I posted quite a while ago about one of the Accessorize Speckle polishes which I’d bought. That one was Damselfly (teal, blue and gold) but recently I picked up two more, one of which is on display in this slightly strange little manicure. This is Dragonfly, purple glitter in a bright green base. I used … Continue reading
For some reason I’ve been seeing lots of flamingos on nails over the past couple of weeks: in silhouette on these nails from yukanakajima on Tumblr; over the whole nail, in this manicure by Emery & Ivory; and in a kind of wallpaper-print pattern on this summer nail wheel on Precious Polish. I liked all … Continue reading
I’m a bit late posting these but here are the nails I had for my flat’s Chinese New Year party. They’re supposed to be Chinese dragons! The base colour is Nails Inc Hyde Park Gate which I just bought recently off Ebay; most of the rest of it is acrylic paint. I did a different … Continue reading
Today’s nails are based on what is probably the best picture book OF ALL TIME (maybe even the best book of all time), I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. I decided to pay tribute to two of my favourite moments in the book: the bear despairs (right hand) and the climactic confrontation between … Continue reading
Vampire nails (I just read ‘Dracula’ for the first time: plus it’s almost Halloween!) [This post was originally published on my Tumblr account on the date given at right: I imported it to WordPress in late November 2012.]
Hi all! Sorry for the long hiatus: I was in the States for six weeks so I didn’t have much time to do my nails. But now I am back with my three most recent manicures! This was my first attempt at peacock nails, I’m reasonably pleased with it (not so happy with the … Continue reading
Happy Jubilee, Queenie! [This post was originally published on my Tumblr account on the date given above: I imported it to WordPress in late November 2012.]
I’ve seen this last challenge interpreted in different ways but I decided to take the opportunity to have another go at a challenge prompt that particularly inspired me: in this case, #24 Inspired by a book. After picking ‘Hunger Games’ first time around, for my next attempt I went for ‘Where the Wild Things … Continue reading
Multi-colour gradient zebra skittles! [This post was originally published on my Tumblr account on the date given above: I imported it to WordPress, with slight edits, in late November 2012.]
Lacque to the Future: The Blog 