WAH Look #25 - Zig-Zag

You guys I can't believe we're here! The last look from the second book from WAH!! 

I had a couple of hiccups (including a poorly week) but I got there in the end :-)

The final mani from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls is called Zig-Zag - 

Inspired by the fabulous fashion house Missoni, these nails are so fun and look great over a bright background.

The pink is Paul & Joe 033 Bermuda, orange is Models Own Beach Party from the Hed Kandi Collection, blue is Cyan Blue by Barry M and finally the dark green is e.l.f Green Machine.

I also used Barry M Black with a small striping brush for the pattern.

I'm actually quite loving these!! I like the pink / orange base the best. It makes me happy :-)

I hope you've all enjoyed this series. I know I have! Do you have a favourite? I love so many but I think Houndstooth, Script Writing or Splatter most. I can't decide!!

Have a fabulous weekend polish peeps,

WN x

*Photo's form The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*

WAH Look #24 - Ying Yang

Happy New Year polish people!! I hope you all have had a wonderful 2013 and 2014 bring you so much joy and happiness (and polish) :-)

Now, we're at the penultimate look from WAH - Ying Yang. Instantly recognisable, and pretty simple to do too. 

I love the mani's like this, minimal products but big impact.

For these nails, I used Illamasqua Scorch as my white base, then Barry M black on top. I then used a dotting tool for the contrasting spots.

They took me time at all really! The most difficult part was deciding where to put the spots to make sure the looked even enough.

Check back Friday for the last look from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls! :-O

WN x

*Photo's from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*

WAH Look #23 - Woven

I can't believe this is that last week of my WAH Nails series!!

Just three looks to go. Amazing.
I just want to say a big thank you to anyone who has stopped by over the last few weeks, and if you're new... welcome!

Today's look is called Woven, and is a lot less time consuming as you may first think :)

Like the book says, this is just another example of how versatile monochrome colours can be.

I think my pen skills are improving slowly....!

All you will need is a black nail art pen and a white polish. I used Illamasqua Scorch.

I had a couple of minor 'blobbing' issues where I squeezed the pen a bit hard, but apart from that I'm pretty happy with these nails!

Side note - I must apologise for the yellow cuticles! It's remnants of the last look, and I didn't realise till I looked through the pictures...

Anyway! I hope you like these nails, and I'll see you Wednesday for the penultimate WAH look. I'm excited.

WN x

*Photo's from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*

WAH Look #22 - Tie Dye Swirl

I hope you've all had a fabulous holiday period :) and that you were all spoilt rotten, and spoilt you're loved one's in return.

Now THIS is a look I can get into :)

Two colours and a cocktail stick! And nail magic ensues :)

The book says to 'blob' on the nail varnish, and when you've blobbed as much as you think you need, blob a bit more! You don't want to hit the nail with your cocktail stick, as you'll remove any varnish and obviously damage your nail.

A light touch is best, however if you have enough nail polish on it's not really an issue.

For this mani, I used Illamasqua Self and Beautybay Espanola Way. And a cocktail stick of course!

These are great fun, and you can really have control over your lines and patterns. I think my little finger came out best, which is strange as I've usually lost all patience by that point.

Hope you like these, and I'll see you monday for the last week of WAH mani's!!!

WN x

*Photo's from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*

WAH Look #21 - Tie Dye Fade

First of all-

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

I hope you all have a fabulous day, and Santa has brought you everything you wanted :-)

Second of all - 

I hate this one! I am literally the worst ever at gradients to start with, so doing them vertically down the nail was an absolute nightmare!!

I don't really have much to say except sorry!!! Anyway, back to the nails...

The colours I used are Nubar Lemon Sorbet, Illamasqua Noble, Nails Inc. Campden Hill Road, elf Skinny Jeans, and Barry M bright Purple.

The less said about these the better!

See you Friday!

WN x

*Photo's from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*

WAH Look #20 - Tartan

Today's look is suitably festive I feel, so hopefully this will make up for my lack of Christmas nails this year!!

WAH Nails look number 19 is called Tartan, and I found it so hard! If you've followed me for a while, you'll know I just don't have any patience. I try so hard, but I just can't!

On reflection, I don't think they turned out too badly although I know I'm capable of better...

Colours used are China Glaze Winter Berry, and Barry M Black, White and Yellow., and a black nail art pen.

I think this is just another case of practice makes perfect!

WN x

*Photo's from The WAH Nails Book of Downtown Girls by Sharmadean Reid*