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Etude House criss cross and glitter accent

I'm not entirely about this manicure BUT the glitter accent nail is bomb! For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply two coats Etude House's PP079 - Purple. With a X patter nail vinyl from Twinkled T, apply to the middle finger nail and using Skinfood's white polish and a sponge, sponge over the...

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Born Pretty Store review - Rose water nail decals

Out of the things I received from BPS this has got to be the one I was most excited to try. Don't the roses just look so beautiful! For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply two coats of a basic white polish. The one I used here was from Skinfood.  With nail vinyls,...

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Wake Make No.17 Hard rock

I was so excited for this one but under my current lighting settings it did nothing to show the duochrome goodness 😓 ...

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Born Pretty Store review - BPS Paisley girl rectangle plate

So whilst I was on holiday in Korea buying out all the nail polishes over there, I received an email from BPS who wanted to send me some PR samples for my review. Before I go into detail I must clarify that even though these were sent to me for free it does not guarantee a positive review from me.  For this manicure:...

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Missha BL05 criss cross tips

Okay I think I'm starting to get hooked on doing these half naked/tip designs. So easy and fun to do. For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply two coats of Missha BL05 to the tips as if you're painting a heart.  Using a nail striping brush and Skinfood white polish to draw diagonal...

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Holika Holika Wine cocktail

Wine cocktail. Hmm I like the name of this one, very fit for the weekend but the colour itself reminds me a bit of Christmas or bloody Mary? Wine cocktail is a blood red, a bit jelly like mixed with holo glitters that doesn't sparkle as much under that thin layer of red. Two to three coats at max here. ...

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Tony Moly No 46 & Nature Republic neon tips & flower stamping

Finally got to try coloured tips. Always thought those looked better with almond nails and indeed they are 😄 For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply two coats of Tony Moly No.46 a peachy coral on the tip of the nails. With Konad white stamping polish and Bundle Monster Nailstamp4fun BM-XL 206 plate,...

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Holika Holika Blue Suede & Banana popping

For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply two coats of Holika Holika Blue Suede. One coat was pretty much opaque. I was impressed. With Holika Holika Banana popping, Barry M's Sky blue and a nail art brush draw some flowers and dot some dots. Seal everything with a top coat. I used Skin...

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Missha Gelatio PK01 & aztec nail stamping

Anyone heard of the brand Missha? I remember when their BB creams were the talk of the town and only when I went Korea I realised they had nail polishes too *rubs hands together*. They were having some sort of deal so I threw a few in my shopping basket. I wish I bought more. This polish is from their gelatio range but...

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Models Own & China Glaze Turquoise gradient glitter tips

We're getting a lot more heat and sun here in the UK and turquoise just seems like a summer must.  For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Apply Models Own's Turquoise gloss to each nail With Barry M's Watermelon and a sponge lightly dab the tip of the nails. It's really up to you...

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Zoya Tru

Purple is such a great colour and purple with shimmer is even better! This is one of the very few Zoya's I own. They're quite expensive here in the UK compared to other brands which is why I hardly ever think of purchasing any. This is Zoya's Tru. A purple filled with orangey/red gold shimmer. If only my ring light didn't wash out...

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Models Own Flower striped gradient

For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Using striping tape line each nail horizontally.  Paint each section with the polish of your choice then peel away the tape after 10 seconds. The polishes used here were from top to bottom:-Models Own Paradise pinkModels Own Long beach peachModels Own Coral glazeModels Own Cerise shineModels Own...

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China Glaze Sunset sail - Henna nails

This manicure unexpectedly ended up looking very like Henna nails but I still like this one.  For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat. I used OPI's Base coat. Paint two coats of China Glaze's Sunset sail. With the Bundle Monster BM-S102 plate from their Shangri la collection, stamp the image with Konad black stamping polish on the top half...

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China Glaze Elephant walk grey gradient

I totally ran out of nail art ideas and when I finally came up with something it ended up looking festive. 😅 For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat (I used Essie's Protein base coat) Paint two coats of China Glaze's Elephant walk. Sponge Models Own's White light on the top half of the nail. With the snowflake image...

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Nails Inc Pont Street Mews

I'm starting to like these nails more and more. The longer the better in my opinion. It just looks more girlier but I'm having to relearn how to do a lot of things with these claws. For this manicure: Apply one coat of your preferred base coat (I used Essie's Protein base coat) Paint two coats of Nails Inc's Pont Street Mews. With...

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