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    Glitter, Studs, Uncategorised

    Half/Stud/Half

    I know it’s been quiet around here this week. I’ve been more than a little bit poorly but I’m on the mend now and slowly getting back in to the swing of things. I’ll start with something sweet… pastels!

    The colours here are Sally Hansen Green Tea, Sally Hansen Dorian Gray, NYC Raindrop, NYC Lavender Cupcake with Sonnetarium Lenten Rose on the ring finger.
    I painted them all on as skittles then added a top coat to make them dry nice and quickly. Once the base colours were dry, I used scotch tape to mark a clean line halfway down each nail. Then I painted a second colour over the top one nail at a time and removed the tape straight away. I waited for that to dry and added a final top coat, attaching the studs while that was still wet.

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    Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Happy Easter Again!

    More Easter nails today! I couldn’t resist trying on this sugary sweet combination today and I added a fishtail accent which I absolutely love! I can’t believe I’ve never tried it out before.
    The clocks jumped forwards in the UK last night and the sun was shining until about 7pm today which was just amazing. I am SO ready for summer to come but until it does I’ll be wearing plenty of pastels on my nails to remind myself it’s not too far away!
     

    The base colours (thumb to pinky) are:
    Sally Hansen Green Tea
    China Glaze Fade into Hue
    China Glaze Pink-ie Promise
    Each nail is topped with two coats of Sonnetarium Samurai Princess.
    For the fishtail accent, I used CG Tart-y for the Party, SH Green Tea and CG Pink-ie Promise.
    Finally, I used two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter weekend everyone, I hope you’re all having yourself a great one. I think four days off work was just what the blog doctor ordered for me. I’ve given my room a good spring clean, finally got around to designing and ordering the business cards that have been on my to-do list for two months and, best of all, I’ve had some time to sit down and do some real nail art!
    As much as I love pretty patterns and gradients and glitter, that stuff can get boring and my real love when it comes to nail art is themed freehand stuff like this and I think you’d all probably agree with me on this one!

    My base colours (from thumb to pinky) are 
    Barry M Textured in Atlantic Road
    Barry Textured in Station Road
    Sally Hansen Crinoline
    Barry M Textured in Ridley Road
    NYC Expert Last in Lavender Cupcake
    Other colours I used include Born Pretty Sky Blue and Matt White, Barry M Dragon, Rimmel Grey Matter, NYC Water Street Blue and NYC Wild With Passion.
    Finally I added a top coat of Seche Vite, which is available from Beauty Encounter, followed by a coat of Rimmel Matte Finish. This  has had an interesting effect on the textured polishes, they still look kind of textured but the effect isn’t as pronounced.

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