Aussie Nails Christmas Challenge 2013

Better late then never *hangs head in shame*

Wrapping up 2013 with a nail art challenge:

Where in the World - Day 21 Japan

Hi lovelies!

I've been running around this weekend, so skipped a couple of days,

 but here is the next installment of the challenge!

I found this lovely Japanese silk print to inspire my design

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Where in the World - Day 20 Colombia (I)

When I think of Colombia - I think of coffee!
I found the most colourful beans for the inspiration:

Read on to see the mani

Where in the World - Day 19 Korea (II)

Here is the picture that inspired me to create another version of the lantern mani

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Read on to see the pics!

Where in the World - Day 18 Ukraine

I have had this post in my draft for almost a year - can you believe that????
 I remember when I saw the theme it was so exciting - immediately knew what I wanted to create!

Here is the inspiration 

Read on to see my interpretation!

A post about why I am a liar

I promised more posts and didn't deliver. I have no excuses - I have been lazy. That is all. 

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Me too, Sylvester!

So no more empty promises - here are some pretty pictures.

Paint It Blue! - Final Days and Auction (!!!!)

Welcome to all the new followers - I hope you like what you see and stick around after the giveaway!

The last few days of the blue month (aka April) were exciting for a couple of reasons:

1) I kind of happened to discover how awesome layering toppers can be and 2) the auction!

So let's start with the pretty fingers first:

added water drops for the wet look

Paint It Blue! - Day Twelve and Thirteen

For Day 12 I wanted something refreshing )))

I chose Cinderella Slipper by Loony Lacquer - a lovely sparkly light blue with sliver and sky blue glitters

Paint It Blue! - Day Five

Friday I wore this new polish by CoverGirl called Midnight Magic.

It's a foil duochrome grey/blue/green with sparkles of silver - just buy a bottle!

Paint It Blue! - Day Four

Hey dolls! Day 4 was yesterday and here are my nails!

Paint It Blue! - Day Three

Day 3 and I'm going strong!
(I'm using this month to distract myself from buying)

 

Paint It Blue! - Day Two

Hi lovelies!
It feel great to be back and blogging everyday!

Paint It Blue! (Today, every week or the whole month)

I'm back for a great cause!

Today is the 6th World Autism Awareness Day ( go here to donate and find out more)

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 Two wonderful ladies, Tammy and Tara (who I am proud to call my friends)
have organised an open FB group, that you can join if you'd like to help.
There is also a silent auction for custom polishes from many indie brands!!!.

Pictures in time

I have been a bit slack lately with posting, but I do have some of the manis to show you.

This one I did using one of my magnetics - they are heavily pigmented, so work well for stamping!

The base is Essence Where is The Party?

And here is one I did when I was in the mood for blues.

OPI Dating a Royal with CG Blue Bells Ring

This summer was a hot one - 

Nikolai in a very comfy twisted position

My first ever ruffian attempt - it grew on me after a couple of days lol

OPI Designer De Better and My Very First Knockwurst

I tried some layering and stamping in one go

OPI Nein! Nein! ...Ok Fine! with CG In The City stamped using Essie No Place Like Chrome

It was too blingy, so I added a matte TC. Much better!

I also got some more indies - like this one - Mardi by Alanna Renee: 

And this was my mani for Chinese NY:

I also played around with some new plates from Brazil:

And finally, here is the design I did for Australia Day back in January:

Isn't that bottle shot pretty???

So there you have it - some of the designs from the last 7 weeks.
Thanks for stopping by!

Going Down Under: Models Prefer

Looks like there is too much Aussie goodness to fin into one month!!!
Oz spam continues with:

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MP is a home brand by Priceline - a beauty/pharmacy store. I present my fave shades!

Going Down Under: BYS

An oldie, but goodie - BYS! They've got the trends and are generally very affordable.

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My collection has an extensive range of BYS polishes in many finishes - I chose a few to show today.

Going Down Under: Australis Cosmetics

Today I am revisiting Australis, a brand that I wrote about here.

Here are some shades from the main range.

Going Down Under: Face of Australia

Another Aussie brand today which I am very fond of!

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Good news for girls outside of Oz - these can be shipped to you!!!

The BATTLE (Nail Polish) Challenge - Week 10

Week 10 of the challenge - Matte vs Holo and I am finally caught up))

Going Down Under: Nine West

Another hidden gem - Nine West nail polish!
At $2.95 each these are a steal!

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The bottle actually says "Made in Australia", so this one counts for sure))