Doctor Who nails

12th June, 2011

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One of my favourite shows of all time is Doctor Who. It’s the longest running science-fiction show to date and something that’s as common as sliced bread in the UK. I’m a big sci-fi fan so I was instantly in love when I first discovered it. I decided that it was time to do some nail art dedicated to my favourite show, this not being a very difficult task since there are so many iconic images in this show. I did some thinking about which images I was going to choose and then I got right to it!

Take a look at what I created:

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I’m so proud of these nails and extremely pleased with how they turned out. I thought the logo was going to be a stretch and it was rather difficult but so pleased with the end result. The shadowing on the TARDIS is also one of my favourites and the Cyberman too, although the latter looked better in person without the flash of my camera.

I can imagine that none of these images have meaning if you’re unfamiliar with the show so I lined up the images which were my inspiration for these designs.

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*none of these images belong to me. © BBC

  • Thumb: the logo of Doctor Who
  • Pointer finger: The outfit of Matt Smith, the current actor that is portraying the Doctor.
  • Middle finger: The TARDIS, the ship of the Doctor.
  • Ring finger: A Cyberman, one of the Doctor’s enemies.
  • Pinky finger: Daleks, another one of the Doctor’s enemies. These guys are bad news!

I used A LOT of polishes to create this, here’s my very long laundry list:

NYC City Blackout, China Glaze Snow, China Glaze Spontaneous, China Glaze Light As Air, Essence You Belong To Me, Catrice Blue Cara Ciao, China Glaze Sunset Sail, Barry M Mushroom, H&M Blue, China Glaze Cheers To You, China Glaze Jitterbug, China Glaze Goin’ My Way, China Glaze Swing Baby, China Glaze Midnight Kiss, China Glaze Lighthouse and black, red and white nail art pens.

Next up: Harry Potter nails! And maybe Star Wars nails? Star Trek nails? Any suggestions?

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London Part 1: Shoplog

27th November, 2010

On Tuesday my boyfriend and I went to London for a day of Christmas shopping. I was hoping to find some nice dresses though unfortunately I didn’t end up finding any, but here’s what I did buy!

I will also be posting our pictures once they’re back from the lab so definitely check back soon!

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Purse from Primark, £4.

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Pyjama pants from Primark, £4.

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The Fry Chronicles, Waterstone’s, £13.

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Sleek Palette in Storm, Superdrug, £5,99.

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Nailpolish! Barry M £2,95, Barry M Nail Effects £3,95, MUA £1 and Beauty UK £1,79, all from Superdrug.

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Some quick swatches! Will do a more elaborate post on all of them soon! (All are 2 coats except the Nail Effects (crackle polish) which is one coat, the MUA and Beauty UK are three coats)

Does it seem like a lot of nail polish? I bought just six the first time around but after not finding any clothes decided to go back and get some more since it was basically all I had. The woman at the till in superdrug uttered a “wow” when I handed her 5 bottles. To be honest I’m sad I didn’t buy more cause I don’t get a chance to get my hands on any Barry M any time soon unless I pay gazillions on shipping and I’m not feeling up for that. I also feel like an utter pillock for completely forgetting about Models Own which I desperately wanted to get my hands on too, especially the “Car Key” collection. After some research I found out River Island stocks them too, it so happens that we just recently got our very own River Island in Antwerp so I must check it out!

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Dries and I also both got a Doctor Who poster at Forbidden Planet, an amazing sci-fi/cult retailer. They have everything from Doctor Who to Star Trek to Fantasy and Sci-Fi books to graphic novels and boardgames, a real treat for any geek! Also the guy that helped us at the till was the friendliest person (or the only friendly person!) we encountered in London, I honestly felt like hugging him he was so nice to us.

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Both posters were £3,99.

And here’s what Dries managed to find:

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T-Shirt and shoes were both £4 at Primark. Trousers were £32 at Topman.

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Shoes (same as pictures above) were £4 and fairisle jumper £14, both at Primark. Mustard trousers were £38 at Topman.

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This gorgeous satchel bag was only £24,99 at River Island. He’d been looking for a nice satchel bag for months to replace his rucksack so we were both really glad when we found this one. It’s gorgeous! I wish I was a guy so I could wear this, honestly it’s so great. Even my dad loved it so much that I think he wants one as well.

Overall quite pleased with what we got, even though I wish I had found more. There’s always next time!

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