The Digit-al Dozen does Decades - The 80s!

Hello everyone! So today finds us at Day Four of Decades week and I've picked the 80s. Being born at the tail end of the 70s I was pretty young throughout the 80s but remember the music (which I still love!) and a strange fashion of wearing mismatched fluorescent socks...

I started with a French White base and then freehanded triangles and parallel lines using LA Colors Black Velvet and Aquatic, and Kleancolor Neon Yellow and Neon Pink, before finishing with Seche Vite (which streaked two nails, so I swore a lot and then redid some of them...)

Top of The Pops and Smash Hits were the inspiration for this pattern, and although its not taken from anything directly, it reminds me of those days.

Four down, one to go! Better get painting! 

Sam xx

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Tri Polish Tuesdays April 2 - A good ol' technicolour abstract

Hello everyone! Today its back to basics for me! I've had a real run of trying new techniques and stamping recently, so today I'm really happy to have gone back to one of my favourite "pick some colours and throw them together in a swirly abstract kind of way" designs using the pink, yellow and blue for this month's challenge :)

I started with two coats of Nail Essentials Silver Shimmer and then freehanded sections of Nails Inc Baker Street and Kleancolor Neon Yellow and Neon Pink before finishing with Seche Vite.

I felt completely back in my comfort zone with these! Who'd have thought it was even possible to have comfort zone issues when it comes to nails? Meh, I'm rambling now. Anyhoo, I'm loving these :D

Be sure to check out all the other Tri Polish manis by following the links below and I will be back soon with some more nail art :)

Sam xx

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The NCC presents "Untrieds" and NAILS Mag 31DC "Your newest polish"

Hello everyone! Today I have a double post for you as the prompts for the NCC and the NAILS Mag 31DC cross over - yay!!!

I recently took advantage of Kleancolor sale and managed to pick up some neons and a glitter for £1 each. I hadn't bought Kleancolor polishes before and couldn't decide which to use, so in true FingerFood tradition, I used all of them! I also couldn't decide which pattern to do so I did a few of those as well and created another skittlette. This mani can pretty much be summed up with this picture- it also comes with a sunglasses advisory...

I colour blocked my thumb and little finger nails with tape and filled in the gaps with Neon Yellow, Neon Pink and two Neon Purples (they are meant to be the same colour but there had been a problem with one batch and it was lighter than the other purples - I liked it anyway!). I used the Neon Yellow as a base for the middle and ring fingers and then painted bubbly/dotty/spotty shapes using all the other colours (over a bit of white to keep the colours clean - spot the unintentional pun?!). For the index finger, I painted City Never Sleeps over Neon Purple and then glued it all together with Seche Vite :)

Okay so its a bit mad/random, but that's not necessarily a bad thing! I think it works in a quirky, bright kind of way and I got to showcase all my new Kleancolor polishes in one go!

I am super excited to show you tomorrow's mani - its another double prompt post for Tri Polish Tuesdays and Nails Mag 31DC. Its a different kind of design style for me but I am hoping you're all going to like it - you won't need protective eyewear to look at it either, promise!

Sam xx

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