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leopard print for the new year

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Happy New Year fellow nail-enthusiasts (and those of you who view my blog purely out of obligation).

What a year 2012 was. Big changes in my life, namely packing up my entire life for the 2nd year in a row and moving across the pond to London. I can say, without a shred of doubt, it was the best thing I’ve ever done. And I’ve done some pretty good things.

2013 is shaping up to be an amazing year. And what better way to start the year than with some leopard print nails. After nursing a NYE hangover and post-holiday-in-Ireland exhaustion – not to mention getting-back -to-reality January blues – I didn’t feel like spending more than 30 mins on my nails, but as always with leopard print designs I am tremendously happy with them, and with the little addition to the design - the love heart – there’s a lot of love around at the moment and I feel like this could be the theme for the year.

I hope your New Years resolutions include saying no to chipped nail polish, and making sure you put aside a bit of time for yourself to treat your nails every once in a while.

Big design being planned for next week, stay tuned!

xx

p.s. And no, I didn’t do any NYE nails, I ran out of time!

blue is the new black

 

Blue is the new black. No seriously, it is. Read my trend report in my other blog (leopardprintaddict.wordpress.com) and you’ll see a whole section on it. Blue nails are the beauty craze of right here and right now. So I thought I’d give it a go while I was sick in bed for 2 days bored out of my brain. I picked up the new turqoise blue from Barry M and decided to put it next to a tried and true cobalt colour. And then I couldn’t help but add some leopard print. Oh, get over it, you can’t say you’re surprised can you?

Go out and get blue nails. It’s more fun than you think!

Stay tuned next week for a special post that I am very excited about. Have a great weekend! xx

the pastel zone

I have officially stepped out of my comfort zone. Not with the leopard, of course, but with the pastels. I am feeling increasingly more girly by the minute and it’s a weird feeling. I feel like I need some waxed denim, leather and studs. And skulls. Lots of skulls. Might actually contrast nicely and make those pastels a bit more badass. Time for a wardrobe change!

Too bad it’s too warm for leather. Seems that the London summer is slowly creeping in. Love.

metallic leopard love

There are few things more comforting than leopard print nails. Nothing better. Especially when they are silver and gold leopard print. Are you bored of my leopard print nails yet? Well if you are, you best get used to it because as a self-confessed leopard print addict, this design is here to stay.

This time was a touch different though, note the gradient effect in the size of the spots…just for some fun.

Maybe I do tend to lean toward leopard print a lot, so consider this a call out to you guys to hit up my inspiration page and tell me what you might like me to do next!

Stay tuned, I’ll try and update with another post soon, but with this busy London life I can’t make any promises, I’ll just try my best.

You can also follow me on instagram @kkpadjen – there’s all sorts of delightful stuff on there, including nails.

Happy weekend everyone!

a lovely 15 hours

I have been neglecting you all! London has been taking up all my time, I’m sure you can understand, it is a terribly exciting city. Let’s just say I was due a couple of days chilling at home and recovering after an epic jubilee weekend…not to mention the week leading up to the jubilee weekend! My nails were finally paid the attention they have been craving, but my heart just wasn’t in it, so this design lasted just 15 hours. It’s a little bit 80′s, perhaps I’ll revisit it another time.

the time has come to take my leopard nails aboard a plane

I am tired. I am so tired. I stared at my nail polish for 3 hours. 3 whole hours before I decided what to do.

Then it was decided that due to my lack of inspiration and my utter exhaustion due to the endless packing for my move to the UK, leopard nails were the answer. So this happened. And I think they are very fitting for my arrival in London tomorrow morning!

I’m off to the airport now…wish me luck. See you on the other side.