I had a mani yesterday at may favourite manicure place as a little treat to myself before I get too exhausted with this play! So this play I am in is set in the 80s. When my fab nail technician asked me to choose my colour, could I decide?!? My head was saying pinks/reds but my heart was saying fab purple glitter. So I chose Pure Elegance by china glaze thinking that it would satisfy .... something! Although it is a yellowy pink it does have an iridescence to it. However, after a day of wearing it I had to take it off! This polish is like eating sweeties. After a while you overdose on sugar and you get a stomach ache! It's all right in small doses. Plus I don't think it goes with my 80s outfit also. I am now wearing a red which I will post tomorrow. Plus do come back to see me in my costume!!
Thursday, 26 November 2009
China Glaze - Pure Elegance and Happy Thanksgiving to my American Friends x
I had a mani yesterday at may favourite manicure place as a little treat to myself before I get too exhausted with this play! So this play I am in is set in the 80s. When my fab nail technician asked me to choose my colour, could I decide?!? My head was saying pinks/reds but my heart was saying fab purple glitter. So I chose Pure Elegance by china glaze thinking that it would satisfy .... something! Although it is a yellowy pink it does have an iridescence to it. However, after a day of wearing it I had to take it off! This polish is like eating sweeties. After a while you overdose on sugar and you get a stomach ache! It's all right in small doses. Plus I don't think it goes with my 80s outfit also. I am now wearing a red which I will post tomorrow. Plus do come back to see me in my costume!!
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Labels: China Glaze, pink, Play
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Final Set!
I am sorry for the lack of nail pix but I do have a mani that I will post later.
Lots of love
x
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Labels: Play
Monday, 23 November 2009
Our Fabulous Set!
PS Despite everything I really enjoy reading your blogs, it really takes my mind of the stresses! Thank you everyone xx
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Labels: Play
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The First Time
Hello my sweeties! I am so sorry for not posting. I am so behind on all my swatching. My play is all next week (ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!) and we have all been busy building the set and rehearsing. I am so pooped I can't tell you! Anyway I have been wearing OPI's "You're a Doll" which I bought after seeing it on Katie's blog over at What Katie Did Her Polish (Thanks Katie!). I haven't worn a "subtle" polish in such a long time. It is so pretty and I absolutely love it. Please do go and see what it looks like over at Katie's blog (see my blogroll). I love the creamy colour with the tiny red flecks in it. I call it my secret polish! I feel like people see it as a neutral colour but I know that it has this little secret! OPI's "You're a Doll" has now become a new favourite. I love it. I can't describe how it makes me feel. Yes I can ..... it makes me feel like I have just discovered nail polish for the first time.
So I've been thinking. I want to know that last time a polish has made you feel like that. Do you remember when you discovered nail polish? Every so often I find a polish that replenishes that wonderful feeling. OPIs "You're a Doll" has totally recaptured that for me. So, what polish has made you "recapture that old feeling"?!
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Friday, 20 November 2009
Naive Nails Competition
Check out Naive Nails (listed on my blogroll) She is having a fabulous giveaway. Two hand creams and ESSIE MINT CANDY APPLE!!! Which I am dying to get my paws on! I've entered and I have my manicured fingers crossed!
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Labels: Blog competition
Thursday, 19 November 2009
I'm Seeing Spots! - Children in Need Mani
If you are intrigued what the whole of the UK will be up to you can check out the website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/
Plus you can see the spotty design that I'm talking about as well! It's certainly a recognizable design here and I got a lot of lovely comments.
Right, I am now going to put my aching feet up now and have a nice cup of tea!
Hope you are all well x
Posted by Jodes at 23:27 4 comments
Labels: Children In Need, nail art, Spots
Pixies are Everywhere!
Posted by Jodes at 09:28 2 comments
Labels: ASOS, Ciate Paint Pots, Green, Konad
Monday, 16 November 2009
ASOS Paint by Ciate - Pixie
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Labels: Ciate Paint Pots, Green
Saturday, 14 November 2009
And as if by magic, my thumb nail reappeared!!!
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Friday, 13 November 2009
I am standing up for women everywhere!
Right I'm off to my therapist (my beauty therapist) to fix my nail. And as God as my witness, I shall never do housework again!
Posted by Jodes at 12:19 9 comments
Labels: Broken nail
Thursday, 12 November 2009
MAC - $$$$$ Yes
Posted by Jodes at 23:17 2 comments
Eyeko
Cosmic Polish is a black polish with coloured glitter. Indigo is a deep blue with a subtle shimmer which makes it glow from inside and the Lilac Polish is a gorgeous creme with red undertones.
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice!
1. I would love to write and publish a novel.
2. I want to have dinner with Colin Firth!
3. I would love to live in America.
4. I want to travel around Europe on the Orient Express
5. Visit the Caribbean and sit on a beach looking out to the sea, all by myself.
6. Learn Italian
7. I want to own my own tea room in a pretty village in Devon
8. Figure skate like a pro!
9. Sky Dive
10. Be in a West End Musical
Phew ! My brain hurts!!!
I am tagging -
Evil Angel
Nihrida's Blog
Glammed Up
x
Posted by Jodes at 15:42 3 comments
Labels: Tagged
Latest Haul!
The next addition is Ciate Paint Pot - Shaken Not Stirred. This is an iridescent purply pink colour which needed three coats.
Posted by Jodes at 14:52 3 comments
Labels: Ciate Painte Pots, gold, Haul, iridescent, Paul and Joe, pink, purple, shimmer
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
MAC - Lucky Number
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Sunday, 8 November 2009
MAC Baby Goth Girl
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Labels: Baby Goth Girl, glitter, MAC, Wine
Friday, 6 November 2009
I've Been Tagged!
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Thursday, 5 November 2009
Latest Haul
Posted by Jodes at 23:06 1 comments
Labels: China Glaze, color club, glitter, OPI, pink, purple
At a crossroad ..... AGAIN!
There I was all happy and smug as I had worked out what I wanted to do with my life when 'smack' it all comes tumbling around me.
I am in my final year at University, studying for my degree in Education. After which I planned to go on to do my Teacher's Qualification and go into Primary School Teaching. That was the plan.
I have been so focused and have been doing really well. I'm heading towards a First Degree in case you were wondering! It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done. For two and a half years I have stressed over my work, panicked because I don't understand something, stayed up to 5.00 in the morning to finish an essay and I have worried and felt guilty over feeling like I am not spending enough time with my daughter.
Now I am on the verge of applying for my Teacher's Qualification when now I am being told that the qualifications that I have aren't enough. The experience I have is not enough. I need more. I had checked all this out when I started this course and my exam results were enough. Now everything has changed. Plus now I don't have enough "days" in a school. When I told them that I run Brownies which I started FROM SCRATCH..... that counts for nothing. I am devastated because not only do I now have to do yet another exam (I've already started studying for one) I have to join schemes and work in a school again. Do they not understand that I don't have time for all this? My husband has said to take a year off to focus on the 2 exams I need to re-do then go on to do my teacher's qualification. I said that I can't do another year. It's too much. I want to get back into work. I want to start my career. I have put myself thousands of pounds in debt for what? I am exhausted. Instead of being encouraged and supported for changing my life and wanting to put back into the community I come across yet more barriers and hurdles. I am so frustrated.
Well there's only one thing for it. I'm going out to buy nail polish!
x
Posted by Jodes at 09:38 2 comments
Labels: Teaching, University
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
NOTD - Butter London "Muggins" and Konad
I think I have just about recovered from the Halloween party. I've been made to take off my purple wig as well. Not a happy bunny! That wig rocked! So yesterday I was giving myself a day off (although I had work for university to do!) and did this Konad. I used Butter London "Muggins" as the base. I used the swirl print off IP no. 51 using Special Polish in black. I am also off my "No Buy" scheme so of course I was on the internet all day Sunday and yesterday! I've ordered some more Konad plates which I am really excited about! I've also ordered some glitter polishes from OPI and something from Color Club. I'll give it a few more days before I order some more. I think I might be back on the "No Buy" scheme before I know it. Oh well.....it's totally worth it! x BTW I have loved seeing all your Halloween costumes and nail designs. You all looked fabulous. x
Posted by Jodes at 09:38 7 comments
Labels: Butter London, Konad, purple