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A blog about all things nails by a wannabe nail technician.
Listed: Jan 30, 2012
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Hello and happy Sunday people! The weather has been so un-Spring like that I thought it about time I got round to some very Spring suitable nails to cheer us up. The kind hand model for the occasion is (obviously) Stacey and after the popularity ...
Tags: Diamanté, Dotting Tool, Polka Dots, Flowers, Cath Kidston, Nail Art
Brush Up And Make-up ― 3 weeks ago
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Holy Moly! Another colour launch for 2013? ∙ And so soon after the Sweetdreams collection release here. ∙ Let me introduce CND Shellac's Summersplash shades that were launched earlier last week: ∙ The collection consists of ...
Tags: Press Release, CND, CND Shellac
Brush Up And Make-up ― 6 weeks ago
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Oh look! Stacey again, last seen here, here, here...this list goes on! ∙ This time she went a little more classic, she's not one for the simple french-y manicure so we jazzed it up with some inspiration from I love Pink Nails instagram page ...
Tags: Diamanté, Bows, French Manicure, Nail Art, CND Shellac
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― So I've FINALLY caught up with the last few manicures of 2012 and I can finally move into this year... Thank God! ∙ To start us of we have Rachel again (last seen here with the Hot Pop Pink diamantés). In keeping with her love of ...
Tags: Nail Glitter, Gosh, Glitter, Tape Manicure, Nail Art, CND Shellac
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Oops! Only a couple of months late but this is Fung-ling's NYE manicure... remember her from her mermaid glitter fade and WAH basketcase manicures? ∙ Well for NYE she wanted something fairly glittery and of course, a little different. So ...
Tags: CND Additives, Nail Glitter, Gosh, Glitter, Nail Art, CND Shellac
Brush Up And Make-up ― 6 weeks 4 days ago
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Bloody Stacey! She gets everywhere doesn't she?! Ha, well as you can see her Vexed Violette is gone and she's moved onto the next Shellac colour in the Autumn 2012 release. ∙ We loved this dark steely grey, with the smooth shimmer and...
Tags: Diamanté, Cross, Nail Art, CND Shellac
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Remember those amazing gradient dots (à la Chalkboard Nails) that I did for Jene back here? Well she's back, but opting for a slightly different effect this time. ∙ This manicure was made up of CND Shellac Cityscape for the base and...
Tags: Gradient, Stippled, Nail Art, CND Shellac
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― I'm pretty sure you've seen a French Manicure before and probably one done in CND Shellac. ∙ But a simple yet classic French is a rarity for me. I seem to spend most of my time doing them on other people and can never be bothered when it ...
Tags: French Manicure, CND Shellac
Brush Up And Make-up ― 6 weeks 5 days ago
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Ah, another archive gem! I forgot all about these cute little penguins.... ∙ Gemma asked for these late last November following her Granite/Stud manicure here. To say she's obsessed with penguins is quite an understatement, but she had to ...
Tags: Penguin, CND Additives, Nail Glitter, Gosh, Glitter, French Manicure
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Well I've dug deep into the nail art archives to find this glittery loveliness that I forgot about... November this was taken if my memory serves me correct! ∙ Of course , I'm sure you've guessed it's Stacey by now. This was her...
Tags: Stars, Born Pretty Store, Nail Glitter, Gosh, Glitter, Glequins
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― Get a load of this glittery gorgeous-ness! These were one of my favourite designs to date for Stacey but so bloomin' difficult to photograph - trust me they looked way better in real life! ∙ Inspiration came in the form of an instagram ...
Brush Up And Make-up ― 11 weeks ago
Brush Up and Polish Up! ― This is another one from a while back... October off the top of my head... and Gemma's friend Becky. Becky has an affinity for skulls so out came the stamping plates and the Konad polish. ∙ She loved Rock Royalty on my swatches so we vamped ...
Tags: Skulls, Stamping, Konad, Nail Glitter, Gosh, Glitter Fade
Brush Up And Make-up ― 16 weeks ago
∙ So December was the last ever instalment of the SheSaid Beauty box. First it was ...
Get a load of this glittery gorgeous-ness! These were one of my favourite designs to date ...
And a Happy 2013 to you all :) ∙ Just a quick one to show you my NYE manicure.... ...
I love having raw quick things in the fridge for snacks. Want something sweet? It’s ...
The time is upon us to be tan and fit. I love this time of year. The best way to get ...
Crock pot cooking is perfect for anyone on the go go go! Well here is a great dinner that ...