Manicure Monday: Purple and Silver

This manicure looks really effective and is really simple to do too. first I painted my nails with the silver colour and let it dry completely. Then I used sellotape to create the triangle shape and painted over with the purple. Let it dry and remove the tape and you are left with these cute nails!

Gem x

Halloween NOTD : Bullet Hole and Dripping Blood

I love doing nail art, but haven't had any time recently. With Halloween coming up I just had to do some spooky/gory nail art.

I've seen a few people do something similar, but came across this image on pinterest and decided to recreate it. I love the added bullet hole.

I'm going out on Wednesday and dressing up as dead riding hood, so will probably be sporting these nails.

What are your plans for Halloween?

Gem x

NOTD: Inspired by Cute Polish Cartoon Nails

I had to do a short NOTD post on these nails as I think they are so cute and eye catching. I got the Idea from Cute Polish, I'm sure you are aware of her YouTube channel, but if you aren't here is a link.

I painted my nails black first, and then painted the pink over the top as I found this technique easier than just painting a black line around the outside of my nails.

Gem x

Easter NOTD

Happy Easter :)

Jack Skeleton Nightmare Before Christmas Nails

The Nightmare Before Christmas used to be my favourite film ever. I used to watch it over and over when I was younger, I think I may have been going through a phase haha. I loved Jack, so when I came across this YouTube tutorial by CutePolish, I had to have a go at it myself.

These nails are perfect for today, Halloween and I love them!

What nails are you sporting this Halloween?

Gem x

NOTD: Glitter Chevron Tips

I came across this lovely nail art tutorial over on Company Magazines website. They look really cute and effective, and are so simple to create. I decided to bling mine up a little and use glitter instead of another colour nail polish. I used about 3 coats of glitter polish to get this opacity.

They looked better in real life. I think I need to invest in a better camera as this seems to be the same for all my nail art pictures.

Are you currently sporting any nail art at the moment, or have you come across any cute turorials? I need some more inspo :)


Gem x

NOTD: Minnie Mouse Inspired

On November the 4th I am off to Disneyland Paris! I am so excited, probably more than the kids. I have always loved Disney and Minnie Mouse is my favourite character so todays NOTD is inspired by Minnie herself.

Minnie is usually dressed in red, but I didn't own a red polish at the time, so I went with pink. In Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (which I am subjected to on a daily basis) on Disney Junior, she does actually wear pink so I went with it :)

How cute are they? I think I will definitely be rocking these on my trip, unless I come up with an even better Disney inspired nail art!

Gem x

NOTD: Cute Cupcakes

Today's NOTD is cupcake nails. These were quite easy to create really, it just takes a bit of patience (which I have hardly any of at the moment). I think they turned out pretty good, and look quite cute. Next time I do them they will look better as I am getting quite a lot of practice with nail art recently :) 

Gemx

NOTD: Dot Flowers

I created this simple nail art by using a hair grip! (bobby pin) They are a great alternative to dotting tools, If like me, you like doing simple nail art but don't want to invest in professional tools. Most people already have them lying around somewhere. I also bought a cheap pack of paint brushes the other day to use for nail art. 

Gem x

NOTD: Hello Kitty

Hello! Today I have another NOTD for you. Its a bit of a cute and fun one, not one for everyday, but would look cute for a night out.

I was browsing for nail ideas and came across a few Hello Kitty nail designs and loved them, so decided to give it a go myself. Here's the finished result.

I entered these nails into Makeup Geeks weekly challenge. Usually it is a challenge to create a makeup look inspired by something, such as summer. But this week it was to create nail art. I knew I didn't have a chance at winning for my skill, but Marlena is lovely and also gives a prize to one entry at random and guess what? I won! I am so pleased. The prize was a Sephora manicure set and I am so excited to receive it!

What do you think of my Hello Kitty nails? Do you like fun nail designs or do you like to keep it simple?

Gem x

Gradient glitter tipped nails NOTD

I'm not usually a fan of glitter nails, but I think these are a great way of wearing glitter without it being too full on.

I painted my nails with a peachy nude base coat and allowed it to dry completely. Then I put a layer of silver glitter polish half way down my nail and let it dry. Then I put another layer of glitter on that but stopped about two thirds of the way down to create the gradient effect. I put a few more layers on the nail tip and voilà, gradient glitter tips. 

Gem x

Simple Daisy Nail Art

I found this really simple nail art tutorial on the lovely Holly Arabella Blog. Link to direct blog post here.
It is really simple to do and the end result is lovely.

I originally wanted my ring finger nails to have the daisy on, but they didn't work out too well so I did them on the middle nail instead. I also found doing my left hand difficult (left handed) my hands were very unsteady but with a little patients it turned out well in the end.

I used Nails inc Bluebell for the base coat, Boots 17 white polish for the petals and Collection 2000 Orange Punch for the centre of the flower, but it would look great using any colours you want.

For the daisy, you have to wait until the base colour is completely dry. Then paint an L shape in the white colour. Wait for that to dry then paint a diagonal line in the middle. Then wait for that to dry and paint the dot for the centre. It does take a bit of time waiting for the polishes to dry but it is worth it for the end result.

Have you come across any good nail art tutorials recently?

Gem x

'Saran Wrap' Nails (Clingfilm)

I have been a bit into nail art recently. Only really easy nail art though because I am still crap at nails. I have seen these 'Saran Wrap' or Cling Film manicures popping up a lot recently so decided to give them a go. 


They are really easy to do. First make 10 little balls out of cling film. Then paint your nails in a base colour of your choice and let it dry completely. Then you paint another colour on top and while its still wet you get one of the little cling film balls and dab it onto the nail. It will leave a really cool marble-like effect on your nails.


I chose two similar colours for a subtle effect, but you could go for bright clashing colours for a more out-there look. 


Gem x 

Two Ways to Wear: Ombre Nails

I apologise in advance for the state of my nails. I need to find a good cuticle oil which isn't too pricey, so If you have any suggestions let me know!

I have seen ombre nails popping up on lots of blogs and I wanted to try the trend out for myself. I googled 'ombre nails tutorial' and came across a tutorial which involved painting the two colours you are going to use on a piece of paper and dipping a sponge into it. Then dab it onto the nails and repeat until desired effect is achieved. I had planned on linking back to the tutorial but I cant for the life of me find it argh! But here's the end result and pictures of the process. I was so proud of how these turned out as I am so useless at painting my nails. From a distance they looked awesome haha.

I have also seen ombre nails in the form of a dark to light colour on every nail. I think it was on Blake Lively so I decided to try this out too. This type of ombre nails is definitely the least messy and easiest to achieve.

Have you tried the ombre nails trend yet?

Gem x