Category Archives: fashion

April 8, 2012 · 8:54 pm

fortune cookie in spot on shocker!

Yesterday my fortune cookie read: “you will discover a talent for artistic pursuits.” As it turns out, today was arty indeed!

First:

Then:

I went to a taster cupcake decorating class and made both of these decorations in about half an hour. I’m quite impressed with myself even if my hot hands tended to melt the chocolate paste. It’s why you can see my fingerprints in the chocolate paste rose.

Finally, my Easter nail art. This is probably the first time I’ve done anything other than a solid colour with glitter since Christmas, hence my lack of posting here. I’ve done a “skittles” mani with white polka dots to pull the pastels together. Here’s my hipstamatic fancypants photo.

Here’s my colour-accurate photo!

This used (thumb-little finger) Barry M Blue Moon, OPI Pink Friday, Barry M Mint Green, Models Own Utopia, and a yellow I frankened (mixed up myself) from white and an old slightly shimmery yellow. I polka dotted with a dotting tool and Andrea Fulerton’s white striper polish. I really like this white polish – it’s thick enough to be opaque in one dot, but runny enough that it doesn’t dry out as soon as you start nail art with them.

My brother said that these nails were “sooo Cath Kidston” (ahh, hipster 14 year olds) so I got my favourite mug out

And while I’m picspamming, Sookie wanted in on the action.

Probably see you next school holidays!!

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December 29, 2011 · 11:28 pm

it’s the most wonderful time of the year…

So, here’s my Christmas manicure! It’s using Zoya Sooki, with a coat of OPI’s Getting Miss Piggy with it on all the fingers except the ring finger. I then used tape and Model’s Own Sterling Silver in a shameless copy of a tutorial I picked up on Pinterest by Nailside. Topped it all off with a couple of diamantes (because I’m just that classy) and a couple of coats of Seche Vite. A week later and my diamantes are still stuck firm.

Also featuring in this pic is my Christmas present from the husband – a set of three handmade 22 carat gold rings with gorgeous ruby, sapphire and emerald stones. I loooove them, and they match the gold of my wedding ring. I’ve got some posts backed up with other recent manis so I’ll get posting over the next few days before I’m back to school!

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November 23, 2011 · 9:35 pm

SHOES!!

For my birthday, my husband bought me a Fantastic present (yes, that’s fantastic with a capital F). It’s shoes that you design yourself. I had a blast designing my shoes, and now have 4 pairs in my queue ready to buy, but obviously funds mean that I’m only getting the one pair. The shoe designer is really easy to use and there are over 100 different fabrics you can choose from, from patent leather to fish skin! I am always lamenting that this shoe has too skinny of a heel, or that shoe has no platform or whatever, so I chose a chunky high heel with a platform front, in pink suede, black soft leather and with a glittery heel:

Ta da!!

Unfortunately the down side is that they take 5 weeks as they’re completely hand made, and this takes me to December 26th… so I’ll just be here waiting for them.