Sunset Gradient Maze Nails!

So I may have mentioned that I'm not working right now. My company kinda collapsed a bit, but that's ok cos we were compensated. My life right now is me, sitting at my computer at strange hours of the day and night, talking to my cat and occasionally my boyfriend. It also means for some weird reason that my impulse control has gone out the window. I dyed my hair from a box which is a terrible idea if you're blonde and when one too many nails broke on my photo hand I got fake nails. Wooo! It's kinda hard to type but I'm digging them a bit. They're all long and not too thick. They're long enough now that I feel comfortable totally copying an amazing design Chalkboard Nails did the other day. I'm not kidding when I say copied. Go look at her stuff. Not afraid to say I both love her and hate her a bit, she's too good!

Anyway, for these nails I finally got the makeup sponge gradient to work properly. Turns out a white base is a really good idea. I started with two coats of L.A. Girl Delicate then painted stripes of American Apparel Neon Yellow and Neon Blue, with Urban Outfitters Hottub in the middle on a sponge. I then just dabbed it on my nails. The colour choice was incredibly inspired as you get a wonderful yellow-orange-pink-purple-blue sunset gradient. I added a coat of Seche Vite cos it never hurts then freehanded the maze design using LA Colors Art Deco nail art polish. I thought about using tape but that's just too much work. A final coat of Seche Vite and I'm done!

The Verdict: Man, this design is amazing, I wish I'd thought of it! I also don't mind my new fake nails even though they woke me up last night cos they're taking a bit of getting used to. Yay gradients!

Review: Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles is Accurately Named

It's amazing what you can find when you wander around at night. My favourite time to go shopping is ridiculously late and I'm extra happy when it pays off. I've been looking for Nicole by OPI A Million Sparkles for a while now at that couldn't be more up my alley if it tried. I finally managed to find it in a Shoppers last night and it really does live up to its name. A Million Sparkles is a predominately blue glitter that has an amazing ability to look like a foil after a couple of coats. Combine that with gold, silver and pink bar glitter and you have a winner. It's seriously so sparkly I got distracted from what I was saying at lunch today. Application is decent but you really need four coats to get completely opaque coverage. That's ok, glitter dries fast. It's a little rough too but nothing Seche Vite can't fix. The Verdict: Yay glitter! If, like me, you like sparklies to the point where it's the biggest tag on y

Review: JENsations Stars in Space and S'mores

Guess what everyone? I'm going to review some indie polishes that you can actually buy without having to wait for email messages! Yay! And sparkly too! Imagine all the holo glory as while my lightbox produces lovely even white light, it saps any and all rainbows from manis, leaving me to try to take pictures in my kitchen like a barbarian. It may not sound that hard but when you use a manual focus 60mm macro lens that has a wafer-thin depth of field, it's not the easiest. Anyway, let's take a look at two, that's right, two, beautiful polishes from JENsations , Stars in Space and S'mores. First up, Stars in Space. I started with two coats of Zoya Caprice, a very bright purple creme that you'll be seeing a lot of as it makes for a great base. Next, two coats of Stars in Space, the most fabulous mix of silver holo glitter. There's stars, squares (man, I love square glitter), hexes and micro glitter. I liked this one as there was enough glitter on

I'm a Proper Mermaid This Time Beeeeaches

Ermerger guys, I don't have any glitter on me! Well, I do, just on my nails. I always have glitter on me. And cat fluff. It's funny how often my bf comes home with glitter in his beard. That means it's been there all day... Anyway, new nail vinyls mean something a bit different. I swear I'm not actually obsessed with mermaids, it just seems like it... Anyway, again, shall we?

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