November 2011
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Peeling/chipping nail varnish...
Hello all!
I had a question from the lovely @sincealwaysxo on Twitter about peeling/chipping nail varnish and decided that a blog would be easier than writing a 10-part tweet reply on the subject!
Firstly, the most basic way to prevent chips/peeling polish is to make sure you are painting your nails properly. If you aren’t wrapping your nails then they will chip a lot easier. I wrap my...
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Swatch: Atomic by LA Colours
This was another of the polishes bought for me by my lovely friend Gemma for doing her manicure.
It is a gorgeous jade green and applies beautifully. I only have one other polish by LA Colours which is the black I use all the time. They are pretty cheap polishes but go on so well, dry fast and are pretty opaque. This mani only needed two coats which is better than I expected for the price. The...
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Glitter polish removal tutorial...
Hello lovelies!
I have had a few questions from people asking for tips getting glitter polish off so I thought I’d just do a very quick tutorial with the best removal tip ever.
You will need some nails that are coated in tough, pesky glitter. Above are the Galaxy nails that I did for the last day of the nail challenge (where you had to repeat a mani from earlier in the month) which is a...
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Swatch: Gabrini '365'
This is one of the polishes mentioned in my previous post. It was a gift for doing my friend’s manicure. We went to a beauty wholesale shop near my house which is full of treats. This place has huge baskets full of polish: I wanted to dive into them and swim around! This one caught my eye straight away as I love glitter (I think I may have been a magpie in a previous life). But in the...
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Other people's nails #2...
Hello!
Firstly, thank you for your manicure requests/ideas, I will start those next week. Keep them coming!
I have had a very productive manicure weekend. I went to my friend Gemma’s house last night for a girly night in and she let me loose on her nails, as you can see above. She was the perfect manicure subject: providing wine, films and gossip.
This morning, we went shopping for...
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Requests...
Hello!
As I’ve now finished my nail art challenge I’m feeling a bit bereft! It feels strange to watch a film and not have a manicure to try out for the first time!
So, with that in mind, I would like ideas for manicures. It can be anything: a theme, an idea, a word for me to interpret, a mani you’ve seen somewhere that you want me to try, a tutorial you’d like me to...
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6,000 views!
Also, I have just noticed that I passed 6,000 views earlier! Whoop!
Thank you so much guys. You guyyyys!
Lex :)
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Love 'n' Hate mani...
It is 1.30am and I can’t sleep until I’ve blogged this! I am so happy with this mani, I think it’s my favourite ever.
Inspired by old school tattoos, this mani has ‘Love’ and ‘Hate written across the nails. At some point this weekend, I’m going to do an anchor on one thumb and a swallow on the other. I don’t have time now, seeing as I have to be...
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Swatch: Magnetized Lilac and Grey by 17
Hello lovely people!
So, by now you will have all seen the 17 Magnetized polish somewhere(or a similar one).
I posted the green version a few weeks ago, along with a how-to (here: http://talonted.tumblr.com/post/11831345553/swatch-magnetized-green-by-17)
As I said in my previous post, I found an untapped resource of this magnetic nail varnish in Hereford so I stocked up.
The swatches...
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Nail varnish bonanza...
At the weekend I went to visit my boyfriend in Hereford. He stupidly let me go into Boots alone and I came out with 7 new nail varnishes! Oops.
17 polish was on 3 for 2 so I went a bit bananas. I found 2 more magnetic polishes (separate post tomorrow for those bad boys!), which made a lovely change from hunting for them in London only to find that every available bottle has been sold!
The...
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My first manicure...
I did my first manicure on someone else! I was a bit nervous but I’m so pleased with how it turned out.
Love how these roses look, so cute and pretty.
A big thank you to Kayley for letting me loose on her nails and being a fun guinea pig!
Lex :)
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Nail challenge: Final day!!
It’s the last day of the challenge and here is a recap of the last 30 days of manicures!
I have really enjoyed doing this challenge, it gave me inspiration and drive to do a lot more posts than I normally would have. I have also noticed my freehand come on so much in a relatively short space of time.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the posts too. Tonight’s theme is just to repeat a...
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Nail challenge: Day 30 - 'Inspired by a tutorial'
Good evening everyone!
The theme for the penultimate (a-boooo!) day of the nail art challenge is ‘Inspired by a tutorial’. I chose a manicure by the lovely DIY nails. Not only are her manicures brilliant, but her blog is really helpful, fun to read AND she is a lovely lady to boot!
Her tutorial for cupcake nails can be found here:...
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Nail challenge: Day 29 - 'The Supernatural'
Hello again!
The theme for day 29 was The Supernatural and I decided to do some lovely vampire teeth!
I did two coats of black polish as a base (LA Colours - Circuits) and applied a fast-drying top coat. I then used a paintbrush to draw on the lips. I used my new red (hooray!), Rimmel’s ‘Double Decker Red’ which is a brilliant, vibrant red. I needed about 3 coats of that as...
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Nail challenge: Day 28 - 'Flags'
Hi guys :)
Yesterday’s theme was ‘Flags’ which I really wasn’t looking forward to. I think flags can look a bit childish and tacky (and not good-tacky!!). I decided to do Union Jacks but with a bit of a twist so people didn’t mistake me for a BNP member on the tube…
I did two coats of Models Own ’Grey Day’ which is one of my favourite polishes...
natashastyles-deactivated201111 asked: i'm such a fan of your nail art, your designs and technique are awesome :-)
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Nail challenge: Day 27 - 'Inspired by art'
Two posts in one day, hooray for weekends!
Today’s theme is ‘Inspired by art’ and I knew straight away that I wanted to do a mani based on Roy Lichtenstein’s pop art work. It is so colourful, fun and striking I thought it would work really well as a manicure.
I did two coats of white polish (Rimmel) on three fingers and two coats of Miss Sporty yellow on my thumb...
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Nail challenge: Day 26 - 'Inspired by a pattern'
Hello everyone!
I have been AWOL for the past few days as my boyfriend came to stay and, although he is very supportive of my nail-painting, I didn’t think he would want to sit and watch me do my nail every night!
The theme on Friday was ‘Inspired by a pattern’. I thought I’d try out a focus pattern as I wanted something that was eye-catching from a distance as well as...
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Nail challenge: Day 25 - 'Inspired by fashion'
Good evening :)
Today’s theme was ‘Inspired by fashion’ and I immediately thought of the below top by Balmain. It is so beautiful I would consider selling my own mother to get it.
I did 2 coats of white polish (Rimmel) and applied fast-drying top coat (ORLY Sec ‘n’ Dry). I then used 17’s ‘Fury’ and some strategically-placed tape to achieve...
October 2011
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Nail challenge: Day 24 - 'Inspired by a book'
Today’s mani theme was ‘Inspired by a book’ and I knew from the beginning that I wanted to do ‘Alice in Wonderland’. It’s a brilliant book with iconic characters and instantly recognisable.
I did the following:
Left hand little finger: white roses painted red (by order of the Red Queen)
LH ring finger: Playing cards
LH middle finger:...
