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{Day 7: Favourite}

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{day 6: makes you smile}


Mmm beer ;)

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{day 5: something you wore}


My favourite ring

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Blog Changes

I have decided to start a new blog just for nail polish stuff and keep this blog for home, garden, lifestyle stuff.

I don't really expect anyone to read either blog, but it is a good record for me.

The new nail polish blog is Mani-Mad http://manimad.blogspot.com/ and I will keep updating this with my repaints and other nail polish / manicure info.

Thanks for reading. :)

Spring is coming...

It is certainly starting to look like springtime in my garden.

I thought my magnolias that I blogged about here had passed away, but to my surprise last night I found that both of them are flowering.

Magnolia Lennei Alba Magnificence:



More flowers to come!




Magnolia San Jose:




2 big flowers coming out:





And my hyacinths are well and truly out and looking gorgeous:

The bulbs are yet to come out, hopefully they won't be far away!

OPI ~ Chocolate Moose

Didn't think I'd love this colour as much as I do! Looks much better on than in the bottle.



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Repaint: China Glaze ~ Metro Collection ~Traffic Jam

Scuse the messy edges again, am still mastering the art of painting with my right hand after my operation.

This is Traffic Jam from China Glaze's Metro collection




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Repaint: Revitanail ~ Miss Scarlet

Another messy manicure thanks to a very shaky right hand. I'm thinking that doing manicures is good for regaining strength and muscle control in my wrist after the operation so am continuing on with them... Even though they're messy!

This is "Miss Scarlet" by Revitanail. It's meant to be a strengthening polish. This is 3 coats and I can still see the whites of my nail tips through the polish. I really need to start undercoating red polishes with grey.




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Repaint: China Glaze ~ Metro Collection ~ Urban Night

My nails are terribly short as I cut them short prior to having carpal tunnel surgery the week before last. It was all very sudden due to a cancellation and as the surgery was on my right hand I have struggled to paint my nails neatly as the ligament across the base of my palm was cut! So please excuse the mess!

This is from China Glaze's Fall 2011 Metro Collection and is called Urban Night.



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Nail Polishes For Sale!

I have decided that if my collection is going to grow {which it is}, I am going to have to get rid of some colours that don't suit me. So I am selling these polishes:

OPI Give Me Moor - $9

Image by Scrangie

OPI Japanese Rose Garden - $9

OPI California Raspberry - $9

Image by metrobloggen

OPI Suzi Skis In The Pyrenees - $9

Image by Nailinit

OPI Lincoln Park After Dark - $9

Image by Life and Style Madrid

China Glaze Sugar High - $7

Image by The Swatchaholic

OPI Brand New Skates - $9

Image by Scrangie

Revlon Minted - $5

Image by WeAreFish

Australis Blue Tiger - $5

Image by Steffels

Sally Hansen Cyber - $5

Image by MollyHell

Comment or email me annie_taz @ hotmail.com if you wish to buy any!

Repaint: Zoya "Caitlin"

Gorgeous greyish purple colour from Zoya called Caitlin. I usually just go for greyer shades but this one is a bit prettier.




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Repaint: China Glaze "Seduce Me"

Had some "nail mail" today and this is one of the colours that arrived.

China Glaze ~ Seduce Me

Nail Polish Storage #2

My fantastic husband did this for me on the weekend:




He even {mostly} replaced the polishes in order of colour that I'd originally put them in after he'd hung it.




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Repaint: China Glaze "Recycle"

Love this China Glaze polish called Recycle. Have made a bit of a mess of my repaint tonight but love the colour.



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Repaint: Portmans 'Combat'

Had to buy a couple of polishes yesterday when I was buying something else at Portmans, and am really happy with all the colours I got. This is one called Combat. It is pale grey with a real sheen and sparkle to it.








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