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    Remember, Remember

    6th November 2013
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    The highlight of my week was going to a firework display yesterday for Guy Fawkes Night. In firework terms, it’s the closest we get to Independence Day in the UK and I was like a little kid at Christmas stood there gawking up at the sky! What does that have to do the nail art, you may be wondering? Well I always think of V for Vendetta on November 5th and today’s nails feature red roses, as does the movie. Can I have that? Oh go on!

    For this mani I used Sinful Colors Island Coral as my base. I used more colours for the Nimbus accents than I can list here! I just kept picking out colours and adding them on top to get the effect I wanted. The main ones you see in the mix are Barry M Papaya and Sally Hansen Sun Kissed.
    For the rose patterns, I used Barry M Passion Fruit to stamp from MoYou Plate Pro 04 which isn’t on the site any more but you can get the same images on Pro 07 in the XL size.
    It’s all topped with two coats of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

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    Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Baby Blue Ruffian

    27th August 2013
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    As most of the UK ladies will already know, Boots has recently started stocking Sinful Colors polishes in the UK. I’m a bit late to the party on this one really! I’ve walked past the (always well stocked) stands a couple of times now and always refrained from purchasing but a few of the colours caught my eye and have been on my mind. So I went back on the understanding with myself that I would just buy 3 bottles!
    I went for Island Coral which is exactly the shade of Coral I’ve been hunting for weeks; Nail Junkie, a blue/green multi glitter; and Cinderella, the shimmery blue featured below. Originally I wanted a duck egg blue creme that I can’t recall the name of but they were all out of that so I opted for the next best thing which was this light blue polish with a pinky gold shimmer. Although it’s not something I’d normally choose for myself, I really like this polish. The shimmer is very subtle and complimentary of the shade. It’s a shimmer done very right!

     I started with 3 coats of Sinful Colors Cinderella, then freehanded on the ruffian design using Collection Think Pink and a nail art brush.
    The glitter accent is Sally Hansen Lady Luck and I applied that over a base coat of PVA Glue for easy removal.
    It’s all topped off with one coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly then one coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nail Top Sealer to smooth things over.

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    Summer Gradient

    2nd June 2013
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    How has everyone’s weekend been? I hope you all had a chance to soak in some sun! I’m a real fusspot when it comes to the heat but even I have to admit that the weather this weekend was just perfect. I spent yesterday with a BBQ, campfire and plenty of cider, then visited an old friend in the beautiful city of Bath today. I’m currently fanning myself (literally) and considering taking a good old fashioned nap on the grass outside!

    I used a base of  Barry M Blueberry and created the gradient with Barry M Key Lime. I added some glitter, Sinful Colors Call You Later, to the tip on my accent finger for a bit of sparkle. Finally I finished it off with two top coats of Essence Better Than Gel Nails.

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    Christmas, Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Wrap Me Up

    15th December 2012
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    I think this will be my last Christmas themed nail art for a while. I say that like I’m drowning you in them, but this is only the fourth! I’m really struggling to come up with fresh ideas, I really don’t know how I came up with 12 of them last year! It’s weird to look back at those and see how much my skills have improved since then. What a difference a year makes!

    For the green nails I used two coats of NYC Flat Iron Green (creme) as a base, then two coats of Sinful Colors Call You Later (glitter). The red nail is one coat of Rimmel Heart on Fire (creme), one coat of Barry M Red Glitter and one coat of Sinful Colors Paris (gold glitter).
    Next I used Barry M Gold Foil to stamp on some bows from Bundle Monster plate BM317, then freehanded the ribbon lines with a nail art brush. Then I went over the bows, because they didn’t stamp very well, and outlined everything with black acrylic paint.
    All finished with two top coats of NYC.

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    Christmas Jumper-y

    10th December 2012
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    Here’s another Christmas mani featuring Essie Jag-u-are, a polish I picked up in TK Maxx just because I thought it was Christmas-y. I don’t normally go for frosty, shimmery polishes like this but the shimmer in this is subtle so I don’t hate wearing it on my nails but I’ imagine after this month, it’s going to sit at the back of the drawer until next December.
    For the snowflake designs on this mani, I followed Coewless Nails‘ super simple Fair Isle Snowflake Tutorial.

    I used Essie Jag-u-are as my base colour and painted on the white detail with acrylic paint and a small nail art brush. The gold glitter on my tips is Sinful Colors Paris and I dabbed that on using a sponge.
    Finally I topped it off with two coats of NYC.

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    Perfect Paisley Print

    28th June 2012
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    Today is a challenge day and I’m supposed to be posting my Disney Hero but I’m gonna have to take a rain check. This is the first time I’ve ever skipped a challenge day, EVER, so I hope you won’t be too mad! I just haven’t had time to do the manicure but as soon as it’s finished, it’ll be posted. You can still see the other ladies’ hero posts though! Charlotte’s Nails, The Crumpet, Northern Nails, PishPosh and Polish and Spellbinding Nails.
    Luckily I have a back up plan – more new Bundle Monsters! I just couldn’t resist showing you this pattern, I mean look at the amount of detail in there! I’m quite the seasoned nail stamper and I’ve never seen that much small detail in a stamp before. Very impressive, Bundle Monster, verrrrry impressive indeed.
    The base colour is Sinful Colors Last Chance and I stamped using GOSH Metallic Green with Bundle Monster plate BM315.

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