My Nail Polish Addiction!

Squares and Rectangles

2012-02-28T19:01:00.000Z

At the weekend I was catching up on blogs that I follow, and as per usual I got sidelined by new blogs that I found through the old! As in my last post where I was inspired by a new blog, I found this particular one where again I was inspired. So Please go take a look as this lady has some fantastic ideas that appeal to me and perhaps you will like too.

The colours used were:
OPI Rumple's Wiggin - lilac
Color Club - Pucci-licious - darker lilac
China Glaze- Snow - White
Silver Striping tape
Seche Vite top coat

I really like this colour combination. The only gripe I had a day and then two days later, the striping tape began to peel off on some nails. I put on a thick coat of SV but still? Anyone have any other tips on how to keep the tape on?

Pink Elegant Squares Inspired by Sopie

2012-02-23T19:22:00.000Z

I found this great nail blog this week. This girl sure knows how to do beautiful nail art. I got inspired last night and did similar nails to hers here. Mind you I did these last night after my Zumba class, I was tiried, what was I thinking? But my nails needed doing, so I set to work. It took me an hour but I did it! The result............... ......... ... Well not as neat as Sophie, but then it was 10pm by now and I did not have the energy to clean up, so big apologies.
So here goes.... My version.

BTW I used:
Zoe by Zoya as my silver base coat.
Then for the various squares:
She's So Glam - Color Club - Light Pink
Vampire State Building - OPI - Burgundy
Platforms - LA Girl - Neon Pink
Seche Vitte top coat

OPI Skull and Glossbones

2012-02-19T14:35:00.000Z

My latest manicure is this lovely combination IMO. I used OPI Skull and Glossbones from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection and for the ring accent finger I used GOSH Miss Minty. The combination worked really well. I love the SnG shade it is just lovely, it reminds me of some other dupes I have from other makes. I think perhaps a comparison is due?

My Valentine Manicure

2012-02-14T01:32:00.001Z

I wasn't going to do anything too intricate or any nail art for valentines day, but I gave in and came up with something anyway :) For the base colour I used Villiers Street by Nails Inc. A shimmery red. I did the hearts using pink and black acrylic paint. All topped off with a generous coat of SV and voila......

Warm nails for the Freezing Weather.

2012-02-13T19:32:00.000Z

Last week I wore this warming manicure. For the ring accent finger I wore the charming Poptastic by Color Club and then did a leopard print with acrylic paints. For the rest of the manicure I wore China Glaze - Oh How Street It is, a hot vibrant orange. And boy did I need this manicure. We have had snow and freezing weather to contend with here in the UK. At lease this manicure made me feel warmer.

Gone Totally Dotty!

2012-02-04T17:53:00.000Z

Still with the dotty theme, this is my latest manicure. For the base colour I used Where's the Soiree by Color Club, a creme black which dries with a satin finish. I then went a bit dotty and added dots just to the ends of my nails and for the ring finger - all over. Topped it with a coat of SV for shine.

Dotty Check Pattern

2012-02-01T00:01:00.001Z

More nail art on my nails for this week. I saw this originally on a white base with black dots and it looked awesome. But I wanted a different slant on it so went pink. I used OPI Japanese Rose Garden for the base and then used Victoria by ASOS Ciate Pots for the dots. Topped off with a generous layer of Seche Vite.
I am quite pleased with the effect.

Born Pretty - Rhinestones for review

2012-01-31T00:01:00.003Z

Last week I got a lovely surprise in the post. I had recently bought some rhinestones from eBay, but for the life of me could not remember if I had got these??? I just could not figure it out. But if I had stopped and read the card enclosed, I would have know it was sent to me for review from Born Pretty. I have to say I was just gob smacked at the amount for a start and secondly it pleased my daughter no end as she could have a pack to herself.

They are a black AB flat back rhinestone measuring 3mm and as you can see they are gorgeous.

Thanks to Born Pretty for these, I would definitely give them 5 stars.

China Glaze - Pelican Gray

2012-01-30T16:37:00.000Z

Pelican Gray from China Glaze - Anchor’s Away Collection. I have had this since last year but only just worn it now. My crappy camera and the great british weather does not do it any justice! IRL this was more shimmery than the photo shows.

Purple and Turquoise Nails

2012-01-18T17:15:00.000Z

I did a little nail art this week. Colours used are China Glaze Flyin' High and Coconut Kiss. The photos are crappy, apologies for that but the weather is awful and I may need a new camera. Nothing seems to focus :o(
Nonetheless I like the final effect and got lots of compliments at school, so am happy.

Black and Pink Polka Dots and Lace

2012-01-14T11:34:00.000Z

Although it was Thursday night and only one more day at work left, I had to change my manicure! My purple me up magnetic polish was chipping and it had to go! So I wore this on my nails for Friday. Have to admit not my own design, it is something I saw last weekend on a Korean site and replicated on mine. Lots of compliments from colleagues and school children alike. I like it too, very feminine.

The Saturdays Magnetic Nail Polish - Purple Me Up

2012-01-13T19:45:00.000Z

I have had these since before Christmas but have only just worn this first one of five this week. The application was fine, although with the second coat you have to work fairly quickly with the magnet. Other than that, nice. This manicure though only lasted about four days as it chipped and flaked on the fifth. That could just be because my hands are always in water, washing up, knocking the nails etc etc. Still nice shade and effect. This, as stated in the title is Purple Me Up, a dark purple shade with paler "Waves" caused by the magnet.

1st Manicure of the Year

2012-01-01T20:42:00.000Z

I used two main colours for my 2012 New Year nails. Both by Color Club, Best Dressed List and She's So Glam. The glitter and flakie used were Rainbow by Gosh and Pinky Glitter by Sinful Colors. The firework effects were done using acrylic paints. I love the result.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2012-01-01T16:04:00.000Z

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. May 2012 be a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous year for everyone. xx

My Nails for November and December

2011-12-31T12:01:00.001Z

These were my nails as in November and December this year.

I don't remember some of the makes or colour names for some of these manicures. I have a stash of the colours upstairs but am too tired to go up right now to check. But if I get time I will edit this post with the names if I can.

For now....

NOVEMBER:

This is a Color Club lacquer, I can't remember which one at the moment, but isn't it holo'ish. Lovely.

Vibrant red, again don't know name or make :o(

Color Club - JewelTone Blue, this is lovely, but my nails are not! Lots of chipping and splitting and breaking going on this month. The weather is colder and the central heating is going on, perhaps the reason?

A black as I do not like my nails, boo hoo!

Nails getting better so why not be happy, a happy pink to go with them.

A bit of bling, not too much.

DECEMBER:

Well it is December and the Christmas season is upon us again. Wow nearly the end of another year. Is 2011 really nearly over? I just can't believe where the time has gone.

So... what a way to start the jolly season than with some bling and glitter. I can't remember the names but do know the red is Color Club and the silver is the silver I think.

Sinful Color - Fiji, what lovely purple.

The dark nails are in a shade by ASOS and a santa for the ring finger accent nail using acrylic paints.

Well this week all sort of xmas based activities going on at school as the end of term approaches. So I did some christmassy nails.

Unfortunately, not a good start to the holidays, I was very down and so my nails fit my mood for christmas! :o(

Christmas over and done with so some holographic blingy nails were needed. This is Catherine Arley 674. The light is not good and this is the best photo I could take to show off some of the holo in this.

CA 674 updated with some taped nail art.

And that is it folks. Another year over and so many different manicures done this year.

I hope you all had a good christmas and here is looking forward to the year 2012 and all that it may bring.

Thank you all who read this little blog of mine I hope to have more for you in 2012. xx

Why I have been AWOL for a few months....

2011-12-30T18:06:00.000Z

LONG POST.................
Apologies for not being on here since September. But that is when I went back to work and a new role at the school. It kind of took over my life and then what with work and home life it just got too much to keep up with my blog. But I did photo my nails every week. I just did not have the time to edit them and put on here.
But I took this evening off to do all that and post my manicures for the past 3 months.

So here goes:

SEPTEMBER:
This manicure still sporting my rounded nails tips. This was a lovely shade and went on perfectly and opaque in two coats.

Multicoloured sponged manicure, using obviously many colours over a white base coat. Note new squoval nail tips. I got very bored with the rounded tips and went back to my square nails.

But after a few days I got bored with the above colours and painted them with Models Own Purple Grey.

OCTOBER:

Lots here again, some have the bottles of lacquer photographed so easy to know what I used, others not so easy and I who knows what I used.... But where I can I will tell you.

Here I can say I used China Glaze Oh How street it is, a gorgeous vibrant orange. I loved this colour. I know you can see VNL but my nails tips are quite white so it can be very difficult to cover up. I know some people don't like this, but I really don't mind at all.

This next one is an OPI shade a lovely rich dark burgundy colour. Only problem is I can't remember the name!

This is either China Glaze or LA Girl, not sure which, but is was black/blue with micro glitter in it.

My Favourite colours and manicure. I love this and have done it a few time previously also.

This is Nails Inc - Prince Of Wales Drive here for Haloween nails. Freehand pumpkin nail art for each nail!

Thanks if you have looked at this, I will later on post my nails for November and December. :o)

Color Club - Pucci-licious

2011-09-25T00:02:00.001+01:00

I had been lemming this colour for so long, and boy am I glad i have it now. It is just gorgeous. I had so many lovely comments on this colour at school. It went on a bit streaky on the first coat but the second one evened out beautifully. I only applied two and then topped with SV.

Back to School!! Seeing Red!

2011-09-24T00:00:00.001+01:00

This is from three weeks ago when the new school year started. Did not want to go back, could have done with a few more weeks of summer holiday with the kids :o(

So to show my anger and sorrow, I wore red lol :o) This is a lovey deep red by Nails Inc called Tate. It went on smoothly and this is just two coats with a top coat of SV. Loved it.

My Nail Lacquer Storage - Part Three

2011-09-23T18:57:00.000+01:00

WARNING....PICTURE HEAVVVVYYYY!!!!

Sorry for being AWOL for a few weeks. I work in a school and term started 3 weeks ago. I have a new job and it has been mega hectic. But I am back now and would like to share the final part of my nail lacquer collection. This is Helmer number three.... so here goes...


My Seche/OPI/Misc. collection

Special Glitters and Yellow

My dark burgandy collection

Oranges and not lemons!

And there you have it. My Nail Polish/lacquer addiction collection. xx

My Nail Lacquer Storage - Part Two

2011-09-02T19:31:00.001+01:00

WARNING....PICTURE HEAVVVVYYYY!!!!

As the title suggest, part two of my nail lacquer collection. This is Helmer number two.

Special FX and foil draw.

Glitters and some nail striper and Eyeko.

Light/baby pinks and some base/top coats.

Some lacquer you have to have two... or three of!!

My Nail Lacquer Storage - Part One

2011-09-01T10:00:00.002+01:00

WARNING....PICTURE HEAVVVVYYYY!!!!

I got my first Helmer back in April. I only bought the one thinking it would be enough. But sadly by the end of the week I had to drag my husband back to IKEA to get another one!! This suited me well in storing all my lacquer but since April I have managed to acquire a few more bottles so needed another Helmer. So last week we popped back to IKEA to get another one. This time I bought two just in case I might need another by the end of the year!! So today with help from my youngest, we made up the third one and sorted all the lacquer out once again. Oh dear!!! I think I have a seriously bad lacquer addiction.

This is Helmer number one and it contains all my black/grey/silver, red, green, purple, blue and pink nail lacquers.

..... to be continued...................

Catherine Arley - 666

2011-08-30T18:53:00.000+01:00

Today I am wearing on my new oval nails the beautiful 666 by Catherine Arley. It is a lovely dark shade of pink with..... moderate holo in it. I had to take the photos with a flash as there is no sun here today :o(

Left hand, (normally in all my photos but my middle nail broke so is quite short at the moment)

Right hand as the nails are better!

See the holo, it is there.

New Nail Shape

2011-08-29T19:36:00.000+01:00

I have had square or squoval nails for as long as I can remember. I have not had the heart to change the shape as I have been happy with my square shape. But today I just went ahead and re-shaped them!! A little clue in this picture (and you get to see my right hand too lol :o))

I have gone oval. I quite like the shape but I don't think I will keep them for good. They are quite short at the moment, so I am going to grow them for a bit and see how I like them then.

But for now I am liking them, what do you think, and dare I ask what your preference is?

What a Revvvolution :o)

2011-08-25T10:00:00.001+01:00

Well, After the awful manicure of earlier this week, I am now sporting this lovely holographic by Color Club - Revvvoluttion. The photos do not do it justice (the weather is awful here, dark and cloudy!) But in real life you can see all the yummyness it it! This is two coats and I am sure had I applied it a bit better even one coat would have sufficed. I love it. My right hand also has its photo in the post, can you guess which one?

Chocolate Spots!!

2011-08-24T15:27:00.000+01:00

Horrible colour and horrible nails. Can you tell I am hiding a broken one? Oh dear :( I used OPI Chocolate Moose for the base and China Glaze Bahamian Escape for the blue dot and on top of that CG - Sunset Sail.

Denim Nails

2011-08-16T14:14:00.000+01:00

New manicure today - denim nails.
I used three colours and used the sponge technique. I used a dark blue by LA Girl - Dance Studio, a light blue by China Glaze - Moody Blue and a white by Honeypot. I also used some black acrylic paint to draw on the stitching lines. On my ring finger I drew a little bow (you can just about make it out). I hope you like.

Four Step Check Tutorial

2011-08-10T19:20:00.000+01:00

I found this great design on the www while surfing and I just had to give it a go.

Black Rose Nail Art

2011-08-10T17:22:00.001+01:00

I have been trying to do this rose for ages. But just could not get it right. But I saw some tutorials on some Korean Nail blogs and they made it look so easy. I already had the base colour from last week and since it was going to come off soon I thought I would give the rose a go.
I used some black acrylic paint from our craft box and a fine line brush, and if I do say so myself, it came out quite good.

MILANI - Bare to Wear

2011-08-04T14:18:00.000+01:00

First of all you may notice my nails are much shorter than in my last post. I just felt like shorter nails, and that is not very often, but I am glad I did cut and file them down as the manicure I am wearing really suits the shorter nail.
One of my "yet to be worn" today. I bought the Milani Bare It All collection a while ago but as yet have not worn any of them. I keep buying and have not got enough time to wear all of them! So I took this one out and I am so pleased I did. It is lovely "griege" colour, (one of my favourite shades, I have them in many makes!) Sorry for the crappy pictures, but the weather is rather wet and grey here in the UK today. This is two coats of Bare to Wear with a top coat of Seche Vite.

Summer Sun Sponge

2011-08-03T19:47:00.000+01:00

This is a manicure I have had on since the weekend. I definitely call it my summer sun manicure. The base is one coat of Sinful Color - Easy Going, a pale creme pink and then the lower half is sponged on using China Glaze - Happy go Lucky, a vibrant yellow. Then just on the very tips I sponged on a green using LA Girl - Can You Dig it?. Finished off with some 3D nail stickers.

Soft as Cashmere goes Spotty

2011-07-27T15:43:00.000+01:00

I have worn Soft as Cashmere since Saturday, apart from some tip wear (hands are constantly in water, I don't wear gloves, lots of housework etc!) it is still in good nick. But today I updated it with a few spots.

Color Club - Soft as Cashmere

2011-07-23T19:03:00.002+01:00

Another Color Club from my haul last month. I had been wanting this one for as long as I can remember. I don't think I have any polish similar to this colour in my collection (and I have some!). Is it Beige or Greige? I don't know!

Anyway, I am not disappointed, I love it. This is from Color Club Untamed Luxury Collection from 2010. This is two coats and no top coat. There is no sun at the moment, so photos aren't great.

2011-07-23T17:09:00.000+01:00

Mid week I re-did my manicure. I used my newly hauled Color Club Pure Energy. For the ring finger I used a glitter by LA Colors - Aqua Crystals.

The next day for something a little different I put on some navy stripes. Inspiration from here.

...WWW updated

2011-07-23T16:59:00.000+01:00

... I wore this Tuesday and a day or so later I added some nail art using my sticky back plastic, Sinful color Black on Black and a dotting tool.

I got my inspiration from here.

China Glaze - WWW.....

2011-07-19T20:09:00.000+01:00

... Who's Wearing What by China Glaze, a lovely dusky mauve colour. I put this on on Sunday night and it is two coats but I think I should have applied three coats. But even so it is a lovely shade and fairly opaque.

Catherine Arley - 677

2011-07-19T14:55:00.000+01:00

13 JULY 2011
A lovely pink, not as holographic as I expected but nevertheless, it was beautiful. I had this on for 5 days!

Blue Sponge Gradient

2011-07-10T17:18:00.000+01:00

A favourite manicure technique of mine. Sponging, so easy and quick. Normally I would do this lighter colour at the cuticle working to a darker shade to the nail tip. I did it the other way round this time. I used Sinful Color - Whats your name for the darkest shade, in the middle it is China Glaze - Blue Sparrow (neon) and for the tips China Glaze - Bahamian Escape. Topped off with SV for a smooth shiny effect.

Color Club - She's So Glam...

2011-07-09T14:36:00.000+01:00

5 July 2011 - My Birthday Manicure
... and my nails certainly felt glam. This was just the colour I needed after my last manicure which I did not like much at all. But this certainly cheered me up no end. Although the end product looks good, it was a pain to apply, really streaky and bald patches if you went over a brush stroke. But I soon learnt what not to do and I was happy with two coats to get this rich opaque bubblegum pink.

"Tinna's Nails &..." summer Giveaway

2011-07-09T11:17:00.000+01:00

Tinna of Tinna's Nail &.... is hosting a fantastic summer giveaway. Go have a look here. Giveaway will end on 15th July at 20.00 (GMT + 01.00).

Catherine Arley 806

2011-07-03T12:34:00.000+01:00

Another Catherine Arley lacquer to share with you today. This is number 806, a burnt orange shade. Just subtle holographic in this one. I have to say it is not the sort of colour I would go for. It doesn't do anything for my skin tone but I did not want to take it off, so I added some nail stickers.
WARNING: PHOTO HEAVY

Some Nail Lacquer Hauls!

2011-07-03T11:29:00.000+01:00

I had been saving like mad and also had not bought any lacquer for a while, so I went a bit mad.

Color Club - Take Me To Your Chateau

2011-06-30T08:14:00.001+01:00

I had been lemming this colour for ages. I finally placed an order and managed to bag this beauty.
So this is the colour I am wearing this week. I did though have trouble applying it. It was very streaky and trying to go over the bald patches just seemed to make it worse. I soon learnt and so just stopped and covered in the second coat. In the end not too bad a coverage. A beautiful pale blue creme colour.
A bit picture heavy, I could not choose out of all these!

UPDATE

A few days later I updated my manicure. I added some random stripes using Sinful Color - Hot spot. Never again, especially after a long hard day at work and home! This took way too long to do. But worth it, just.

Then, a day later I went to see Take That at Wembley Stadium:-

Something Happy to Share.

2011-06-29T18:00:00.000+01:00

My daughter is into her nails too, (gets it from her mum!!). Anyway, I have previously done her friends nails twice as she was so impressed with a manicure I did for my daughter. So weekend just gone the friend had a wedding to go to and she asked if I could do her nails. Unfortunately I was busy so my daughter said she would do them. This is what she did with some added nail art and gems. The orange used was High Hopes by China Glaze.

Catherine Arley 673 Purple

2011-06-29T13:05:00.001+01:00

I wore this last week, it is an amazing polish, opaque in two coats. STUNNING, nothing else to say.
PHOTO HEAVY, no aplogies. To see the holographicness, you really do NEED to click to enlarge.

ENJOY

A Pink Shatter?

2011-06-29T08:11:00.000+01:00

I am sorry for being AWOL for a few weeks but I was not well and then had so much to catch up with at home I just did not get to update my blog.
But I still managed to paint my nails and I will share with you in the next few days what I wore.
My first installment is this lovely pink manicure. I used ASOS Paint - Paris for the nail base and I am afraid I can't remember which OPI pink I used to stamp on my nails! The BM plate used was BM208 and for the accent nail a few gems (which I don't think really worked, but hey ho).

A few days later I jazzed up the manicure using my sticky back plastic tape and some black polish. The result was quite striking.

Grey Victoria Street in London Today!

2011-06-09T17:45:00.000+01:00

My manicure (which I have had on since yesterday) I chose a shimmery grey by Nails Inc called Victoria Street. And as the title suggests, that is exactly how the weather is here at the moment. So to cheer the manicure up a little I also added some daisy flowers using the tip of a pencil. Topped off with a coat of SV and it came up shining (unlike the weather lol).

Below is a photo of my haul I picked up from the Post Office after work yesterday. I ordered this from Cherry Culture last week. I have some make up items for myself and my daughter, but also some Milani, LA Girl and Sinful Color Nail Polish. I got Milani 3D holographic and nude nail colours, a few other shades and the others were black nail polish. A girl can never have enough black nail polish, right?

Cloudy - But There Is Alway a Rainbow!

2011-06-05T17:38:00.000+01:00

Manicure of the day today is a rainbow. The weather has turned cold and cloudy so for my nails I thought I would do a rainbow. I started off with 2 coats of OPI Kyoto Pearl for a base colour. Then sponged on a trio of colours for a rainbow effect. When I normally sponge I do each colour separately, but this time I put drops of the colours straight on the sponge, mixed them a little and sponged straight on the nails. I used Barry M Pure Turquoise (blue), Nails Inc Oxford Circus (pink) and China Glaze Lemon Fizz (yellow). Topped off with a coat of SV and voila.

tee hee

OPI - Infatuation Makeover!

2011-06-04T13:06:00.000+01:00

Having worn Infatuation for a few days, I stamped all over it before I change the manicure. I got this idea from Emeraldsparkled. Mine is not as good or as springy as hers, but it still got some, yes some compliments.

OPI - Infatuation

2011-06-04T00:01:00.000+01:00

After having worn a lot of bright colours and a lot of nail art recently, I needed a really low key manicure. While I was at it I also cut and filed down my nails, AGAIN! But a couple of them were growing out splits and or tears so it was required.
Any hoot I opted for this elegant light salmon colour by OPI called Infatuation. It is quite sheer and this is three coats and you can still some VNL, but to be fair my tips are quite white so this had to do and really I don't mind.

GOSH - Holographic with a hint of Teal

2011-06-03T19:38:00.000+01:00

I have worn this before and the photo's are much better there. These were taken just as the sun was setting so not a lot of light. None the less it was still gorgeous on. This is three coats put on in a hurry (was the night before the morning of attending a wedding!) I topped it off with a coat of SV.

A few days later, I got bored and changed the manicure by putting on a coat of Nails Inc Electric Teal which I got in InStyle Magazine. I used some nail art hexagon glitter to jazz it up a little. Looked better IRL.

Pastel Stripey Manicure of Many Colours......

2011-05-24T14:50:00.000+01:00

..... a take on the coat of many colours but this with just four and some gold bling!

So after my two gradient sponge manicures, I fancied something a little less "in your face". So I did this stripey manicure of many colours (well three colours, four if you count white).
I used Nail Envy as always as a base then put on a thick coat of white 248 by Honeypot. Then freehand painted on the other three colours by China Glaze: Lemon Fizz, Peachy Keen and Moody Blue. Once dry I put on some bling using a gold striper pen and some heart rhinestones on the ring finger. All finished off with a coat of SV.

Alas, although I am pleased with the result, not quite the effect I wanted, it is still in your face! But I like it.

Red, White and Blue

2011-05-23T16:40:00.000+01:00

Well my daughter did her nails again this weekend and she wanted OTT and boy did she do it!

She had wanted to do a nautical theme manicure but went right off tangent and came up with the following idea as you will see in her photo's. The base colour is OPI Alpine Snow and I did the red stripes with OPI Red for her using my sticky back plastic cut into thin strips. She put on the blue heart gems at the end and she did her OTT ring finger nails with me filling in the missing beads. Lots of SV over the ring finger also.

And viola.......

Purple Sponge Gradient

2011-05-22T00:01:00.002+01:00

Well I had my green gradient sponge manicure on for three days and I could have gone all weekend with it on but I had to have a change. After doing nails for a friend earlier on on Friday afternoon, it was time for me to do mine. But one thing I will say is what a b****r it was to take off the nail stickers. I even wrapped my nails in foil for a while but it still took me ages to get them off. I liked the gradient sponge so did it with purple this time.

The colours I used were China Glaze Who's Wearing What for the cuticle area, OPI Funky Dunkey for the mid section and Avon Midnight Plum for the tips. I added nails stickers for some more effect, a coat of SV and voila.

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Red Gradient Sponge and Flowers

2011-05-21T18:00:00.004+01:00

Other than doing my daughters nails or my own I have never done anyone else's. This is the first manicure I have done on someone else. I had shown her my green sponge manicure a few days ago and she loved it. So I asked her to come over on Friday and I did her nails. Again not fantastic photos but IRL the nails looked good. I used ASOS Paints Blake for the cuticle area, OPI Red for the mid section and China Glaze Thunderbird for the tips, I used some Nail stickers to finish the look she wanted. Topped off with SV for a shiny finish.

OPI - Baguette Me Not!

2011-05-21T16:56:00.002+01:00

My daughter did her own nails last week, and she says she got so many compliments. Her friends thought she had been to a salon! The photos here do not do the manicure justice, I have to practice taking photo's of someone else! She used OPI Baguette Me Not, OPI Alpine Snow for the white dots and some flower gem stones.
Here is what she did.

Celebrating Eco Week

2011-05-19T00:01:00.004+01:00

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2011
Well this week at school we are learning about being "green" and friendly to our planet. Wednesday was a special day where everyone was encouraged to walk to school and wear something green.
Well I wore green and went all out and re-did my nails to suit.
I used my favourite sponge technique and added some nail art stickers. As you can see I did not clean up before taking photo, apologies for that. I need to edit the rest and so will post more photos later. I love this and have to say got lots of compliments.

OK, so I have edited my photo's. Here they are in all their glory! So the colours used were: near cuticle - OPI Green-wich Village, Mid-nail - China Glaze Paper Chasing and Nail tip - China Glaze Jolly Holly.

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If you have not tried the sponge technique, you really should. It is so quick and easy and you don't need so much polish/lacquer either. So go on give it a go.

Grey Thames!

2011-05-18T20:33:00.001+01:00

TUESDAY 17 MAY 2011
Well after wearing the gorgeous blue Lauren by ASOS Paints for quite a number of days, I needed a change. I opted for this lovely dark creme grey by Nails Inc called The Thames. I was only going to wear this for a day so cheated and only put on one thick layer over my Nail Envy, topped off by SV and voila. Not bad coverage at all.

As my outfit for the day I had a yellow blouse on, I did a bit of sticky back nail art using OPI Banana Bandana.. It looked much more effective IRL.

ASOS Paints - Lauren

2011-05-17T20:38:00.002+01:00

I was going to take off this manicure, so thought I would have a little play with my sticky back plastic, this is what I did!

My favourite has to be the pinky finger and then the spots (spots done using a pencil and a safety pin).

Goodness, whatever happened to blogger? All my posts have been mucked up!
I had this ready and it just did not get posted at the scheduled time. So am having to re-do it again! Never mind, here it is now. After my Rrrrwwww! nails (I only had them on for two days, I got bored!) I chose this gorgeous blue by ASOS Paints called Lauren. This is two coats and that is all you need to get a good opaque coverage, beautiful. To get a shiny finish SV of course. I got many compliments on this colour and I have to say I liked it on my short nails. This lasted from Friday 13th! through to Monday 16th May. I could have left it on longer as it had no chips or tip wear! But you know, I needed to change! I will show you tomorrow what I wore today.

Rrrrraw - Tiger about!

2011-05-14T16:08:00.000+01:00

We are teaching the children at school about the Rain Forest and although we learnt about the Jaguar I thought I would do another jungle animal inspired manicure instead. I have done this before and because it is so quick and easy I thought why not. This manicure is done using the sponge technique. The colours I used are OPI - Banana Bandana (the yellow near the cuticle), Zoya - Felina (pink in the middle) and OPI - Atomic Orange (near the tip). For the stripes just a regular black nail art pen and all topped off with a coat of SV.

This is without top coat and you can see the bumpiness!

These following three photos with top coat and the bumps have gone!

FFF and Short Nails

2011-05-11T00:01:00.000+01:00

No I am not swearing ..... Freebie Fashion Fawn!

My DH was going to Sainsbury's this weekend and I just happened to mention that if he saw InStyle magazine, would he be nice enough to buy one...or two... or even all three! He got me all three and this is one of the colours that came free with it. You can also get it (or all three) in the June issue of InStyle Magazine. It was lovely to apply and opaque in two. You may also notice I CUT down my nails, on my RH they were splitting and chipping and so I just cut them all to the same size. Hopefully they will soon start growing again.


This is not at all true to colour - REASON mega strong sunshine! :o)

Then for a bit of fun I added some flowers using my ever trustworthy black nail polish by Honeypot Cosmetics and dotting tool. To add a bit of sparkle a rhinestone in the middle.

OPI - Shorts Story

2011-05-10T00:01:00.004+01:00

5 MAY 2011
This is another one of my hundreds of un-worn lacquers! I don't know why, perhaps because I keep buying new ones! But I thought after my black nails I needed a bit of a lift, especially as the weather has been so nice. So this is Shorts Story from the OPI Bright Pair Collection. It is a bright and vibrant creme colour. It is opaque in two coats which is a must especially when applying lying in bed and with only a side bed light on! Still not bad, but I won't apply like that again as I smudged two of my nails! But oh, what a lovely colour. I have also just noticed how my nails have grown in just two weeks, wow. Must be the lovely sunshine we are getting at the moment.

For a bit of fun, using my sticky back plastic and my lovely black nail polish by Honeypot Cosmetics, I applied a little nail art on my ring finger.

China Glaze - Black Diamond

2011-05-09T00:01:00.008+01:00

2 MAY 2011
I wore this just over a week ago. This is Black Diamond by China Glaze, sorry for the bad pics, I forgot to take photos straight away, and been at work a few days and you can see the tip wear! Anyway, this is a gorgeous colour, opaque in two coats and as you can see it is not a true black. It has a blue/teal shimmer to it, love it.

APRIL CATCH-UP

2011-05-08T17:39:00.000+01:00

I have not been on for a while, kids, life, half term, back to work etc got in the way. I did however manage to do my nails just not enough time to load on here. So this is just a re-cap of what I wore in April.

12 APRIL 2011
This is OPI Give me the Moon. A nice light shade and great application.

18 APRIL 2011
China Glaze - Thistle. We went to the London Aquarium today, it was a treat for my daughter as it was her 17th yesterday and that is what she wanted to do! I have also filed my nails down a little, not too short but not long either!

24 APRIL 2011
LA Girl - Light Show. A bright vibrant orange. I did a little nail art with the dots here, they come out white, but in actual fact they are a pale blue, just my camera refusing to pick up the colour!

27 APRIL 2011
Zoya - Felina. An oldie that I have had for years but I don't think I have ever worn it! So here it is.

Just noticed in this last Zoya set of pictures, my cuticles are just awful. Did I mention I have been helping re-decorate my sons bedroom? Maybe that is why. Or it could be that I have been neglecting them, I must start applying my cuticle oil as often as possible.

Nail Dis-colouration!

2011-05-02T16:31:00.000+01:00

11 April 2011
Just wanted to show how awful the nail discolouration of my nails is. They have been like this for a few weeks now. I have tried all sorts of ways to whiten or clean them up but to no avail. Oh well, just as well they get dressed or they would look awful naked :o)

Look What I got in the Post.....

2011-04-11T19:33:00.000+01:00

....... I should have shared with you last week but I just never got around to it.

Are you ready??

Well this is what the posty bought me....

Monday......

Then on Thursday......

They took just over a week to arrive, all packaged really well, and best of all, all in tact. I am really happy with the communication, packaging, delivery etc I got from beautycosmetic. There were just two shades that were out of stock and some I only got 1 of. But as you can see I got doubles and some triples! Why I hear you ask, well, I shall be doing something special with those, so keep a look out in the very near future.
But for now here are the ones I will be keeping.

B-Girlz it is Pink and Untried

2011-04-09T14:48:00.000+01:00

I was going through my list of polish/lacquer last week and to my utter amazement (not!) I have SO many untrieds. So therefore I am making it my mission to wear only those polishes/lacquers that are new and untried.
So obviously it called for a manicure change again this week. This is the GORGEOUS B-Girlz by China Glaze. This is a lovely shimmery shade which is almost opaque in two coats followed a top coat of SV. My natural nail at the tips is quite white/ish opaque anyway that no matter if I did put on three coats you would still see VNL. So I stick with two coats. Loving my nails but looking at these photos my cuticles need a serious seeing to!

Love Nails - Sinful

2011-04-09T14:36:00.000+01:00

A manicure worn at the beginning of last week. I would say this is a close dupe for OPI Sea? I Told You as worn here? This is Love Nails by Sinful Colors @ only two coats, I think with three coats it would be damn close. Any way like said two coats here and you can still see VNL. But I don't mind, as this was lovely and shimmery. I accented my ring finger a day later with my Sticky Back Plastic and some black polish, did not have time to do all nails.

Peace Baby - It's a Zebra....

2011-04-01T17:39:00.000+01:00

30 MARCH 2011

I thought I would have another go at stamping. I always though manage to mess up a nail or two, and this time was no exception. Me thinks I need to practice more!! But still, I was happy'ish with the overall result. The kids at school certainly like my zebra nails as did the lady at checkout at sainsbury's. I used for the base colour Peace Baby - OPI, this is three coats and it took so long to dry and still had some bald patches. But since I was going to stamp on them I didn't think it would matter too much. The black used is Black by Honeypot and the image plate is Konad M57. Topped off with a coat of Seche Vite.

See! plate was too small, and I couldn't match up on the thumb!

Banana Puddin'

2011-04-01T17:18:00.000+01:00

28 MARCH 2011

I wore this for the weekend just gone. I got this after having seen this shade on the beautiful blog by Erika here. It looked just so sunny and summery, I had to have it. However, I was a bit disappointed that it was not quite as bright as I thought I would be. None-the-less I still love it. So no loss there. Here it is in all its glory. I would certainly say this is as close to true colour. I hope you like it too.

Then a day later it got a little jazzed up. I used strips of sticky back plastic and put them on at different angles on each nail, and to be honest I am so very pleased with this design.

GOSH - Purple Heart

2011-04-01T16:49:00.000+01:00

26 MARCH 2011

I have worn this before, way back in October 2010, but felt it needed an outing again. What can I say, not much, I like it.

Another Pink Sponge Gradient.

2011-04-01T16:44:00.000+01:00

22 March 2011

After my cup-a-cawfee, I needed something bright and simple. This took all of about ten minutes to do. I love this technique. The colours I used, near the cuticle - China Glaze Something Sweet, Middle - China Glaze Make an Entrance and for the tips OPI - Vampire State Building. Topped off with a coat of Seche Vite and voila!

Cupp-a-Cawfee?

2011-04-01T16:35:00.000+01:00

After my OPI - Rumple's Wiggin' manicure, I felt like wearing something softer and not so "in your face". So I went for this old timer, again by OPI a lovely strong milky coffee shade - Cupp-a-Cawfee. This did not last too long on the nails as I found it TOO boring. But I still like it!

Catch Up Time.... Update on Rumple's Wiggin'

2011-03-30T16:10:00.000+01:00

....... Internet has been back but been trying to catch up with other stuff so nails and blogging has sadly been ignored. But I am back and would like to show what I wore over the last two weeks or so.

My last manicure, I absolutely loved, but I jazzed it up a little bit more, using my sticky back plastic. This is the result.... for the stripes I used an OPI shade, but I can't remember the name!

Woo Hoo - got internet back!

2011-03-22T15:15:00.000Z

Not been on since Thursday of last week. Our Internet was off, or rather the provider turned it off as there was noise on the line but did not bother telling us! The only reason we have it back is because we complained about it!

Anyway will post again soon. Off to catch up on what my fellow bloggers have been up to since.
xx

OPI - Rumple's Wiggin'

2011-03-16T16:43:00.000Z

Another change of manicure (2nd of the week!) as I got bored with my last one after just a day!
This time I am sporting a pale purple/lavender creme shade - Rumple's Wiggin' by OPI. This is two thin coats, and I think, no, know, if I had taken just a bit more time, it could have been perfect had I applied it just a little bit more thickly. But having said that it was opaque in the two coats I applied. On my ring finger I did a taped off design, and here I used Overdose from the LA Girl Rock Star collection, a purple/blue/pink glitter in a clear base. All topped off with a coat of Seche Vite.

I Cherish This China Glaze!

2011-03-14T16:40:00.001Z

Today I am sporting a lovely shimmery green and black on my nails. I must admit it took an age to prepare, almost half hour! that is long for me. Anyway the end result was worth it as I have had lots of compliments on this manicure today.
I would however like to apologise for the dry skin around my fingers, I did my cuticles this weekend using Blue Cross. This product is great on removing the hard cuticle skin but it does not agree with the rest of my fingers! Anyway I did a little funky taped manicure. I put on just one coat of China Glaze Cherish - (it did not need another) and then a coat of Seche Vite. Then as you can see in the first picture I placed my cut out sticky back plastic design on the nail and then painted it with LA Girl Obsidian, a lovely black with a slight silver shimmer followed by another coat of SV and voila.

Indoor Flash

Purple Rain????

2011-03-11T14:18:00.000Z

The weather is just so awful here at the moment, grey, dull and cold. So to cheer myself up I changed my nail colour, with a new acquired nail lacquer. I bought this in my haul delivered last week. It is the gorgeous sumptuous (IMO) purple by China Glaze - Coconut Kiss. I am absolutely loving the colour. This is two coats over OPI Nail Envy topped off with a coat of Seche Vite.

WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY AS I LIKE THIS COLOUR SO MUCH!

Impulse Buy!

2011-03-11T14:07:00.000Z

I ordered this yesterday after seeing Erika's manicure. I just could not help myself! This afternoon I got in from work and it was waiting for me. I can't wait to put it on and maybe even try the manicure Erika has done, or something similar. This picture is pretty much true in colour. In Erika's blog it looks much brighter and yellower (is that even a word?). I will have to photo when on to see if the colour builds up.

Make an Entrance

2011-03-07T20:17:00.033Z

I was going through my list of China Glaze nail lacquer this weekend and couldn't find this one. I checked my invoices, emails of my order etc, and it was there. So where had it gone, was I going mad? No, I was not, I had filed it in the wrong box, phew what a relief. Anyway after all the trouble it had caused me, it had to be worn. Another one of my "yet to be worn". So here it is in all its bright pink glory, China Glaze - Make an Entrance. It applied beautifully, two coats here with a coat of seche vite on top. Love it.

Above three taken outside


Taken inside

Later in the evening, I added black tips. I used an un-named black by Honeypot Cosmetic, a cheapie polish bought at a cheapie shop in the high street. This is one thickish coat of black.

My Head2Toe HAUL! - WARNING............

2011-03-05T16:47:00.000Z

.....................PICTURE HEAVY.......

Would like to say a big thank you to Head2Toe Beauty for shipping my order so quickly. Perfectly packaged, even the little CG boxes had the poly chips in them. Only hold up was this end in the UK in customs (nearly 3-4 days!), and unfortunately had to pay a small sum for customs and handling etc. But it was still worth it. I managed to get more of my blue lacquer (which I simply can't have enough of) but I also got my Crackle polish YAY, can't wait to play. I also got the Anchors Away collection, I could not help it. But as you can see as well as the Seche Vite Restore, I also got a few other shades to add to my ever growing collection! I also got my first Color Club Lacquer. I hope to get more soon!!

Half Moon Manicure

2011-03-01T17:08:00.000Z

My manicure after my disastrous green patchwork one, is IMO much more subtle and I think more elegant.
My Manicure is inspired by Ditta Von Teese. In my version I used a grey lacquer by ASOS Paint by ciate called Kate, paper ring reinforcements for the moon shape and Double Platinum (Rockstar collection ) by LA Girl to fill in the moon shape. To top it off a coat of Seche Vite.

What do you think, what are you thoughts on this manicure? Do let me know.

Patchwork Manicure.........

2011-02-28T19:22:00.000Z

.......... Gone Wrong.

I should have left my nails alone. But nope, I thought "how hard could it be?" Well it was hard, Chloe, hats off to you, you are a master at this. Mine just looked messy and just not right at all. If I had applied the black and left it at that, it looked great, but adding the other green, it just did not work for me. This will go down as a disaster manicure for me unfortunately. But I am not going to give up, I will give it another go! But for now, off with the polish, file down and shape those nails (been growing out splits) and re-polish a-fresh.

LA Girl - Can U Dig It?

2011-02-25T12:16:00.000Z

I have a new colour on today. I got this a few weeks ago from Cherry Culture. It is from the Disco collection by LA Girl. It is a lovely lime green colour, just the reminder I need that Spring is on its way, especially today with the sun shining. Anyway this is called Can U Dig It? It was very sheer and I put on two thick coats (really should have been 3 even coats but hey no). None-the-less it is still gorgeous. The photo's are showing a slightly lighter shade, in real life it is just ever so slightly brighter.

OPI - I've "Red" The Script

2011-02-22T14:01:00.000Z

Today I am wearing another one of my un-trieds. I got this about a year ago. It is by OPI and is called I've "Red" the Script. It is lovely red with a slight blue tone to it. It went on lovely although I must admit for my nails the wide brush, is not so good. It was almost opaque in two coats (I should have done three but couldn't be bothered!). It is topped off with OPI top coat.

LA Girl - Matte Blue Twilight

2011-02-18T17:19:00.000Z

Mid week I changed my manicure from the Valentines to this one. I love blue and had this in my un-worn box since last year! Over my Nail envy this is two coats of LA Girl Matte Blue Twilight. I only left is Matte on my ring finger and put a shiny coat of OPI top coat on the others.

In this last photo however I thought I would jazz it up just a tad. I used Deep Blue Ocean by Sinful Colors. This is in a jelly base which is blue with multitone blue glitter/flakes in it.

My Valentine's Day Manicure

2011-02-14T18:30:00.004Z

A BIG thanks to Colette . Totally loved her design and I thought would give it a go on my shorter nails. I used OPI Decked out in Red and the white NYC i134A.

Blazin' Nails ♥

2011-02-14T16:43:00.000Z

I changed my manicure about 3 times last week. This was my favourite of all three. Such a bright and delightful colour, which I can't wait to wear again.
It is by LA Girl, Flare and the colour is Blazin'. A shocking, vibrant almost dark neon pink. Just love it. This is two coats and completely opaque. Topped off with OPI top coat. Love♥, love♥, love♥!

Cherry Culture Haul and My Special Milani Set.

2011-02-08T19:50:00.000Z

A few weeks back CC has a 20% discount on everything. I took advantage and got some polishes I had been saving for. Can you guess how many I got...... I am too embarrassed to say!

I also managed to get my hands on these lovely Milani specialty glitter nail lacquers.

Sorry about the photo quality but I just can't seem to photograph when natural light has gone and the house lights come on! But if you want to see perfect pictures have a look here at Scrangie's post (thanks Scrangie).

Espresso Myself!

2011-02-08T19:28:00.002Z

OK, I saw this earlier on Chloe's post here, how amazing are her maincures. Anyway I had a similar colour on so thought would have a go at the stamping too as I had the same BM plate. For my stamping though I used OPI Espresso Your Style. A deep shimmery brown shade. My stamping is not as good and it does not do the colour any justice at all. But it will have to do and I will just have to practice stamping a bit more.

Barry M - Pure Turquoise

2011-02-08T16:23:00.002Z

Although I loved my multicolour crackle manicure over the weekend, I got pretty bored with it. So I just had to redo my nails. I 'd bought Barry M Pure Turquoise a few months back and it is one of my un-trieds. When I say 'my un-trieds' I mean my daughter pretty much wore it when I got it, well before me!

Anyway this is just a gorgeous colour. It looked and felt especially nice to wear today as the sun was out and it was not freezing outside!

Application was great, this is two coats over my Nail Envy and completely opaque . Top coat is also by OPI.

Multicolour Crackle

2011-02-05T17:57:00.000Z

I have been busy making my tomato sauce in bulk today. So after all on hob and simmering away, I set to paint my nails.

Just messing around and this is what I came up with...... WARNING PHOTO HEAVY.

Top two without top coat

Last two with Nail Envy as top coat

GOSH - My New Sparklies!

2011-02-04T16:34:00.000Z

The other day I went up to the highstreet and popped into Superdrug. They have loads of 3 for 2, half price etc deals at the moment. I spotted these two lovelies at half price and HAD to have them.

The one on the left is Silver Star (563) and one on the right is Magic Star (562).

I put a coat of the Magic Star over the purple Suedefx manicure on my ring finger. This has a lot of different colour glitters in it, red, blue, green, silver. It is lovely. I think it would be quite sheer on its own so probably best for layering over other colours.

Oh My Poor Nails!

2011-02-04T15:03:00.003Z

As you may have read, my nails have not been well! They have been peeling and splitting. I have been taping them up with silicone wraps but a few days later I have to re-do them. I got totally fed up yesterday and took to the nail clippers and ........ Yep, I cut them back. They are just so short now, I hate it.

But to cheer myself up I put on a dark shade. I bought this from Superdrug a few months back and this is it's first wearing. It is a brand called FAMOUS by Sue Moxley. This is a suede effect shade (labeled suedefx on the bottle). Unfortunately it does not have a name only a number, and this is No. 25, a gorgeous deep purple with lots of silver shimmer running through it.

There is a little tipware, but this is after a busy day cooking at school baking dinosaur cookies with our class! So lots of clearing/cleaning up after!.

Anyway I like it, do you?

IRL colour is just a tad darker

No flash, in the sun!

Again in the sun, no flash!

An old Lilac Favourite

2011-02-01T18:55:00.000Z

Hi again, this weekend I changed my manicure and went for this old favourite of mine. A beautiful lilac with a hint of pink and a slight shimmer. It is Shangri-la-la Lilac by OPI. I have had this colour for several years now and it is in tip-top condition still. This is two coats over OPI Nail Envy, and with a top coat of Seche Vite. I had to still apply patches on several tips as they are still splitting and peeling :o(.

ADMIRE this!

2011-01-31T19:27:00.000Z

My manicure last week was this lovely shimmer by China Glaze. It is the most gorgeous pink shimmer, not a colour I wear often, but since I had it, it had to be worn. This is two coats over my OPI Nail Envy and top coated with OPI top coat this time. But as mentioned in my last post my nails are awful at the moment, peeling and splitting. I have put some patches on the ends to try and hold out the moisture. You can see them on most nails!! Just going to wait for them to grow out a little bit more and then I think I will have to cut them back.

If anyone has any tips as to how to stop this happening please comment.

with flash

Natural, without flash

Two days later, I got bored. I had seen this effect done by Chloe on her blog using scotch tape. I did not have scotch tape but have done something similar using sticky back plastic (the stuff you use to cover the kids school books with!). So I took my scissors to it and cut out a jagged design and this is what I came up with.....

Victoria - ASOS Paints by Ciate

2011-01-31T19:02:00.000Z

Sorry for not being on for a while. Busy with work and kids etc....

But I would like to share a manicure I had on about two weeks ago. After having to cut down my nails, I wanted to cheer up and put on my dark colours again. So I opted for another never worn colour, Victoria by ASOS Paints. This was a lovely dark plum/vampy shade, opaque in two coats and application was ok. Sorry for messy cuticles.

Colour was lovely, but my nails seems to be in a bad shape at the moment. They are splitting and peeling. I know it is my fault, I have been very lazy in not applying cuticle oil over the past few weeks. Having the central heating on all the time is not helping, but I am not going to freeze.

:o( Cut Down!! :o(

2011-01-11T16:19:00.000Z

I guess with the bad weather my nails have not been in too good a condition. Mind you I have not looked after them as much as I could/should have! It is cold here and the central heating is nearly always on so my nails have been suffering. Lack of hand and cuticle moisturising has had a bad effect. My nails have been breaking at the most awkward of places and I have been using silicone paper and glue for about a month on and off on a few nails........

But enough was enough and I took to the clippers, yes the clippers and cut down my nails yesterday. :o(

So I felt quite sad and did not want too much colour and so I went for this pale old beauty of mine. OPI Abalone Shell, a lovely sheer white with a purple shimmer to it. Now I must look after my nails and start cuticle nourishing again.

2011 - My First Manicure of the Year

2011-01-07T19:03:00.000Z

My New Year Eve Manicure lasted a very long time. I was surprised that the jewels did not drop off, what with back to work and lots of washing dishes!! But enough was enough and I changed my manicure last night.
I have gone for this gorgeous, dark, seductive colour by Nails Inc - Crown Court. It is lovely deep plum shade with a slight red shimmer running through it. Lovely this time of year, or any other time really

Taken indoors with flash, you can see the slight shimmer

Taken outdoors, natural, oh dear excuse the dry skin, need to moisturise!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

2010-12-31T23:59:00.001Z

Before the sun sets in this year,
before the memories fade,
before the internet gets jammed,
Wish you and yours,

a Happy Sparkling New Year 2011

NEW YEARS EVE - Head Banging

2010-12-31T23:58:00.005Z

My New Years Eve Manicure is a head banging, sparkly, blingy teal colour.
I have gone for jewels galore on the ring finger and I love it!!!
Colour I have used is.................

LA Girl - Rockstar - Head Banging! and loads of Jewels on the ring finger to say goodbye to 2010, But a big HELLO to a glorious 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

To all my readers.

xxx