Lasercut Gradient

Hi everyone,

So for today's nail art I decided to revisit striping tape. A lot of bloggers actually find striping tape annoying to use but I actually quite like it - there's something quite exciting about peeling off the tape to reveal the design you've created! The only downside is that it is time consuming, but once you get over that you can achieve some stunning results!

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Models Own HyperGel Turquoise Gloss and Models Own HyperGel Blue Glint

Mani swap

Hi everyone,

So today we have something new on my blog today! - my first ever Mani swap! Out of all the bloggers I know, I'm so happy to say my first ever mani swap is with Robin from Roaring Nails. Robin has become a great blogging friend over the past couple of months. She creates wonderful designs, provides honest product reviews and always comments on my blog too! (something which I have been slacking on lately - sorry!)

I chose this design by Robin, which was actually based on a pair of socks! I love this about Robin - she get's inspiration from anywhere, which is perfectly shown by the design I chose! I also love that it mixes geometric, monochrome and purple into one design, as I love all 3!

I used No7 Foxglove, Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black

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

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 30: Tutorial you love

Hi everyone,

so continuing with my little catch-up I though I'd post the penultimate design in the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge - a design inspired by a tutorial you love. As soon as I saw this prompt I knew I'd have to use one of Jessie from Nailed it NZ's tutorials because her designs and tutorials are just amazing!

I decided to go with Jessie's Converse nails (see tutorial here) because I found her tutorial for this design really useful, here's my recreation following her tutorial:

I used  Sinful Colors Island Coral, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare, Models Own HyperGel Top Turquoise, Models Own  HyperGel Sundress, No7 Stand Back, Sinful Colors Snow Me White , Rimmel I love Lasting Finish Your Majesty and  LA Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in Black

31DC2014 Day 28: Inspired by a Flag

Hi everyone,
So for today's theme inspired by a flag I decided to represent 4 different countries on my nails, all of which mean something to me.

I used Fing'rs Heart 2 Art The Boys in Blue, La Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in White, Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Real Red, NYC High Line Green, Nails Inc Atomic, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Avon Nailwear Pro + Licorice, Models Own Nail Art Pen in Yellow

31DC2014 Day 27: Inspired by artwork

Hi everyone,

So today the theme is inspired by artwork. These inspired by prompts are actually a lot harder than I anticipated and once again I found it hard to decide on my inspiration. In the end I decided to go with Roy Lichtenstein, who is famous for his pop art style artwork. Here is my design:

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, No7 So Simple, Avon Nailwear Pro in Real Red, Barry M Nail Art Pen in Black, Fing'rs Heart2Art Catch So Greys, Models Own Nail Art Pen in Yellow, Models Own Nail Art Pen in Blue

31DC2014 Day 25: Inspired by Fashion

Hi everyone,
So for today's theme, Inspired by Fashion, I've decided to go for a trend which has been pretty popular over the past few years and is constantly re-inventing itself: Peter Pan Collars. Personally I love them, they can be both smart and casual and there are so many different colour combinations to choose from. I decided to pick 4 of my favourite combinations to show you on my nails. 
Here's my design:

I used No7 Foxglove, No7 Totally Teal, Models Own HyperGel Purple Glare, Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Licorice and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

31DC2014 Day 19: Galaxies

Hi everyone,
So for day 19 of the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge the theme is Galaxies. I tried out galaxy nails for the first time in February for my 18th Birthday nails (you can see them here). This time I decided to use purple again add in some green to match my base colour Ciate Starlet - a stunning green and purple duochrome.
Here is my design:

I used Ciate Starlet, Models Own Grape Juice, No7 Totally Teal, Models Own Peacock Green, Magenta Pearl, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Max Factor Fantasy Fire and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

31DC2014 Day 13: Animal Print

Hi everyone,
So for today's design the theme is Animal Print. I decided to go for the classic tiger print, however I decided to mix it up by adding a gradient.
Here's my design:

I used Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Nails Inc You're a Peach, Nails Inc Atomic and LA Colors Art Deco Nail Striper in Black

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

31DC2014 Day 7: Black & White

Hi everyone,
So today's prompt is black and white nails. I've actually had this design in mind for a while know so when I saw this prompt I knew I had to create it!

I used Avon Nailwear Pro+ in Liquorice , Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Loreal Confetti topcoat

31DC2014 Day 1: Red

Hi everyone,

So it's day one of the 31 Day Nail Art challenge (there's no going back now!). Today's prompt is red nails. I decided to keep this design simple but also show off some of the inner child in me! 

Here is the design I created:

I used Avon Nailwear Pro+ Real Red  and Sinful Colors Snow Me White

The Perfect White Nail Polish

Hi everyone,

So I'm still on my holiday - only a few days left and I'll be back! (Fingers crossed this has posted!)

For today's post I thought I'd share with you something I've only just discovered - the perfect white nail polish! As nail art lovers I'm sure you all know the struggle with finding a white nail polish which doesn't take 3-4 coats and is opaque within 1 at the most 2. White is one of the most frequently used nail polishes for nail art, so when I found one which was budget friendly (£1.99) I couldn't believe it!

The nail polish I'm talking about is Sinful Colors Snow Me White!

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:

Polish Party: Recreaction

Hi everyone,

So today's polish party theme is very exciting: Recreating the first design we ever published on our blogs! I've only been blogging for a year and a half but looking back at the photo of my first design I cannot believe how far I have come! This was the first design I ever created, I had somehow stumbled across WAH Nails and fell in love with their POW nails. I went out and bought a Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black and created this design. I was so happy with the outcome! Here's the design:  

You can read the original post here.

And here is my recreation:

Lacquer Legion - Fandom

Hi everyone,
It's Lacquer Legion time! This months theme is Fandom and I have to say I was really happy when I found out the theme! The only hard part was deciding which fandom to choose! In the end I decided to choose a few fandoms and show a different one on each of my nails.

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.