Sunday's Stamping: Golden Leaves NOTD

Currently watching: Skyfall

Good evening girls!

My posting schedule has gone right out the window, hasn't it?  I apologise.  This week will be better!

 

 Tonight I'd like to show you a manicure which you've seen better in a different colour scheme.  Originally the base was Accessorize Pink Spice and when I wore it to work a colleague requested I did it again in colours more suited to her colour palette (ie browns).

This time I used Beauty UK Topaz as the base, stamped the leaves using Barry M Mushroom and Red Angel plate RA 121 and used a dotting tool and Accessorize Magical Mocha for the dots.

What do you think girls?  Do you like repeating manicures in different colours?

Bye for now,

Laura

Monday's Manicure: Green Fingers NOTD

Currently watching: Boardwalk Empire

Good morning lovely ladies,

I have yet another manicure featuring autumn leaves for you today.  I know I'm over-using my leaf stamp but I'm having trouble finding other suitable images for autumn.  Any ideas (note: Halloween manicures are not my style)?

 

 For this one, I used a much neglected Essence polish, Just in Case.  I bought this a few years ago but I rarely wear it as I find it a tricky shade to pull off.

 I then sponged Barry M Teal over my nails to add texture.

My next step was to stamp two leaves on each nail using Barry M Gold Foil and Red Angel plate RA 121.

What do you think girls?

Bye for now,

Laura

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Tuesday's Talons: Pink Mocha Leaf NOTD

Currently listening to: The Flood by Take That 

Good afternoon lovely ladies,

I warned you in my last post that you'd be seeing a lot of manicures featuring autumn leaves this month.  Here's my second one :-)

 

 

I used two coats of the beautiful Accessorize duochrome Pink Spice and stamped two golden leaves on each nail using Barry M Gold Foil and Red Angle plate RA 121.

 I then took inspiration from Spellbinding Nails once again and added dots to my nails with a dotting tool and Accessorize Magical Mocha.  At least I think it was Magical Mocha.  The only other possibility is Accessorize Storm.

 I really liked the way this turned out, especially as it was my first team teaming dots with stamping.

 However, I didn't stop there, I ended up adding a coat of Rimmel Mattifying Top Coat to give my manicure a matte finish, which I also really liked.

What do you think girls?

Bye for now,

Laura