The Tiger and the stump (nail rescue and nail art!)

Hi Friends and welcome to my new readers :-)

I'd hoped to have a little something for you tonight (or rather, this morning because it's 01:15), but right now, I still have to jump in the shower, iron my travelling outfit and get a couple of hours of sleep. I'm setting out again at 6am...my flight isn't until 12:00!!! If I hadn't spent so long gluing rhinestones, smudging polish and having to re-glue all over again, I might have been able to put up some pics! 

I have seen all the nice comments that you have left on the entries to my giveaway and on my recent posts. I shall try to do some more tutorials and easy to follow nail art. If I get a chance, I'll upload them when I'm lounging on a beach, drinking cocktails and baking myself....LOL!!

Okay, so I felt guilty. I couldn't come in here and not post what I've done tonight! No editing or watermarking on these so please excuse the colours of the pics, backgrounds etc.

I've been walking around like a maniac since Thursday. I tore off my nail trying to get out of the car park at work I have really dry hands. They look terrible.

 I couldn't walk around like that so I had to stick on a tip.

 Use some fibre-glass...

 From a strip like this^^

 Put it, sticky side down, on the nail,

 Use resin and activator to bond the fibreglass to the nail (I didn't picture them because I'm not trained to use fibreglass for extensions. I do it at my own peril and don't want you to follow me!)

 This is after the resin has dried. Repeat the strip and resin step again.

 Buff to finish.

Now for the nail art!!!

 Sponge on some white (whilst ignoring the heavy staining on the nails. Ehem)

 Paint on some orange strips (two coats)

Paint on strips with a striping brush

Use gold polish for the outlines

Glue on rhinestones and you're done!

I'm sorry for rushing, but I didn't want to leave without posting.

Talk to you soon

xx

OPI and cosmetics sale alert at BrandAlley.co.uk!

Helllllooo ladies (new, regular, visible, anonymous...)

I only have five minutes to tell you about a sale site called BrandAlley. My inner frugalist dictates that I subscribe to sale sites and keep my eyes out for places where you can buy premium brands for cheapo prices.  Every so often this site has ridiculous sales on OPI and at the moment you can get up to 50% off on some of their colours.

 

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There sell everything including:

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And...

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Have a look and let me know if this is a site you'd use.  Will you buy anything?

I don't have any affiliation with the site, by the way.  If I did, I'd tell you.  I just like to share and help someone else save their pennies.  One word. Recession.

Thank you ALL for visiting me and I'll reply to all my new comments tomorrow.

xx

£1 shop, fake nails and some body jewellery

I LOVE my Pound shop. It's great. It has everything in it. From food to books, to nail art gems to garden soil. And everything is a £1. You know I love a bargain.

This is what I picked up today.

 I bought these so that I could practice my nail art without having to dry out my cuticles experimenting on my own nails. I like to keep the fake tips I already have for when I need to put an extension on myself or anyone else. I have no intention of wearing these things because they are just so weird...there's already an adhesive on the bed of the plastic nail. The pattern is awful, but I'll be painting over them so it's no big deal.  You know how to remove them after wearing? Soak your hands in warm water. Crazy right? If you do wear these, you'd better not get your hands dirty!

Yes! More storage, but for £1!

Tiny isn't it? I think I may need to pick up a few more at some point. Oh, and yes, my daughter slapped Sponge Bob on my phone one day when I was gossiping with a friend.  I'm too lazy to take it off. Plus it looks like I put it there on purpose, lol!

 

One drawer contains a lid from a Body Shop body butter tub. There are a few costume jewellery earrings in there along with a pair of white gold and yellow gold creoles, several silver rings, silver heart pendant and white gold chain.

Body jewellery (a labret, bioplast nose and labret retainers, nose studs, banana bars and a hoop-thingy). I don't wear them all at the same time - I keep lots of spares because they get lost so often!

More of my favourite costume jewellery earrings, a few rings and a Tiffany bracelet buried in there too.
I have a lot more costume jewellery floating around my flat but they are all in Tupperware boxes or hanging up all over the place. I've been meaning to make a frame to hang my necklaces and the rest of my earrings on, but I haven't got around to it yet.  I say YET. When I do it, I'll let you know.

Thanks for reading

xx

A-England and Their Glorious Discount!!

You've heard about the very fabulous new nail polish company 'a-england' right? If you haven't, why not?!

This company sells premium nail polish (holo's included!!) and is based in the UK.

I was on their Facebook page today and I spied a special gift for the fans of their page. A 20% discount!  Their polish runs at £9.50 a bottle, so if you like what you see, I suggest you make the most of that discount. You can get there by clicking the 'F' at the bottom on the right hand side of the website.

xx

I'm having a giveaway - NOW CLOSED :-)

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. I'LL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK (06/05/11)

Hello friends, I hope you had a happy Monday. Mine was pretty busy.

My lovely readers, I have decided to run a little giveaway. Initially, I had decided to do it at my milestone of 100 posts, but I surpassed that milestone and completely forgot all about it! Now, the giveaway is in honour of your support since the start of this blog. I really do appreciate it and I'm really chuffed every time I see a new reader *big hugs*.

Without further ado...here is what you could win.

This is one prize, for one person.

 

4 x Rimmel Fruities - Lemon Drop, Apricot Punch, Strawberry Fizz, Cranberry Zest. Yes, they DO smell like the fruits they claim to be!

1 x GOSH Green Hawaii - green with holographic glitter. It has this nasty sellotape around the top which I tried to take off, but the bar code on the bottle started to tear and it looked even worse...so I left it alone, lol!

A file and a small bag of four nail art goodies *wink*

Everything is bought by yours truly and is all brand new.

I have to let you know that between 20/03/11 and 04/04/11 I will be on holiday and may or may not have access to a computer/smart phone. If you don't see any new posts or replies to your comments during that time, it will most probably be because I'm on a beach in Jamaica. I WILL be back though - my cat needs to be fed.

If you like what you see, feel free to enter by filling in this form:
Closing date is Friday 29th April 2011 (that's 23:59 GMT) and it's INTERNATIONAL.

Carrie and Mr Big.

No, I'm not talking about Sex And The City, I'm talking about my current manicure.

I got these two polishes in a swap I did recently, and I have to say, I actually quite like them!

Mr Big and Carrie.  Carrie consists of glitter squares and micro glitter with a clear base.

I was itching to use some 3D nail sticker and I needn't have bothered; I think it looked alright without. 

What do you think? Are these polishes your cup of tea?

xx