Yearly Archives: 2012

Summer Blues Mix and Match Nails

The other day I was craving a really summery manicure, I felt like I wanted something bright and eye-catching but not neon… and this is what happened!

Mix and Match turquoise blue glitter nail polish manicure Barry M Blue Moon Pure Turquoise Aqua Glitter Cyan Blue gradient ombre shades nails pick n mix
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Leighton Denny Babydoll

I’ve never been a fan of Leighton Denny polishes; they’ve never applied well for me and they’ve separated, been streaky or dried bumpy… the list goes on. I got Babydoll in a Glossybox a few months back, swatched it once (it applied streaky) and put it to the back of my stash. A couple of days ago, as I was sorting out my polishes, I swatched it again. This time, no problems whatsoever! So here it is. It may just have changed my mind about Leighton Denny.

Leighton Denny Babydoll Baby doll salmon pink nude creme glossy box glossybox uk creamy baby pink pastel spring girly nail polish
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Pink and Black French Manicure

Here is a simple bit of nail art, which literally took me about 10 minutes! No fiddly bits involved 🙂

Barry M Shocking Pink Black french tips manicure Nailene perfect french tip guides neon jelly bold blocking nail polish
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Brown and Turquoise Glitter Gradient Nail Art

When I was about 12, I had this lovely T-shirt from Jane Norman which was turquoise, with brown writing and a brown halterneck underneath-top-thing, and some lovely glittery bits and a brown palm tree. I adored this T-shirt because, as many UK ladies may know, Jane Norman was pretty expensive (at least to little 12 year old me!). Anyways, one of the things I always remembered about the T-shirt was how good turquoise and brown looked together. Which is what inspired this manicure. I’ll stop waffling now!

Gradient Nail Art brown and turquoise glitter aqua teal gold mermaid Barry M Chocolat Brown Teal Aqua glitter gold glitter sponged sponge tips
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