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OPI’s Foray into the Extended Wear Polish Market with Infinite Shine
Read moreDue out soon this month are the first 30 shades of OPI’s latest offering Infinite Shine. This is OPI’s foray into the extended wear polish market – the next gen polish product that wears like a gel, and removes like a regular lacquer. Think CND’s Vinylux line – which was the first to market, though this new line uses a three-step system with base
16th October 20140231 Day Challenge 2014 – Round Up
Read moreSo it finished last week, but with an extended weekend and a need to have a quick break, I thought I would give it a bit. Yay Me! And all of you. And I shall return when my fingers have had a wee break. x Feel free to add me to your feed on BlogLovin‘ and connect / follow me
4th October 2014
31DC2014 Day 31: Honor Nails You Love
Read moreWoohoo! I just passed a man wearing an A-board and shouting “The End is nigh! The End is nigh!” Wait, whaaat? He’s right, it is already here. In the form of this final challenge day installment for Day 31: Honor Nails You Love. I had a bunch of ideas, cos’ who can pick just one, right? So many talented artists out
1st October 2014
31DC2014 Day 30: A Tutorial
Read moreGeometric Triangles is what I chose for the second last day’s theme: Inspired by a Tutorial. I wanted something simple and geometric, so i found a tutorial that matched my desired look. I wasn’t sure how close I should stick to the tutorial before it wasn’t really the tutorial, so I slightly changed tack and just did the same thing
30th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 29: The Supernatural
Read moreDay 29 and only two more to go! Wowee! Today is Inspired by the Supernatural. I could have done so many things, and went for a more alien subject – alien skin or an alien substance. I took the easy way out today. I did this mani not long ago and liked it, but I was feeling sore so this
29th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 28: A Flag – Arr Pirate!
Read moreAhoy me Hearties! We are nearing the end of the 31 Day Challenge for 2014 with Day 28: Inspired by A Flag. I considered doing the Scottish flag initially but the referendum has passed and it’s not as interesting in terms of nail art as some of the other ideas I had. Soo… I did A PIRATE FLAG! I was
28th September 201431DC2014 Day 27: Artwork – Kandinsky
Read moreBeing both an Art School / Design grad, I was quite looking forward to the theme of Day 27: Artwork. I pulled a few elements from my artwork of choice and translated them onto my nails. I have chosen to do Kandinsky. For those of you interested, here’s a brief art history lesson: Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December 1866 – 13
27th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 26: A Pattern
Read moreMoar Geometry, MOAR!! Theme for Day 26 is A Pattern. So voila, here it is: A pattern. Feel free to add me to your feed on BlogLovin‘ and connect / follow me here:
26th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 25: Fashion – BR x Marimekko
Read moreDay 25 is ‘Inspired by Fashion’. Another one I find fun – I like these kinds of creative tasks. I decided to find inspiration from a print. A fun, organic print. To find my print I had a search and it wasn’t long til I had a few catch my eye. In the end I chose these Banana Republic x Marimekko
25th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 24: A Book – Ubik
Read moreDay 24 and we are almost at the end of this EPIC challenge for another year! Wow. Today’s theme is Inspired by A Book. I chose a sci-fi book by Philip K. Dick called Ubik. It is a classic of his that was written in 1969. The following is a summary of the book from Amazon: Glen Runciter runs a
24th September 2014
31DC2014 Day 23: A Movie… Flowers In The Attic
Read moreDay 23’s theme was Inspired by A Movie. I even decided to colour it a little more like an older film – the kind that were shot in Technicolor. This kind of film print often had boosted saturation with red tonalities so I think I captured that. Even if the movie I chose was from a different era and of a different
23rd September 2014
31DC2014 Day 22: Inspired By A Song
Read moreDay 22 and we are powering through the challenge. But ugh! My poor cuticles are starting to feel the pain haha. Anyhoo the theme for today was Inspired by A Song. I did more like ‘inspired by an album’… I couldn’t decide what to do (too many choices) until I got Aphex Twin’s new album Syro and thought hell yeah!
22nd September 2014
