Soft and sweet

Hey ladies! When I sat down to create this manicure, I was in the mood for something sweet, so it was no wonder I reached for the sweets design on BM-306. My base shade is two coats of Essie St Lucia lilac.

I had always been looking for an occasion to sport this image plate design, so there was really no other appropriate time :P

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Live, Love, Laugh

Hi everyone! About two years ago, I went through a taupe/brown nail polish phase and acquired a few of them. Sadly, they are now a little bit neglected in my collection, so I decided to pull one of them out to give it some love again :P

This pretty taupe is Ulta3 Earl grey and when it first came out, there was a slight craze with it - it seemed like all the nail polish loving ladies in Australia just had to have it! I was lucky enough to find it a couple of months later, hiding amongst the other shades in the Ulta3 bins.

On my pinky, I created a double french tip look using Ulta3 Black satin and some striping tape. I took out BM-405 and Ulta3 Lily white to stamp with on my ring finger. For my index, I layered a thin coat of Ulta3 xoxo, a lovely shimmery polish. I decided to add a heart rhinestone onto my middle finger to complete the look.

I really love how simple it was to put this look together. What do you think?

Thanks for dropping by.
~Sharon

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Purple duochrome skittle

Hey everyone~ Sometimes I feel like titles are so hard to come up with - and today's post does have a rather lame one haha. At least there's duochrome? :P

Pinky & index: Two coats of OPI Parlez-vous OPI? with a gradient using OPI Next stop...the bikini zone.
Ring: Two coats of Ulta3 Lily white and stamped with BM-417 and Parlez-vous OPI?.
Middle & thumb: Two coats of Next stop...the bikini zone.

Easy and skittled, my two favourite techniques ;)

Thanks for reading as always!
~Sharon

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A steampunk nail art

Hello hello! In this post, I am showing my attempt at a 'steampunk' nail art look :P I'm not sure I did the theme justice, but I actually quite liked the way this manicure turned out anyway.

The black is two coats of Ulta3 Black satin. I simply added some studs onto my pinky. On my ring finger, I have three coats of Shimmer Polish Candace. I stamped the image from BM-415 onto my middle finger. For my index, I created a gold glitter gradient using Alanna Renee Golden snitch. Lastly, I applied two coats of Hello Kitty Golden girl onto my thumb.

I love how classic black and gold look together, and in this case, a touch 'badass' too ;) What do you think of this look?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Bye bye, 2013!

Hello everyone! What are your plans for New Years Eve? I'll be hanging out with a huge bunch of church friends for the night celebrating the past year and looking forward to a brand new 2014 :)

I've decided to go with a casual black for this year's nail look, coupled with some gold and silver accents. I stamped the number image from BM-311 for the countdown we'll definitely be doing closer to midnight.

I used Ulta3 Black satin as a black base. OPI Haven't the foggiest is the silver, OPI My favorite ornament the gold glitter and OPI Pure 18k white gold and silver top coat is layered on my index.

What are you going to be wearing to celebrate the new year?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Neutral skittle

Hello hello ^^ Neutral really seems to be calling me recently. It's a nice palette cleanser after wearing some brighter manicures, at least :P

I applied two coats of OPI Did you 'ear about Van Gough. For my ring finger, I have two coats of Shimmer Polish Irene. For my middle finger, I stamped a design from BM-404.

Love how it's neutral but also a little flashy at the same time ;)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Christmas wrapped nails

Hi everyone! ^^ Here is a very simple and unintentionally Christmassy nail look I wore a couple of weeks back. I started with two coats of China Glaze Don't make me wine and China Glaze Goldie but goodie on my middle finger. I then stamped stamped with BM-406 and Goldie but goodie on my ring finger.

I'm not usually a holiday-themed-nail-art person, so I can't guarantee there'll be any more Christmas nails :P Unless some sort of inspiration strikes!

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Call me Gwen-ever roses

Hello there :) I have always wanted to stamp the rose image from BM-306. so I finally pulled it out and paired it with a double accent look.

When I first thought of this manicure, I had intended to use a coral shade. At the last minute, I decided to pull out OPI Call me Gwen-ever instead and paired with the black, making it kind of look more like a Halloween manicure. Oops! :P

The silver is OPI Haven't the foggiest, which I also used to stamp with over Ulta3 black satin. I tied in the look with some black studs on my pinky and index.

It's a little Halloween looking, but I still liked how it came together so well :) What do you think?

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Music ♥ nail art

Hello everyone :) If you have been a long time reader of my blog, you may have seen my previous attempt at creating some music nail art. A little over a year later, Bundle Monster has released a stamp design which features some musical notation, so of course I had to create another look inspired by the image. I started with two coats of OPI Can't find my Czechbook, and then stamped with Hello Kitty Golden girl on my thumb and middle nail. I also applied two coats of Golden girl on my ring nail. For my index and pinky, I stuck some heart studs at the base of my nails.

It's a much simpler music themed nail art compared to my last manicure, but I like it all the same :) What do you think?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Studs, stamping and liquid sand

Hello everyone~ Today's post has a simple and easy nail look :) I applied two coats of OPI Parlez-vous OPI? onto my pinky & index nails, before stamping a design from BM-417 over it with Ulta3 gold rush fever. On my ring, I have two coats of OPI Baby please come home. My middle nail has two coats of OPI My vampire is buff and some studs.

Simple and effective, my go to nail look preference as usual ;) What do you think of this manicure?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Live, laugh, love

Hi there :) Quick post for today! I wanted to pull out Picture Polish Monroe to wear, so I paired it with some quick nail stamping.

Pinky, index & thumb: Two coats of Monroe.
Ring: Two coats of Ulta3 lily white and stamped with BM-405 and Monroe.
Middle: Two coats of Ulta3 black satin and dotted with Monroe.

What do you think of this simple double accent look? :)

Thanks for reading as always.
~Sharon

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Soft, girly dreamcatcher

Hi ladies. Today's nails has a little back story, so please bear with me ;)

So here I am, casually browsing facebook and I see my friend has 'liked' a Korean drama called 'The Heirs'. Curious me checks it out and am hooked with the storyline. Cliched rich-boy-meets-poor-girl-plot, cute actors, pretty actresses and a few familiar faces on screen (what can I say, I've been out of the K-drama loop for awhile!)...I'm a goner.

Anyway, the drama has a dreamcatcher in it - which is pretty significant - so I just had to create a manicure with it ^^ I started with three coats of OPI Don't burst my bubble and then stamped the image on BM-407 with Rimmel Your majesty. To tie in the soft and girly look, I layered OPI Pirouette my whistle on my middle nail and thumb, and then added rhinestones onto my index & pinky nails.

And the inspiration behind this manicure :)

Needless to say, I adored this look ♥

Thanks for reading as always!
~Sharon

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Splatter mint nails

Hi ladies. I think one of the designs I was most looking forward to when I saw the images on Bundle Monster's Create Your Own stamping set, was the splatter design. I applied three coats of Essence Always in my mint and layered a coat of Savvy by DB Razzle & Dazzle over the top. I love this A-England She walks in beauty dupe - so need to wear it more often! Taking my trusty Ulta3 black satin, I stamped the splatter design from BM-416.

I think I may have over done it with the glitter layering and the stamping, so I wasn't too happy with the end result. Still, I can't wait to use this image more! :)

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Sparkly, cat nails :)

Hi ladies! Here is another manicure I put together using Bundle Monster's newest plate collection. I started with two coats of OPI My vampire is buff - a gorgeous off white shade which I can't stop reaching for! I stamped the design from BM-412 with Ulta3 black satin and then added some glitter using Australis Carnivale chaos. Finish off with some studs and voilà :)

I'm really proud of the way it turned out and adore how the rainbow glitters stood out against the clean base shade. What do you think of this look?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Purple, Paris nails :)

Hello everyone! Here is another manicure I created using Bundle Monster's newest fan stamping plates. Starting with a base of OPI A grape fit, I then took OPI Pirouette my whistle and layered it over the purple base. The Eiffel Tower comes from BM-419 and the mask from BM-420.

Bundle Monster's 2013 Create Your Own collection comes with 26 stamping plates. It retails for $16.50 and can be found here on the website.

Do you own this stamping plate set? What images are you most interested in?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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New York skyline

Hello ladies! I've been meaning to try out the city image on Bundle Monster's latest fan created stamping plates. I decided to go with a duochrome base and chose OPI Peace & love & OPI. I stamped BM-414 with Ulta3 black satin over two coats of Peace & love & OPI.

I'm really in love with the way the NYC skyline stands out over the base colour - in fact, it almost reminds me of Gotham City...happy coincidence? :P

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You can find the newest set of Bundle Monster Create your own stamping plates on the website here. The set consists of 26 plates with over 150 images, retailing for $16.50.

What do you think of my New York skyline manicure? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Shine chevrons

Hello everyone! My nails were in a pretty bad shape a couple of weeks ago so I decided to pull out my Orly smartGELS kit and put it to good use. I applied Shine and wore it for a few days before adding a chevron pattern over it.

I stamped the design from Bundle Monster's new fan collection stamping plate BM-423.

I have been busy playing with the stamping plates from the latest collection, so expect to see more stamped manicures coming up! ;)

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Purple studded houndstooth

Hi ladies :) Here is a purple houndstooth nail look I wore awhile back and absolutely loved ♥ It was inspired by Emma's nails found here.

I started with two coats of Nicole by OPI Love song, and then stamped a houndstooth design with Ulta3 gold rush fever. I also added some studs to give the manicure an edgier look. On my thumb, I applied a reverse glitter gradient using Nicole by OPI Confetti fun.

I loved this look so much ^^ What do you think of it?

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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Silver holo love

Hi ladies :) I felt like wearing a silver holographic polish the other day and decided to pair it up with a 'love' stamp from BM-311. Two coats of China Glaze OMG stamped with Ulta3 black satin.

What can I say, I love holographic nail polishes! ♥ Are you a holo lover? How many bottles do you own? ;)

Thanks for reading.
~Sharon

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Spam post: A mixture of older and newer manicures

Hi ladies! This post really has some old manicures - I think the oldest one comes from December 2012 ;) It's picture heavy so I'll just get right into it.

OPI Siberian nights at the tips with Essence Make it golden.

I honestly don't remember the pink polish I used in this manicure, sorry! In my defence, this one was definitely one from December last year ^^" Stamping was from fauxnad plate m64.

Color Club Uptown girl with OPI Servin' up sparkle for glitter tips.

A green skittle look - I just love skittling with my nails :D Definitely one of my favourite nail art techniques ♥

Rimmel grey matter layered with China Glaze Glitz n pieces.

The only polish I can name in this manicure is the glittery OPI I lily love you. And the white is my usual Ulta3 lily white.

OPI Kiss me on my tulips layered with NOPI Inner sparkle. It's easier when I name my photos with the nail polishes used ;)

A blue skittle look. I quite liked the different nail polish finish mixture in this :)

OPI Sprung.

Shimmer Polish Jennifer and Ulta3 spring shower.

Sinful Colors Cinderella.

Are you a fan of spam posts? :)

Thanks for reading!
~Sharon

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