nuthin' but a nail thing

I'm sorry I've not updated this lately, I'll perhaps not post all of my nails since the last update just a few favourites

Polka dots and nail adornments
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Some more pink black and white
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ORange Barry M Gelly
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Some lush lacquers
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Some swirly polka dots
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the pink, black and white ones all look awesome

Your polka dots always look so perfect. Do you use a dotting tool? I don't have one of those yet.

I love the one with the Barry M Gelly. I agree about your dots as well. I did a manicure involving a few dots on a few nails last night and I got so fed up of doing them...

Even with a dotting tool I can't do dots!! Lol

I can't be faffed with a dotting tool, I just stick a pin in the end of a pencil with a rubber on the end Can chuck it away after then instead of trying to clean it off

I use dotting tools, yes I don't think they are difficult to clean or anything, and they are good because you can get different sizes.

Babafette, you can get packs of 5 for like £2 on ebay.

More catching up to do

2true glitter swatches - has anyone else tried these? They are lovely, (in particular the dark blue!) and 3 for £5!
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Barry M Lemon Ice Cream
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Tequila Sunrise Gradient
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Essie Leading Lady
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Dry water marbling
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Orange Polka dots
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Accessorize Aztec
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Back to Nature challenge
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Princess Sossidge wrote:I use dotting tools, yes I don't think they are difficult to clean or anything, and they are good because you can get different sizes.

Babafette, you can get packs of 5 for like £2 on ebay.

Thanks Princess Sossidge, I bought a pack of 5 for £1.00 from eBay the other day. I'm sure my dots won't look as good as yours though!

That Essie one is lush

Sarah (xoxo) wrote:That Essie one is lush

Yes, I thought so too.

I've had my eye on it in Boots for a while but have so far managed to restrain myself from buying it.

Tell us though...how much of a pig is the essie to remove?

It really wasn't that bad, I always use the tin foil method for glitter though.

More catching up to do

Dry water marbling again
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Some bows and stripes
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Gradients and polka dots
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Valentines day nails
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Max Factor - Candy Floss
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They all look fantastic! Your dry water marbling is amazing.

Thanks Baba, much, MUCH easier than proper water marbling, christ, I just cannot do that at all. I get one nice nail and the rest are awful

I'm looking forward to seeing your tutorial - it does look as though it will be much easier and cleaner than normal water marbling!

Just seen your blog today about the 17 polishes. Do you know when these were released as I can't find them online.......

Babafette wrote:I'm looking forward to seeing your tutorial - it does look as though it will be much easier and cleaner than normal water marbling!

I'll be eagerly awaiting the tutorial too, so it's basically making your own wraps? I'd imagine the if I tried the technique that you described on your blog I'd end up with a thick gunky mess Hell, I'll try anything once!!
I'm in awe of your perfect dots too.....!

shoppingaddict, I think they've literally only just been released, I bought them yesterday, I couldn't find them online either, but they did have 3/4 in my local Boots (I believe there is a black one too but I just assumed the 3 the sales assistant found me were one of each as I couldn't find anything else about them). My Boots is a bit rubbish, so I was surprised they had any at all though. You are best going to a Town Centre Boots, rather than a Retail Park one though, as they treat retail park Boots as a "small store" (even though they are larger!) so they never get the new stuff in straight away.

Loola, yes, it is pretty much that, I am going to try and get a tutorial done this week though It sounds like it's dead messy but it weirdly isn't and does work!

Oh! And these are the 17 Rock Hard Nail Effects:

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A million swatches here :
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Here are the Barry M Textured Nail Effects.

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I don't even know what I like any more I swatched them all in the same evening so I might come back to them all in a couple of weeks or so

New Barry M Gellys, the green is my favourite, I love it!

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Right, I've done a tutorial for dry water marbling....

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Hope it is useful! x

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Wow thanks for the tutorial.
I haven't water marbled in ages, find it a faff and unpredictable but thisi could try.