accessories: Februari 2011

Senin, 28 Februari 2011

People Get Ready

Just a reminder.....don't forget to join in on Charm Bracelet Diva's

Do You Toile? Party

this Wednesday, March 2nd.

Click here for details.

I'll be working hard to get the party started early, hopefully by Tuesday night. Can't wait to see you {and your toile} right here!

Don't be shy ~ like I always say, you can NEVER have too much toile!

See you then!

"black and yellow animal print" "team edward nail" MOST REQUESTED MONDAY! :)

Sabtu, 26 Februari 2011

Punk-ish

Sooo I asked what you wanted to see and Emily suggested something a little more edgy so I went for punk! I hope you like it.

Now for some details

Little finger on left hand and Middle finger on right hand: China Glaze in Cheers To You with Barry M Nail Paint in Instant Nail Effects.

Middle finger on left hand and thumb of right hand base coat of Barry M Nail Paint in Black then China Glaze Cheers to you 'dry' brushed on top. I did this using a very short bristled brush which is quite stiff then just pick up a small amount of polish and dab it on the nail. You have to wait for the base coat to dry first though or it will mess it up. On the thumb I then added some Andrea Fulerton Nail Boutique stickers a skull and cross bone from one pack and a chain from another pack. I think they are £2 each from superdrug. You get 17 lengths on the chains and about 20 stickers on the skulls one (don't know exactly because I've used some before I counted).

The little finger of the right hand is just Barry M black with a chain sticker on (as above)

Index finger of the right hand I painted black and then drew a skull and cross bones in Models Own Snow White. I also dry brushed some near the top because it looked a bit lost with just the skull and cross bones on it.

Thumb on my left hand I painted black (barry m) and then painted some chains on in a union jack formation in China Glaze Cheers to you.

Both Ring fingers I painted in George at Asda in Superhero and then painted on some tartan style stripes in No7 Stay Perfect in Totally Teal and a yellow nail art pen (cheap ones from Ebay)

And finally my index finger of the right hand. I painted the base colour of Models Own True Blue (possibly my favourite colour ever) and then did the design in red and white nail art pens.

When I finished I decided that the 3 colourful nails stood out too much so I crackle glazed them too!

I hope you like my latest nails. It was a nice change from my normal cute nails, well I they're still cute but they're not girly. I had fun creating them
I used Seche rebuild and Seche Vite as the base and top coats.
Stacie xoxox

Jumat, 25 Februari 2011

Blushing bride: Julia!

A little while ago I made a triple blossom sash for Julia from Melbourne. Julia had designed and handcrafted her own wedding dress for her big day and she was after a sash as a finishing touch. When she told me she had made her own dress I was immediately impressed and then proceeded to virtually beg for photos from her big day.

Well, the lovely Julia sent me some photos from her wedding day just a few days ago and I must say she is quite possibly the most beautiful bride I have ever seen!

If you are as impressed as I am that she made her own bridal gown, you will no doubt be hoping that she will one day have her own store and will hopefully be selling her gorgeous gowns to the masses. I know for sure that I will be her biggest fan!

And of course, I mustn't forget to highlight the STUNNING photographs by Melbourne wedding photographers Love Katie & Sarah. This talented duo is one photographic team! You can see more of Love Katie & Sarah's work here.

Andrea Fulerton Gemstone Overcoat

Hiya!
Quick post got this on a shopping trip last week. Its Andrea Fulerton Gemstone overcoat. She has produced a line of cool products for superdrug including nail art pens and 3 in polishes. You can see the whole range here
The Gemstone Overcoat cost £5.10 for I don't know! I threw the box away. The website says it cost £9.27 for 10ml so I guess it is 5.5ml in the bottle. It has got writing on the bottle itself but it is next to impossible to see because it is silver and that does not show up against the polish. This first picture was taken with my ipod touch in daylight so isn't the best resolution but shows the sparkle and colour well.

Today I kept looking at my nails they looked like fire! I used this over polish over Barry M in Raspberry which is quite a dark raspberry red. I love the look of it.
A couple more shots which don't really show the fire but do show the colour of Barry M polish

So I looked at these photos and thought 'If I was reading this blog I'd want to know what it looked like over other colours' so guess what I did XD
Here's a pic of the colours before I added the top coat or should I say overcoat. I haven't cleaned them up really because I'll be taking it straight off and on to the next project! The colours are Collection 2000 Fast Dry Hot Looks in Dynasty on little finger, Next *the clothes shop!* Get the look for Runway in Blue, Models Own in True Blue (my favourite colour ever!), Barry M in Black and Barry M in Grey.

I took lots of photos and this one is the best out of the bunch. I think it's clear that this looks best on dark polishes black being the best if you want it to stand out. On the pink and pale blue it was hard to see the topcoat in certain angles it just looked blotchy and not a special topcoat.
Stacie xoxox