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Pink half moons
My husband hates this manicure, but I love it. He says the colours don’t go. Well, that was the idea really: to use contrasting colours in order to get a stand-out effect. But you can’t win them all....
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Free Revlon and Barry M polishes at Boots
I popped into Boots this morning – not for nail polish for a change – but of course I couldn’t help but have a quick look at them all, could I? And I’m glad I did because there are a few offers on that...
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Lincoln Square Lavender
If ever a polish was wrongly named, then it is this one. This is not lavender. It is pink. OK, so it errs on the more purpley side of pink (albeit the pictures don’t show that at all well – my nails...
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Ciate Magic Carpet over A England Avalon
I bought the fabulous Ciate advent calendar and have thoroughly enjoyed opening it every day in December. On a couple of occasions, my son has asked to open it for me – and we’ve both enjoyed seeing...
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Birthday nails: Barry M Rose Quartz Glitter layered over Sally Hansen Mousseline
I wore this manicure on my birthday recently. We went to Brighton and stayed the night before my birthday in a nice hotel in the marina, then stayed around the following day and had a lovely lunch in...
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L’Oreal Insolent Magenta
I don’t much like pink nail polish, but there are a few shades of pink that I am drawn to over and over again. Magenta is one colour I always love. This shade of magenta has something special to it...
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L’Oreal Top Coat Confettis over L’Oreal Insolent Magenta
Well, March is fast becoming a month of new favourites. I decided my new favourite polish was OPI Can’t Find My Czechbook, and now I have a new favourite glitter topper. This is L’Oreal Confettis, one...
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Colour blocked nails: OPI My Vampire Is Buff, George Love Rat, Collection...
I created and wore this manicure straight away, which is a very rare thing for me to do. Normally, I will wear a plain colour, then after a day or two will look to jazz it up somehow by adding other...
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L’Oreal Boudoir Rose
I’ve had some fairly bright or noticeable colours on my nails recently: bright blue, red, mint green. So I was craving a more neutral look. This dusky rose pink from L’Oreal, called Boudoir Rose, is...
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Pink stripes and vintage flowers
I’ve seen a number of manicures where stripes have been teamed with vintage roses, and I’ve pinned many of them on my Pinterest board that I use for saving manicures that I want to try to recreate....
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Models Own Pink Blush
I don’t wear pink very often as I don’t think it suits me. But I’m quite pleasantly surprised by this shade. Although it’s rather bright and in your face, I think that’s why I like it; bright colours...
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China Glaze stripey pink, plum and white water marble
This is my first (successful) full manicure water marble. Before I started blogging, I attempted a water marble manicure on all ten nails, but it was pretty rubbish because there wasn’t enough contrast...
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Barry M Passion Fruit
If you had a colour that was a perfect mix of pink, orange and red, and which you could not describe except by using ALL those words, then you would have Barry M Passion Fruit. Passion Fruit is from...
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Barry M Confetti Nail Effects Marshmallow
I didn’t think I’d like the “hairy” polishes, you know, the ones with bar glitter. The new trend for these polishes packed with matte bar glitter was passing me by because I just didn’t think I liked...
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Barry M Fuchsia
I fancied putting something bright on my nails and this lovely magenta colour was just the right thing. Pink is not really my thing, but this is a fabulous colour. It’s so bright, and very...
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Emily de Molly Sakura
I recently bought Sakura from Sally Magpies, along with three other Emily de Molly polishes. This is the one that I chose first when I was buying them, as I loved it so much. I love the simplicity of...
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White and pink daisies
Sally Hansen The Sky’s The Limit, which has been on my nails since Wednesday, is very close in colour to the background of a pretty floral top I have. Inspired by that, I decided to try to recreate the...
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Sally Hansen Presto Pink
I am so busy at the moment, and have been since my son broke up from school a week ago, that I do not have as much time to do my nails at the moment. I’m desperate to do some nail art. I have some...
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Holiday nails
You may have noticed – or you may not – that I haven’t posted in a while. Well, it’s because I’ve been away on holiday to France for a fortnight. I had a fabulous time. We stayed in a converted barn in...
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Pink and blue watercolour nails with Barry M polishes
I wanted to try a spotted water marble, using some bright colours over a white base, but it just wasn’t working for me. I’m not sure what was wrong … the water temperature, the polishes I used, or the...
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