Friday 26 May 2017

26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Lilac, Pink + Gold

My last few manis all seem to have gone wrong so I decided to play safe with a nice random pattern for this one. As there was no theme I figured I'd get away with it.
I started with a base of Avon Luxe Lavender (I don't seem to have any lilac polishes) and then I used Uber Chic Mini - Texture-licious with Avon Frosted Peach (virtually gold) to stamp a random camouflage type pattern.
Then I used a scribbly pattern from the same plate and stamped with Colour Alike Fuchsia Flash.
The gold was a bit subtle but overall I think it turned out OK.
Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious
Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious
 Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious
 Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious
 Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious
 Uber Chic Mini Texture-licious


Friday 19 May 2017

Nail Crazies Unite - Delicate Print

This weeks prompt was Delicate Print. I am not entirely sure I went down the right route with this one but it is done now and I liked the end result.
I had just been sent some polishes to review by iZ Beauty of London so I thought I would use one for my base. I chose the dark green, Emerald City as I thought it would look pretty with some delicate holo stamping over it.
It is a beautiful green, almost tealy. It applied nicely, giving good coverage with 2 coats and dried quickly.
Then I stamped with the peacock tail image on Powder Perfect - Art Deco 1 and A England Dancing with Nureyev. Sadly the sun did not shine so no holo photos but at least you can see the stamping.
Powder Perfect - Art Deco 1
Powder Perfect - Art Deco 1
 Powder Perfect - Art Deco 1
 Powder Perfect - Art Deco 1


Monday 15 May 2017

26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Yellow and 1 bold colour

This week's prompt was Yellow and 1 bold colour. For my bold colour I went with the lovely stamping polish that Messy Mansion sent me recently, Amalfi Coast. This is a bright tealy blue although over such a powerful yellow it does look rather green. I don't think that matters, it's still bold.
The base colour is one of the new neons by 'Ard as Nails. I am not really a neon sort of a person but it's nice to have a full range of colours at my disposal and I have to say Oi Blondie seriously is a great yellow!! I am unlikely to wear it on its own but it's a perfect base for stamping.
I wanted both colours to be fairly equal on my nails so I chose a fairly solid image from Dixie Plates DP10. I didn't want the yellow to stand out too much but I didn't want to swamp it. I think the balance is about right although I subsequently stamped over it with white and black. It was still bright, but much more wearable for me!
As usual I took a million photos, but I think in the end the green background worked better than the reddish purple bush that I usually favour for my photos.
Dixie Plates DP10 with Messy Mansion Amalfi Coast
Dixie Plates DP10 with Messy Mansion Amalfi Coast
 Dixie Plates DP10 with Messy Mansion Amalfi Coast
 Dixie Plates DP10 with Messy Mansion Amalfi Coast

Dixie Plates DP10 triple stamped
Dixie Plates DP10 triple stamped

Friday 5 May 2017

Nail Crazies Unite - Watercolour

This week's prompt was watercolour (or watercolor)
I started with a white base, 'Ard As Nails White Van Girl, and then stamped various images from Moyra Florality 2 with Saffron London Black.
I used the Saffron polish as it's quite a washed out black, not the best for stamping but perfect for doing a soft outline.
I did try colouring directly onto the nail with sharpies and then using the isopropyl alcohol but that didn't seem to work very well for me so I scribbled on my Ubermat and then added the alcohol and painted it onto my nails. That seemed to work better. I just used blue, green and purple.
I think it worked quite well and  hope you like the bluebell shots.
Moyra Florality 2
Moyra Florality 2
 Moyra Florality 2
 Moyra Florality 2
Moyra Florality 2
 Moyra Florality 2