Stripes n Hearts

I originally posted this on Thursday in the midst of the Blogger break down, so it might look familiar to those of you that caught a glimpse before it disappeared. I found it yesterday tucked away in my drafts so I thought I'd post it again! Here's hoping it'll stay put this time.

Plate: Bundle Monster BM209

Base Colour: Models Own Peacock Green

Konad Colour: Stargazer White

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Glitter Daisies

I picked up this Urban Outfitters polish in a charity shop (thrift store) a few weeks ago for just £1. There was a whole tub of them but I most of the colours didn't really catch my eye. I assume they were old stock because they also had loads of Urban Outfitters jewellery but it was still fairly expensive so I didn't buy any.

They've tried to scribble out the brand and original price on the side but the pen they used is only like 20% opaque!

Plate: Bundle Monster BM205

Base Colour: Urban Outfitters - Denim Blue

Stamp Colour: Stargazer 118

I used Models Own Juicy Jules to fill in a few of the flowers with a little nail brush

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Bright Purple for a Bright Day

The gorgeous weather we've been having is starting to dwindle but it was still bright outside today so I went out in to the garden to take my pictures. I think they come out much nicer in direct sunlight. Normally I just take them in my bedroom.

I ordered a new mp3 player from Tesco today which will be ready for me to pick up at my local store on Thursday. Now, you may not think this a particularly exciting event but I've been rocking various really old Creative Zens for a few years now and I finally decided it was time to catch up with the rest of the world and get something a bit more modern. Also, my Zen Micro keeps switching off whenever it pleases thanks to some rattly insides and is so old that it's not really even compatible with my computer!

I went for the Sony NWZ-S754 in blue which was a bargain because I took advantage of the double up your Clubcard vouchers offer so I only had to put £20 towards it. Apologies to anyone not in the UK who'll have no idea what I'm talking about. 'Clubcard' a loyalty card scheme for the massive supermarket chain, Tesco, and you can get some amazing rewards from them. I've already had 3 annual magazine subscriptions without a penny coming out of my pocket.

Konad Plate: M57

Base Colour: Barry M Bright Purple

Konad Colour: Stargazer White

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Do You Think I'm Tex-y Too?

It's just a quick one today. I did spend quite a while writing about how I think this shade is similar to OPI's Do You Think I'm Tex-y then realised it didn't really make any sense! I blame it on the cold I've been suffering with since the weekend, my head is all stuffed up and I'm just too tired to make real sentences.

Konad Plate: M57

Base Colour: NYC Glossies 235

Konad Colour: Stargazer White

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20 Candles

I turned twenty today. It's kind of momentus but disappointing at the same time. I'm no longer a teenager, I am a fully qualified 'adult' which I suppose is okay, but I sure am gonna miss being a teenager and getting away with all the things you can before you reach this age. Only five years ago, I was looking up at twenty-somethings and thinking, 'Woooooooow, look how old and responsible they are' but now it's me and I still feel like a 13 year old inside, but I suppose it'll always be that way.

So the nails are a cake and candles!

Thumb:

George @ Asda - Natural White

Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Dynasty

BYS - Astro Gold

Nails Inc - Victoria

Fingers:

Rimell Lycra Wear - Black Satin

Stargazer - White

Sally Hansen Chrome - Amber

I used nail art brushes to freehand the candles and a dotting tool for the flames.

Nautical But Nice

I hit the shops with my mum on the weekend and it seems that nautical is in again this summer which I'm very pleased to see. I love all the colours and patterns associated with the sailor style. Nearly everything I purchased was blue and/or white with plenty of stripes, sail boats and anchors to boot.

I spent this week searching for a perfect navy blue polish at a cheap price but didn't find much luck. Then I remembered I had this blue in my collection and the lemming totally disappeared. This colour is just the perfect accessory for a nautical outfit.

Plate: Bundle Monster BM08

Base Colour: No7 Poolside Blue

Stripes: Stargazer White applied with a striping brush

Stamp Colour: Sally Hansen Chrome - Amber

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Minnie Mouse in the House

Plate: Bundle Monster - BM19

Base Colour: NYC Glossies (I've lost the bottle so I can't tell you which one)

Stamp Colour: Stargazer - White

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Back In Action With a Bit of Blue

I finally handed in my essay today. it really wasn't up to scratch but I was just desperate to hand it over and have some fun. I didn't cry like I predicted which is a plus but I was up all night until 6am when I gave up and went to sleep for 2 hours then got up to hand it in.

I'm hosting a game night tonight with some friends that I haven't seen for ages which will just be awesome sauce and I can't wait to let loose and have a bottle of wine!

Plate: Fauxnad M31
Base Colour: BYS - Fools Paradise
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
Gems from eBay (Seller)
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K.. K.. Karaoke

The title isn't related in any way to the post or the mani but I'm going to karaoke tonight and I'm just very excited about it!

Konad Plate: M57
Base Colour: No7 - Poolside Blue
Konad and Tip Colour: Stargazer White
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Models Own Peacock Green

Plate: Bundle Monster - BM12
Base Colour: Models Own - Peacock Green
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
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With a Bow on Top

Konad Plate: M56
Base Colour: Barbara Daly @ Tesco - Purplicious
Konad Colour: Stargazer - White
Gems from Viva La Nails
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November Debut

This mani is practically an exact duplicate of one I did a few months back just with different colours and a matte top coat.

I would have done something totally kick ass and original for my November debut mani, especially considering I haven't posted for a week now. But since I thought my camera was broken I obviously wasn't expecting to be able to post one but what the heck, here it is.

Check out my index finger! It's never been so long. They're normally so weak and I guess, because I use my index finger the most, the corners snap off every few days so normally I keep them quite short but I've been using OPI's Original Nail Envy for over a week and I think my nails are stronger for it.

Plate: Bundle Monster - BM18
Base Colour: Claire's Mood - Confident/Peaceful
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - White
NYC Glossies 243B for the line
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♪♫ If she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will

Here are my Dalmatian patterned nails for tonights fancy dress. It's a Disney theme so I'm going as one of the Dalmatians!

I used the leopard print pattern from Konad M57 and used a brush to fill in the holes to make spots.

Konad Plate: M57

Base Colour: Stargazer - White

Konad Colour: W7 - Black

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Nailympics you say?

I'm moving out tomorrow... properly... for good! Well, for the year anyway. I have a birthday party to go to with Disney dress up tomorrow night and I'm going as one of the Dalmatians so I'm gonna go for spotty nails which I will post as soon as I can.

I think some of you might enjoy reading this. It's a story about the 'Nailympics' which were held here in the UK last weekend and has some piccys of amazing, you could call it novelty, nail art. Although it's admittedly not the kind I would try myself, it's still very good. I'm sure you could find more pictures somewhere else too.

Konad Plate: M60
Base Colour: Beauty UK Neon Blue
Konad Colour: Stargazer White
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La Di Da

Here is one of the new BYS's I bought on Friday, La Di Da.
And it's also the first time I'm using this plate, BM06, so I got to pull of the plastic cover :D I haven't done that in so long!

Plate: Bundle Monster - BM06
Base Colour: BYS - La Di Da
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - White
Purple flower shaped sequins in the centre of the stamp
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Anemenemonemy?

Title inspired by NEMO!!

I never thought to use the Sally Hansen Chromes as a base before because I prefer 'flat', some might say boring, colours but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed wearing this.

Konad Plate: M64
Base Colour: Sally Hansen Chrome - Anemone
Konad Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
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BlueJayJays!

Plate: BM10
Base Colour: Jay Jays - Thrillseeker

Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White

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Mirror, mirror on the wall...

Plate:  BM07
Base Colour: Barry M - 293 Grey
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
Glitter: W7 - 5 Silver Dazzle

Untitled

Plate: BM12
Base Colour: Carla di Roma - 62 Grape Wine
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
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I can think of no original title when I look at this...

...but I don't like leaving posts without a title - it makes it easier for referencing :)

Plate: BM21
Base Colour: W7 - 35 Blue Lagoon
Stamp Colour: Stargazer - 118 White
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