tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81395190646736135302024-03-05T11:03:20.875-08:00Nail Art NewbieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164586989328704142noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-5364730053532538242014-07-14T13:03:00.002-07:002014-07-14T13:03:30.092-07:00IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THIS BLOGHey guys,<br />
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So I just wanted to warn you about some major changes that will be happening soon to this blog.<br />
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The first one is that probably in a few days this blog will no longer be called 'Nail Art Newbie' and will instead be known as 'Sparkle Lane'.<br />
I will also be changing the domain name of this blog to sparklelane.blogspot.com so please follow that, as this may not exist anymore once I change the name!<br />
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The main reason I am undergoing such a drastic change is because I would like to blog about more things than just nails, and feel that my current name doesn't allow me the flexibility to do this.<br />
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I hope you will choose to stay with me and enjoy the new content!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-54258876372936312312014-06-16T07:13:00.000-07:002014-06-16T07:13:00.380-07:00Oops..Hey guys,<br />
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It seems like I am completely unable to stick to having nothing on my nails, last week I had just a simple colour on... and ended up doodling over that in biro and a sharpie</div>
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This week I tried completely bare nails, but once again couldn't stick with it.. i'm terrible.</div>
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I really can't wait for these exams to be over so I can properly paint them again... only a few more days to go!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-14397937765127212472014-06-13T08:00:00.000-07:002014-06-13T08:00:06.932-07:00Fragrance Direct Haul!Hey guys,<br />
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So today I have a few polishes to share with you! I haven't actually discovered them all myself yet.. but more on that later! They came in an absolutely huge box though!<br />
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This is the overall of all the polishes I have seen so far! As you can see I have 2 normal polishes, 1 magnetic and 2 glitters. The two main colours are 1 layer, all the rest are 2.<br />
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I mean look at this huge thing! Admittedly it was mostly bubble wrap, but it made it much more exciting having such a huge box to open!<br />
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So this is the main reason for the large package is this, and its also the reason I haven't seen all of the polishes yet. The idea is to open it like its meant to be opened - one per day. Its also hopefully something to look forward to during the rest of my exam period. The first polish is very cute though, I hope the rest of this is the same. I believe this is called 'Nordstorm Mini Mani Month'.<br />
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So here are the first two, my first ever Essie polishes! I have heard a lot about them and their really nice brushes. From trying them quickly just now they do seem really good!<br />
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I also don't have either a magnetic nail polish, or an orange nail polish - so clearly I needed to fill this gap in my collection!<br />
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These two are called Essie 'Fear and Desire' (Orange) and 'Snake Skin Repstyle - Lil Boa Peep'<br />
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Next, I bought this for the same reason as the ones before, I didn't have a silver nail polish in my collection so wanted to fill the gap.<br />
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Its called 'Manhattan Lotus Effect Nail Polish - 01'.<br />
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Next, this one I didn't really need so much, but again I didn't have a copper coloured glitter! As you can see on the lid this is Sally Hansen 'Copper Penny'. Its so pretty! Just sadly not anywhere near as dense as a gold Sally Hansen glitter I bought before.<br />
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And finally, two clear polishes, because the only top coat I have left at the moment is a really cheap polish my mum bought, and its really annoying as it doesn't dry very quickly at all, and it also loosens the other layers underneath it meaning if you knock it before its dry, you end up upsetting the whole nail.<br />
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I have had some Rimmel ones before and I really like the brushes on these ones as they are really wide.<br />
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So that's my haul for now! I'm sure there will be an update on the rest of the Ciate polishes, I know its a bit out of date now, and i'm sure there are the full set online already - but as its still available to buy I might as well do my own review!<br />
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See you after exams!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-76225538748828378562014-06-03T07:33:00.000-07:002018-09-16T14:47:41.313-07:00Bridesmaids NailsHey guys,<br />
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So today I have some very special nails to share with you, these are the ones I wore for my cousin's wedding the other day.<br />
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Here is the design on both hands, I actually feel I was able to replicate the design on my non-dominant hand really well! </div>
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For this I used Barry M 'Blueberry' for the main blue, Sinful Colours 'Snow Me White' for the white detailing, and a Ted Baker for the silver glitter - you can't see it very well here, but the silver is holographic and shines several different colours in the light. I also used a polish called 'Final Touch - lilac glow' over the blue which gave it a really pretty purply sheen under sunlight, sadly this also didn't come through on the photos. </div>
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Here are the two accent nails, I actually really love my ring nail accent! However I was also actually really impressed with how long the gem stayed on on my thumb considering I only stuck it on with a bit of top coat! I literally had to stick my other nail underneath the gem to get it off, and even then the gem came off its silver backing! </div>
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I'm not sure when my next post will be as I am still in the middle of my exams, however they will be over soon, finally! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-14681265759048254042014-05-18T09:02:00.000-07:002014-05-18T09:02:12.286-07:00Tortoise NailsHey guys,<br />
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Just a quick post today, as i've mentioned before, but I have exams comming up at the moment so i'm revising hard!<br />
This weeks have a kinda tortoise theme, but I also felt like putting actual glitter on my nails, so this is the result! A bit of glitter had fallen off at this point however as I kept picking at it all week because I could feel it was so thick on my nails!<br />
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Hope you like them! See you soon!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-82547128488533887642014-05-09T09:56:00.000-07:002014-05-10T03:43:21.891-07:00Bunting NailsHey guys,<br />
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I felt like doing sometime a little spring like today, and really fancied trying out my new white Barry M nail art pen and also felt like putting some cute bunting on my nails. I based it on a stamp that I got for Easter which has such a cute little bunting pattern on - I have taken some photos with it as I really like it. You can find it on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DKNMHX2/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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The front of the stamp and my left hand</div>
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Very sorry for the badly chipped nails here - this is my right hand and so my writing hand, so it gets used a lot more! Saying that, I think I was still able to draw the bunting pattern on here with my non-dominant hand.</div>
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This is the back side, the actual stamp, its so cute! Apologies its kinda pink, I think I used a pink stamp pad on it last!</div>
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I hope you like them! See you next week!<br />
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P.S. Have you seen the new 3D Make-up printer which has been announced? It hasn't been released yet, but the idea seems so cool - I found an article <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mink-3d-prints-makeup-2014-5#!JZZen" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-15526063768420009762014-05-03T12:10:00.000-07:002014-05-03T12:10:46.964-07:00Snake-like / tribal nailsHey guys,<br />
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Sorry I didn't post last week, I completely forgot! I believe I mentioned it recently, but I have some very important exams comming up so i've been working quite hard recently. Therefore i'm sorry for the late night photography of these nails - especially as I was actually quite proud of them!<br />
Also last week, I went to see McBusted at the 02 with a couple of friends - you can see a post my friend wrote on the subject here (http://zoeandkarina.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/london-mcbusted.html) with a <i>shock-horror</i> actual image of my face! Please check it out, as her and her friend have recently started up a blog and i'm sure they would love feedback!<br />
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On to the nails, they were based on a design <a href="http://theillustratednail.tumblr.com/image/44310373688" target="_blank">here</a>. I got some Barry M nail art pens in White and Black for Easter so wanted to try them out! In this one I only used the black, but i'm hoping to use the white soon!<br />
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Like I said, I actually really like these nails!<br />
The pink on these was actually more of a red colour, so once again apologies for the bad photos!<br />
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You may find the next month or so of posts are a bit off schedule, but i'll try and post at least once a week, but for the meantime - please forgive me!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-91438740097787876842014-04-20T01:03:00.000-07:002014-04-20T01:03:35.819-07:00Mini Egg NailsHey guys,<br />
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So perhaps not the most original nails this week, but I wanted something with pastel colours and yet an easter theme, that also wasn't too complex... the nails that fitted the bill were these Mini Egg Nails!</div>
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And now for the obligatory pictures with actual mini eggs...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kYi1bOgpr8V_9-rqDYdtwi-XJkA-s8YbcUwSXlp8FvJWOUYNiNfK5V7XINyrSJ_Eat5iLGCFjIzYAva_jcwYEwhkLMXxcJwfMkH6KZL_a7RjIa1wriZJfrE0ZJQdHzK97xkHw5hpiFE/s1600/Mini+egg+Nails3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kYi1bOgpr8V_9-rqDYdtwi-XJkA-s8YbcUwSXlp8FvJWOUYNiNfK5V7XINyrSJ_Eat5iLGCFjIzYAva_jcwYEwhkLMXxcJwfMkH6KZL_a7RjIa1wriZJfrE0ZJQdHzK97xkHw5hpiFE/s1600/Mini+egg+Nails3.jpg" height="235" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuc0kN1GqF23B_KtGJweVshYl2xFrH6lmOlojyYgpXvh4fmhuUNhCLwiIThY1jUy5gsrC-8G7XXGkIiXotdSxyIbWioGribcpD5mbAzmCF47PTHIkk53aWmp10dXXq1CF_wLSxSz_6N8/s1600/Mini+egg+Nails2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjuc0kN1GqF23B_KtGJweVshYl2xFrH6lmOlojyYgpXvh4fmhuUNhCLwiIThY1jUy5gsrC-8G7XXGkIiXotdSxyIbWioGribcpD5mbAzmCF47PTHIkk53aWmp10dXXq1CF_wLSxSz_6N8/s1600/Mini+egg+Nails2.jpg" height="235" width="235" /></a><br />
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I think I probably got the dots a little too big, but i'm still pretty happy with how they turned out.<br />
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The polishes I used were:<br />
- Barry M - Berry I/C (Purple)<br />
- Rimmel - 280 Sunshine (Yellow)<br />
- Ted Baker Pink (<i>This had to have at least 10 coats before it was completely opaque, shocking. I loved the colour once it was finally opaque though, even if it did take several hours to dry.)</i><br />
- Sinful Colours - Snow Me White (White)<br />
- Manhattan Rock Topia - Rock the Grass (Green)<br />
- Sally Hansen - 340 Black Platinum (Black)<br />
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So the only thing to say now is; HAPPY EASTER! See you next week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-783938781521892462014-04-12T02:23:00.000-07:002014-04-12T02:23:02.199-07:00Multicoloured Easter Egg NailsHey guys,<br />
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Its nearing Easter time and to celebrate/show this I thought I would do a kind of Eastery theme on my nails this week - multicoloured/pastel coloured easter eggs.<br />
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Here they are! On here I have Orange, Yellow, Green and Blue - although the orange at the top looks a kind of pinky red next to the lighter orange on top of the yellow which makes it look like I used more colours in my opinion.<br />
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A very simple design, but I think it still fits the theme - I hope you like them!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-17471895237302045242014-04-04T10:16:00.001-07:002014-04-04T10:16:51.798-07:00Checked Tribal NailsHey guys,<br />
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I felt like doing something more complicated this week and stumbled across <a href="http://chelseaqueen.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/01/checkertribal-1024x1024.jpg" target="_blank">this</a>. This is my recreation of the nails, nowhere near as nice in my opinion though. I think I did the sections too thick, and also didn't notice until after i'd taken the photos that one of my nails was chipped.. stupid me, its not even a small chip..<br />
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I think my ring finger is my favourite, I think it looks much much nicer with less of a pattern on it strangely. Let me know what you think!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-55126121256735980682014-03-28T13:22:00.001-07:002014-03-28T13:22:44.141-07:00Barry M Passion Fruit SwatchHey guys,<br />
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Just a swatch post this week of the other polish I bought recently. I have very important exams coming up soon and so I may be posting less and less in the near future (sorry!). After they are all over, I will be back with hopefully more than 1 post a week though!<br />
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I took a photo in direct sunlight as well as in the shade to show the difference, this is because I thought it looked like a pink in the bottle however unless in bright sunlight the colour looks red on the actual nail.<br />
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It also stained horribly despite putting a base coat on - such a shame! I now remember why I don't wear reds that much though.<br />
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See you next week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-54328005659332485652014-03-21T13:04:00.001-07:002014-03-21T13:05:56.540-07:00Space Nails Hey guys,<br />
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So this week to celebrate the end of Winter - then again I don't know about you, but we didn't have much of a Winter here, we didn't have a single drop of snow! For inspiration I used these two: <a href="http://www.manicurity.com/2014/01/constellation-nails-easy-nail-art-idea.html" target="_blank">Constellation Nails</a> and <a href="http://www.neverlandnailblog.com/2012/04/shooting-stars-nails.html" target="_blank">Shooting Stars Nails</a><br />
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Here's all 5 nails, the thumb is constellation, the first a galaxy nail, lighting design, shooting star and finally a random star like nail.<br />
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Another photo, I forgot how much I love galaxy nails - it always looks so cool! As you can see, I finally used one of the Ted Baker polishes that I got in my set for Christmas. Other than the awkward top to hold, I was pretty impressed actually. The glitter is packed really dense into the polish and its so pretty and shines different colours.<br />
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See you next week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-86286765757607512102014-03-15T05:09:00.001-07:002014-03-16T05:49:53.791-07:00I've hit 1,000 views / Crazy Chemistry ColoursHey guys,<br />
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I know I only posted yesterday, but I was just checking the comments on my blog when I realised.. my view counter has finally hit 1,000 views!!<br />
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I know this isn't loads, but this is a big deal to me as its a big milestone in numbers, and I didn't start this straightaway when I created my blog so I have likely had more than this anyway.<br />
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Then again, the actual blogger view count says that I have had 2,204 pageviews, but according to others this isn't particularly accurate..<br />
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I also reached 20 followers on Bloglovin on March 11th which is quite exciting! I hadn't had a chance to share this yet but this post seems like the perfect time!<br />
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Anyway, to celebrate I thought I would share some photos I took in class the other day, they're not nail related at all, but I loved the pretty colours we made. Incase you don't know, i'm currently studying A2 chemistry as one of my options and although these were pretty all of them had toxic symbols on at the very least. Nasty.<br />
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All of the different ones we made in the actual experiment.</div>
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A close up of one of the Test tube racks - look at all the amazing layers! If you're wondering why some have bungs in the top and the others don't - the ones with bungs had an ammonia compound in - this stuff absolutely stinks and makes you cough like mad. I can't really describe it if you haven't encountered it before other than to say it feels like you have something blocking your nose when you breathe it in, its horrid!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">If you're interested in knowing what the actual compounds were that I used to make these, simply just send a comment saying which ones and i'll find my chemistry notes and let you know! Sorry this is so random but I wanted something different to celebrate the milestone and I thought this was definitely something different - but then again who couldn't love all those crazy colours!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-10909646082848680992014-03-14T13:08:00.002-07:002014-03-14T13:09:15.189-07:00Northern Lights NailsHey guys,<br />
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Pretty nails this week, a gradient but a different way to normal and with a different colours, I based it on <a href="http://us.aritzia.com/aritzia-loves/issue-26/i26-madeline-poole/i26-ea-madeline-poole.html" target="_blank">this tutorial</a>.<br />
I had a bit of trouble with my make-up sponge I used to put on the gradient, it broke apart onto my nail and when trying to pull it off I smudged them a bit as you can see. The blue also chipped quite badly compared to usual, i'm guessing its just a certain type. It also stunk extremely badly so i'm guessing it might have had some nasty chemicals in, I just found it in my mums collection.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-73529793866662998222014-03-08T02:09:00.001-08:002014-03-08T02:09:31.295-08:00Haul Post / Barry M Pearl LadyHey guys,<br />
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So today I have a minature Haul post for you along with some swatches of one of the polishes I picked up. I did this a couple weeks ago but haven't had time to post it until now sorry.<br />
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First of all though, when I went up to the Barry M stand in my boots I was met with a crazy sight. Swatch sticks of every colour but their new Silk paints - they were only officially released the day after I went (yeah.. I did go a long while ago now!)<br />
However, this is such a genius idea, why can't all brands do this? They were all labelled with a handwritten piece of paper stuck on with tape so it seemed to be handmade rather than something Barry M had brought out themselves. Does anyone else have this or was this just a random thing my Boots store seems to have?<br />
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I picked up 2 nail varnishes after much deliberation and swatch stick comparisons, but the third item I really could not decide on. However in the end I went with a lipstick, but more on that later.</div>
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I do have a few complaints about this polish however.. for one, the polish wasn't opaque at all, I put three layers of the polish on (having to wait each time as I wanted the maximum amount of texture) but you could still see my tips quite clearly underneath. If I was to use this again I guess I would have to use a white undercoat but it was a bit disappointing. </div>
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My other complaint is that I didn't actually find this to be that textured, I mean sure I could definitely feel the texture when I ran my finger over it, but compared to my other Barry M texture (Kingsland Road) it was nowhere near as textured. Shame really, but the polish is super pretty and the glitters really add to it.</div>
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Now for something completely different - lipstick. I have worn lipstick before, but only some I have "adopted" from my mums stash, and I have never bought a lipstick for myself before, neither had someone buy one for me. However as it was 3 for 2 anyway, I thought I may as well try one. </div>
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I bought number 53 - their coral colour as it looked really pretty. I have to say I really like the polish packaging, I really like the mix of the matte black and the shiny black together. </div>
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My lips.. yeah.. I thought I may as well do a lipstick swatch while i'm at it. The top one is my normal lip colour and the second is with the lipstick applied. I put on a base of Lip salve before I put the lipstick on as if not I have quite dry lips. </div>
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Even with the base however I still found that the lipstick decided to clump together in the creases of my lips as you can see in the photo - this may be due to application, as i've stated I am not experienced at all with lipsticks so have no idea.</div>
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The colour is really pretty, just the summer coral I was looking for and although I dampen the colour down slightly to suit my skin tone, it is just what I was looking for so i'm really happy.</div>
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Hope you didn't mind such an obscure post! Should be back to normal with more Nail Art next week. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-6044351354948300772014-02-28T09:00:00.000-08:002014-02-28T09:00:00.225-08:00Graffiti / Distressed NailsHey Guys,<br />
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So for my nails this week I decided to do nails using by Chalkboard Nails tutorial <a href="http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2013/11/tutorial-distressed-nail-art-punkgrungy.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Although I don't think mine look anywhere near as cool, and didn't like them at all after I first did them, I think they've actually grown on me throughout the week.<br />
I'm not sure which one of my hands looks better, on my right I put more of the black nail varnish over the top while over the left I didn't put so much.<br />
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Here's both hands, my right hand is a lot messier application as it is my dominant hand so I find it harder to paint it, but ignoring this, i'm not sure if it looks better with more black or less.<br />
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Another photo of my left hand. Let me know what you think!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-841602200137440402014-02-21T08:05:00.000-08:002014-02-21T08:05:39.341-08:00Different hand poses for showing off Nail ArtHey guys,<br />
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So to try and get a proper variety of different hand poses, I thought that instead of just looking at the blogs I follow, that I would just search for a specific nail varnish colour into Google and see what came up. In the end I decided on a Nail Varnish colour I really want at the moment - Zoya Chyna.<br />
I had a bit of a problem trying to get the camera to focus, I decided to try and use the DSLR instead of my usual phone camera/point and shoot, and couldn't get it do do quite what I wanted it too, or even take the photo most of the time - slightly annoying!<br />
All of the inspiration photos are not my own, so i've linked back to their original post if you click on their photo.<br />
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First of all the thumb on the bottle shot. I think this one looks pretty nice, but I think I would also have to take another one showing the thumb as often I also want to show this. </div>
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One that wasn't meant to be round the bottle but I found it easier to line up my fingers like this, the original photo was actually landscape rather than portrait but I flipped it so that it would fit with mine better. I don't think I cropped mine very well, and also this position was actually quite awkward for me as on my left hand my little finger doesn't seem to like placing itself with the other fingers, therefore although I think it looks nice, I don't think I will use it. </div>
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<a href="http://www.modelcitypolish.com/zoya-chyna/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 0em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslNoJBYON5to5OKRJ3a0kaFMKc5V_Psm49ahF3kVgMm8CpNZzAOWXrQKAhymLye4ryiZ-9azei2RMgl5NJsxxLTVLCt7mIWGzDhtsFWXcuDdo9qtfxtjrrSwUtuED4TreH_rpiM9cCMA/s1600/Chyna-7.jpg" height="208" width="250" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRzEp5uykpSId_mkk1Cb8NOTDKcdRjJ_Pg2fhxzBBl2SCmMLj0XVQ7ynpUGZNCYxRfoWZFf85tS6fa5BPFcfwsSWMYYktJktpEnuyrSTX5LUztJidVvOKjlAAyowKahMybGVR4l2ZESY/s1600/handpose12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRzEp5uykpSId_mkk1Cb8NOTDKcdRjJ_Pg2fhxzBBl2SCmMLj0XVQ7ynpUGZNCYxRfoWZFf85tS6fa5BPFcfwsSWMYYktJktpEnuyrSTX5LUztJidVvOKjlAAyowKahMybGVR4l2ZESY/s1600/handpose12.jpg" height="208" width="250" /></a><a href="http://www.modelcitypolish.com/zoya-chyna/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 0em;" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />
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I know my version is out of focus, I mentioned I had camera problems earlier. I'm not sure about this shot, it was a little awkward once again and unless if I can sort out my camera being able to sort out this kind of shot. Its quite a nice shot though, other than my misbehaving little finger which I can never get to do what I want it too and always moves out of place.<br />
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<a href="http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/daily-beauty-cat/zoyas-pixie-dust-nail-polish-in-chyna/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsj-1aoELNDe6NhserlXPeJlSvFNOzKlM9uE60Z3jb64dz97ytBQ2w0D9s-echabedA_e1j3fTX2bdPUvZLExNyykKEhBKr0w9Q_fY3eKXLHmnSc40mkcDRHI1yKsmGIeMuCbUed6FYg8/s1600/zoya-chyna-swatch.jpg" height="280" width="280" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UzVKtA12gsv8iHsmG6i7cITu2LKL9Th2g1utMh5FbDbK3tQ6YR3NnnaNN2r_0XE6FQvXTIWFsV_debJe_h_cPRUNKIWYoom_2gfvGxHZ0oQxIiqu3kkcCXMSHmplYfMxGuLkfB-li78/s1600/handpose9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UzVKtA12gsv8iHsmG6i7cITu2LKL9Th2g1utMh5FbDbK3tQ6YR3NnnaNN2r_0XE6FQvXTIWFsV_debJe_h_cPRUNKIWYoom_2gfvGxHZ0oQxIiqu3kkcCXMSHmplYfMxGuLkfB-li78/s1600/handpose9.jpg" height="290" width="180" /></a><br />
So once again the inspiration shot is much cuter and better framed and lit and actually in focus. However I didn't actually mind this shot, other than my little finger looking odd and not fitting in with the others again. and once again you can't really see the thumb very well.<br />
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And finally, my classic 'claw' hand shape, but with the fingers closer together than I would usually have them. I have no idea why the colour looks so different in this one, I think the light must have just been odd or something. This is the only pose I found which shows the thumb, but I don't actually think it looks that professional but it is by far the quickest and easiest to do for me therefore you will probably still see it, but I hope to include some others when I do have time and am proud enough of a design to want to showcase it that bit more.<br />
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Two final notes, the first is this shot of a hand that I would literally describe as 'perfect' to me the black background shows the nails up perfectly, the light is completely perfect and I just love this. This is how I would love my photos to look.<br />
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I love how little silver glitters show up, and how only the front of the hand is in focus with the rest not. It might just be my personal opinion but I really do love this photo. I believe the photo actually comes from Zoya's own press release which explains why its so good, but I link back to the page I found it.<br />
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The final note is to myself mainly, but I really need to start naming my photos after what they are showing, as nearly all the ones I found had titles which related to what they were showing as shown in the photo below. This will help as it will probably help my photos to appear higher up in search engine listings which will hopefully get more hits on my blog. The only two that didn't have names relating were on Flickr and therefore had a title that related to what they were anyway, and I would assume Flickr has higher search engine listings anyway possibly.<br />
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Thanks for reading, maybe this helped you too, I will definitely try to put more of these poses into regular use hopefully!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-33517804902586592882014-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:002014-02-22T09:09:51.183-08:00Busy Girls Nails Challenge: Week 5 Valentine's DayHey Guys,<br />
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So its finally the end of the Nail Challenge, and I have to admit, even with these simple themes it was really quite hard to come up with anything and to stick to the themes given.<br />
But anyway, todays theme was a tough one for me, not because I didn't have any ideas or inspiration but simply because I don't have a boyfriend and wasn't expecting any Valentines, therefore I didn't want people questionning me on why I had Valentine's Day theme nails. But anyhow, in the end I went with a mix of two different designs I found with the thumb being from <a href="http://www.willpaintnailsforfood.com/2014/01/the-digit-al-dozen-does-monochrome-mix.html" target="_blank">this</a> and the other nails being from <a href="https://24.media.tumblr.com/5e844e8c92c64d18a2e88cecf30709d1/tumblr_n0jceiSJVI1s4hbqwo1_500.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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So there is mine. I also had the same on my other hand but didn't get a photo. You may notice something different this week in that my nails are on a black background instead of white, this was just me experimenting to see which looked better. I might look out for some inspirational poses / photograph set ups this week and make a post about it, mainly for my own benefit but also incase it also interests someone else.<br />
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Hope you like my Valentine's Day Nails and I will see you next week!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-10867942767367245662014-02-09T00:23:00.001-08:002014-02-22T09:05:44.052-08:00Busy Girls Nails Challenge: Week 4 BlueHey guys,<br />
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So this week was a blue theme, and I found what I thought was the perfect inspiration for this - mermaid scale nails! I originally got the idea from <a href="http://www.manicurity.com/2014/01/digit-al-dozen-mermaid-nails-in-shades.html" target="_blank">here </a> but I decided to do all my nails but the thumb like this as I thought it might look a little odd on me with only 2 nail designs as I have no studs to decorate the other nails nor a dotting tool big enough to do the big dots like on hers.<br />
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Here's my impression; I used quite a few different colours for this, and technically a silver glitter, purple, and a bit of teal to go with the main blue theme, but I really don't have enough blue's to be able to pull this off sadly. Plus I think it looks nicer with the other colours mixed in.<br />
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So I can't wait for the Valentines Day theme next week! Sadly no boyfriend to speak of, so it will just be me and the nails celebrating. Hopefully I won't leave it to the last minute again like this week though!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-81962147540151618482014-01-24T13:06:00.001-08:002014-02-22T09:05:26.753-08:00Busy Girls Nails Challenge: Week 2 WhiteHey Guys,<br />
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I may not have stuck to the complete theme here but I really wanted to do something Sherlock related and in my defense it does include quite a lot of white, just a few other colours as well!<br />
I used a number of inspiration photos for this, the smiley face nail I cannot sadly give an inspiration image for as it has simply been done so many times, some I also cannot find the original link for however I will give you the link of where I found them; <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/479140847825582652/" target="_blank">sherlock face and building jump</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/206743439117894804/" target="_blank">stag night</a>, and <a href="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/a8/d5/13/a8d513a736872edc8fd856881a6ec6db.jpg" target="_blank">footprints</a><br />
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Sorry for them not being completely cleaned up in this photo, I managed to catch the 'Stag Night' nail later that night so that it then read 'stag nigh' so I decided not to take anymore.<br />
Due to my trouble locating original sherlock nail designs I decided to make sure my images were clearly labelled with my blog name!<br />
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So, do you think these fit the theme enough? Seriously though, if you haven't seen Sherlock you should really start watching it - its an amazing show.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-49365931401269348792014-01-18T00:52:00.002-08:002014-02-22T09:11:05.580-08:00Busy Girls Nails Challenge: Week 1 TealHey guys,<br />
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So, my first post of my first ever challenge! This weeks theme was 'Teal', so I painted my nails with the only teal polish I own - Sally Hansen Fairy Teal - but then could not decide what to paint on them.<br />
Finally I decided on something I liked, a cute little blossom tree, yes I know its still technically winter but I thought they looked really nice against the teal.<br />
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So what do you think? I can't wait to show you next week, with the 'white' theme, I have something planned already, I just hope it goes well as the current ideas are rather complicated.<br />
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Wish me luck and let me know if you think my nails fit the theme!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-87921305750144399342014-01-11T13:29:00.003-08:002014-02-22T09:14:42.344-08:00Christmas Nail Related GiftsHey guys,<br />
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I have been far too good lately, I didn't buy myself any new nail related things for Christmas. I really don't know how.. well, other than I banned myself from going into Boots/Superdrug when going shopping...<br />
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But, thankfully my friends and family bought me a few things to make it up to me!<br />
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The first item I am going into just made me laugh so much when I got it. Incase you can't tell, its a nail dryer - it blows out air from between its hands when you press down the button with your wet nail.<br />
We had a few troubles getting it to work, but realised that all it needed was a bit of tin foil next to the battery and hey presto the fan worked again! I haven't actually used it to dry my nails yet though, but its cute if nothing else.<br />
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From the same person I got a couple of polish sets, which I believe are both from primark, this one here and another which I will show you later.<br />
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This set contains one gold polish and a little bottle of gold glitter. Incase you cannot read what the back of the box says, it seems the general idea is to paint your nail with the gold polish, and then tip the glitter into the 'dish' - basically a dip in the plastic packaging that the two bottles are held in in the bottle - and then dip your nail into the glitter where it will stick and coat the nail.<br />
Its a cool idea I guess, I will have to see if it actually works out, and if I manage to do it without getting the glitter everywhere, which is the reason I have always avoided actual loose glitter before on my nails.<br />
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The other set from the same friend I received was an 'Ombre' set, inside the box was also 2 make-up sponges cut into triangles and a couple of wooden sticks. If you look at the polishes inside the box, I thought they were in the wrong order as I pulled them out so for the next photo I put them in the order I thought they should go in. As I was editing the photos I realised that the illustration on the box actually shows them in this order too, so it appears I was right. No idea why they were in the wrong order in the box though, I hope no-one has opened them before or something. </div>
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I don't think i've ever tried an Ombre manicure before either so I am really excited to try this out. The purple on the end is also really really pretty, it has little bits of glitter inside and looks a really nice colour. Shame its in such a small bottle so will probably have a not very good or easy to use brush with it.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Next I have a nail related item that I will call 'Designer' as it is by Ted Baker. When I unwrapped this present to reveal this metal tin I had no idea what could be inside. The present gifter said afterwards that there had been a piece of cardboard round the tin saying what was inside, but she took it off so that it would be a surprise.</span></div>
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And a surprise it was when I took off the lid to reveal these cute polishes. I haven't had a chance to try them out yet but the glitter ones look very cute, and a black is always useful. </div>
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I love the tin though, its so cute and I'm sure i'll find a use for it elsewhere to put something in. I really hope the polishes are a good quality too and don't chip really easily. </div>
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So that's it, I said there wasn't very much. Sorry for no Nail Art this week but there will definitely be some next week due to starting the Nail Art Challenge! I have no ideas for the first week 'Teal' yet, but i'm sure i'll have something by tommorrow! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-75789424600981512752014-01-06T02:16:00.002-08:002014-02-22T09:18:40.850-08:00New Year Nails and Busy Girl Nails Challenge!Hey guys,<br />
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So I have two things to mention today. The first is to obviously show you the nails I had on for New Year.<br />
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Here they are! Very sorry for the absolutely hideous phone photo, but you may notice that they are on top of lined paper.. this is because I have mock exams starting tomorrow. Sadly this means i've been revising hard so didn't have time to take a proper photo before I took these off. Sorrry!</div>
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You can't really see it very well, but I was going for a glitter gradient against the gold on 4 nails with the accent a black polish with red hexagonal glitter placed over. I haven't tried doing an accent glitter nail with these large glitters before so thought I would give it a go. Sadly the only colour we had in the house was red and i'm not sure it goes particularly well with the rest, but I thought it was a cool effect.</div>
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So, now on to more exciting news. I follow A LOT of blogs, and when I get round to sorting through the posts I haven't read I often find some interesting nails that I might like to attempt, or other interesting pieces. Well today when I was sorting through I came across <a href="http://www.polish-obsession.com/2014/01/busy-girl-nails-winter-nail-art_2.html" target="_blank">a post here</a> containing a challenge that seems perfect for me the 'Busy Girls Nails Winter Nail Art Challenge' - long title eh!</div>
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Showing you the challenge photo may make more sense so here it is:</div>
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It is starting on the 13th January and I can't wait to get started! This is the first challenge i've done and so it poses two problems; actually remembering that I am doing a challenge and don't just post something else unrelated, and two actually getting Instagram to work and remembering your password.. doh. </div>
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I'm hoping you will see some pretty nails and hopefully some Nail Art too, wish me good luck!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-56284899669716252132013-12-28T09:40:00.000-08:002014-02-22T09:25:40.508-08:00Christmas Day Nails!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I mentioned I was under the weather last post, and I thought I would let you know that thankfully i'm feeling much much better now! :D<br />
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I decided to do a 3 colour gradient with festive colours; gold, green and red. However the green looks a little more blue in these photos, not sure why. The red and green blended together really well but the gold and green didn't really blend so much as lay over one another, it overall looked nice though :)<br />
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Let me know what you think! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139519064673613530.post-76825513078277433252013-12-21T06:34:00.001-08:002014-02-22T09:26:46.077-08:00Messy MinionsHey guys,<br />
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This week I felt like doing a design more cartoony and kiddish, and after looking around I stumbled upon a <a href="https://24.media.tumblr.com/1776ffb02e70f3167323c5b6765181ff/tumblr_mxe8x140Gi1rks4u9o1_500.jpg" target="_blank">minion elf design</a> - I couldn't resist. However sadly I was ill most of the week and so only actually got round to doing these last night, and even then I didn't really want to face the smell of nail polish - yes I must be very ill, can't believe I just said that - and so the nails are a little messy as I tried to get them over and done with quickly.<br />
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I suppose at least you can hopefully tell they're minions. I might just take them off tonight anyway though and hope that I feel better for something in time for Christmas.<br />
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I wish all my readers a good holiday!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900081079407799715noreply@blogger.com2