20 February 2014

GOT Nail Challenge: Chevrons

This week the challenge was chevrons, now I have done these before back in the summer of 2012 here, and more recently in October last year here. So for these nails to be relevant to this challenge the polish used has to be over a year old. 

I used OPI's Road House Blues which I got in October 2011.

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Base Polish: OPI - Road House Blues
Stamping Polish: Maybelline - Cool Blue
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM201

18 February 2014

Tri-Colour Nail Challenge: Pink, Grey and Brown #3

This month the colours are Pink, Grey and Brown. If you want to join or want to know more about this then you can do here.

I chose to use Barry M Buzz, La Femme Grey Cream 100 and ELF Smoky Brown.

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Polishes used:
Barry M Buzz
La Femme Grey Cream 100
ELF Smoky Brown.

Black Acylic Paint

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17 February 2014

Swatch: Avon - Opal Top Coat

This is similar to a flakie polish, however the pieces are thicker and can stick out a little bit, nothing a topcoat won't smooth out. It seems as if it is bits of hand cut glitter in a clear base.

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 Colour: Blue and Green in Clear Base
Finish: Flakie
Opacity: Two Dabbed Coats Shown
Brush Type: Standard
How Much? 12ml

15 February 2014

Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 220 (BM220)

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This stamping plate is from the second Bundle Monster set, from 2011. It is backed with branded lining to stop it from being sharp. 

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This is the final fully french tipped plate from this set, as with the other four I haven't really had any use from this because I can't work the french tip stamping! I like all of these designs, especially the stars, and as you can see they all stamped well.

14 February 2014

Swatch: ELF - Fairy Dust

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Colour:  Orange, yellow and green
Finish: Flakie
Coats? One in above photo, over ELF Black
How Much? 10ml

Looking through my stash I noticed a couple of similar polishes;

Klean Color - Chunky Holo Purple
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Look Beauty Nail Pop - Sequin Effect (24)
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13 February 2014

GOT Nail Challenge: Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day nails and these had to be done using old polishes;
ELF - Fluorescent Pink - From August 2010
Leighton Denny - Razzmatazz - From January 2013
Kleancolor - Metallic Red - From April 2012

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Base Polish: ELF - Fluorescent Pink
Accent Polish: Leighton Denny - Razzmatazz
Stamping Polish: Kleancolor - Metallic Red
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 02