tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17231201133780987742024-03-13T04:13:52.874+00:00NailificentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-52891274878379140982015-03-15T18:37:00.000+00:002015-03-15T18:37:12.568+00:00St Patrick's Day nail artOn Tuesday it shall be St Patrick's Day. With a family name of 'Connolly' and my Mother's maiden name being 'O'Neill', there is definitely a bit of Irish blood running through my veins, so I though I'd go green and don some nail art for the patron Saint of Ireland.<br />
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The green I used for my thumb, index and middle fingers is Nail Inc's 'Bruton Mews'. Its a glorious bottle green colour, which I rather like. It gives good coverage and is opaque in just one coat, but I used two just to be on the safe side. I topped this off with a coat of Seche Vite to speed up the drying process. This green is a real Irish green and is perfect for my manicure.<br />
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What St Patrick's day isn't complete without a rainbow? I did want to recreate my <a href="http://www.nailificent.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/rainbow-nail-art.html">rainbow manicure</a>, however I have run out of white polish, so did it on nude nails instead. I used a coat of OPI's base coat to create a flat surface for my nail and used a dotting tool to create the dots.<br />
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I used the following polishes to create the rainbow<br />
Red - Nails Inc 'Rosary Gardens'<br />
Orange - Barry M 'Satsuma'<br />
Yellow - Barry M 'lemon ice'<br />
Green - Nails Inc ' Bruton Mews'<br />
Blue - Nails Inc 'Belgrave Place'<br />
Indigo - Nails Inc 'Baker Street'<br />
Violet - Barry M 'Vivid pruple'<br />
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I topped off the rainbow as always with a coat of Seche Vite.<br />
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Every rainbow is not complete without a pop of gold. On this piece of nail art, it is in the form of my pinky finger. I used a base of Nails Inc 'Gold Foil' and to add that extra sparkle of gold I use two layers of China Glaze 'I'm not lion'. I placed dots using the same polish to bring the manicure altogether.<br />
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What do you have planned for St Patrick's Day? Will you have the luck of the Irish on your nails? If you want some other ideas, you can check out last years St Patrick's Day nail art <a href="http://www.nailificent.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/st-patricks-day-nail-art.html">here</a>.<br />
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Until next time...<br />
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Laura-JaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-49181153461302984042015-03-01T22:41:00.001+00:002015-03-01T22:41:49.864+00:00Chinese New Year nail artI know I am a bit late, but Happy Chinese New Year! This year it is the year of the sheep/goat. I hope it brings all of my readers/followers a year full of love, fortune and happiness. Even though I am over a week late in posting this, I thought I would still do so, as I really like my design. I didn't opt for a sheep/goat look, but came up with this design using the colours I most associate with Chinese New Year.<br />
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I first prepped my nails with OPI's base coat, then used a Nails Inc shimmery red polish. Unfortunately I do not know the name of it, as it is a small bottle and part of a Christmas collection I got given a couple of years back. I used about three layers and topped with Seche Vite.<br />
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Using a make-up sponge and Nails Inc's 'Black Taxi' I created a gradient tip in black to each nail. Again I topped with Seche Vite and allowed to dry.<br />
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Using a dotting tool I was then able to get creative, I painted on delicate flowers and Chinese symbols using Barry M's foil effects in 'gold' and 'matte white' and Nails Inc in 'Heather grey'. I then topped it with Seche Vite and allowed to dry.<br />
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Let me know what you think in the comments box below.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-80564982596908898212015-02-08T20:57:00.003+00:002015-02-08T20:57:40.339+00:00Roses are red, Violets are blue...Valentine's Day shall soon be upon us, so I thought I would share my latest piece of nail art, which falls nicely in the theme of love. What better way to say those three little words everyone loves to hear, with roses...<br />
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The base coat is a beautiful lilac colour from Ciate called 'Sugar Plum', which I applied three coats to get an opaque look. As always I topped off it off with a coat of Seche Vite to help with the drying process.<br />
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To create the roses I used a large dotting tool and place random blobs using Barry M's gelly hi shine polish in 'Pomegranate'. <br />
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To add a bit of dimension, I uses a small dotting tool to create some swirls in the roses. The contrasting colour I used was 'Instyle Coral' by Rimmel London, which I think go really well together and also compliments the lilac base coat. To finish off the roses I used the small dotting tool to add a leaf to each rose in a dark bottle green called 'Burton Mews' by Nails Inc. The topped off with one more coat of Seche Vite's fast drying top coat.<br />
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You can see last years St Valentine's Day nail creation <a href="http://nailificent.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/valentines-day-nail-art.html">here</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-48895485275749986172015-01-31T12:19:00.000+00:002015-01-31T12:19:25.705+00:00Baby its cold...<div class="utdU2e">
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I live in London, and I know the temperature isn’t the coldest in the world, but this last week it has really dropped. As I work outside for 90% of the working week, I can definitely feel the difference! So I thought I would create a little bit of nail art in homage to my icy cold fingers. Rather than going down the traditional icy blue route I did a 180 for a pop of colour and created this frosty little number…<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Today my little old blog reaches a milestone: its first birthday! </div>
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I have to say that this last year has flown by and I have really enjoyed my little blog and would like to say thank you to all of you that have had a little visit, followed, shared and especially to those who have left me such wonderful comments. I do read and reply to them all.</div>
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To mark the occasion I designed some birthday cake nails, as no birthday is complete without a little bit of cake! Right?</div>
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I prepped my nail using OPI's base coat and got to work with the base coat using 'Delicate' by Seche Vite. I allowed to dry (as it is Seche Vite, its super fast without a top coat) and then added on some sprinkle effect glitter polish by Nails Inc called 'Fulham Palace Gardens.'</div>
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To create the cake I used a selection of colours from Frauline which as all thin brushed nail polishes. Unfortunately they are unnamed. I first picked a fushia colour for the cake and applied a rounded shape to the tip.<br />
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Once dry I took the white polish and outlined the whole cake including the tip of the nail. To finish it off I added a single blue candle and added a touch of yellow for the flame. Now its time for the singing to commence and the wishes to be made.<br />
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Once again, thank you to everyone who has contributed to my blog. Without you guys, I don't think I would have reached this milestone.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-87614697435711004892014-02-02T12:39:00.002+00:002014-02-02T12:39:14.428+00:00Super Bowl XLVIII Nail ArtThe BF and I are avid American Football fans, which means for the last five or so months we have been staying up until 4.30-5am on game days watching the action take place. Tonight this all comes to an end with the Super Bowl and to mark the occasion I shall be sporting my latest manicure;<br />
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I prepped my nails by giving them a little file and applied OPI's base coat. I picked out the teams colours (green and blue for the Seattle Seahawks and orange and blue for the Denver Bronco's.) I used stripping tape to mark off the tips and first applied the green (Barry M's neon green) and then the orange (Barry M's 'Satsuma'.) I then topped it off with a coat of SV and allowed to dry.<br />
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Once all my nails were dry I tapped off the opposite corner of the tips on all nails and applied a dark unnamed navy blue polish by Nails Supreme and topped it off with another coat of SV. Once dry I used a white stripping polish to add a white detail under the tips.<br />
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To divide the teams I created an American football on my middle finger. I used one coat of Barry M's 'Mushroom', topped with a coat of SV. I then used the same white stripper polish as above to create the laces of the ball and again topped it all off with Seche Vite.<br />
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I am actually looking forward to the Super Bowl this evening, even thought I am not able to view the most anticipated commercials ever. I am also pretty jealous of those getting to go to the game as I adore New York (it is probably the only other city in the World apart from London I would actually live in.) <br />
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Now onto my picks for this evening; Whilst I have loved the atmosphere at the Seahawks home games and I think the twelfth man are amazing, I don't see anyone stopping Peyton Manning (and the rest of the team), so I am opting for a Bronco's win!<br />
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Firstly I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and apologise for my absence of late. I had a busy Christmas and New year and sort of lost my blogging mojo. Not to mention I had a massive nail break which has made my enthusiasm to paint my nails dwindle.</div>
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I received lots of nail polish for Christmas, so I was spoilt for choice when painting my nails for the first time this year. I opted for a beautiful burgundy polish called 'Savile Row' by Nails inc. I absolutely adore it. I prepped my nails the usual way using OPI's base coat, only needed one coat of coloured polish and topped it off with a generous helping of Seche vIte.</div>
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Today I have created a skittle manicure with lots of little Christmas friends, that you would normally see this time of year. I really love this manicure and I think it my favourite Christmas nail art I have done so far. Then again, I say that every time I write a blog post.</div>
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The Thumb: Christmas Tree</div>
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What is Christmas without a Christmas tree? I love putting up the tree, decorating it so it looks really pretty and it makes the home feel so festive. The house always looks so empty once we have to take it down. I created this look by painting my base colour with a no named green polish from Nails Supreme. I then used a dotting tool to create a zig-zag line using MUA's 'All Nude'. I created little baubles using different sized dotting tools, using the following polishes; 'Boudir' by Ciate, 'Vivid Lime' by Barry M and 'Sunshine' by Rimmel. All is topped off with a coat of Seche Vite.</div>
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The Index finger: Santa Claus</div>
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Father Christmas tends to be the main man of Christmas in the modern world, and a little visit from him will tell you if you have been naughty or nice this past year. This little dude, is so easy to recreate. I first used two coats of 'Boudoir' by Ciate as my base and allowed to dry. Using a large dotting tool I placed blobs of Barry M's 'Matte White' to create the fur trim on his jacket. I then sketched out a yellow square, using 'Sunshine' by Rimmel using a small dotting tool. To finish off the belt and buttons using the same small dotting tool and Nails Inc 'Black Taxi' I placed dots for buttons and added the belt detail. Of course it was finished off with a coat of SV.</div>
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Everyone needs a little help at Christmas, even Santa. To create this little helper I applied three coats of Barry M's 'Vivid Lime', its a neon polish so it either needs lots of coats or you can make life easier and apply a white base before the green. I then marked off some lines with stripping tape and applied the same green polish I used for the Christmas tree. Once dry I used a dotting tool to create the collar using 'Boudoir' by Ciate and 'Sunshine' by Rimmel for the bells. I used some black rhinestones for button details, and topped it all off with a coat of SV.</div>
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Everyone dreams of a white Christmas, right? Or is that just me? No Christmas manicure would be complete without a little bit of snow. I've gathered all that up and made myself a little snowman. I used two coats of 'Matte White' by Barry M and allowed to dry. I painted on a scarf using Ciate's 'Boudoir' and added the strip detail using the green polish by Nails Supreme. I added buttons using 'Black Taxi' by Nails Inc. Then added my final layer of Seche Vite.</div>
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There you have it, a lovely skittle manicure in time for Christmas. I think they look quite nice this way, but would also look quite nice having your nails all the same and more uniform, so you could technically create five different manicures from this look.</div>
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What do you think of my Christmas Nail art? Which one is your favourite? Let me know in the comments box below.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-67859138531523915952013-12-12T20:10:00.001+00:002013-12-12T20:10:25.363+00:00I'm dreaming of a white Christmas....Its getting quite close to Christmas day, and I am now half through my lovely nail polish Advent calendar. I'm sure many UK residents are wondering if we'll be having a white Christmas this year. I live in London and the likelihood of having a snowy Christmas is very slim, but every year I always hope. A few years back it did snow a few days before Christmas, and it was looking likely to have a Christmas card type scene of Christmas morning, but it warmed up and the snowman I built had melted away, leaving a lovely puddle and carrot of its mere existence.<br />
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Tomorrow I am going to Bath (and English City) to get in the festive spirit, to visit a Christmas market with my Sister and my Mum. In the UK it is 'Wear your Christmas Jumper Day' so that is what I will wearing, and where I gained my inspiration from for this Christmas nail art post.<br />
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I prepped my nails with OPI's base coat, allowed to dry and applied three coats of MUA's 'All Nude'. I wouldn't recommend this polish, its very streaky, watery and it didn't apply well for me. I wont be repurchasing this polish again. I applied a coat of SV to aid drying time.<br />
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Once this was all dry, I grabbed a toothpick and Barry M's 'Gold Foil' and got to work with painting on my snowflakes. I did try to attempt to stamp them on using Bundle Monster's stamping plates, but that was one bit fail.<br />
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I added one-two snowflakes per nail, To fill in a bigger spaces on the nails, as my nails are quite long at the moment, I placed some gold dots using a small dotting tool. To make it that extra bit sparkly I placed a rhinestone in the centre of each snowflake and sealed it on using a coat of SV.<br />
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Above is a picture of my Christmas jumper I shall be sporting this year.<br />
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Laura-JaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-2674091876457751902013-12-06T20:44:00.003+00:002013-12-06T20:44:48.845+00:00It's CHRISTMAS.........! Part Deux<div style="text-align: justify;">
Its getting closer to Christmas, so today I have brought you my second nail art attempt for the holiday season. My boyfriend and I put up our tree yesterday, so our home is feeling very festive. To mark the occasion on my nails, I have added festive decorations and Christmas baubles to my nails. I love the purple and gold combo, so that was my colours of choice this time around.</div>
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I prepped my nails with OPI's based coat and allowed to dry. I then used two coats of Barry M's 'Vivid Purple.' This polish is part of the Barry M's Gelly High-Shine collection and is supper glossy without a top coat. However I did add a coat of SV to help aide drying time, to seal the polish and added that extra bit of gloss.</div>
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Once the polish was dry, I prepped the water decals I had planned to use which I purchased from Sparkly Nails by cutting them to size. Once ready I placed the decals into a bowl of water for approx. 30 seconds, then applied them to my nails.</div>
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There you go, a very easy Christmas manicure that looks really festive yet subtle.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-54145725003391191752013-12-01T17:05:00.000+00:002013-12-01T17:05:06.655+00:00On the first day of Christmas Nail Art<div style="text-align: justify;">
So I am kicking the first day of Advent off with a Christmas manicure. Its not overly Christmassy, as I still think it is a little bit too early to pull out all the stops, as much as I love Christmas. This is my first post of my Christmas Nail Art Challenge I created on my <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107909497540709376542">Google+</a> page. I am going to try to create 12 different Christmas themed manicures before Christmas day. This is going to be quite hard for me as I do like to wear my little art designs for some days before I take them off. If you would like to join in, you can post your photo's or blog posts <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107909497540709376542">here</a>. I would love to see them.</div>
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For the first manicure of the challenge I decided to create a little wonderland on my nails, with a little snow storm, and two little friendly characters that you would normally associate with such adverse weather conditions.</div>
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To create the little snow storm nails you can see on my thumb, index and pinky finger, I first applied two coats of Rimmel London's 'Sweet as Sugar' with a dollop of Seche Vite to help aide drying time. Using a make-up sponge I dabbed on some of Barry M's 'Matte White' to the tips and applied the same polish with a dotting tool to create the falling snow. Again I used another coat of SV to merge the gradient effect together.</div>
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I first applied two coats of Barry M's 'Matte White' and allowed to dry with the help of a single coat of SV. Once dry I applied Nails Inc 'Black Taxi' with a toothpick to draw on the black outline of the penguin. I used the same polish with a tiny dotting tool for the eyes. I used the same dotting tool for the beak, feet and scarf using Barry M's 'Satsuma' and Nails Inc 'Denim'. </div>
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I used two coats of Barry M's 'Matte White' for the base and allowed to dry with some SV. I used a small dotting tool to create the eyes, mouth and buttons using Nails Inc 'Black Taxi' The carrot/nose was created using a tiny dotting tool and Barry M's 'Satsuma' and the scarf is Nails Inc 'Rosary Gardens.' </div>
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On other news I got a lovely surprise from The Boyfriend this morning. He gave me an Advent calendar. Not any old Advent Calendar! A Ciate mini nail polish one. I absolutely adore it and the bottles of polish are super cute. I am sure I will be able to create lots of lovely manicures with my newly acquired nail polish collection. He knows me SO well!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-32140397058560412522013-11-27T17:42:00.000+00:002013-11-27T17:42:03.055+00:00Thanksgiving Nail ArtI know I am not American and do not actually celebrate Thanksgiving, but I have a lot of followers of my blog who are, so this nail art post is for you guys across the pond. Not that I need an excuse to paint my nails :)<br />
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My boyfriend pointed out that Thanksgiving is not only a day to be thankful, but its about family, friends, food and football (which he is vey excited about Thursday Night Football by the way, THREE games!!!!)<br />
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I started my manicure by prepping my nail with OPI's base coat, and applied two layers of Leighton Denny's 'Hint of Mint' followed with a coat of SV to help speed up drying time.<br />
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I decided to do a turkey accent nail on my ring finger. I used a nail art brush to draw the outline of the turkey with Barry M's ' Mushroom' and filled it in on the tip of my nail. I added eyes and a beak using a dotting tool with Barry M's 'Matte White', Nail's Inc 'Black Taxi' and an orange nail polish which doesn't have a name, from the Fraulien collection. I then created an outline of feathers around the turkey using Nails Inc 'Rosary Gardens', Barry M's 'Lychee' and a yellow-gold polish from the Fraulien collection.<br />
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Using the same polishes to create the feathers on the accent nail, I created three feathers on all other remaining nails and applied them using a dotting tool on a diagonal on the corners of my nails finishing it off with a generous layering of Seche Vite.<br />
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There you have it, very easy Thanksgiving nail art. I would like to end this post saying that although I do not celebrate Thanksgiving, I am very thankful for my wonderful boyfriend and family that make my whole world complete. I hope every who celebrates has a wonderful day tomorrow.<br />
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What do you think? How will you be celebrating Thanksgiving? What are you thankful for?<br />
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Laura-JaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-42839946230733438072013-11-18T12:59:00.000+00:002013-11-18T13:27:45.685+00:00Christian Louboutin Nail art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that the party season is just around the corner with Thanks Giving, Christmas and New Years Eve in sight. I have put together a little nail art assemble to go with any LBD (little black dress.) When you hear 'Christian Louboutin' it may scream 'shoes' but those red bottom heels are not only for your feet, they are for your nails too. <br />
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I am very lucky to have my very own pair of <a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.com/">Christian Louboutins</a> in nude, which were bought for me by my wonderful boyfriend for my birthday last year. However to be more fitting with the wintry festive season, that will go with every outfit, I have opted for the glossy black version for the nails.<br />
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These nails are so simple to create, are very chic and I think they would look fabulous on any hand. They are very wearable, not just for the party season, but for those of you who don't like full on nail art and want to add a glimmer of colour to a dark nail too.<br />
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First I prepped my nails by giving them a good clean all over and painting on a coat of OPI's base coat to both the topside and underside of the nail bed and left to dry. Once dry the designer nails are ready to be created. For my 'soles' I used two coats of Nails Inc's 'Rosary Garden' which I applied to the back/underneath part of the nail using a thin square nail art brush to make clean up that little bit easier, making sure I capped the nail and topped with a coat of SV.<br />
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I then used Nails Inc's 'Black Taxi' all over the topside of the nail using only one coat and layered it with a generous helping of SV and left to dry.<br />
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To add a bit of festive sparkle I used a square rhinestone and placed it at the bottom of the nail bed at an angle to give it a bit of party bling using a clear polish and a toothpick. Once in place I gave my nails another coat of Seche Vite.<br />
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These nails are very addictive and I often find myself wiggling my fingers so I get flashes of red and a glimmer of sparkle as they really do look great when the light hits them. I guess a bit like when you are strutting yourself towards the party in those red-bottom heels, leaving everyone behind you 'oohing' and 'ahhing' and the flashes of red they see at you feet.<br />
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What do you think? Have you ever taken fashion as your inspiration to create nail art? Will you be creating these nails yourself? Let me know in the comments box below.<br />
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Laura-JaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-5204039885438198002013-11-09T21:31:00.000+00:002013-11-09T21:31:24.264+00:00Remembrance Day Nail ArtTomorrow is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday">Remembrance Sunday</a> and to mark the occasion I have been wearing little poppies on my nails.<br />
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I used two coats of Leighton Denny's 'Hint of Mint' as my base coat and applied a generous helping of SV to help speed up drying time and allowed to dry. I then used a Fraulien stripping brush in dark green to add four-five stems to all my nail starting at the cuticle.<br />
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I then used a small dotting tool dipped in Nail's Inc 'Rosary Gardens' to create the poppies. To create the poppy shape I carefully dabbed on four blobs of polish in a square shape to resemble the paper poppies you can wear to the tip of the stems.<br />
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I then took an even smaller dotting tool and applied a single dot of Nail's Inc's 'Black Taxi' to the centre of the square. To finish off my poppies I added tiny leaves using the same green polish I used for the stems.<br />
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I have also been wearing a very <a href="http://www.poppyshop.org.uk/the-buckley-crystal-poppy-brooch-large.html">sparkly poppy</a> on my winter coat, which was bought for me by my Mum (Thanks Madre.) I have received lots of compliments on it, and the money spent on is has gone to a very worthy cause.<br />
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To all those who have given their lives, this post is dedicated to you.<br />
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Tomorrow in the UK is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night">bonfire night</a>, so I have decided to create my latest manicure around this day. I used the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)">'V for Vendetta'</a> as inspiration, and if you haven't seen it before, I recommend that you do.<br />
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<strong><u>The Nails:</u></strong><br />
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I used 'Rosary Gardens' by Nails Inc for my base and topped it with SV to aide drying time. Once dry using tooth pick I placed a gold coloured rhinestone and painted on gold lines using Barry M's 'Gold Foil' polish to create the fireworks.<br />
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This finger represents the symbol shown in the movie 'V for Vendetta'. I used 'Black Taxi' as my base, then using the same red polish I used for my thumb I drew on the symbol using a toothpick. As the red polish didn't show up very well on the nails, I decided on using an unnamed sparkly red polish on top of 'Rosary Gardens' to give it an extra sparkle. After all fireworks are sparkly!<br />
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<u><strong>The Middle Finger:</strong></u><br />
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This nails is a similar version of the thumb design. I used the same techniques for this nail, but used 'Black Taxi' as the base, and Barry M's 'Silver Foil' to create the fire works.<br />
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This little dude is my version of Guy Fawkes (the whole reason behind the 1605 gunpowder plot, and why we celebrate Bonfire night today.) If you have seen the movie or plan to watch it, you'll also see a load of these in a form of a mask. I used Barry M's 'Matte White' as my base coat, I then used a toothpick to outline the mask shape and facial details with 'Black Taxi' by Nails Inc and then filled in the rest of the nail using the same polish. To create the rosy cheeks I applied 'Warwick Avenue' by Nails Inc using a small dotting tool and used 'Gilston Road' by Nails Inc for some of the other facial details.<br />
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For this nail, I used Black Taxi as my base coat, and topped it off with two coats of Nails Inc special effect polish, 'Reading'. This adds a touch of sparkle to the manicure and also ties it all together with the red, gold, and black theme.<br />
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Laura-JaneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-90440398362088867622013-10-18T12:01:00.001+01:002013-10-18T12:01:08.860+01:00Stand Up To Cancer and wear pink nailsIf you're a regular reader of my blog you should already know that throughout the month of October I shall be <a href="http://www.wearitpink.org/?source=13URUPPC006&gclid=CKvxhPuVoLoCFQrJtAod4X4AAw">wearing pink nails</a> in support of <a href="http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/">Breast Cancer Awareness Month</a>. Today in the UK marks a very special day in the cause with <a href="http://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/">'Stand up to Cancer'</a>. This is where people all over the country shall stand up and tell their story about Cancer to help raise awareness on the subject and help raise money for <a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/home/">Cancer Research UK</a>. If you would like to read more, you can do so <a href="http://www.standuptocancer.org.uk/">here</a>.<br />
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Although I have lucky enough not to have to hear the words that I have cancer, and I thank my lucky stars for this everyday. I hope I never have to hear those words. I know from first hand experience how hard it can be on suffers, their family, friends and support groups. I have lost a few family members to cancer and I have seen my Mum go through numerous types and of course she is a very strong woman and has kicked its ass every time. Go Mum! Last year I did have a little scare, where they found a tumour in my hip socket, which I recently had surgery on earlier this year in July 2013. I was lucky that it was not cancerous, but waiting for blood tests to come back was agonising. The brain always turns to the worse case scenario. Given my families medical history the big 'C' word was the first thing that swamped my thoughts and it probably wont be the last time either, unfortunately.<br />
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For those of you who have suffered from cancer in the past, are going through it/know someone who is at the moment or have lost a loved one to the horrible beast of cancer this nail post is dedicated to YOU. You are all so brave, strong and I salute you. If we all work together to help spread the message then hopefully we can banish Cancer forever!<br />
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Today's nail art is an easy little number. Its not that hard to do, but looks quite eye catching and probably looks harder that it actually is.<br />
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I first prepped my nails using OPI's base coat, allowed to dry and then topped it with Seche Vite's Breast Cancer Awareness polish <a href="http://www.seche.com/products/product-69360.html">'delicate'</a> and a coat of the SV fast drying top coat to help with drying time.<br />
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Once this was dry I used stripping tape to mark off areas on the nail bed to form little stripped patterns. I opted to create different patterns on each nail. I have only every really attempted vertical or horizontal lines using tape, and wanted to experiment a little with this nail art post and create a few patterns.<br />
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Once the tape was in place, I covered the whole nail with<a href="http://www.nailpolishdirect.co.uk/nail-polish-c53/nail-polish-kensington-rose-510-p3467"> 'Kensington Rose'</a> by Jessica, Which is a bold metallic pink and gently pulled of the stripping tape using tweezers whilst the polish was still wet. Once I had completed this process on all five fingernails, I then finished it off with another coat of SV and got to work on my other hand.<br />
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Have a great weekend and remember today is Stand Up To Cancer Day. I did, will you?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17946838276329451621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723120113378098774.post-20246760719841358332013-10-05T18:02:00.000+01:002013-10-05T18:02:28.507+01:00Pink and gold skittle manicure for Breast Cancer Awareness Month<div style="text-align: justify;">
My second pink Breast Cancer Awareness manicure comes in the form of this little sparkly skittle manicure:</div>
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I decided to go with pink in lots of different forms and pair it with gold, as I think this colour combination is rather lovely. I first prepped my nails my clipping them a little shorter, filing down the tips and then coating all ten digits in OPI's base coat.</div>
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I usually prefer a more uniform manicure with all ten nails the same. However I have experimented with a skittle type manicure in the past, and I thought I would try and do one again. You can have so much fun with these manicures and create lots of different looks all on one hand, which I am becoming quite fond of.</div>
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I used a dark metallic pink by Jessica called 'Kensigton Rose' as my base coat. Using a small dotting tool I placed small polka dots all over the nail with Seche Vite's 'Delicate'. I applied a top coat of SV to help with drying time, and then topped it off with Nails Inc Matte top coat.</div>
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I think this is my favourite nail of the bunch. Its so sparkly, looks like it has so many layers, and it also meant I was able to try my newly acquired nail polish from Barry M. It doesn't have a name on the bottle, which is a bit annoying. It a lovely pink iridescent glitter and is so sparkly its unbelievable. I used three coats of the glitter on top of Seche Vites 'delicate' to create this look and topped it off with two coats of SV to give it a glass like finish, which is smooth to the touch.</div>
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I used Leighton Denny's 'Hint of Mint' as my base colour. Once this was dry I free handed on some stripes using a nail art brush. For these I uses Seche Vite's 'delicate' topped with my new Barry M pink glitter and for the gold I used Barry M's foil gold topped with Nails Inc 'Wembley'. I then of course finished it all off with a couple of layers of SV.</div>
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For this nail I used Barry M's gold foil nail polish, and to add that extra sparkle I added a layer of Nails Inc 'Wembley' to give even more sparkle. To add a touch of pink to this nail I placed a light pink heart shaped stud which I bought from <a href="http://www.sparkly-nails.com/">Sparkly-nails</a>. I attached it using clear polish and sealed it onto the nail using another coat of SV.</div>
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This one is probably my least favourite nail. I used Seche Vite's 'delicate' as my base coat and then created a gradient effect using the Barry M pink glitter, making it packed with glitter towards the cuticle and lighter towards the tip. I then mattified the manicure with Nail's Inc Matte top coat. I think making it matte made it look a little dirty rather than the effect I was actually going for. I wanted to tie it I with pinky finger which was also made matte using the same polish.</div>
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Over all I do love this manicure, I think the pink and gold are really lovely together. For those of you who don't really like to wear pink nails, this a great way to combine the #WearItPink colour into a manicure without it being too overpowering and also help create awareness of such a worthy cause throughout the month of October.</div>
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As most of you know the month of October marks Breast Cancer Awareness month. The colour for this campaign is pink, so what better way to help promote this cause than to create some nail art to help spread the message. I plan to wear lots of pink this month for this great cause, if you would like to learn more and how you can help and donate, you can do so <a href="http://support.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/campaigns/fundraising-for-breast-cancer-research?gclid=CJKkuIve-rkCFY7HtAod6xIAxA">here.</a></div>
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My first pink manicure comes in this very girly form and I have to say I really love it.</div>
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I first prepped my nails with <a href="http://www.opi.com/">OPI's</a> base coat and allowed to dry. I bought a new bottle of Seche Vite at the <a href="http://www.olympiabeauty.co.uk/">London Olympia Beauty show</a> last month. It came as a set, with a very girly, light pink colour aptly named 'delicate' which is actually a pink shade released to coincide with <a href="http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/fundraising-events/events/pink-fridays?gclid=CMnc6KXo-rkCFSTJtAodYCkAnA">Breast Cancer Awareness month</a> and for every bottle purchased a donation to the cause shall be made. I used this for my base colour. Just like their fast drying top coat their actual polish shades dry super fast too, with a very shiny glass effect, but of course I added an extra coat of their clear top coat, just in case.</div>
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I then used a dotting tool to added some very small silver polka dots using <a href="http://www.barrym.com/">Barry M's</a> Metallic foil effect in silver. This look alone I really loved and thought it was rather cute. I then topped this off with <a href="http://www.nailsinc.com/">Nails Inc</a> matte top coat to give the manicure a beautiful dusty pink and silver look, which I adore.</div>
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I decided it wasn't girly enough and had remembered I had purchased a couple of packs of bow decals from the pound shop and dug them out. I used the baby pink bows, and placed them at the bottom of the nail bed as close the cuticle as I could with nail glue and held them in place for a couple of minutes. Then, I fell in love.</div>
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A few weeks ago the boyfriend surprised me with a couple of bottles of nail polish from the new OPI San Francisco collection. Among the bottles was the 'Wharf! Wharf! Wharf!' liquid sand polish I had really wanted, and I just couldn't wait to try it out. It is a lovely navy blue polish with a ton of iridescent flecks that shine and shimmer subtly in different lights and I just love it. </div>
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I have always been quite a fan of the Ruffian manicures seen on the runways a few years ago, and have been waiting for the perfect navy and gold combination in my collection to do so. So I have the lovely boyfriend to thank for that.</div>
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For today's nail art post, I tried something I haven't tried before: water decals. Why haven't I tried these before? I have no idea! I wish I could take credit for the beautiful detailed little designs, but I can't. I purchased them from a nail art company called <a href="http://www.sparkly-nails.co.uk/">Sparkly-Nails</a> and I think I paid around £1.50 for the pack which contains 15 decals. So enough to do one full set of nails and a few spare in case of mishaps or accent nails.</div>
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SO, I finally jumped on the bandwagon and have created my own little universe on the tips of my fingers. I have always admired them from afar on other peoples blogs and YouTube channels and thought it was time I gave them a try. They are extremely easy to do, and they attract quite a few comments.</div>
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The pinky:</div>
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I used a make-up sponge to dab a large blue area diagonally across my nail, and filled it in by sponging yellow, white and silver glitter polish to create a milky way design. I used polishes from my Frauline collection, and yep, you guessed it. They don't have names. Sorry.</div>
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I painted a large opal circle in the corner of my ring finger to represent the moon in a night sky. I chose an opal colour, as the moon isn't exactly white, and it saved me time conturing it with grey polish. I created little star like crosses using white polish and a toothpick and added a few small stars in the form of white and glitter polish dots.</div>
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Again using a sponge I dabbed on two different colour blues and a mauve colour, which again was from my no-name Frauline polish collection. I placed a few specks of craft glitter and dabbed on lots of silver glitter polish to create the galaxy nail.</div>
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I created a ombre effect using a sponge, two different colour blues and a white polish for the tips. I am really pleased with how the gradient came out. I used craft glitter to represent some stars.</div>
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I used the same technique as my middle finger, but instead of using craft glitter pieces, I painted on some ross shaped stars and tiny spots.</div>
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I quite like they way this manicure turned out, especially as I normally have my nails more uniform. I think the ring finger and index finger tie the manicure together and also makes the blue polish pop on the other nails. I shall definitely be trying different designs on individual fingers in the future.</div>
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Today's manicure is probably my favourite nail art I have ever done. I am so in love with it. I often ask the boyfriend what colour I should paint my nails, and he always give me the same answer, pulling out all the coral type colours out of my nail polish stash. So I thought I would try to do some nail art to incorporate all of the colours, just for him. Here is the outcome:</div>
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I started by prepping my nails with <a href="http://www.opi.com/">OPI's</a> base coat. Then painted my nails using <a href="http://www.barrym.com/">Barry M's</a> 'matte white' polish. I topped this off with a coat of SV and allowed to dry. Once this was dry I used four pieces of stripping tape per nail to divide my nail into eight sections; to create the pinwheel effect. I did one hand at a time, so before I started painting my nails again, I made sure all pieces of tape were sectioned off on one hand and the lids of all the polish were unscrewed.</div>
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Instyle coral - <a href="http://www.rimeellondon.com/">Rimmel London</a></div>
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Iisie Street - <a href="http://www.nailinc.com/">Nails Inc</a></div>
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Summer Fizz - <a href="http://www.leightondenny.com/">Leighton Denny</a></div>
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Peach Melba - Barry M</div>
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The pinks from dark to light:</div>
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Miami - <a href="http://www.boots.com/17">17</a></div>
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Petite Pink - <a href="http://www.sallyhansen.com/">Sally Hansen</a></div>
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Strawberry Ice cream - Barry M</div>
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As soon as I had completed each nail, and before the nail polish was completely dry, I removed the tape and gave it a coat of <a href="http://www.seche.com/">SV</a>, before I moved onto the next nail. I waited until all the nails on my left hand were completely dry before I started the process again for my right hand.</div>
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Once all ten fingernail were complete and dry, I applied another coat of OPI's base coat. Whilst the polish was still wet I used an orange stick to place a little <a href="http://www.cheeky-beauty.com/">diamond stud</a> in the middle of the pinwheel and sealed in with another coat of SV to complete the look.</div>
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I shall definitely be giving this manicure another go in possibly cooler colours using blue/green tones or reds/browns for autumn.</div>
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So after watching a ton of water marbling video's on YouTube, I thought it was about time I gave it a go myself. The pictures in this post is actually my second attempt at water marbling. The first attempt worked out well, but when I attempted to take off the tape I smudged a few of the nails, so decided to have another go. I also changed the colours at the last minute, as my original attempt was a coral and red combo, but I opted for a more contrasting combination which was inspired by one of the female tennis players dress worn on the road to the US Open and actually picked out by the boyfriend.</div>
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I first filled my container with water from the tap (some YT video's advise you to use bottled water, but I found tap water to work just as well.) Whilst this was acclimatising to room temperature, I used this time to prep my nails. First applying my base coat by <a href="http://www.opi.com/">OPI,</a> then painted the lightest colour I had planned to use in my design on top of the base coat to create my base colour (Pink Flamingo by <a href="http://www.barrym.com/">Barry M</a>). It is advisable to do this so if you do have any mishaps when water marbling you can hardly notice them when you have finished. Some YouTubers suggested painting a white base colour, which you can also do and would advise if you are using neon colour, so you get the true colour, but it is not totally necessary. I then applied a top coat of SV to speed up drying time and allowed to dry.</div>
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Once my nail polish was dry I taped around my nails to prevent excessive polish on my fingers and cuticles and so I didn't have to do a massive clean-up afterwards. Just make sure you do not tape over any part of the nail as the polish shall not apply underneath the tap. Another tip is to use a lip balm or Vaseline around the nail to help prevent the polish sticking to your skin. Again make sure you do not put it on the nail, as the oils shall prevent the nail polish from covering the nail. Use which ever technique you fell comfortable with. I opted for tape.</div>
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Once this is all done I was able to start creating my design. First of all you need to create a bulls eye effect in the water using your polishes. I did a test polish drop to make sure both polishes would work and found the formula of the Barry M polish too thick to spread in the water so changed it to 'Pink-ing of you' by OPI at the last minute. Although this is a runny sheer pink, I knew it would be able to spread but I would also get the pop of pink in my finished design due to my base coat I had painted earlier.</div>
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I started off by dropping one drop of 'Pink-ing of you' by OPI very close to the water, once this had spread I dropped one drop of 'Belgrave Place' by <a href="http://www.nailsinc.com/">Nails Inc</a>, again, close to the water and allowed this to spread. This polish does have a very thick consistency, but it still worked for me. you need to alternate each polish until you are happy with the bulls eye effect. You need to make sure you work quite fast when creating this, as the water will naturally start to dry your nail polish. It is best to be prepared by shaking the polishes and unscrewing the lids of both polishes before you begin this process. Please note that all brands of nail polish can be used for water marbling, but not every colour of every brand can be used. It is just trail and error, so don't give up if you find your polish either doesn't spread or just sinks to the bottom. The polish may have been dropped from too far a distance to the water or is just too thick to spread.</div>
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Once you have finished dropping your polish you need to grab a toothpick or needle to create your design. Lightly drag the toothpick in the polish from the inner circle to the outer circles or vice versa (the inner circle shall be the most wet, so less likely to ruin if you start there.) You can create many designs and can either swirl the polish if you like. Have some fun and just play around with it. Just make sure if you drag from the outer circle in, do not start with the first ring of polish as this is probably almost dry by now and shall just attach itself to your toothpick and lift off the water, ruining your bulls eye.</div>
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Once happy with your design you need to choose the section you would like on your nail and dip one finger into the water at a 45 degree angle and submerge it slowly into the water, and leave it there. Blow onto the surface of your container to dry the leftover polish and insert a cotton bud to pick up the remaining polish. This is very important as if you do not remove all of the polish you will end up applying more polish to the fingernail when you lift your finger out of the water, which shall probably ruin you manicure, unless you are looking for the double dipped effect. Once polish has all been removed, slowly remove your finger at the same angle you entered them into the water. blow softly onto the nail so any water droplets filter off to the side of the nail, which shall prevent any water bubbles ruining the end result. you can also use a corner of a tissue or kitchen towel to gently soak up any water droplets. Nail one is now done.</div>
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Now it is time to repeat all of the above steps for each individual nail. You can dip more than one nail in at a time, by as a newbie water marbler, I wanted to play it safe and opted to do each fingernail individually. Once I get more comfortable with the process I shall probably venture into the two/three finger submersion. If you do choose to do more than one finger at a time, be carefully not to knock or damage the polished nails when entering and removing your fingers into the water. You also need to make sure all fingers enter the water at exactly the same time. This is a must!</div>
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Once your nails are dry, remove tape, apply a top coat, and let it dry fully. I had quite a lot of blocks of colour on my nails, so I used a dotting tools to create some small dots in the areas I wanted to break up and add a little extra design. I then sealed it with a topcoat of SV. I cleaned up the manicure using a small nail art brush dipped into 100% acetone.</div>
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I really like how every nail is different and some of the patterns are really beautiful. I have to say I even impressed myself with how my first attempt at water marbling went, and I shall definitely be trying it again with some different colour combinations.</div>
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This manicure is another one I created with the goodies I got for my birthday from my Mum and is the first time I used stripping tape. I also used my new Nail Inc polishes I got in a lucky dip selection from their <a href="http://www.nailinc.com/">website.</a> I was very impressed by their colour selection and very glad I didn't get any dupes. The best thing about it too, was the price, it was a fraction of the cost if I were to purchase them all individually.</div>
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I prepped the nails with a base coat from OPI, and once dry I painted on my based colour; 'Berry ice cream' by Barry M. I used a coat of SV to help with drying time, before I began the task of applying the stripping tape. A helpful hint I would suggest, is to cut LOADS of mini pieces of stripping tape before you begin this part of the nail art, just to make it a little bit easier. I placed the tape equal distance apart on each nail (doing one hand at a time.) Making sure there was some overhang on the nail to make it really easy to remove.</div>
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Once this was completed I was able to apply my contrasting colour. For this I used 'Market Place' by Nails Inc , which is a very light lilac colour with small iridescent flecks which give off a little bit of shimmer and adds a bit of texture and sparkle to the manicure. Both polishes have the same hues and in my opinion compliment each other well.</div>
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Once all the tape had been removed from one hand, I finished it off with a top coat of SV before starting all over again on the other hand.</div>
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The boyfriend actually likened this manicure to wallpaper. The more I looked at it, the more I thought it did. What do you think? Have you used stripping tape before? Let me know in the comment box below.</div>
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Until next time...</div>
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