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on the 8th day of Christmas…

As a blast from the past, here’s a manicure I wore during Advent.

 

 

This used China Glaze Ruby Pumps and Barry M white with a striper brush from a green polish, and my beloved dotting tool. Then Seche Vite over the top of everything – and yes, I am holding a GIANT bottle of top coat. Please don’t zoom in on this one as you can see where I was a bit pushed for time and everything smeared. Weirdly, the Seche Vite also had a crackle effect on my (not pictured) thumb. It’s never happened before or since…

 

I love Ruby Pumps and get compliments on it every time I wear it.  It’s so shiny and glittery. Just go out and buy it already! I think I have one more Christmas themed manicure for you and then I’ll showcase some of my new purchases and gifts since I last updated you… about 2 months ago!

Meanwhile, if anyone would like to get hold of a couple of Lynnderella polishes for me, I’d love it as I fear I have become obsessed with Change, Snow Angel and Connect the Dots. You can buy it at llarowe.com on January 4th.  Y’know, just FYI.

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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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newsprint

In case you’ve been living under a rock (or possibly not in the UK?), the News of the World, a long-running Sunday newspaper put out its last edition today, as they’ve been doing some probably illegal and definitely immoral and shady stuff. I got a text from my cousin (hi stave!) yesterday suggesting I put the last NotW on my fingernails, so I did!

Base colour is OPI Skull and Glossbones, and then I just dunked my finger in ‘Glens Exciting Vodka’ and pressed the newspaper onto my fingers. Topped it with Seche Vite and done! I put little mini headline banners on my thumbs and then text from the first ever NotW on the rest of my fingers.

Left hand:

Right hand: (which is the better one in real life)

I love this newsprint nails look and will definitely do it again in the future – it was really easy!

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