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    How to paint your nails

    How to paint your nails to create a beautiful manicured look. Painting your nails can be a fun and unique way to show your personality and add a splash of colour to your look. How to paint your nails-prep The first step to painting your nails is to have healthy nails. A nail care routine is important for both nail health and nail growth. Next, immediately before painting your nails, you need to prep them. Remove any previously applied nail polish (details below) Wash your hands well and clean your nails. Use a scrub to tackle dry skin. Dry hands carefully and apply moisturiser. Next use a nail file to…

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    Review of Barry M topcoats and basecoats

    The best and the worst topcoats and basecoats  Wondering which Barry M topcoats and basecoats is best for your manicure? Barry M is one of my top brands for nail products. Colourful, affordable, accessible via shops and online, cruelty free and based in the UK this brand is a great starting point into nail polish, nail art and makeup too. However as with all brands some products are better than others! Check out my reviews below on some of their key basics for nail art-top coats and base coats Topcoats A topcoat goes on top of your nail polish to protect your nails, it also generally adds shine (unless the…

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    Holo Taco Christmas Collection

    The perfect glitters for winter Holo Taco Christmas 2021 Collection features 6 beautiful glitters perfect for the winter season. Holo Taco polishes have a wide range of finishes and colours and these feature holo glitters in three sizes for the ultimate sparkle. These seasonal Christmas Glitters are back were back last year for one last festive treat. After Christmas 2023 these beautiful glitters were retired! Holo Taco Christmas Collection Polish Review I have recently been swatching the beautiful Christmas collection from Holo Taco which is 6 glitter polishes full of holo and coloured glitter. This was originally released for Christmas 2021 but is being released this “holo-day” season too (however…

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    Holo Taco Rainbow Collections

    A full spectrum of linear holo nail polish Holo Taco linear holo polish comes in a rainbow of colours. The company has previously released three rainbow-inspired linear holographic (or holo) nail polish collections. Nail polish and nail art is for everyone. This is something I truly believe in and I believe as well that love is love, so acceptance is something we should all be working towards always. To that end June-Pride Month-is a perfect time to wear your feelings on your fingers and Holo Taco has three linear holo rainbow collections to allow you to do just that! Each collection features 7 polishes based on the colours of the…