30 December 2013

Nails: Holographic Stripes

This photo doesn't do the holographic glitters justice. With every wiggle of the fingers the pieces reflect any light off and are most defiantly holographic.


W7 - Black
Models Own - Juicy Jules
Striping Tape

29 December 2013

Winter Nail Challenge: New Year's Eve

2013 is almost over, quite a year. Still 2014 is a new one and with that comes new opportunities, experiences and chances. Something sparkly was called for the end of 2013 nails:

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Happy New Year!

Base Polish: Leighton Denny - I AM Diva

Acrylic Paints

27 December 2013

Battle of Nail Polish 2013: Top Three!

These are the polishes which made it in to the top polishes of 2013, if you wanted to see which polish won last year then click here.

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A England - Sleeping Palace | Sinful Colors - Snow Me White | Nails Inc - New York Noir

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Barry M - Blue Grape | ELF - Sea Escape | Barry M - Mango

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Leighton Denny - Be My Berry | Barry M - Greenberry | Layla - Flash Black 08

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The top three of these polishes for me would be: Despite there being a lot of Barry M the top three surprisingly don't appear in there. I do think that Barry M does deserve an honourable mention as during 2013 the brand brought out hit after hit (excluding the sequin texture trio). Clearly though 2013 was the year of the holographic's runner up polishes are...

3) Layla - Flash Black - This polish is so stunning, it has a strong holo running through it and it dances even when not in direct sunlight.

2) Essie - Leading Lady - This polish is a great festive red, has a subtle glitter running through it which makes it festive without it being over the top.
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And finally the top polish of 2013 is...
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1) A England's Sleeping Palace from the Burne-Jones Dream collection. I like this one because it has a purple tone to it and of course it is a lovely holographic finish. The formula is perfect and the brush works fantastically. An A England polish came in at number two last year which goes to show how stunning, and works of art these polishes are.

2013: Top Five Nail Posts!

With it almost being the end of 2013 I thought now was the time to do a quick year round up. These are the top five nail art posts, the top five other posts will be in another post. If you are interested in seeing which posts were popular in 2012 click here and for 2011 click here.

5) Nancy Mc Cartoon Nails - 264 Views
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4) Stamping on Orange Base - 267 Views
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3) Tiger Nails - 278 Views
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26 December 2013

Swatch: MUA - Shattered Ice Nail Quake



MUA - Shattered Ice
Ciate - Vintage

Winter Nail Challenge: Winter Characters

The prompt for today's challenge was winter characters, Raymond Briggs character The Snowman is something which is everywhere at Christmas. Not so much 'characters', more of a single character.


 

Polishes Used:
Stargazer - Navy 105
Miss Sporty - 420
Jessica - Holographic Silver Topcoat
Sinful Colors - Snow Me White

Other Tools:
Dotting Tools
Acrylic Paints

25 December 2013

Nails: Ruby Glitter Snowflakes

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Base Polishes: Ciate - Cutie Pie, Barry M - Ruby Glitter
Stamping Polish: Sinful Colors - Snow Me White
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 323

24 December 2013