Easter Chicks!!

Happy Easter Everybody!!

Today I have done Easter chicks on my nails, I'm not sure about them: I think they might be a bit basic but you don't know until you try as they say!

For these nails I used:

Sinful Colors - Let's Meet (Yellow)

Barry M - Tangarine (Orange)

Rio Professional Nail Art Pen in Black

Sinful Colors - Snow Me White

Here's a quick tutorial:

1. Firstly paint the nails one solid colour.

2. Use a dotting tool to paint the beak and feet.

3. Use a dotting tool to paint two large black dots for the eyes.

3. Use a smaller dotting tool to add the white dots for the eyes.

Happy Easter and I hope you like :)

Flower Mani!!

In my last post, Pink Nails!!, I did a flowery design and this week I took that design and did it on each of my nails but in different colours. I used loads of different polishes for this so I can't name them all but I tried to use colours that contrasted but were pretty :)

Below is a bit of a tutorial that shows what I did:

1. Paint each nail a different colour. I always do 2 coats so that it is opaque.

2. Using a dotting tool, use a similar colour to the base coat to paint dots all over the nail. Leave big enough gaps in between to add the flowers.

3. Use a smaller dotting tool to make dots all around the first dots. Did that make sense? Anyway, you can see what I did below. It doesn't matter if the flowers touch.

4. Once completely dry, add a clear top cat. I used Rimmel 60 seconds in Clear.

I hope you like :)

Pink Nails!!

This week I wanted to try a couple of different nail art techniques.

And I tried to use only used 3 different nail varnishes: Fearne Cottons's Baby Pink, and Coral/Salmon colour (I'm not sure of their exact names because they're from a gift set) and 17 High Gloss in LOVE. Then I added a topcoat of Rimmel 60 Seconds in Clear.

So, from left to right. On my thumb I used a dotting tool and I think this effect is called feathering. You simply start at the top and create a line of dots and then work your way down the nail using more lines of dots.

On my index finger I used cellotape to make the pointy shapes. I painted my nail in one solid colour and once it completely was dry I put on the cellotape and painted over the top and gently peeled of the cellotape.

On my middle finger I used a sponge to make an ombre effect.

On my ring finger I used a dotting tool to make the little flowers.

And finally on my little finger I used cellotape again.

 

 

And this weekend we break up for the Easter holidays: Hurrah!! So, hopefully you can expect to see some more designs over the next two weeks. I hop you like :)

 

Abstract nails!!

This week's nail art was inspired by a design I saw on the Internet. It took me forever but I was so pleased with the finished result, I could have tidied around the edges a bit more however I was expected it to be much messier than this so I am definitely happy!
To do these nails firstly paint each nail a different colour, this will make up the central square. Then, paint a strip along the bottom, a strip up the right, another along the top and finally one down the left. To finish add lines using a black nail art pen. The nail varnishes that I used are pictured below.
I hope you like! :)

Sheep nails!!

I was looking for inspiration, browsing through loads of blogs on the Internet and found some like these. I used a dotting tool to make the sheep's body and head and a smaller one for the eyes, I used a dotting tool again to make the white dots on the non-ring fingers. I love these and can't wait to do a whole farmyard! :P
I hope you like :)

Black Crackle by Barry M

This "Instant Effect" nail varnish by Barry M was really big a while back and I recently rediscovered my love for it! I think the black looks great over almost any colour, especially something bright like this pink and I have seen this effects done over a gradient polish, so I must try that!!
This is a really quick mani to do and the Barry M nail varnish is quite cheap too. They've just released a new "Instant Effect" called Croc Effect and I saw it in the shops the other day so I must go and buy it in Burgundy. All I would say is that you MUST remember to apply a clear top coat otherwise the crackle just well... crackles off :P
I hope you like :)