Talon-tastic Thursday: Something for the weekend.

OMG BUNNY NAILZ!!!

Ehem. These sweet pastel rabbit tips would be perfect for the weekend that's in it, and I reckon they shouldn't be too difficult to DIY, even if you don't have any nail art tools at your disposal.

How to: OMG BUNNY NAILZ!!!

1. Taking care not to overload the brush of your chosen nail polish, do the slightly rounded outline of the head first and fill in.

2a. Use one brush stroke per ear. Remove excess polish from the tip of the brush by cleaning it on the inside of the neck of the nail polish bottle as you draw it out. This should also slightly flatten the tip of the brush, and you can use the "corner" at the flattened tip for extra control.

2b. Work from the tip of the ear back to the head so most of the polish on the brush is distributed at the tip; this will help give a tapered effect.

3. For the white ear insert, repeat 2a above with a white polish. Simples!

4. For the eyes, repeat 2a above with a black (or brown, or dark grey) polish, but this time use the long, flat edge of the flattened brush to create the eye lines.

5. Finish with a clear topcoat - Seche Vite or Sally Hansen Insta-Dri are my favourite fast-dry versions.


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Talon-tastic Thursday catches Royal Wedding feevah.

If the manicure from their engagement photos is anything to go by, it'll be nearly-nude nails all the way for Kate Middleton next Friday.

Elegant, understated, and finger-lengthening, they'll be perfectly appropriate for the occasion and allow the rings to take centre stage.

This obviously means that I will have to have enough going on with my talons for the both of us.

No worries, Kate. I think I've got it covered.

The plan at the moment is to wear Butter London No More Waity, Katie with a big ol' cartoon diamond on the ring finger while judging the dress/hair/overall day in the manner of Four Weddings and - hopefully - having buns. (We will be missing the local street party on our adopted London street and I am now obsessed with THE NEED TO HAVE BUNS to make up for it.)

Oh, and there will definitely be extra marks to be had if they pull something like this out of the hat:

Awe. Some.

It's a Jersey thing.

I have never actually watched an episode of Jersey Shore, but that didn't stop me from gleefully playing with the Jersey Shore Nickname Generator. Stick in your given moniker, tell the nice generator if you're a boy or a girl, start working on your accent, attitude, and tan, and it'll tell you what your name would be if you were a Jersey Shore character.

You may now refer to me as - wait for it - "The Opportunity".

Himself's Jersey Shore name, meanwhile, is "The Prince of Paramus".

Er... right.

Even the dog's ("B-Train") is better than that.


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