Freehand Puppy Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? I hope this week has been an awesome one for you!

I am working, working, working. My co-worker is currently on holiday so I am doing Monday's straight through, Saturday off work and back in on Sunday's. Good thing I love my job!

I don't expect I will get to paint for the next two or three weeks – if I can, amazing. If not.. well I already assume that so I wont get stressed out.

Today's nail art is one I wasn't sure about posting, there are some things in this manicure I couldn't stop seeing (minor mistakes that bugged me to no end) but I decided I will share it because on after thought it reminded me of something. PUPPIES IN MY POCKET!! Does anyone remember those tiny little plastic dogs? There was so so many to collection.

Puppies in my pocket, as cute as can be, I wanna take them all home with me! Haha.

3D Snails & Rainbow Nail Art

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How're you all doing today? I hope the week is going well for you! Who's ready for the weekend? I see a wave of hands.

Today our store is a doing a really awesome VIP beauty gala event, I'll be working but I think its going to be such a fun experience. There's going to be make overs, live tutorials, discounts, a selfie station.. all sorts! My outfit is going to be 80% pink (as suggested) I've got a cute little jewelled hair band, pink trousers, shoes and a pink top and a long flowy silver cardigan. I think I am going to feel like a gradient princess!

Oh..wait! You were here for snail art, right? Snail Art... Oh Ithi. This ones a bit extreme, I tried something different that didn't pay off but you know what? Sometimes that's OK. I learnt stuff.

Freehand Sunset Beach Camping Nail Art

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How're you all doing today? Did you have an awesome weekend? I hope you got up to something fun, or even just spent time recharging your batteries.

I had the day off on Saturday and I had a really relaxing day. I had intended to paint in the morning but I just wasn't feeling it so instead I used the time to have a good tidy up, do some reading, do some 'homework' for work and sort out my blog posts. In the afternoon I went with my sister, mum and niece and nephew to help my sister get some plants for her garden. Overall it was just a really lovely chilled out day.

I'm working every Sunday now but I actually rather like it. I can be surprisingly busy but when its not it feels quite calm and I crack on with some dusting or organising. I've started packing my tablet and notebook so that if I miss the bus and need to wait an hour for the next one I can go grab a coffee somewhere and do some blog scheduling, brain storming and general organisation.

I've another landscape for you today, my favourite type of painting. I feel like its becoming harder and harder to come up with landscape ideas, I can't possibly have done everything, can I?

Anyway, get ready for super chill vibes - Also did you know the June is camping month?

Rescue A horse day - Freehand Horse Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing this week? I hope everything is going your way so far.

I'm so excited for tomorrow night, I'm going to a Kaiser Chief and Blur tribute evening with my sister. I don't really go out much like this so its going to be fun! The only downer is that its cushioned by an early start at work on Saturday so I think it will be straight to bed, get up and run to catch the bus on Saturday morning. I can do it, I got this! Perhaps consider me out for the count on Sunday though!

Today's nail art is inspired by another one of those random 'days' in the year, which has already passed us (opps) the 16^th of May is 'Rescue a horse day' so I wanted to create a very free and relaxed looking horse enjoying his enviorment. 

Freehand Seahorse Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic weekend filled with sunshine. I sure enjoyed mine, I was due a little work break. I enjoyed taking my niece and nephew to the park, frolicking in the sun. I finally had some time to sit down and paint – I think painting is one of those things that relaxes me so it felt good to have a little time out from everything else.

Did you watch the royal wedding?! Oh my god.. I am such a sucker. As soon as Meghan was out of the car I welled up at the sight of her dress. I don't think I'll ever get married myself and that's fine but I still love to see the dresses and the loving looks the bride and groom exchange. What a softie, huh?

Anyway, lets move on to some nail art, I could chatter about all sorts all day long otherwise!

Today's nail art is inspired by the current theme over at Tiny Canvas which is seahorses, you may remember this design I did a while ago.. I wanted to do something better.

I can't participate in all the challenges any more due to work – and the fact that the themes are now voted by the members which means I don't know what theme it will be in advance. You guys know how organised I am and how I like to plan my posts. Having a theme and having to do it in three days if I am working is just too much pressure. Still. I got this one done! 

  

 

3d Bumble Bee Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having an awesome week so far.

Two more days left at work and then a nice two day weekend. I got pulled into work last Sunday, I received a phone call from my manager about 9.30am. I was already up.. but I ummed and ahhed.. I figured that they must be really short staffed to call me in so I went into work.

But this weekend I am looking forward to two whole days of family time, painting and of course the royal wedding is this weekend. I DO want to see what Meghan's dress is like, is anyone else curious?!

Today's nail art is...er. Hit and miss and very experimental. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Freehand Drunken Teddy Bear's Picnic Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had an amazing weekend?

Today starts a full week at work – I normally work 3 to four days a week but this week I'll be covering a colleague. More hours is good news and they are actually short shifts which means I'll be able to work out every day before work – yes!

I wanna know, how do you guys balance out different aspects of your life? Do you put aside time for things like exercise or do you just fit things in as and when available time comes up?

Anyway, time for some nail art!... If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise..

Freehand Jungle And Panther Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? Did you get to enjoy the long weekend? If that's a yes I guess you are still chilling in the spring sun right now. I'm working this bank holiday Monday (today..) but there's been a bit of a buzz at work since we've been having a sale. Some days have revolved around pricing up, ticketing in preparation, re-ticketing products, taking tickets off products. By the end of the day all the tickets are coming off so I wont be dreaming and breathing price tickets!

Today's nail art is...er.. certainly not one of my faves but I wanted to take part in the Tiny Canvas challenge, I am not longer an admin in the group but I still enjoy the challenges. This theme prompt was 'Jungle' so I attempted to paint a panther lounging on a log.

I just didn't win this paint off at all!

Navy Blue With Palm Leaves

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How are you all doing today, I hope your week has been awesome. Are you looking forward to doing anything fun this weekend? Today is my last day working this week so I am looking forward to two days of family time, painting and working out.

Today's nail art is actually one I did last year. I loved the idea of what I did but I didn't like the execution nor the way my nails were looking. After months of pushing this design back in favour of better ones I finally decided to redo it but I'll show you the original one too.

Dodo Island - Freehand Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week is going well. Today I'm back to work this afternoon which means I can have a pretty chilled morning, have a nice bubble bath and get ready in leisure. Although I really enjoy the longer work shifts, the day feels like it goes faster and there's a longer break. I really can't manage to make a cup of tea, eat and do anything else in fifteen minutes. Do you always get the same amount of time on your breaks if you work? I'm not complaining though, I love working!

Now... I'm going to share something really special with you but you have to promise to keep it a secret, ok? You've all been lead to believe that the beautiful dodo is extinct but that's not quite true. Here is a cave on Dodo Island where you can see with your own eyes that dodo's are all good and well!

Why must it remain a secret? If you look closely at the cave walls you'll see speckles of gold. Dodo island is literally crammed with gold everywhere. If we spread the word before long the miners, gold collectors, criminals will come to the island and destroy the peaceful habitat of the dodo's..

So we let them keep this island the way it is, they live in families and tend to prefer caves although if you walk along the beach you'll see so many of the youngsters playing together.

Freehand Teddy Train Nails

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic weekend.

I worked on Saturday and enjoyed a nice chilled Sunday with my family - although I felt quite unwell so no painting for me but I used the day to get myself organised in every way – a bit of cleaning and sorting, sorting out my outfit for work today, getting posts edited and organised, make up brushes washed and so on. I did get to have a delicious roast lunch though!

I had a very odd customer interaction which I'll tell you about. I work in fragrance and cosmetics so this response really threw me..

Me: “Hi there, do you need any help at all?”

Male Customer: “I have a girlfriend! She's over there, I have one!”

Me: “Uh.. Ok... then..”

What!? No idea.. I just left him to it!

Today's nail art is.. well. A bit silly, really. This came from a suggestion from my sister and four year old nephew, they asked if I had ever painted a train before. My mind started imaging a train with carriages and something sat inside them. For some reason I painted really tiny, weeny teedy bears – if you are wondering why they don't have faces my answer is – have you tried to paint faces on bears that small?! :P

Freehand Zen Garden Nails With Lotus Flowers

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How are you all doing on this fabulous Friday?Are you glad that the week is drawing to an end? I'm working today and tomorrow but I am quite happy about that, I like where I'm working even if it is only temporary. I guess I forgot to mention that going back has been really nice – I was greeted with hugs and happy faces, it was almost like I hadn't been gone for two months.

Today's nail art is encouraging you to have some lovely and relaxing vibes with a freehand zen garden. I had big hopes for this nail art but the end result.. hrrm. Not quite what I was picturing. I seem to be going through one of those awkward unsatisfied phases again. Yay..

Freehand Rainbow Tree Nails

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How are you all doing, did you have an awesome weekend? Yesterday was Mothers day here – I know in other parts of the world Mother's day is later on in the year. I love my mum so much, we are incredibly close and I value her greatly. I bought her a bouquet of lilies and roses which she loved. Sunday afternoon we went to my sisters house (she literally lives a minute away) and they cooked a roast dinner which was lovely.

Today I have another rainbowy concoction for you. Sorry, but I can never get enough of rainbows. Rainbows make everything better!

I also tried an experiment with this nail art, with some acrylic paint I watered it down to create a metallic shimmery wash (just to swipe over the nails to add a little shimmer) – I added some holographic glitter to it. Since it was in a watery mixture it didn't stick to the nails perfectly but trying new things is always fun!

Tropical Oasis Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had an amazing week, did anything interesting happen in your world?

Yesterday it snowed so much, I've seen snow, I've played in snow as a child but only ever a few inches. If you are not from the UK you may not be aware of 'The Beast From The East' – basically most of the UK is under a amber/red alert because of the snow and winds from Storm Emma... Mind you, I've been wrapped up nice and warm. I might make a snow man today.. ya know.. time to kill. 

How is your weather at the moment where you are?

Also.. news on the job front: There is none. I have no idea what to think.. I guess there's still time to call, maybe the weather has changed things or maybe right now I have already been scribbled off the list as unsuitable for the role. I just don't like not knowing!

 

Lets set the scene for today's nail art... 

You've been walking through the desert for what feels like hours.. You're tired, hot and bothered and just about ready to give up.. but wait! What's that?! Could it be?! Just over in the distance..it looks like an oasis! Aren't you thankful you have your swimming costume/bikini on under your clothes now! But wait.. Is it too good to be true? Is this a beautiful tranquil oasis..or simply a mirage?

Freehand Dog Walking Day Nail Art

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How are you doing today? I hope you are having a great start to your week?

I bet you didn't know that the 22nd February is 'walking the dog day'? There are all sorts of bizarre and unheard of days through out the year, sometimes they make great inspiration for nail art. Obviously if you have a dog you should be walking him/her every day but I guess today is a sort of celebration in the joys of dog walking.

I no longer have a dog and I dearly miss my last (even now) We've always had Golden Retrievers and they will always remain dear in my heart. I still love to go out walking but I miss a furry companion to share those moments with, I was forever talking to them whilst walking and had so many fun times.

I do remember one time when my last Goldie who was absolutely brilliant off the lead (usually) got distracted – he had a thing for balls and the direction I had taken us lead to a rugy match in the next field. I was SO scared he was about to run off and steal their rugby ball, can you imagine how embarrassing that would have been with about 200 people stood around watching? Would I have to had chase him around the field to retrieve their ball?! Luckily he behaved but I knew he had a little laugh at my panic.

Freehand Lake House Nail Art

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How are you all doing? I hope you had a nice relaxing weekend and feel refreshed and ready for a new week? I didn't really do much, I didn't really paint anything either, most of it was spent job hunting and organising things...

Which reminds me I really need to take stock of my nail polish collection – would that be something you'd be interested in seeing? I'd like to cataloge them all so I know exactly what I have, its also a good chance to de-clutter and throw away any ancient and dead polishes that are beyond saving!

Today's nail art is one I have mixed feelings about. I'd say my head was about 60% focused on this design, I think I got a little lazy and uninspired half way through.. opps. I think it shows in the swan terribly!

The Kissy Kracken - Freehand Octopus Nail Art

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How're ya all doing today? I hope this week has been going well for you?

I've found myself in somewhat of a slump. I'm not sure if its the dull repetitive weather, being out of work or just the same continuous pattern. I'm normally a positive person but I'm just finding it hard to get my oompf at the moment. I'm not unhappy but its like my motivation is at a low. Is that what they mean by January blues? I hope you guys don't have that feeling!

Today's nail art is in fitting with the theme over at Tiny Canvas, the current prompt for the weekly challenge is aquatic life. I thought about doing some small detailed exotic fish but I felt like going for someone a little more fun.

 “First... comes the kiiiissy kissy, then comes the eatings!!”

 

Freehand Desert Sunset & Windmill Nails

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Happy Friday to you all, I hope you've had a great week! Have you got anything fun planned for this weekend? Me? I've nothing really planned out but that all depends on the post and what the post man may or may not be bringing. Fingers crossed!

Today's nail art is aptly timed for the current theme over on Tiny Canvas where the prompt this week is Sunset nails. I painted these in December and I kind of liked the unearthly, unnatural look of this landscape. Its so sort of minimalistic that is perhaps looks a little apocalyptic?

Freehand Rainbow Forest Nails

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had an awesome weekend? Did you do anything fun?

I attended my four year old nephews 4^th birthday party. It was...noisy. 10X 4 year olds makes for quite an afternoon but everyone had a fun time and I enjoyed seeing him running around with all his little friends.

In other news I am still job hunting – not much to say there but I actually really miss working. I enjoyed the buzz and meeting customers, hopefully something will come up soon. In the mean time I am working hard on blog posts and trying to get my two month ahead routine back on track.

For my US readers, just a heads up there's an awesome giveaway going on over at Barielle where you can win $600+ worth in nail polish.

Right. Shall we have a slice of nail art now? These were created sometime last year, hence my small stubby nails. I initially wasn't going to post these but once again I decided to just go with it and see what you guys thought.

Freehand Yeti Babies Playing In The Snow.

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How are you all doing? Can you believe we're almost at the first weekend of the new year?

How has your week gone so far, do you have anything fun planned for the coming weekend?

I've gotten back into my exercise which feels good again, I stopped briefly while I was getting used to working again but while I'm between things it feels like a good use of my time!

  

Today's nail art comes with a little poem, just because...

 

Three little Yeti babies, dashing through the snow,

Making tiny foot prints and doing forward rolls,

These little siblings, one, two and three,

Are really just as cute as can be!