Snow Blizzard Nails

Brrrr it's cold! Today's nail design is inspired by the current wintry weather conditions in the UK. 

This design included a sponging technique to create a snowfall effect. I have never used this technique before, so I'm not quite sure. 

Next I want to try out an ombre nail effect by using a sponging technique. 

Until Next Time...

Yaba Daba Doooo Nails

If you couldn't tell by the title of this post I have done The Flintstones inspired nails. 

I'm not usually the biggest fan of orange nails but I love this design; it's simple yet effective! Now every time I look at my nails I can't help but hum the show's theme-tune... 

Until Next Yaba Daba Dooo Time...

Marvel Comics: Spider-Man Nails

I have found some of my biggest nail art 'supporters' have been at work, people seem to take a genuine interest in my passion and for that I am extremely grateful. More recently people have even begun to give me design ideas and themes they would like to see. A comic book theme was suggested by a few people, so I decided to do Spider-Man nails. 

The hardest part was in fact the 'spiderweb French manicure' fingers, which I had to attempt several times. 

Until Next Time...

Sunflower Nail Art

After a wonderful Christmas break it is finally back to work tomorrow, so I decided to do a bright and colourful nail design to help lift my post-Christmas mood blues. 

As a New Years promise I decided my first port of inspiration should be Ciate Advent Calendar because there are so many polishes that are still hidden away behind each little door, which seems a little sad! As my theme was bright and colourful Big Yellow Taxi, a beautiful canary yellow colour, immediately caught my eye. Firstly it reminded me of my travels to New York (I think more because of the name than anything), and then sunflowers as it is nearly spring (wishful thinking?!). I wanted a bright base, so I chose to use Revlon's Blue Lagoon, which is a sparkly baby blue colour. 

Until Next Time...

New Year, New Beginnings!

Happy New Year!

I have decided this is going to be the year. The year for what? I'm not entirely sure, but I'm hoping for big things; wild adventures, fun, friends, happiness, family, creativity, and of course nail challenges! I am definitely feeling positive about 2013 but I know it won't all be smooth sailing. So I chose to start the new year off with a Yin & Yang design to help illustrate my feelings about the year ahead...

Until Next Time...

New Years Eve Nails

2012 is officially over! It was an okay year but I am expecting more fun, nail painting and adventure in 2013! To start the year off I opted for a simple black and gold firework design with a caviar manicure accent nail (well it is New Years after all!)

I want to try to work through my Ciate advent calendar, so this design incorporated 3 bottles from the collection; Ladylike Luxe (gold polish used as the base for the caviar beads and firework designs), Twilight (black polish with a gold undertone) and Bumble Bee (the black and gold Ciate caviar beads).

I really like this design and I feel it sums up NYE perfectly. 

Until Next Time...