Christmas Nails!

Hi everyone,

So I am back home for Christmas! I got back from university over the weekend but as soon as I got back I had to start work! To say the least it's been pretty busy for me the past few days and I doubt it'll be any quieter over Christmas!

 Anyway it's Christmas Eve! Today I thought I'd show you the nail art which I'm going to wear for Christmas Day (tomorrow!). Here's my design:

I used Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, Rimmel I Love Lasting Finish Your Majesty, Revlon Gold Coin and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Half Tribal Pop Art

Hi everyone,

It's the 1st of December! I cannot believe how quick this year has gone! Anyway so with it being December I'm sure you'd expect there to be some festive nail art on the blog, but you might have to wait a little longer for that! Sadly today's design isn't festive, but the next nail art post I do will be! - I already have lots of ideas floating around for Christmas nail art!

Anyway so for today's design I decided to revisit my tribal pop art nails, as I haven't done those in a while.

This time I decided to do a sort of half and half design, here's what I came up with:

I used Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise, Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Avon Naillwear Pro+ in Licorice

31DC2014 Day 18: Half Moons

Hi everyone,

So today's theme is Half Moons. I love half moons designs they are a classic and always look elegant. The colour combinations are endless too!

Here's my design:

I used Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise and LA Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in White

31DC2014 Day 11: Polka Dots

Hi everyone,

So for day 11 the theme is polka dots. I decided to try a white base for polka dots instead of another colour as white is normally the colour of most polka dot nails! I also decided to add a sort of ombre effect to the design too. 
Here's what I came up with:

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Models Own Grape Juice, Maybelline Color Show Iced Queen, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare and Sinful Colors Amethyst

Holiday Nails

Hi everyone,

So today I'm going to show you the nails I am wearing for my summer holiday! I leave this weekend and of course I have to have my nails painted for the occasion! As soon as we booked our holiday I knew exactly what I was going to have on my nails -  a design I'd seen over at Nailed It NZ, a blog run by the insanely talented Jessie who is also training to be a nail tech!

How amazing is her design? 

Jessie actually did a tutorial for this design which you can see here and you can also see her original post with more photos of the design here. She also re-did this design as part of the 'Trip Down Nail Art Lane Challenge' and I loved it just as much as the first one that I took inspiration from both to create my holiday nails!

 Here's my recreation of Jessie's design:

Guest post: Robin from rexxx did it - Let's Go Louboutin!

Hi everyone,

So today I have the last post in my guest post series. I have 3 exams left now and have managed to find some time to create a few designs which  I'll show you over the next few weeks. Today's guest post is from one of my favourite bloggers Robin from Rexxx did it. Robin's designs are always so unique and she's a great blogging friend too!

Anyway over to Robin:

Hi everyone!

I'm Robin, a 22 year old girl from Belgium who is addicted to nail polish (but then again, aren't we all? ). I also run the nail art blog rexxx did it :)

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

Would you rather? - Beauty Edition

Hi everyone,

So as I'm not painting my nails at the moment I decided let you all get to know a bit more about me by catching up on a few posts I've been tagged in. I think I'll make this a regular thing for the next few weeks!
Today I've decided to take part in the Would you rather? - Beauty Edition post.

I first saw this on Addicted to Nails' Blog (you can read her post here).

So here goes:

Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise Swatch

*This nail polish was purchased by me

Hi everyone,

So I today I thought I'd raid the archives and find some swatches I haven't got round to posting! I'm really missing blogging but the good news is I've done 1 exam - only 5 more to go! I also decided to join twitter too - something I never thought I'd do! (you can follow me here).

Anyway for today's swatch I thought I'd show you the lovely Maybelline Color Show Urban Turquoise.

This was the first Maybelline nail polish I purchased and I have to say I'm really impressed with it! I had this colour in my mind for such a long time but I could never find the exact shade I wanted (does anyone else get this?) until I walked past the Maybelline stand at my local Superdrug! As soon as I saw it I knew I had to buy it!

Purple Leopard Print

Hi everyone,
So first of all Happy Easter! 
I'm sorry this design isn't Easter-themed, it's just something I've pulled out from the archives! 
I created this design a few weeks ago, I started off with just Maybelline Color Show Iced Queen on my nails and then a few days later I added some leopard print!
Here's the design:

I used  Maybelline Color Show Iced Queen, Revlon Gold Coin, Rimmel Your Majesty and Avon Nailwear Pro+ Licorice

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)

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.

Nail Lacquer UK Lilac Lover

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So a couple of weeks ago I showed you my haul (see the post here), and part of that haul was a prize I received from a giveaway hosted by Naileymabob . I won 3 Nail Lacquer Uk polishes, so I thought I'd show you one of them today.

I decided to show you Lilac Lover, a gorgeous purple glitter polish. This nail polish is from the indie brand, created by AJ from Nail Lacquer UK. Sadly AJ is no longer making nail polish, so I'm very fortunate to have won this nail polish.

Each nail polish comes with it's own unique charm, which I think is a really nice touch.

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

Birthday Presents & Haul

Hi everyone,

So as you may (or may not) know, last week I turned 18! 

For my Birthday, I decided to do Galaxy Nails (which you can see here). I didn't receive that many nail polishes for my Birthday, so I thought I'd show you my recent haul too.