nailed

Warning: This post may or may not contain a close up of a small, chubby hand.*

So just a quick post to show some nails I did whilst being bored and feeling experimental. I had intended to do an ombre between two polishes in different shades of the same colour, but like most things I do it didn't quite go to plan.

This is what I ended up with; a kind of glitter effect that I'm not even sure should be classed as 'ombre'. That's not, however, to say I dislike it. Although it perhaps isn't to everyone's taste, the bronze/white collision is enough of an unintentional (and somewhat far fetched) reference to Narnia** (Aslan - bronze vs the ice witch -white? Anyone?) that I'm happy. If you're looking for a more 'fashion related' theme then it also kinda reminds me of the Topshop Unique S/S '12 collection but I prefer Narnia.

In case anyone's interested, this is the easiest thing to do; it didn't even require a tutorial. Just paint the base coat and then dab on the other colour with a sponge. most tutorials recommend professional makeup sponges... I stole a sponge from my kitchen, that would otherwise be used to clean dishes.***
In terms of polish I used: the bronze is Topshop's nail polish in Glimmer, the white is 17 Lasting Fix Polish in 'Mini Skirt'.****

*It's a curse, I'm over it.
**The Narnia books/TV series/films were my childhood favourites... and it's a love that has stayed with me into adulthood.
*** Don't worry I used a clean, unused sponge.
****I wouldn't recommend this particular white polish - I needed 5 coats(!!) for an even finish.

cosmic

So here I am... 

Looking slightly crazy*

Just a really quick post to show off the newest addition to my family of hats, and my new favourite way to do my nails. 

I found the hat in my local Primark for a measly £6! I'd been searching for a black floppy hat for ages, and there it was... waiting to be bought.

The nails were a bandwagon I had been wanting to jump on for a while, but thought would be too difficult! As it turns out, they're ridiculously easy! As my twitter followers will probably know, I tried them last week, but whilst they were successful, I think they're better the second time around! 

I realise my quick webcam snapshots aren't the best quality (I was too lazy to bust out my camera), but despite mine not being anywhere near as good as the ones in the tutorial (here), I have still had people asking me where I got them done! Definitely worth the try!

That's all for now... I'm off to Manchester for a few days to visit a certain crazy lady. Bisous.

* I did try to take some snapshots of me looking 'normal' but I just looked grumpy!

recent acquisitions: shirt and polish edition

Shirt: H&M/Nail Paint: BarryM/Chubster Hands: One of a kind, Polway

Isn't it funny when you buy two items separately, only to wear them together and realise how perfectly they match? That is what happened with my new Barry M nail polish and H&M shirt.
I'm so glad the high street is finally coming up with Celine imitations; this shirt had to be mine if purely for the way in which it reminds me of this Clémence Poésy pic. And we [should] all know how much I love her.

Shirt here.
Nail Polish here.