Easter Bunny Nails

Hi everyone,
So as it's Easter weekend I decided to some themed nails for the occasion! Today was actually the first time I've sat and done nail art for a while now, and it's been really nice. It's made me realise that I need to take time out from everyday life and do something for me - paint my nails! I've been missing creativity in my life for the past few weeks/months so by creating this design I could feel the creativeness inside me wanted to come out!

Anyway, for this design I decided to focus on one specific character: the Easter bunny! - I decided to have it as a sort of accent nail peeking through!
Here's my design:

I used Models Own Top Turquoise, Barry M Nail Art Pen in White, Max Factor Diva Violet, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Rimmel London Lycra Pro Aqua Cool, Models Own Strawberry Tart

A little bit spotty

Hi everyone,

So today's nail art is pretty simplistic, but it makes a nice change from a full polka dot design. 

Here's what I came up with:

I used Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Models Own HyperGel Blue Glint and Models Own Nail Art Pen in White

Festive wreath nails

Hi everyone,

So today's nails are a lot more festive than the ones I have previously posted this month. For some reason I'm not fully in the festive mood yet, maybe because I'm still at university until Friday or maybe I'm just waiting for the snow! Anyway, so for today's design I decided to do a festive wreath accent nail.

Here is the design I came up with:

I used No7 Sing the Blues, Models Own Pink Fizz, Barry M Gelly Coconut and Mint London Epic

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!

Coloured Geometric Cut Out

Hi everyone,

So for today's design I actually added something to the cut out design I created on Monday (click here to read the post). Although I really liked the simplicity of the colour scheme I felt like the design needed more colour so I dug out my other 2 HyperGels and added them to the design!

Here's the finished look:

I used Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss, Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Models Own Purple Glare and LA Colors Art Deco Nail Art Striper in Black

31DC2014 Day 21: Inspired by a colour

Hi everyone, 

So today's promt is inspired by a colour. The colour I have chosen is pink. To be honest I'm not really a fan of pink in general however recently my collection of pink nail polishes has at the least doubled in size! I decided to do a pink ombré design with a little bit of a geometric/tribal design.

I used Models Own Strawberry Tart, Graffiti Nails Butterfly Pink, 17 Miami, Nails Inc OMP!, Models Own HyperGel Sundress, LA colors Art Deco striper in Black and LA colors Art Deco striper in White.

31DC2014 Day 20: Water Marble

Hi everyone,

So I'm going to be honest when I first saw today's prompt - water marbling, I was a bit cautious. A lot of bloggers struggle with water marbling and I could tell I was going to be one of them.

I can see why people hate water marbling. It's a pain and so messy. I did do a water marble design today, but instead of using water like you're supposed to, I created my own method and did a dry water marble.

Here's the final result:

I used Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare and Models Own Sundress

31DC2014 Day 10: Gradient

Hi everyone,
So for day 10 of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge the theme is Gradient. For today's design I decided to use some of my new Models Own HyperGel polishes (see the post here) to see how they well they worked for this technique. 
Here is the design I created:

I used Models Own HyperGel Sundress, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare and Models Own Banger

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). 

Glitter Gradient

*This product was provided for me to review

For more information see my disclaimer policy

Hi everyone,

So today I thought I'd attempt to do a glitter gradient. After seeing numerous stunning glitter gradients on Dahlia Nails I finally decided to give them a go. I've always loved glitter gradients but whenever I tried to do them they never turned out how I wanted to. I'm pretty happy with the glitter gradient I'm going to show you today as it the first successful one I have done!

Here's the design:

I used  Graffiti Nails Butterfly Pink* and Graffiti Nails Morning Mist*
For full swatches of both nail polish click here.

Polish Party: Gradient Nails

Hi everyone,
So after a vote we all decided that this months Polish Party theme would be gradient. I love doing gradient designs because there are so many different colour combinations and the nail art possibilities are endless! I decided to keep the gradient simple and use summery colours because for the past week or so it has been really sunny here in England! Here's what I came up with:

I used  Nails Inc You're a Peach, Nails Inc Atomic and Nails Inc OMP!

Graffiti Nails swatches and review

*This product was provided for me to review

For more information see my disclaimer policy

Hi everyone,

So today I have some very exciting swatches for you today from Graffiti Nails. Graffiti Nails is a new nail polish brand which has collaborated with the lovely Alice from One Nail to Rule Them All to bring out 13 stunning nail polishes, a basecoat and topcoat.

The nail polishes I'm showing you swatches of are Butterfly Pink*, Morning Mist* and Pistachio*.

White Tribal Pop Art

Hi everyone,

Today is my last day in Sixth Form! (Sixth Form is basically college and you go their to study A-Levels.) Anyway, because it's my last day I knew I couldn't leave Sixth Form without some nail art on my nails. So, I took a break from revision, paired 2 of my favourite colours and came up with another design from the Tribal Pop Art Series (click here to see my other designs from the series) 

Here's my design:

I used Barry M Gelly Guava, Barry M Gelly Pomegranate, Barry M Matt White and Barry M Nail Art Pen in White.

Born Pretty Store Metallic Studs

*This product was provided for me to review

For more information see my disclaimer policy

Hi everyone,

Today I have a review of some studs from the Born Pretty Store. When I first saw these studs on their website I couldn't resist - they're so pretty!

These studs come in packs of 10 and are available in a variety of different sizes: 2mm, 3mm and 4mm. I decided to choose the 3mm studs, product number 12422. You can view the studs here.

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

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.

Models Own Banger Swatch

*This nail polish was a competition prize

Hi everyone,

So today I finally managed to get round to using the nail polish I won from Models Own's Facebook competition. I won the whole of the Firework collection, which constists of Banger, Roman Candle, Rocket, Catherine Wheel and Sparkler.

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 I'm going to show you Models Own Banger.

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

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

Barry M Gelly Pomegranate Swatch

*This nail polish was purchase by me

Hi everyone,

Today I thought I'd show show you some swatches of Barry M Gelly Pomegranate.

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

For these swatches I used 2 coats of Barry M Gelly Pomegrante.

Freehand Butterflies

Hi everyone,

So after wearing the metallic gradient on my nails for a couple of days (read the post here) I couldn't resist adding some nail art to them! I haven't had a chance to use any of my new nail polishes from Christmas yet, so I thought this would be a great opportunity.

I decided to do some freehand nail art using my new stripers, 

here's what I came up with:

I used Models Own Magenta Pearl, Models Own Purple Pearl and No7 Sing the Blues for the gradient.

For the Butterflies I used LA Colors Art Deco Striper in White, LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Purple/Blue Glitter and LA Colors Art Deco Striper in Rainbow Glitter.