When I first started doing my nails and reading nail blogs, I came across the word “lemming”. I was perplexed at first; it seemed to be both a noun and a verb. As in: “that’s a lemming of mine” and “I have been lemming for that”. I had no idea what these people were all […] Read more
I’m taking part in a Trade School event today. If you’re not aware of these, they’re classes that run on a barter system. The teacher gives a class on something they know about, and instead of paying to attend, the delegates bring something the teacher has asked for – like food, clothes, knowledge or practical […] Read more
I’ve joined in the Everything But The Kitchen Sink Saturday challenge once again, this time with a hearts manicure. Three of my nails have a base of OPI I Have A Herring Problem, which I was wearing yesterday; the other two have Nina Silver Slipper. I started by adding the silver hearts to my ring […] Read more
Last night I added to my red manicure with some black chevron tips. They weren’t too bad, but I smudged the black in one place when I top-coated them, and a few of my lines weren’t perfectly straight either. Because of that, I took it off even before it had dried. I had a business […] Read more
Texture on nails is the new black! It seems that UK brand, Ciaté, is pretty much always the innovator. They were first to bring out the caviar manicure and the velvet manicure. Although very soon online retailers were selling cheaper versions of both. And then – for those of us in the UK – MUA […] Read more
I love red nail varnish. In fact I love red. Currently, I have a matching red handbag, red scarf, and red leather gloves (which I bought way before the Mr Selfridge TV show popularised them … get me being ahead of a trend for a change!) And throughout the winter so far, my nails have […] Read more
I didn’t manage to get around to doing a kitchen sink manicure last Saturday. So here’s it is now … a couple of days late. I was already wearing Chanel Blue Boy, and had added the leopard spots accent nail. But as I wasn’t entirely happy with the leopard nail, I went over the inside […] Read more
I spent ages trying to draw these leopard spots. I watched some tutorials on YouTube and searched Pinterest and Google Images for some inspiration. I found something I liked and wanted to emulate, so tried freehanding the spots, just practising on a paper plate. But it was really quite woeful. Then I had a bit […] Read more
Chanel Blue Boy is one of only two Chanel polishes I own. I desperately want Malice, but I can’t find it anywhere at the moment, and I’m not paying eBay prices for it! It was supposedly available at Debenhams online just after Christmas, but after successfully adding it to my cart, checking out and then […] Read more
In case you didn’t know, exclusive UK distributor of OPI polishes, Lena White, is having a sale. So I just had to get My Boyfriend Scale Walls – an off-white that everyone raves about. I also looked for one on my wishlist, Ski Teal We Drop, but that’s not in the sale. But I also love the […] Read more