Black Print and Tips on Neutral Nails

Here I've done some classy black stamping with black tips on a neutral brown colour.

I used the very neutral No7 ‘So Simple’ varnish. The tips and pattern are MUA ‘Shade 2′ and the stamping plate is Bundle Monster BM-224.

I topped it off with a couple of coats of Seche Vite. A couple of the tips aren't perhaps as straight as they could be, which I'm sure I’ll improve on with practice, overall though I'm quite pleased…

Golden Rose Nail Art

Today I've tried some gold ‘rose print’ nails. Although there is a bit of smudging on some of the prints, it looks quite ‘vintage’:

The colours I used were Rimmel ‘At Ease’ (520) for the base. I then used the ‘saran-wrap‘ method from ‘Nailed It‘ from to dot some No7 ‘Golden Pearl’ over the top. Now, I've got to give credit where credit’s due (with the link) but I'm going to have to call it ‘cling-film’ going forwards, I'm British after all!

The stamping was done with Bundle Monster plate 323 and MUA ‘Shade 2′ It’s a really pretty design!

Challenge:Jean Paul Gaultier Nails

Exciting times! I’ve had my first challenge request from Sian who asks:

“I have a new obsession in my life – the new diet coke can from Jean Paul Gaultier with the Breton stripes. Has been an object of fascination to me since I saw it on the shelves last week and have taken to leaving it in situ on my desk at work so myself and others can admire its wonderfulness.

How about a set of nails to give this iconic can double the attention it is getting already when you hold it?”

And here’s the result, Breton stripes and all!

I’m pretty impressed with the result – although I think I could have done a better job at making the space between the stripes more even…

The nail polish I used was Barry M ‘Matt White‘ and I used this striping tape again.

What do you think? If you have any other challenge ideas for me then submit your challenge here…

Blue Peacock Print Nails

This weekend I tried out some blue peacock style nails. They are pretty cute and were actually pretty easy to do:

The nail polishes used were Collection 2000 Hot Looks ‘Blue Hawaii’ for the base and Mua ‘Shade 11′ for the silver stamping. As an aside, I love Mua nail polishes for stamping – they are only £1 from Superdrug and while they are cheap, it’s great not to worry about wastage! For the dots I used No7 ‘Dollar 340′. The pattern is achieved with the Bundle Monster 2011 stamping plates. The plate used was BM-212. I used a dotting tool to create the spots within the print.

Feather Nail Art!

I’ve seen a few examples of feather nails recently, and I think that done well, they are absolutely beautiful. My favourite example so far has been on Chloe’s nails.

I ended up using nail foil glue, which worked great. The link I’ve included is to the brand I have and, although it’s the only one I’ve used, I think it works well. The only thing to remember is that it takes a bit of time to become ‘tacky’. I leave it for around 6-8 minutes, too soon or too late and it won’t stick well… The brown colour, as pictured, is No7 ‘Beanie’ and underneath the feather I used No7 ‘So Simple’.

And the feathers? I’ve been planning on a trip to a craft store soon, but I actually picked this up at Poundland (you’ll soon come to realise my love of this shop). They were actually part of a feather ‘hair clip’ set, but they’ve done the job pretty well I think!

It looks much better in black and white I think. I made the mistake of using too much top coat, in too thick layers, so it’s got those air trapped bubbles at the end, which are more obvious in the colour image.

Blue Striping Nail Art

I've been absolutely drooling over some of the striping mani’s I've seen on Pintrest recently, so I was dying to try my own!

It’s my first attempt at using striping test and I'm quite happy with the overall result. I could have been a bit neater around the edges, and I didn't do the best clean up job for the photos but I love the effect!

The colours I used were Collection 2000 ‘Button Moon’ and ‘Blue Hawaii’ for the end colours, and Barry M's ‘Blueberry Ice Cream’ (as pictured).

I used striping tape I bought from Amazon which came in at a few quid so a bit of a bargain for 10 colours! Some of the reviews aren’t great, and I do agree that it lifts at the sides a little after wear, however, I think that snipping it a little short and using a generous amount of a good top coat might help in the future… I’m sure I’ll have plenty more striping tape mani’s coming up so keep an eye out!

Pretty Purple Paisley Nail Art: Stamping

I recently got the latest latest Bundle Monster stamping plates and I have to say that after drooling over them online for some time this was top of my list to try out! The plate used was BM-315…

The polish used is Revlon ‘Violet’ (670) with the Konad White Special Nail Polish. I’m a bit disappointed with the fact that it’s a bit smudged. I think I need to be more careful when applying top coat. The top coat I used here was Sally Hansen Hard as Wraps. I think I perhaps didn’t use enough here so it pulled a bit on the stamping…

Pretty cute though! What do you think?

Hello & Welcome

Hi and welcome to my new blog, dedicated to all things nail art!

I'm a 20-something girl living in London. I've always enjoyed doing my nails but recently, with the amazing plethora of things you can buy and do, it’s turned into a bit of an obsession… I've created this blog to share my designs and inspiration with all the like-minded people out there.

I hope you enjoy my blog :)