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  • 31DC2015 Day 01: Red – Love / Hate
    12:54 pmSeptember 1st, 2015
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    31DC2015 Day 01: Red – Love / Hate

    Red is the colour associated with Love. So this inspired my first entry for this year’s 31 Day Challenge. I guess with Love, the other extreme is Hate so I drew some inspiration from vintage tattoo art and settled on a Love / Hate hand set.   I painted with OPI’s Red Hot Rio as the base, stamping some lips

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  • Behold the 31 Day Challenge for 2015!
    10:24 pmAugust 29th, 2015
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    Behold the 31 Day Challenge for 2015!

    After a year riddled with bumps and speed-humps,  I really wasn’t sure if I would get a chance to participate in this year’s 31 Day Challenge, but I am going to at least make an attempt.  So here’s cheers to that time of the year. Finger’s crossed I finish, as many of you who have done it before will know

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  • Explorer of Creepy Worlds – MoYou Challenge
    4:04 amOctober 15th, 2018
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    Explorer of Creepy Worlds – MoYou Challenge

    So I decided to enter the MoYou London video contest for something to do and because I finally had a working light and camera… and no internet, thanks to the Trolls of Misfortune. Those pesky little shits have wreaked havoc on everything in the last two weeks. Not exactly what I had needed to cap off an already under-average year, but alas…they were determined. It was a good excuse to get creative. The goal was to create a 60 second or less video as explained below…

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  • Nail Art Design Planning Templates
    1:03 pmAugust 30th, 2019
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    Nail Art Design Planning Templates

    UPDATED: First Freebies I have for you are these downloadable nail art templates. I put them together for ease of planning out manis and nail art ideas one night when I couldn’t sleep a couple of years back and thought I’d make them available to my lovely readers and the general public. You can download and print them out for

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  • Doctor Lacquer – Betalain Holo
    3:56 pmApril 25th, 2015
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    Doctor Lacquer – Betalain Holo

    Today we have a polish swatch from US indie brand Doctor Lacquer. This is the Betain Holo. There is also a jelly version without holo, but I opted for the sparkle 😉 A video posted by Buff & Polish (@buffandpolish) on Apr 23, 2015 at 10:43pm PDT Firstly I should apologise for the lack of cobwebs and tumbleweeds that have

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  • Zoya – Yuna, Swatch and Review
    11:59 amMarch 28th, 2015
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    Zoya – Yuna, Swatch and Review

    Fantastic for Fall. Awesome for Autumn! This is Zoya Yuna, from the Fall 2014 Ignite Collection. It’s dark and moody and loads of fun! Before I continue, I should excuse my slight absence. I haven’t been in the best of health, and had many things crop up; ergo I am way, way behind in planned posts and painting. Openings and whatnot. Hopefully

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  • Funky Leopard Nails in White and Gold
    1:36 pmFebruary 11th, 2015
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    Funky Leopard Nails in White and Gold

    It’s been at least several months since I donned any animal print nail art, so after some deliberation I decided to run with Leopard print nails. I wanted to try out this white shade of Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy – Sure Thing, so that was the base of this art. I wanted something more bold and opted for a golden bronze

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  • Quick Mani Monday – Kit Glitter Topper Testing
    12:45 pmFebruary 8th, 2015
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    Quick Mani Monday – Kit Glitter Topper Testing

    Just a quick road test of one of several glitterlicious glitter top coats I got for Xmas. I have quite the pile of untrieds screaming out to be worn, so now that I can wear polish again (YAY!) I will be making my way through them. Today’s glitter topper test run contained a combination of small hex glitter in orange, red, pink

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  • OPI – Life Gave Me Lemons Swatch
    12:36 amJanuary 27th, 2015
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    OPI – Life Gave Me Lemons Swatch

    This polish is shown here over a stark pure white base as intended to be worn. THE RUNDOWN: Name: Life Gave Me Lemons Brand: OPI Collection: Neons by OPI. Summer 2014 (mid-year) Colour (or family): Green-toned Lemon Type & Finish: ‎Crème, Neon Size: 15ml / 0.5oz Formula & Application notes: It dries quickly and slightly matte being a neon, so you might wish

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  • Purple Pythagorean Nails – Quick Post
    6:36 pmJanuary 27th, 2015
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    Purple Pythagorean Nails – Quick Post

    Just a quick post today. Look away now if you have an aversion to feet. As purple toes with triangle glitters is the nail art du jour – or rather the toe-nail art. After wearing sparkles over the Festive season, matte glitter seemed like a great option. In fact I love triangles – and have done long before they were re-purposed

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