

Nails: Halloween Green
Barry M green and black crackle.
Barry M green and black crackle.
A combination of autumn colours as a freehand thick stripe. Orange and glitter are Barry M, purple is unknown.
Barry M jelly orange, Barry M aquarium.
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I’ve decided it’s time I started doing my nails again. I really miss being creative with them each week. For this theme I decided to go for the rainbow, celebrating the fact that everyone can now marry in America, whatever their sexuality. I used the sponge method. Despite my nails being very long at the […]
We went to the wonderfully weird Noel Fielding exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall for Mother’s Day. I loved the colours of this painting and decided to do a rough version on my nails. It reminded me of the Groke from the Moomins… The exhibit was really good, definitely a couple of pieces there I […]
Time constraints dictated a simple Christmas nail. I went with a present wrapping ribbon and bow. Note: allowing the lower layer to dry properly is a huge must when using striping tape!
This is my second attempt at water marbling. It is not easy and there are some obvious problems with these (the red’s merged with the white in some cases, didn’t manage the pattern I actually wanted, left index finger over-splodged). For a second attempt though I’m pretty happy. I have a better understanding of the […]
I went for an icy theme over festive to start with. I used the cling film/sandwich bag method to mix blues and silvers. One of my friends said they reminded her of the Frozen colours.
I wanted my nails in tip top condition for the Christmas season, so took this opportunity for a break. You can see that they weren’t looking too happy, a break, some staining (green!!) and rough cuticles. They’re being treated with some Burt’s Bees moisturisers and will be cut down next week.
Went for something a little bit steampunk-y in honour of my brother’s birthday!
“Lazy” space nails, themed for the Infinite Monkey Cage recording I went to. Didn’t have time to do lovely galaxy nails, so went for sparkles.