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Oh my goodness almost a new year! 
also, almost my blogaversary! 

Well I need to start thinking about what my new year outfit will look like...

This coming year I plan to embark on a get fit journey...
Hopefully I'm not just setting myself up for failure, 
The Ferrero Rocher that are still left over from Christmas might be...

hmm I better eat them all up before the new year begins....

well here's today's outfit.

Notice the beautiful necklace from MyLove.


Top: Sportsgirl
Jacket: Review
Pants: Max
Shoes: Shoe Connection
Necklace: Gifted from MyLove from Pascoes I believe.
Nail Polish: Combination of Australis and Elf 


Excitement is bubbling...
the feeling of endless possibility surrounds me...

I better start thinking... (and listing)... what will I do this coming year! and what will happen! 

EXCITING!

The final of the challenge... but the beginning of new and great things...

I hear miss nailed it NZ is starting some youtube tutorials, so I look forward to those.

What are you looking forward to?

These are my new year and firework nails! 
Goodbye Nail Art Challenge: Take Two
(I might see you next year...)





Check out the final design from other bloggers too! 

Isn't it lovely?
My new and beautiful blue skirt...
Perfect for summer!
I've been so consumed with nails lately I've neglected to post my beautiful outfits...

Don't you just love today's beautiful outfit? ;)



Skirt: Max
Singlet: Max 
Cardigan: Glassons
Shoes: Briarwood
Headband: Diva
Nail Polish: Revlon
This one was fun...

Christmas time always brings on the good food! 
and one of my favourites...
Ferrero Rocher.

It truly is a chocolate from the gods..

and to pay tribute to this marvellous gift, 
I present my nails...






Do you like them too!?


I found this challenge rather unique...

and I decided I just had to use green! nothing else screams money like green and dollar signs! 





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education themed how fun! 

I kept it simple and school like...

I tried to get a nice really dark green to represent a chalk board..

I think they're pretty good,
what do you think?





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What movie to choose!!?!?!!?!!?

I'll admit this challenge took me a long time to decide what to do..

I have multiple favourite movies! 

So after many hours staring at the combine collection of MyLove's Blu-rays and my DVDs I decided on a feel-good movie that MyLove loves...

The Wizard of Oz
do you love that movie too?


I hope you can see the connection between this design and the movie...
if not...
My thumb is the yellow brick road..
My index finger is based on Dorothy's Dress...
My middle finger is the colour of the wicked witch of the west...
My ring finger is the same colour as the ruby red slippers...
and, my pinky is to represent the stripy socks of the witch...



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Now, I love nail polish, I love painting my nails, and I love trying out new designs...
but water marbling is just something I struggle with!

Today's challenge took me a while, and I decide to choose to do "feature" nails instead of marbling all my nails...

I'm pretty pleased with them... but I know I could do better with some practice...

what do you think?





Make sure to check out the other epic water marbling nails! 
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
The Internet doesn't really seem to care for Christmas... everything just keeps on going, online shops are still open, and facebook suddenly becomes the "this is a substitute Christmas card"
But for today (and this is pre-posted, that's right I'm not online on Christmas day) here are my nails...

Today's nails are...
Pretty Average Christmas Trees...




Some cute birthday nails!
I wanted them to look like cute sparkly wrapping paper with bright coloured bows! 

I love them! 





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Today's challenge was one I have been looking forward to!

I love fashion... and there's so many funky new designs, patterns and fabrics I'm loving at the moment! 

One of my favourite's being Camilla and Marc...

aren't this dressed, tops, skirts and outfits totally beautiful?

I loved this collection so much I just had to do this for my nails! 


and don't they match nicely :) 






(I was hoping the pink would look a bit brighter... like the pink of the tops and skirts in the Camilla and Marc collection) 

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So this is a bit of a spiced up gradient...

I tend to think that I've done the gradient look enough times...
and I do really love gradient manicures! 
but for this challenge I wanted something a little different...
and thus,
Spotty Gradient...

Like?

I used:
Revlon (my newest) Dreamer (for the base) 
Kleancolour Neon sapphire and Australis (TBC) for the dots


and check out those others partaking!

I was looking forward to today's nails...
I had never tried painting galaxy nails before, so was excited for the challenge...
after asking MyLove what colours to use we decided on a purpley-blue galaxy design...

and here they are:





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Awww, what better emotion than love?..

like my Lovely nails?



and while painting these nails... and now, viewing them again I can't help but sing this song...


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Rainbow nails yeah?


I was thinking, hmm, colourful, bright bright colours?...

Why not do a rainbow...
I'll admit it's not perfect, and it's a bit smudge-y... but actually I like that look, I feel like it looks more arty and old-school watercoloured...

I really like today's nails! 



some pretty cool colours:
Including: Revlon, Revlon Red; OPI (orange), a roll in the Hague; Sally Hansen, Yellow Mellow; Elf, Bright Green; Revlon, (blue) Royal; Revlon, No Shrinking Violet; and Revlon, Plum Attraction...


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I had a little trouble choosing for this one...
I wanted to do a Owl City song, they're fun, upbeat and easy to listen to...


So one of my favourite songs of theirs is "alligator sky"...

and here you have my 'alligator sky' nails...




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Today is one of my favourite challenges:
Matching to my outfit!

I chose one of MyLove's favourite dresses..
Isn't it cute!? I love the floral pattern, and it's a really nice slimming fit
Nipped in at the waist, to give me shape, and flowey in the skirt, to nicely cover my flabby areas...

And my manicure matches! 
It was actually surprisingly easy and quick.
At first I was really disapointed with my manicure, the "flowers" are sploggy white, red and pink blotches and  I didn't think they really resembled flowers at all..
However, once I held them up to my skirt, and put the photo next to the photo of my outfit I was really pleased...
Do you like them too?


As for my outfit...
Dress: City Chic
Cardigan: Glassons


Don't forget to check out the other bloggers participating...
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      • Day Thirty-One: New Year Nails!
      • New blue skirt
      • Day Thirty: Food Themed Nails
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      • Day Twenty-Seven: Inspired by a Movie
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      • Day Sixteen: Metallic epic-ness
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      • Day Fourteen: Ghostly nails...
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      • Giraffe outfit makes me happy...
      • a pre-Christmas trial...
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      • Cute and floral outfit...
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      • Day Five: "Oh Mickey he's so fine..."
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