Ah birthdays, so bittersweet – celebrations, presents, and
chocolate for breakfast, mingled with the reality that you’re another year
older.
My initial idea for ‘birthday nails’ was to go all out with
cake and balloon designs, but I realised I wouldn’t have a chance to change
them for a few days so opted for something slightly more subtle. The birthstone
for September is sapphire, so I chose dark blue and plenty of sparkle – no
birthday should be without glitter.
I wrote my age in polka dots. Can you read the digits?
Last year I attended a nail art masterclass with Sophy
Robson (you can read about it at Cosmopolitan UK). One of the tips I took away
with me is that glitter nail polish looks even better when layered with other
glitter nail polishes – just keep adding different shapes and colours. With this in mind I layered OPI ‘Absolutely Alice’ and Topshop ‘3D’,
with my no.1 glitter: YSL ‘Feuille
D’Or’. I’m really not looking forward to trying to get it off!
It’s been a me-me-me kind of week, because as well as my
birthday I also said goodbye to the job I’ve had for over a year. The beautiful and thoughtful girls I worked
with couldn’t have found me a more apt leaving card…
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