Lacquer Legion - Yummy

Hi everyone,

So today I'm taking part in this months Lacquer Legion Challenge. It's been a while since I've taken part in the Lacquer Legion, things have just got on top of me and I've been very unorganised to say the least.

Anyway so this months theme is Yummy, and for this design the first thing that came into my mind was dessert, but instead I decided to go for something different!

Reverse Ombré Leopard Print

Hi everyone,
So for today's design I was inspired by the talented Sarah from My Mint Nails. Sarah actually did this design back in July and as soon as I saw it I put it on my list of nail designs to recreate! The design I'm talking about is a sort of reverse leopard with a gradient, which Sarah did with a summery pink/orange gradient, which you can see here. I decided to go for a cold colour scheme since were are coming up to winter now. 
Here's my design:

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Models Own Apple Pie, Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss, Rimmel Salon Pro Britpop and Avon Nailwear Pro in Licorice

31DC2014 Day 12: Stripes

Hi everyone,
So for day 12 of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge the theme is stripes. I decided to freehand the stripes as I couldn't face the hassle of striping tape! - I think they turned out quite well to say I did them freehand.
Here is my design:

I used Avon Nailwear Pro Real Red, Rimmel I Love Last Lasting Finish in Sunshine, NYC High Line Green, No7 Stand Back and LA Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in White

31DC 2014 Day 4: Green

Hi everyone,
So today's colour is green. Green is not my favourite colour in the world but I do love turquoise and jade! I decided to do another negative space design but this time it's a bit more detailed and I love this design!- I don't want to take it off tomorrow! 

I used Graffiti Nails Pistachio and Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Licorice

Models Own Bottleshop

Hi everyone, 

So over the weekend I finally made it to a Models Own Bottleshop! The Bottleshop in White Rose (Leeds) is one of the newest editions to the Bottleshop franchise along with the one in Meadowhall (Sheffield). 

Mini Watermelon Nails

Hi everyone,
So first of all sorry it's been quiet on the blog for the last few days! I recently got a summer job - which I love - and things have just got so busy! I haven't had anytime to paint my nails recently and sadly I cannot wear nail polish at work either! 
Anyway today I have a day off and decided to create some summer nails. After seeing watermelon nails on Dahlia Nails, My Mint Nails, The Naily Mail, Nail Lacquer UK, The Nailasaurus & Roaring Nails' blogs I just knew I had to do my own version - they are just so cute!

Here's my design:

I used Ciate Ferris Wheel, NYC High Line Green, Barry M Coral, Barry M Nail Art Pen in White and Barry M Nail Art Pen in Black

Geometric Mix & Match

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show some nails I wore for an interview a few weeks ago. 
I was so excited for this interview - I couldn't believe my luck! But when I sat down to create a design I had some sort of mental block! I hadn't painted my nails for so long so I guess all creative thoughts had vanished whilst I was revising! I eventually came up with this design. I have to be honest, at first I didn't like it, I even emailed the girls from Dahlia Nails to ask their opinion! 
Sadly I didn't get the job, but the more I wore the design, the more I liked it! It gave me a chance to experiment, and I'm happy with the end result. Those of you who follow me on instagram have probably seen a little preview of this design already! 
Anyway, enough about me, here's the design:

I used Models Own Grape Juice, Models Own Blueberry Muffin, Models Own Apple Juice, Models Own Banger, Models Own Roman Candle, Models Own Rocket, Models Own Catherine Wheel and Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black. 

The Lacquer Legion: Garden

Hi everyone,

So it's almost the end of the month which means Lacquer Legion time! This months theme is Garden! When I first saw this design I was completely uninspired. I know the obvious design is flowers, but I didn't want to do that, I wanted to do something different and push myself to create something unique. The design I have come up with is nothing like my usual style of designs, but it's why I like it even more!

Here's the design:

Polish Party: Splatter Nails

Hi everyone,
So today I thought I'd show you the design I created for this months Polish Party theme - splatter. I have to be honest with you, when I first saw this theme I wasn't going to participate. Every time I try to do splatter nails they always fail, but this time I thought I'd give them a try, but do something slightly different.
Here's what I came up with:

I used Maybelline Color Show Iced Queen, Max Factor Cool Jade and Barry M Nail Art Pen in White

Guest Post: Emily from Nailsxo

Hi everyone,

So today I have a guest post from Emily from Nailsxo. Emily is one of my favourite bloggers, she comes up with great designs and I love her photos. She's also a great blogging friend too!
Anyway over to Emily:

Hi everyone! Emily here from Nailsxo. I'm so happy to be here doing this guest post for Jayna, I really love looking at her nails and reading her posts (big fan) :)! So lets get to it!

If you have been reading my blog, then you'll know that I've been making a lot of nail art based around Spring - I love it! It means creating colourful designs and using bright colours, my favourite! So when thinking of ideas, Spring was still at the forefront of my mind, so I gave in and did another Spring design ;). 

Models Own Roman Candle Swatch

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you another swatch from Models Own's Fireworks collection.

Instead of showing you this collection over black like the majority of the swatches I have seen, I've decided to use a different base colour to show the versatility of the collection.

Today's nail polish is Models Own Roman Candle.

Rocket is available from the Models Own Website, Boots and Superdrug for £5.00

Simple Gradient

Hi everyone,

So today's design is something I've been wanting to do for such a long time, but have only just got round to trying out. I really like the look of gradients with a layer of glitter on top, so I decided to have a go at doing one myself.
Here's what I came up with:

I used Max Factor Mini Cool Jade, Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, Fingr's Heart 2 Art The Boys in Blue and Technic Treasure Chest (Gold glitter)

Barry M Pacific Swatch

*This nail polish was purchased by me

Hi everyone,

So after passing my driving text a few weeks ago I decided to treat myself to some new nail polishes! I bought No7 Galaxy (see swatches here) and Barry M Pacific, which I am going to show you today.

Pacific is part of the new Barry M Aquarium Collection. It consists of 4 duochromes (Mediterranean, Caspian, Arabian and Pacific) and 2 glitter toppers (Treasure Chest and Mermaid). 

Each nail polish comes in a bottle with a gold cap which has scales printed on! I think this is a really nice touch from Barry M and they have also written the name of the collection on the cap too! I hope they do something similar to this with other collections!

This nail polish is available from the Barry M website, Boots and Superdrug for £3.99.

Models Own Catherine Wheel Swatch

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd show you another swatch from Models Own's Fireworks collection.

Instead of showing you this collection over black like the majority of the swatches I have seen, I've decided to use a different base colour to show the versatility of the collection.

Today's nail polish is Models Own Catherine Wheel.

Rocket is available from the Models Own website, Boots and Superdrug for £5.00

Polish Party: Spring

Hi everyone,

So this months Polish Party theme is Spring. Spring always reminds me of when I was in Primary School. My and my friends would always sit on the grass and make Daisy Chain bracelet's for each other, so I'd thought I'd incorporate daisies into my design. 

A couple of days ago I was contacted by Julep and asked to take part in their Spring Nail Art Contest! Julep has so many gorgeous nail polishes to choose from (see them here)! I've decided to put this design forward for the competition, however I wasn't able to use any Julep nail polishes because sadly they don't ship to the UK (fingers crossed they do soon though!).

This is also my entry for NailPolis' Spring Nail Art contest. If you like the design please vote for me here

 Here's what I came up with:

I used Rimmel Lycra Pro Aqua Cool, NYC High Line Green, Barry M Matt White and Models Own Nail Art Pen in Yellow

The Lacquer Legion: Lucky

Hi everyone,

So for March's Lacquer Legion theme is Lucky.

To be honest when I first saw this theme I was stuck. However I've made this design personal by painting what is lucky for me.

Freehand Half Moons

Hi everyone,

Looking back through my last few designs I've realised I've been using turquoise a lot! I think it's slowly becoming my new favourite nail polish colour, I think I love it almost as much as purple! 

Anyway, continuing with turquoise/green nails, I thought I'd have a go at doing half moon nails again. Half moons are such a simple design but are so elegant. The last time I tried this design I used hole reinforces to get the moon shape (see the post here), but as promised I said I would try this design freehand.

Here is the outcome:

I used Max Factor Cool Jade and Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty.

Triangle Half Moons

Hi everyone,

So I finally managed to get my hands on the perfect turquoise polish! I've been looking for a polish this colour for such a long time now and I finally found it when I was in my local Boots. The nail polish I'm talking about is Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise.

As soon as I bought this I couldn't resist putting it on and doing some nail art. I decided to come up with a simple design so that I could show off the colour.

Here's my design:

I used Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, LA Colours Art Deco Striper in Black and Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty

Simple Cartoon Stars

Hi everyone,

So this design is not my best, but the aim of this blog is so show both my nail art fails and successes. For this design I wanted to practice drawing stars because drawing them freehand is pretty tricky (well I think it is!).

Here's my design:

I used Company Polish in LANA, LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Black and LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Teal Glitter

Green Jelly Sandwich Nails

Hi everyone,

So for today's design I wanted to revisit jelly sandwich nails, a technique I tried for the first time last year. I loved the outcome (See the post here), however when it came to removing the design it took so long because of the glitter. Because of this I decided to stay away from this design, however today I found myself coming back to this design but with a different colour combination!

Here's my design:

I used Company Polish in LANA and Technic Carnival