A simple swatch is all I have for you my lovelies, and after a long absence too! I feel really bad about the way I have been neglecting my blog, but I promise that once things calm down I will attemp...
I know I am way behind with the Spring Challenge, but since it’s such a fun one I really want to finish all the themes. Today I tackled the Bugs theme, and decided to pick the Blue and Purple colour ...
I think orange is such a lovely summer colour! I had been wondering for some time if maybe OPI Hot & Spicy and China Glaze Life Preserver were near dupes, so I decided to do a comparison for them...
Sometimes things don’t quite work out to plan. Take this for instance – a lovely, deep red that begged to be worn, but I deemed needed some companion stamping. One browse through plates later and a p...
I want to start off with a small apology for my absence lately. Like I said in my last post there is nothing bad going on, quite the contrary. In two months me and my fiancé will move back to Sweden,...
My idea for this challenge was to create a wallpaper-like accent nail. I chose the Pink and Green combination for my design. For my base I used Barry M Mint Green, and then I created gold stripes on ...
For this Sunday’s challenge I went with a simple aqua gradient. My base colour is OPI Skull and Glossbones, and the tip gradient colour is OPI Austin-tatious Turquoise. I stamped over with white usin...
I’m so excited to start a new challenge! Once again it’s Mateja from Purple Glitters who put her thinking cap on and came up with such a fun and different challenge! If you read the challenge descrip...
I can’t remember now where I first saw the use of “palate cleanser” in reference to nail polish, but I think it’s such a good way to put it. Sometimes when I wear lots of brights and patterns I just ...
I think I first saw the “dramatic” French on Tartofraises beautiful nails, and I have been wanting to try one ever since. I doubted I could recreate the manicured perfection needed for a classic Fren...
I have shown ELF polishes a few times since I started my blog, and I remain on the fence about them. From my experience ELF Fushia (and yes, that’s how ELF spells it) sums up the pros and cons of the...
I think China Glaze Up All Night is almost too pretty to mess around with. Wait… I said almost! I thought a simple gold accent would look nice and not detract from the prettiness of this lovely, deep...
After wearing Bourjois Lime Catwalk for a day, I kept having these poisonous toad ideas popping up in my head. I just had to add something to it to make it even more yum-yuck! Enter the dotting tool!...
I’m forever trying to find ways to use my China Glaze Avalanche. It’s such a pretty colour, but I hate the frost finish. I have previously used it with crackle and sponged it in a gradient. Thi...
Bourjois Lime Catwalk is quite possibly the ugliest polish I own. I’m not quite sure what made me buy it, but you have to admit there is something strangely appealing about this troll-snot meets-bog-...
I absolutely adore this delicate pastel blue crème. As today is World Autism Awareness Day, it seems fitting to wear this shade. My bottle is called Pale Blue, but I’m pretty sure this particular pol...
I’m so excited to present the first guest post here on The Nail Buff. Catniss from Feline on Fire is an amazing nail artist, and I’m so pleased she wanted to write a piece for my little blog! Over to...
I had so much fun doing the Black & White Challenge! As a final instalment I have put together a summary of all 10 manicures from this challenge month. [Click on an image to go to the original po...
My Water Marble attempt actually made me realise that I shouldn’t be so scared to try messy things, and gave me the courage to try something I’ve been wanting to do for ages – a splatter mani! To rea...
I have never done a water marble before, can you guess? :p I always found the thought of water marbling a bit scary and daunting, so when I had to do one for the Black & White Challenge, I approa...
Big Hair… Big Nails is so hard to photograph! I did the best I could with my measly photography skills, but the true coral tones are lost I’m afraid! Never the less, I think this jelly and glitter la...
I love a sponged gradient – I think it’s a quick and easy way to add some interest to your nails. For today’s theme I decided to do a gradient French and add black details. My design is heavily...
Who doesn’t love glitter! This was a great opportunity to bring out my favourite glitter Sinful Colors Nail Junkie again. It’s just gorgeous! This time I thought I would try it mattified over black. ...
Soooo… this post is a little late. I should have posted day 7 yesterday, that’s how late I am. And I don’t have any valid excuses! I’ll post day 7 tomorrow, and then I’ll be back on track and hopeful...
I don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s day, but as my boyfriend is partly of Irish descent it seems suitable to at least sport some green here on the blog. As if I need an excuse to wear green! This shimmer...
ANOTHER Bottle of Polish?! is one of my all time favourite nail blogs. Her manicures are always creative, and her nails look fantastic. A couple of days ago she did this super cute mattified polka do...
I created this mani by taping diagonals over my Purple and Green Layering and painting with Nina Ultra Pro Black. A quick and simple way to add new life to a mani, don’t you think? &nbs...
For this theme I decided to go with a loosely China-inspired design. I had a few plates with Chinese characters, or that’s at least what I presume them to be :) Either way, they are pretty! I picked ...
I picked another plain white crème for this design; China Glaze White On White. I don’t think it’s all that good if I’m honest, but the wear is decent. I painted three coats with plenty of time in be...
I have more or less been following a self imposed spending ban for a good few months now, but when I saw swatches of a-England Dragon I didn’t hesitate for more than a second. This polish is one of t...
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