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31DC2013 Day 18: Half Moons

18th September 2013

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For my half moon nails I’ve gone back to that old favourite, black and gold! I was trying to figure out ways to spice it up – maybe adding a gradient, a waterfall, some glitter – but then I thought why mess with the proven formula? I do love half moons. I think they’re very, um… sexy, especially in any combination that includes red, black or nude. I mean there’s a reason it’s Dita Von Teese’s nail art of choice!

I used NYC Full Metal Jacket as my base colour followed by a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to dry it quickly. Next I used hole reinforcers to mark off the half moon and painted over the rest of the nail in W7 Black. Then I topped it all off with another two coats of Stay Perfect Top Coat.

I wrote a full tutorial for half moon nails here.

Day 18: Half Moons 2012

Day 18: Half Moons 2011

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31DC2013 Day 16: Tribal Print

16th September 2013

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I love tribal nail art. As far as freehanded nail art goes, I personally find tribal fairly easy although I could do with expanding my repertoire a little. I always stick to zigzags and dots but there is such an abundance of tribal patterns out there that I’ve never tried! I struggled over the colour combination for a while until my eyes stumbled over W7 Mosaic and the decision was made for me. Luckily, I found a creme in my collection that matched Mosaic’s jelly base and set about doing some mixy-matchy tribal nail art. I was a bit shorter on time today so I cheated and just did two fingers.

I used W7 Mosaic for the glittery fingers. I had to use 3 coats for opacity as the base is a jelly.

The creme I found to match was A-England Galahad so after two coats of that on the remaining fingers, I freehanded on some tribal nail art using Sally Hansen Plum Luck, Barry M Gold Foil and a nail art brush.

It’s all topped off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

Day 16: Tribal Print 2012

Day 16: Tribal Print 2011

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Geometric

23rd August 2013

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Geometric nail art has never really been my thing but I still persevere and try to make it work. This time around my nails just remind me of Wolverine! I think I’ll stick to the gradients and waterfalls for now and leave the edgy stuff to the professionals!

I’m still trying to get the hang of this new camera which is why my pictures are kind of all over the place at the moment. I’ve been tempted to go back to my old one while I figure things out in the name of consistency and decent pictures but I refuse to let this beat me!

1. I used Sally Hansen Dorian Grey as my base colour and topped it with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

2. Once that was all dry, I marked off 3 triangles at the base of my nail with striping tape and filled them in with a nail art brush one nail at a time.

3. I quickly removed the tape while the polish was still wet and when everything was dry, applied a few more coats of Dries Instantly.

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Rosey Posey Pinstripe

12th August 2013

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Today is the first time in a very long while that I’ve decorated every nail with the same design and I have to be honest – I don’t like the feeling! As much as I love this nail art, I’m just itching to remove the polish from a couple of nails and add in a plain glitter accent or some simple studding!

1. I used a base of W7 White followed by a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

2. I used striping tape to mark off pinstripes and painted over it with W7 Black. While the black polish was still wet, I removed the striping tape.

3. I waited for it to dry and added another coat of No7 Stay Perfect.

4. I freehanded the roses using a nail art brush with Barry M Blue Grape, Nails Inc. All Saints Road and NYC Raindrop. I used Saly Hansen Grass Slipper for the leaves. There’s a tutorial for the roses here.

5. Finally, it’s all topped off with another coat of No7 Stay Perfect!

And a few shots before the flowers because I was proud of my pinstripe!

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Spots and Stripes

1st July 2013

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I’m back on the Blues this week and it feels gooood! Polka dots are a rarity on my nails and since I do so many stripes I thought I’d give spots a go too.

The main colours here are Sally Hansen Himalayan Blue, Barry M White, Sally Hansen Dorian Grey and W7 Black.

I created the roses following this tutorial with SH Himalayan Blue, Essie Mezmerised and NYC Raindrop. The stripes on my middle finger are in W7 Cosmic Blue and there’s a tutorial for striping here!

I topped it all off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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Shiny Tips

18th May 2013

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I’m not really sure where the idea of matte x glossy came from but it’s been at the back of my mind, niggling away, all week. I’ve been playing with different combinations and I really wanted to try it with stamping although nothing seemed to work. I’m going to keep at it as I’m determined to perfect glossy undercoat with matte stamping but for now, I’ve settled for something simple (again)!

I used two coats of No7 Just Black as my base colour with one coat of W7 Cosmic Black on my ring finger, then used one coat of Rimmel’s Mattifying top coat. Then I took a nail art brush and applied NYC In a New York Minute just to the tips of my nails.

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Wham Bam!

14th May 2013

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Back to the very basics today with some simple half moon nails. It looks to me like the half moons are making my nails look impossibly square. I know they are square but do they look more… angular dressed up in half moons? Let me know if it’s just me!

I used Barry M Lychee as a base then painted on the half moons with W7 Black Cherry using a nail art brush. Still using the nail art brush, I used a little bit of top coat to attach the studs which are from Born Pretty Store. It’s all topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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