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Freehand, Uncategorised

Avengers Assemble!

6th May 2012

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I finally went to see The Avengers (or is it Avengers Assemble now?!) today! It was released last week here in the UK but today was the first chance I got to go and see it!

Of course, I loved it but I was distraught to find that there was no stinger at the end of the credits. Even though I’d already read that there was no final surprise on the UK release, I waited right until the very end out of habit and defiance anyway! I almost feel cheated that I went to see a Marvel movie and there was no credit cookie!

Well these are the nails I wore which I kind of threw on last night but you can see some more in detail Avengers nail art from the archives here.

The base colour is Rimmel My Denim and I used a coat of Girly Bits Cosmic Ocean on my pointer for a bit of sparkle. I used Barry M Silver Foil and black acrylic paint for the ‘A’.

I’m slowly falling in love with Rimmel polish. I’ve been finding a lot of them at bargain prices recently and although I probably wouldn’t pay full price (£3-5) for them, I find myself reaching for the ones in my collection a lot recently.

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Gradient, Uncategorised

I Finally Mastered Gradient Nails!

29th April 2012

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Gradient nails are something that I’ve been admiring for a long time but never quite managed to master myself. Until very recently that is!

I’ve seen a few tutorials and this one from The Beauty Department looked the most promising but using four colours seems like it would take a lot of time and effort just to get the effect of one colour fading in to another, I figured there must be an easier way! After a bit of playing around, I found a method that’s super fast, very easy and all you need is two colours and a sponge.

To get this ombré result, I used BYS Pretty as a Peach, Rimmel Urban Princess and a small section of sponge. More details to follow tomorrow!

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Glitter, Gradient, Uncategorised

Party of 5 Glitters? Happy Birthday? Or just a Carnival?

16th March 2012

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When I spotted this polish yesterday I immediately thought of Deborah Lippmann’s Happy Birthday. It’s a close match and could easily pass for HB from a distance but I’d put it closer to Wet N Wild Party of 5 Glitters. Cris has a great comparison post here where she goes in to all kinds of crazy detail about the glitter.

It’s not really a polish I would normally pick for myself but I was convinced it was a dupe of a £15 bottle of polish for only £1 so I splurged (or not) and picked it up anyway. I’m actually surprised to find myself really liking this polish even though I wouldn’t normally touch multicoloured anything with a ten foot pole!

By the way the polish is called Carnival from a brand called Technic and I found it in The Original Factory Shop but I’ve also seen the brand in Bodycare.

I used Rimmel Grey Matter as a base colour and a sponge to apply Technic Carnival to the tips. I finished with a few coats of NYC In A New York Minute to glaze it.

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Stud Up! Day 3: Cutting Corners

6th March 2012

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I’m loving these studs from Born Pretty (product page). They sit quite flat on the nail unlike bullion which sticks out quite a bit.

I’m a picker so these are ideal for me because I’m not niggling at them all day, desperate to scrape them off like I am with bullion and basically anything else I stick on my nails. It doesn’t normally take that impulse more than a few hours to completely overwhelm my brain so that I have to cave in and pick away at them until they’re all off haha! I’m sure a lot of you know what I’m talking about!

I’m not sure about this design – I probably wouldn’t wear it again to be honest but I’m glad I tried it. Maybe there’s just a bit too much going on for my taste or it didn’t turn out quite how I imagined it in my head. Either way, I think it’s worthy of a spot in stud week!

I used Rimmel Blue Vogue as a base colour. I painted one coat on each nail and painted on the second coat of colour one nail at a time, sticking on the studs while the second coat was still tacky. I used Barry M Gold Foil on a striping brush to draw the cornery line things!

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Stamping, Uncategorised

Rimmel Urban Princess – Pink Wednesday!!

8th February 2012

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Pink is out of my comfort zone but I love Pink Wednesdays for making me wear it! This pink falls way way outside of my comfort zone but as soon as it’s on my nails I feel like I need to put my hair in pigtails and giggle excessively. It’s so cute and bubblegummy!

Stamping Plate: Red Angel RA112
Base Colour: Rimmel – Urban Princess
Stamping Colour: Stargazer White
Top Coat of NYC

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31 Day Challenge, Stamping, Uncategorised

Day 21: Inspired by a Colour

30th October 2011

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Today’s criteria is a bit of an odd one. I couldn’t decide if it meant inspired by an actual colour or inspired by a shade name or even something else completely that I didn’t pick up on! In the end I decided to rummage through my stash to see if any of the colour names inspired me and this Rimmel polish, Purple Reign, gave me an idea straight away.

I decided to make a mani from the name and stamp crowns on my nails. Get it? Purple REIGN 😉

Head over to see whar Cristina and Rie came up with today.

Plate: Bundle Monster BM08
Base Colour: Rimmel – Purple Reign
Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
Top Coat of NYC

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Day 18: Half Moons

27th October 2011

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Sorry today’s post is a little later than usual, it’s been a very busy and fun few days for me.

I’m loving this blue/green polish that I picked up in the pharmacy for 99p! It’s one of those shades that’s stuck right between blue and green so it’s been a hot topic of debate today. What do you think?

Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s half-moons too!

Rimmel Purple Reign

Kriston 52

Gosh Metallic Blue

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