NOTD: Pushing Daisies

Hello, wasn't Pushing Daisies such a great show? 

Why did it have to be cancelled *cries* 

Anyway!

This is a really cute but simple manicure that's perfect for Spring/Summer :)

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What I used:

CND Toughen up base coat

Models Own 'Blooboo', 'Snow White' and 'Lemon Sherbet'

Dotting Tool

CND Speedy topcoat

Do you like it? Would you give this a try?

Marina

xo

Leopard nail mania :)

Hello :) I have been leopard nail crazy lately! Last weekend I painted my nails, my best friends and her mom's all with a leopard design:

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What one do you like best?

I like my friends purple one best :)

Here is a closer look at my manicure:

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And another leopard manicure I did earlier on last week:

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This was alot more neon in real life:

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Oh and one more, this time with a pale pink base:

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I am using Gosh holographic alot lately :P

I think the appeal of the leopard mani is its so quick and easy and you can really go crazy with your colours :)

Is anyone else leopard crazy?

Marina

xo

NOTD: Models Own Blooboo Hello Kitty nails :)

Hi :) I wanted to try some Hello Kitty nails I was in the mood for something cute.

My nails are inspired by these ones:

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This is how they turned out:

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What I used:

CND Toughen up base coat

Models Own 'Blooboo'

White, pink, yellow and black acrylic paint

Cocktail stick

Dotting Tool

CND Speedy topcoat

I also did another one with just Hello Kitty as an accent nail:

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What I used:

CND Toughen up base coat

Models Own 'Beth's Blue' & 'Juicy Jules'

White, pink, yellow and black acrylic paint

Cocktail stick

Dotting Tool

CND Speedy topcoat

Marina

xo

NOTD: Electric Blue stripes

Hello, just another manicure using my beloved scotch tape:

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What I used:

Accessorize Electric Blue

Models Own 'Beth's Blue' & 'Sterling Silver'

 Scotch Tape

Marina

xo

NOTD: First attempts at Aztec nails

Hello :) I have admired Aztec nail art for ages now and thought it was about time I tried it myself......its not very good so apologies in advance!

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What I used:

Models Own 'Fuzzy Peach' (base, 2 coats)

Black acrylic paint 

Cocktail stick

What do you think? Hideous? :P

At the weekend I tried it on my friend and I think it turned out a bit better :)

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What I used:

Models Own 'Black Magic' and 'Lilac Dream'

Black & white acrylic paint 

A small paintbrush

Cocktail stick

Marina

xo

NOTD: An academic rabbit

Hello, this didn't turn out quite as well as I had planned......I really need to get a small paintbrush.....oh and a steady hand! :P

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What I used:

CND Toughen up base coat

Models Own 'Beth's Blue'

White, orange, pink & black acrylic paint

Cocktail stick

Dotting Tool

CND Speedy topcoat

Happy Easter everyone :)

***bunny snuggles***

Marina

xo

NOTD: Hello Kitty leopard print nails

Hello, thought it was about time I posted a manicure using the gorgeous Blooboo by Models Own :) Expect lots more future manicures using this colour!

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My friend liked the design so I did hers the same only I added a skull to the accent nail rather than Hello Kitty :)

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What I used:

CND Toughen up base coat

Models Own 'Blooboo', 'Sterling Silver' and the Black Models Own/WAH nail art pen

Dotting Tool

Fauxnad hello kitty & halloween plate for the skull

Konad black stamping polish

CND Speedy topcoat

From this post onwards I will start listing what base and topcoat I use in case anyone is interested :)

Marina

xo

NOTD: In bloom cherry blossoms & How I did this

Hello, another simple but pretty freehand NOTD :) 

I took the three below pictures in the evening under an artificial light so please excuse the poor quality. Oh and blogger wouldn't let me upload them the right way round!

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What I used:

Miss Sporty jade green polish (base, 2 coats)

Dark brown, white & pink acrylic paint

Dotting tool

Cocktail stick

I decided to do my nails like this again last week and I thought id share with you how I did it:

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Here is an example of another one this time with thinner branches:

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Do you like these cherry blossom nails? Would you ever give it a try?

Marina

xo

NOTD: Red, grey & black jagged manicure

Hello, here is another jagged edge manicure :)  

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What I used:

Models Own 'Red Alert' and 'Black Magic'

Rimmel Grey Matter

Small decoupage scissors

Scotch Tape

Marina

xo

NOTD: Peek-a-boo panda take 2

Hello :) This is the second time I have done panda nails, to see the other ones I did click ***here*** I wanted to do something a but different this time so I stamped some leaves on and used scotch tape to create the stripes.

What do you think? Not as Kawaii as my other ones :P

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What I used:

Models Own 'Snow White' and 'Black Magic'

Leaves Design from Bundle Monster plate BM19

Konad black stamping polish 

Dotting tool

Small decoupage scissors

Scotch Tape

Marina

xo