Challenge Week 9: Delicate Print Nails (attempt 2)

So I pretty much failed the first time I attempted this challenge.  However, during the week I felt a lot more inspired and managed to pull a much better manicure out of the bag (well in my opinion).

The main colours I used in this manicure were from the new Barry M Gelly range.  I used a base of Lychee on every finger bar my middle finger on which I used Green Berry (yum!)  I painted a "delicate print" onto my pointer with a small paint brush and used a dotting tool for the polka dots on my ring finger.  My little finger was topped off with two coats of a Model's Own glitter who's name escapes me.

I also added some detail to my thumb with some hex glitter, painfully stuck on piece by piece.

I think this is a much better attempt at delicate print (although it's a bit of a cheat as only one nail really has delicate print on it!)

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Challenge Week 6 - Yellow

Okay so I've cheated and done these a day too early. I'm on a train tomorrow and busy all week so thought while I was quiet I'd give them a go.

I've cheated a little, it's not really a yellow design but yellow nails with a different design but I think they're my most favourite nails in a long while.

I've given myself a little manicure today while I'm quiet. I soaked my nails, pushed back my cuticles and buffed and files my nails. I then applied one coat of seche vite base coat. On top of that I applied two coats of Barry M Lemon on all my fingers apart from my ring finger which I used Model's Own Snow White.

I then free handed an Aztec design based on a top I own (and consequently I have also just found on another nailart design on google.). There's me thinking I was being original for once! ;)

I finished off with two tops of seche vite.

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