coat (Grand Central Station)
NYC – Prince Street
So I picked up the Barry M Blue in place of the Turquoise I wanted, and the Mushroom instead of the Nude.
I have to tell you about the amazing offers I got on these because I am the biggest bargain hunter around. I always have a browse between Boots and Superdrug to see which store has the best offers or prices on the products that have caught my eye.
At present the Barry M Polishes are on offer at 2 for £5 in both stores (or £2.95 each). When the price is the same I favour Boots because I get my Advantage Card points in there.
I also noticed that you receive a voucher for £5 off No7 or Ruby and Millie when you spend £5 in store. Since I was going to buy the Barry M’s for that price anyway, I got the voucher, then ran over to the No7 counter to pick out a Nail Polish. So with the money off, the No7 cost me £1.75!!
If you are a fan of No7 Cosmetics anyway, when they have this offer on, ALWAYS buy something for £5 before you get your No7 stuff as you aren’t losing out on anything. I basically got my Barry M’s for nothing.
The NYC polishes were 2 for £3.50 (or £2.49 each) so I got them in there. I think Superdrug is the only official stockist of NYC in the UK along with other brands such as GOSH and M.U.A.
I saw a turquoise/green colour by Rimmel that I loved called Sky High but it was £3.49 – too much for me to spend on one polish. If it goes on offer I may be tempted to buy it but until then I will be looking out for a budget dupe.
Also check out PHD’s blog for my entry to this week’s contest – Just Tips.
Wow I didn’t realise how much I’d written and I still have so much to tell you all! Plus some tags coming up in the next week. Thank you so, so, SO much to everyone who has tagged me for awards!! I haven’t forgotten, I’ve just been rushed off my feet these last few weeks.
I’m off to watch a bit of Mad Men and try out these babies before I go back to bed since I only got 3.5 hours sleep last night 🙁
This will be the last post for a while again! I’m going camping this week and I’m only taking two Nail Polishes with me and obviously no computer! It will be tough but I’m sure I can try to soldier through.
Plate: Bundle Monster – BM20
Base Colour: New York Color – MoMa
Stamp Colour: Miss Sporty – Zodiac
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