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Swatched: China Glaze All Aboard Picks

November 12, 2014 by Lesley Leave a Comment

China Glaze All Aboard collage

 

I meant to get this post out last week, but that pink shirt thwarted my plans by reflecting in half of my swatches, so I had to retake them. I actually picked up two more from this collection in the meantime, and discovered that they are on clearance at my local Sally Beauty, so if you’ve had your eye on something you might want to go see if you can grab it before they disappear. Check out my swatches after the break.

 

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Baby Swatchfest: SinfulShine, Revlon, OPI

November 5, 2014 by Lesley Leave a Comment

swatches - SinfulShine, Revlon, OPI - collage

 

I was going to show some China Glaze today, but then I realized that my hot pink shirt was reflecting in a bunch of the nails, making it look like everything had terrible bald spots at the cuticle. Apparently I need to go buy some more black shirts for blogging in! Conveniently, I had some swatches sitting around waiting for their turn, and I threw them all together for your viewing pleasure. See more pictures and my thoughts on each after the break.

 

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Friend’s Fingers Friday – Halloween Bead Stamping

October 31, 2014 by Lesley 2 Comments

Halloween Orange with Purple Beads

 

Last week, everyone in my house was entirely too sick to subject Sandra to coming over to get her nails done. Even our cat was sick, and Sandra gloriously helped me with transporting her to and from the vet and picking meds for her and so on. Stuff like that is why I do her nails for her. This week, we wanted to do something Halloween appropriate, and decided on something alittle more subtle than she usually goes for. See more after the break.

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Swatches and Tricks for Julep

October 24, 2014 by Lesley Leave a Comment

Julep Marjorie and Julep Shailene collage

 

Due to everyone in my house being sick, I don’t have a friend’s manicure this week. Instead, I’ve finished up the two remaining swatched from Wednesday’s Julep haul for Marjorie and Shailene. I also have a handy trick for dealing with all those tipsy Julep bottles you have lying around. Find out how I manage them after the jump.

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Hi, my name is Lesley Penney, and I first got into nails in the summer of 2014. I love nail art, cats, reading, and sushi, and I blog with the help of two feline assistants keeping an eye on me. I'm a Canadian living in the south San Francisco Bay area, trying to escape the heat.
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