Great British Summer

Obviously, the weather inspired me to do this look - 

This look has a fair few steps but is relatively easy to do.

Colours -

- BarryM 295 Turquoise

- BarryM 134 Yellow

- 17 Nail Tip Whitener

You will also need an old cosmetic sponge to do the clouds!

- So, first off, two basecoats.

- Then, two coats of the Turquoise.

- Spray of quick dry.

- Next, use the sponge to dab on two coats of the white to make the cloud effect - 

- Using one of the nail art brushes, I painted the yellow on my ring finger to look like the sun!

- Dab a small amount of clear varnish where the rhinestone is going.

- Stick on the stone using an orangewood stick.

- Top coat to finish.

Lov-er-ly!

I really enjoyed doing this look, and I think it's nice and, well, summery....

See you guys soon!

WN x

Get Foiled : Snake Skin

Another fabulous purchase from sparkly-nails.co.uk. I got some foil with a fabulous snake print on, and according August fash mags, snake print is gonna be big this A/W.
Again another first! Here's how they turned out - 

Shiny! So along with the foils you'll need some foil adhesive too, which I also got from sparkly-nails - 

They were £4.85 all together. And considering that the adhesive will last me for a long long time, probably a bargain.

- So first off I used one basecoat as I wasn't using any colour, so my nails weren't likely to stain

- Then I applied a thin coat of the nail adhesive and waited a few minutes for it to go tacky - 

- Then, I cut off a section of foil and gently laid it on top of my nail - 

- Next I just rubbed over the foil with a cotton bud, being careful not to crease the foil.

- Top coat to finish.

The great thing about these foils is that if they don't quite cover right, you can just re-lay the foil on the nail, rub it again with the cotton bud and you can  patch the nail up easy peasy.

I think foils give a really nice effect, and even though it my first go, I found them quite easy to do! Ofcourse there is an infinite range of colours and patterns available. And they're good fun too :)

Stay shiny! 

WN x

Artistry : Mondrian

One of favorite artists ever is Piet Mondrian. He was really the only artist I ever took interest in at school! For those of you unfamiliar, this is a classic example of his work - 

I hope you can see why I thought it would make great inspiration for a nail design! 

I recently discovered a fabulous website called sparkly-nails.co.uk. It's great for all kinds of nail art supplied and at decent prices too. So I bought some black striping tape for £2.20 for about 1.6 metres, and thought I would give this a go!

And here is how it turned out -

As with many things on this blog, this was my first ever try at striping tape, but I think I did alright!

The colours I used are all (suprisingly) BarryM

- 66 Matt White

- 47 Black

- 134 Yellow

- 291 Cobalt Blue

- 262 Bright Red

- So to begin, basecoats and two coats of the white.

- Then I cut small lengths of the striping tape, and used tweezers to place it on my nails to outline the pattern I wanted - 

- Next, using a selection of brushes from my new set off Ebay, I painted two coats of each colour in each space.

- Finish with topcoat.

I must admit that this look really did test my patients! I properly enjoyed doing it though, and I am proud of the finished look. And I must admit, I think it's the best look I've done to date! 

Hope you all enjoy, and don't forget to check out sparkly-nails.co.uk. Amazing site!

Adios :)

WN x

Classic Mani - Avon Style

Speaking of a classic manicure, my Avon order came the other day and one of things I ordered is a French Manicure set. It comes with a white and a nude and tip stickers aswell. Like so - 

And this is the result - 

I think the colours and the formulas are perfect for the classic manicured look.

It's pretty easy to do and as you get all the bits you need in the kit it's great value for money.

- So first off the usual basecoats

- Then apply the tips to the nail wherever you want - 

- Next two coats of white over the tip of the nail

- Once dry remove the tip so as the keep the line nice and sharp- 

- Two coats of the nude colour over the whole nail

- Top coat

- Done :)

I think, as much as I love nail art and experimenting with colours and patterns, you can't beat a good manicure! And I really like this kit. It's a great price and the polishes are full size. And for about £6 (I think!) proper bargain.

Definitely recommended!

Till the next one....

WN x

Diagonals

I bought yet more Barry M recently. I know. Surprise. And I wanted to try out both colours but I'm far too impatient to do them separately. So here they are together - 

Nice. This kind of thing is super easy. Really if I can do it.......

So, colours Barry M - 312 Indigo

                           - 302 Fushia

- Basecoats!

- Next, using scotch tape, tape off your nail wherever you want your colours to meet - 

- Scotch tape is really best for this as, if your careful with it, it won't pull of your basecoats when you remove it!

- Then, paint two coats of your colour on the bottom half of the nail.

- Spray of quick dry before you remove the tape so as the keep the line nice and sharp -

- Then carefully paint two coats of the second colour on the top of the nail. 

- Top coat and done!

It really is easy to do, and I think it makes a fun change to the classic manicure shape.

Hope you enjoy kids,

Tatty bye :)

WN x

Aztec Godess

I love it when a high street store comes out with some great nail varnishes and this is my latest purchase - 

It's from Accessorize and it's called 'Aztec' and it's so beautiful! In the photo I have three coats on, and you can really see how the colour builds up as you add layers. It has the prettiest aqua blue undertone and it shines all kinds of colours in the light, from gold to purple to green. 

All in all I was super impressed by this polish and, with the fab range of colours they have, I reckon you can't go wrong for £4! All in all, Love.

See you soon,

WN x