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Pattern clash alert featuring Barry M and Maybelline

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Finally after all the stress, late nights and the lack of sleep my first year of university is complete! YES! To say I'm relieved is an understatement but I still have to await my final grades to see if I've made it into my second year. Although after returning back home now for the summer it feels so strange, especially not being: woken up at different hours of the night from the noise, the fire alarm going off or people coming in from a night out. It's silent, pure bliss what anyone wants- but it is so surreal. Unfortunetly I wasn't able to pack everything into my three suitcases I brought home, they all contained clothes and jewellery, so my nail varnishes were left behind. Que me buying more- my addiction for nail varnishes gets worse and worse. Here are my latest nail varnish purchases:  Maybelline Color Show Polka Dots in Speckled Pink  Barry M Pink Sapphire Glitter  Barry M on the thumb and ring finger With patterns and neon being a big trend for ...

Stiletto Nails

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If your a regular follower of my blog you know that I completely LOVE nails and anything to go with them; nail varnishes, acrylic nails or nail art to name but a few. Since coming home from university I finally got my nails done after 3 months without acrylic nails, it feels good to have some decent sized nails that I can try out different ideas on. But of course I love how elegant and nice they make your hands look, it may sound strange but I always think my fingers are slightly bent and having my nails done makes them seem straighter.. weird I know. When I first got my nails done they were done in the Stiletto style, which has been made famous by the likes of Rihanna and Lady Gaga. At first I was a bit scared yet excited when I had them done as they looked amazing, though they were slightly sharp, also I was worried to how I would adapt to them as it was as though I would scratch anything I came in contact with. After a few days I filed them so they werent as sharp and I found ...

Glittered Nails using Barry M- 'You can take my heart like a criminal'

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It's that time of week when I get bored again of my nails and  start to crave having my nails done! Stiletto nails look amazing and it would save me painting my nails each week if I had a nice set of beautiful perfect nails done for me. However I'm a skint student so luckily I have a variety of nail varnishes to tantalize my craving of doing my nails week in and week out. Last week I painted my nails and I wasn't to sure on them at all, I painted them half and half and of course had a glitter nail. Though the half and half nails didn't seem to look right, maybe if I had sponged the purple and nude colour together it would've gave a more ombre feel to my nails.   Hopefully you see what I mean, although I really liked my glittered nail, this gave me an idea for my nails this week.   This was my final outcome for this week, I LOVE THEM! I used Collection 2000 'Moonlight Shine ' as the base colour and Barry M 'Ruby Glitter' as the top coat...

OOTW-Week 4- "I knew you were trouble when you walked in"

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Wow! Week four, I cannot believe how quick the weeks are going or even the fact we are now in February, its mad. It's been a dull week here in Southampton with the continuous rain and the blistering coldness, that still hasn't got the hint to leave so we can start to have some warmth in our lives!   Top Left : For a early cold morning at university I wore Jumper from Topshop , Studded waist belt from Primark , Checked Leggings from Topshop and High top wedged Trainers from Internacionale. Top Right: Going to the library on my day off I wanted to try out this long Denim Shirt I got from Ebay that I've never worn! With Glittered Leggings from Primark , Studded waist Belt as before and All star Converse Trainers. Also accessorized with my new Eagle Necklace from Topshop. Middle : My first night out in a while I wore my new Denim Skirt from Topshop , Studded waist belt as before, Lace insert Dress worn as a top from Topshop . Unfortunately you can't see my To...

Primark Nail Polish- Is it really that good?

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Being a first year student I'm starting to realise the value of money, sort of, well not at all to be honest. After freshers week and going on the odd shopping spree or ten I am now ridiculously poor. So now I realise when my mum said I should budget I should of maybe listened to her. Like anyone else I love having my nails done whether they're simply painted or done using acrylics- I hate plain nails they bore me so much. I wanted something different on my nails this time I was bored of the one dimensional colours I always have, I wanted something more dimensional. Seeing as I'm low in funds I decided to have a browse in Primark for some- stereotypically Primark is seen as a cheap place to shop however you can't always guarantee the quality. I was a bit sceptical at buying the nail polish at first as I thought it would be one of those cheap nail vanishes that would be really runny or just cheap off easily. Although I was far from wrong.... I d...