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Bundle Monster Cali Dreamin' gel polish collection

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Hello Nail Lovelies, I have some swatches for you today. I was so excited when the lovely Annette of Rainbow Connection announced she would be stocking the new Bundle Monster gel polishes because not only do the colours look fab but I am having a real love affair with gel at the moment so I new I needed them. I have swatched these over my acrylics so didn't need any base coat but if you are using these on natural nails you need to use your chosen gel base coat and cure for the required time - don't forget to prepare the nail 1st by pushing back the cutilcles, removing any dead skin from the nail and giving them a wipe with nail prep. I then swatched using 2 coats of colour and curing each coat for 45 seconds in my LED lamp and top coated with Bluesky no cleanse top coat which I cured for 60 seconds in my LED lamp. I also used a Miss Sporty Peel off Base Coat which made the job so much easier as I was able to just peel off each colour instead of filing or faffing wit

Iridescent Nail Glitters from GlitterArty Nails - Swatches

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Happy Saturday Nail Buddies, For those of you that didn't know I am a qualified Nail Technician and have recently qualified in Acrylic Nail extensions, I am now doing an acrylic art qualification and am embracing my love of all things sparkly!! I found an amazing seller on Ebay - GlitterArty Nails and honestly it is glitter heaven so I may have purchased 1 or 2 glitters! Looking through all the products I was instantly taken by some Iridescent Glitters with Gold Ting so bought 10! These can be used with acrylic, gel polish and hard gel and I will be using them in my acrylic art but for swatching purposes I used them with gel polish. So here are the glitters I got These are 008. glitters and I got 5g bags which are 99p - how perfect are these colours for summer, I have so many ideas. Bluebell - a beautiful blue Snap Dragon is a neon pink Iris is also a blue but they are definitely different - I think this is slightly dusky Blossom is a beautiful pink Sun

Comparison and review of RCs clear stampers

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Hi Nail Lovers, Today I am sharing a comparison and review of 2 clear stampers from Rainbow Connection. The 1st is from Fab ur Nails and the 2nd is unbranded. I will show you my step by step pictures of each stamper and then give you my thoughts - they are similar but I do have a favourite!! They are both jumbo stampers which is perfect for me as I have longer nails. They have clear heads and see through barrels - the Fab ur Nails doesn't have a base where the unbranded does and it also has a lid to keep the stamping head safe which I really like. *The unbranded is on the left in all comparisons and the fab ur nails on the right* The Fab ur Nails head is much more rounder and firmer than the other which is flatter and very slightly squisy. This view is looking down the barrel although they are both very similar in size the unbranded looks bigger because of its flatter head. For both stampers I used a gentle rolling motion to pick up the image and personally