Black and white stripes over Blue My Mind

Hey hey, sorry about the rubbish title for this post, couldn't think of a better way to describe my latest effort:) This design is nicked from the WAH Book of Nails, I've been wanting to do it for ages, and I'm so chuffed with the colour scheme.

The blue is Blue My Mind by H&M, the white is Matt White by Barry M and the black is my trusty striper from Models Own. Is there any design that this blue doesn't look good in? 

Corset nails:)

Finally, an evening to myself where I could experiment with something new:) Last night I sat on my sofa (I know, Saturday night on the sofa, I'm so cool, but in fairness I was still hanging from a wedding the night before!) and spent ages on the internet searching various blogs and ideas for something new. I really wanted to use my new Purple Imperial from Models Own and my Wah/Models Own gold nail art pen. After much searching, I hit upon the idea of corset nails. I'm pretty pleased with the results, although my hand wasn't quite steady enough on the laces. But glad I finally got time to try something new and push myself a little bit.

I used my favourite pink for the base, Rose Poudre by Maybelline - it's all kinds of awesome! 

A word on the purple. The word is - bubbly! Another Models Own polish that bubbles regardless of layer thickness/drying time. It's incredibly annoying. I'm wondering if it's the colour purple as my other purple bubbled terribly as well, but maybe that's a bit mad. Any ideas peeps?