Happy 2nd July! // Minnie Mouse Nails

Afternoon all!
As you may have noticed, I've changed the url of my blog, and the header. When I started my blog, I didn't really know what I wanted to name it, so everything I had to name was something different. I'm not sure what made me choose Just Freckles either, (apart from the fact that I have a lot of freckles :]) but I think I'm happy with it! So re-welcome to my blog, Just Freckles!
Also, pinch punch, flick and a kick and all of that for the 1st of July. I am aware that it was yesterday, but I missed it. So, a belated, yay it's July! Bring on summer! To you all.
I attempted some sort of fancy nail art today, Minnie Mouse inspired. I have shaky hands for some reason, and can't seem to do my nails neatly, especially when I'm trying to do my right hand with my left! But I gave it my best shot.

There we go! I used a Nude Barry M nail varnish for the base colour, a no. 17 Red for the tips (which took me a long time to get straight. Anyone have any hints on how to make that easier?) and some nail art pens for the bows and polka dots, that I bought from eBay. They've got a thin brush, and a nib top for more precise detail. They are pretty adventurous for me but I'm pleased with them! The only other thing I can do is leopard print. I attempted some zebra-like stripes the other day, but it just looked like I'd had an accident with the black pen...

Does anyone else like to experiment with their nails? If anyone has any tips and tricks for me to try, I'd love to hear!

Sammy xo



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THE PINK PUNCH

So after a good browse in the High Street yesterday, I bought myself a few treats necessities. 

Up until recently I have had a massive obsession with Barry M nail varnish. I think I owned about 50 at one point, but I've had to get rid of some the gloopiest old ones! Tried thinning them out with nail varnish remover but I don't think any amount could salvage them :( Although they're not the best varnishes, every now and then you do find one with great consistency, that doesn't chip and does give great coverage, but really I think you'd be lucky to find 1 in 5 that is actually half decent! So although they're cheap, if you buy as many as me to find a good one, you may as well have bought something better. 

Now, I've wanted a good neon colour for a while, ever since borrowing a friends and falling in love with it, so I got myself Models Own, Pink Punch from the neon range. It's more that orangey-red highlighter colour, rather than pink highlighter, which they do also have. 

(Models Own, Pink Punch Neon Varnish, £5.00 from Boots)

After cutting, buffering and base coating my nails, (for base coat, I use Rimmel 60 second clear coat. It really does dry in 60 seconds!) I began to apply Pink Punch. It went on really easily, great consistency! I did 2 coats; it looked glossier, and made sure the colour wasn't patchy. It dried really quickly, I didn't have to wait to apply the 2nd coat. I also didn't bother with a topcoat, and after making dinner last night, washing and blow-drying my hair, and going to the gym today, it hasn't chipped at all! 

I will be trying out some other colours to make sure it wasn't just a one-off, but I would give this particular Nail Varnish 5 stars! ☆☆☆☆☆

Sammy xo

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