Drum Roll Please ...

The winners of my recent giveaway, The Great Sephora Giveaway, have now been chosen. And the winners are ...

$50 egift card winner
ScarsLikeLace, owner of Nails Like Lace

... and ...

$10 egift card winner
Katie E., owner of The Nailaholic

Congratulations to the winners!!

I am sorry about the delay in choosing the winners. Yesterday was Labor Day in the US, and I know some people take a long holiday weekend for Labor Day. I made the decision to delay sending out winning emails in an effort to be fair and give all chosen winners the best chance of claiming their prizes.

Winners have 24 hours to reply to my email before I have to choose new winners.

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Blue Mix 'n' Match

So after the pink mix and match I decided I really liked how they turned out and I wanted to try something similar with blue (my favourite colour if you havn't yet noticed haha) and I like these even more than the pink ones! I hope you do too

I used a base of Barry M - Blue Moon, with Essie - School of Hard Rocks for the darker blue and China Glaze Electric Feel for the lighter blue




       
                              

Alice

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Turquoise Gemstone Nails

Hello again! I know, I know, I'm posting this a bit later than usual; it's been a busy day. I won't bore you with the details, but I will say that my nails are the same length they started the day and my basement is much cleaner. :)


nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Turquoise Gemstones gems Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold Crackle nailpolish polish inspired plastic wrap cling sponging

Today's post was inspired by turquoise gemstones and uses a method I've never tried before.


nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Turquoise Gemstones gems Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold Crackle nailpolish polish inspired plastic wrap cling sponging

When I saw plastic wrap sponging mentioned on a blog I thought the outcome was pretty but it didn't intrigue me too terribly much. For those who haven't heard of this method, you take a piece of plastic wrap and crinkle it to create a pattern. After that simply dip a bit of the crinkled plastic wrap into some nail polish and dab it onto your nails like using a sponge. You can dab first onto a piece of paper to make sure you like the pattern created. I thought it was a very innovative use for plastic wrap but wasn't really interested in trying this method. However, when I caught a glimpse of a nail design on Pinterest using this method I knew it was something I had to try.


nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Turquoise Gemstones gems Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold Crackle nailpolish polish inspired plastic wrap cling sponging

For those of you who know your gemstones you'll notice the big mistake with my turquoise. I started with a two coat base of Wet n Wild's I Need a Refresh-Mint. I thought this made a great gemstone base, and I like to think I was right.


nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Turquoise Gemstones gems Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold Crackle nailpolish polish inspired plastic wrap cling sponging

However, the problem came about when I decided to use Sally Hansen Antiqued Gold for the gemstone's veining. Antiqued Gold is one of Sally Hansen's crackle top coats and is a (slightly less bright) match to the gold veining found in a lot of turquoise gems. I thought using a crackle would help add to the pattern using plastic wrap creates. It was perfect ... except that in small amounts Antiqued Gold isn't gold; it's SILVER! So, while the outcome was still very pretty, it wasn't exactly what I had in mind from the start.

Still, I got to try something new and that's always great fun!!

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Fixed it?

So for those you follow me on instagram (@onenailtorulethemall) you'll have seen the nails I posted a few days ago in pure desperation to just do my nails whilst I was away. I didn't take any nail varnish with me but managed to pick up two Nails Inc. nail varnishes for £2 at a car boot (whut), a light pink and a purple.

Whilst there, I decided to do my nails with no tools and no clean up and although they weren't that bad they needed more to them, so as soon as I got home I got out a paintbrush and some black and outlined all the flowers, and I love them so much more now! I hope you do too :)



Alice

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Doctor Who Season Premiere

'ello girlies! I don't know about anyone else, but I am so excited about the new season of Doctor Who that premieres tonight!! I was just brimming with Doctor Who nail art ideas. In my mind, I just have to have Doctor Who nails to watch the premiere. :)

nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Doctor Who Tardis Galaxy bow tie suspender DW BBC

On my pinky nail is the Doctor's bow tie and suspenders. The middle and ring finger each have a Tardis door complete with the sign on the middle finger. I thought it was a cute and clever idea, almost like being able to open the doors if I could just move my fingers right. The index finger has the Doctor Who, DW, logo.

nails nailart nail art mani manicure Spellbound Doctor Who Tardis Galaxy bow tie suspender DW BBC

And what Doctor Who design is complete without at least one galaxy nail??

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Nail art "Elegant Violet"




Prodotti utilizzati:

Base french manicure
smalto viola pupa n°401
top coat con riflessi viola essence special topper n°05
colori acrilici viola e bianco
strass
top coat

Tutorial:

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Collana "Dreams"






Ciondolo in gel UV interamente fatto e dipinto a mano libera...

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