Newspaper Nails... Kind of!!

Nail art is freakin everywhere these days isn't it?!!  Its fantastic!!!

Today's online edition of The Sun newspaper had a brilliant article all about nail art which you can read here!!

"NAIL this season’s hottest beauty trends as manicures get weird and wonderful"

I love that Nail Art is really out there now as its something so affordable for everyone to try out at home

I am really enjoying matching my nails to fashion at the moment too and I will be posting a lot more on that in future posts..

I hope you enjoy The Sun's post as much as I have today!!

L xx

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Cherry Good!

I spent most of my weekend jazzing up my family and friend's nails!!

I did a Cherry mani on my friend Fran and I am in love with them!!  They are so fun and cute and SO easy to achieve!

For the base colour I used Topshop "Naked" x 2 coats.  For the cherry red I used Leighton Denny "Viva La Diva" and a dotting tool with a dot of white on top!

For the leaves I used Rimmels "Peppermint" and finished off with a coat of Seche Vite and a little diamante!!

I hope you think this is Cherry Goodness at its best!!

L xx

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Vintage Wedding Nails



My big sister is director of an events company  (you can find her blog here) and on Sunday she was advertising at a Vintage Wedding Fare

The flowers in the candlestick holder was all made by her!! She is fabulous huh!?  She wanted some nails to match her vintage flower theme so I used the rose idea for her nails

For the base colour I used a custom Jessica nail polish with no name!! This is a really pearly light pink which is gorgeous but takes a longggg time to dry!

For the roses I used Revlon "Classy" and Wet n Wild White mixed with a dotting tool and for the leaves I used Rimmel Professional Finish in "Peppermint"

I also added tiny pale yellow dots of polish and tiny half pearls to tie the colours in with my sisters flowers and theme

I am a huge fan on vintage and I think I will be experimenting with more vintage themed nail art!

L xx

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Nail Art Contest Reminder!

Good morning all!! Just a quick note to say don't forget about my Nail Art Contest!!!

The contest ends on 5th May so get submitting to win some lovely prizes!!

L xx

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A Very Exciting Tweet!!!!

So I logged into my Twitter account yesterday and found I had been tweeted by the one and only @NicoleByOPI!!!!!!!



I am so so so sooooo happy that they have noticed my blog, not to mention tweeting about it!!  Its been re-tweeted by a few peeps as well which is even more flattering!

This has really encouraged me to make my blog the best it can be and probably do some more posts focused on Catwalk Nail Art and whats trending in the fashion/nail art merged world!

I have also started a Nail Tech course so I can start doing other peoples nails which is a big step for me!!

Have any of you guys had any cool tweets that have inspired you?!!

L xx

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One Lovely Blog Award!!

Ahhhh you guys are too cute!  I received this award today from Anna at Anna's Dope Blog!

I am totally flattered and again really chuffed that people are reading my blog and enjoying my nail art!

The rules of the award are to let readers know 7 facts about yourself and to award 15 other bloggers.. I don't want to just pick anyone so I will award some peeps when I have more time :)

7 Facts About Me:

I hate fridges.  I dislike the smell and am often scared to open one in case there is smelly food in there!! Ew.

My absolute favourite movie is Titanic, i have probably watched it over 50 times and once more last Friday in 3D.  I will never let go..

My eyes are different shades of blue.. kind of like a funky cat

Spaghetti Bolegnese makes me physically sick, I cannot stand to be around it!! People cannot fathom this as apparently its most people's firm favourite dish. losers

I have a freckle on my nose called Claire.

I am a little OCD when it comes to shopping for things.  I cannot pick the thing at the front of a shelf or the thing I have first touched, and I simply won't buy it if it is the last one - for fear of contamination!!!

I am addicted to other peoples blogs.  I feel like have actually become a stalker with some people.. I just LOVE their lives!!!!

L xx

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Hot Tools Hair Curlers

Just a quick hair tong related question!!

Any of you USA, Canada girlie's use Hot Tools curling tongs??

These seem to be totally unavailable to buy anywhere in the UK and its driving me crazy!?  Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK I can buy them.. if anyone is selling them.. or an great US site that doesn't charge £35 for shipping?!

Any help would be just fabulous!!

L xx

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Non-Black Tie!



Tuxedo nails, you rock!!

After seeing various celebrities rocking the black and white tux nail trend I couldn't wait to try out some of my own!  Then I see a certain quirky celeb sporting a blue version of the ever popular design!  Being a girl who rarely wears black this inspired me to do a multi coloured tuxedo nail art, which was sooooo easy to do but looks ever so classy!

I painted these ones on some falsies as my nails have been through he wars and snapped (Snooki waaahhh)  So I didn't need to paint a base but if this was my natural nails a brilliant white is a must

For the thumb I used Rimmel Professional Finish in "Peppermint" - this one is new to my collection and is a beautifully pastel minty yummy colour!!  Application is fab too with its chunky brush for precision

For my index finger I used Nicki Minaj "Pink Friday".. The middle I used OPI "Too Hot Pink To Hold 'Em"  - a gorgeous deep pink!  My ring finger was Kiko in "blue" and my pinky finger was Revlon "Lilac"

All I used was the side of the polish brush for the coloured "french" tip and a dotting tool to create the buttons and bow tie.  All finished with Seche Vite

I hope you like my Non-Black tie!!

L xx

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