Quick little wed-nails-day today. I was gonna try some marble effect, marble like the stone not water marble. I didn’t fancy spending over an hour inside painting my nails when it was so gorgeous outside though. So I went for a simple little scrabble design on a white background. My god was it hard to paint the tiny little numbers on my right hand, hence … Continue reading More than Words
My nails are all pretty short, after a series of breaks I filed them all down to make them even. Having a strong cheeky labrador can take it’s toll on your nails, especially when they want to run after everything that moves like mine. So this week my nails have a simple French manicure. I couldn’t resist adding a little sparkle though. Happy Hump day … Continue reading Sparkle
So despite it being a long weekend I still didn’t seem to find anytime to paint my nails over the weekend. Funny how quickly time flies when your nursing a hangover and catching up on your tv shows. This means no wed-nails-day, I know sad face. I started my new job yesterday and I’ll be on the train for a few weeks commuting till I … Continue reading It’s Ok?
I’ve seen a few variations on this type of nail art, I like the simplicity of it. It helps to slim down my fat fingers, just like a panelled dress can slim down you waist. The fact that I only had 30mins to do my nails might also have been a deciding factor. I decided to go for purples for nice bright springy look. I’m … Continue reading An Ocean of Violets in Bloom
You know how we all thought it was spring? It’s still bloody freezing in Glasgow, can someone tell Mother Nature please. Anyway I thought I’d bring some spring to my nails with this little cherry blossom pattern. When I was a kid there was some at the bottom of my street. I always loved how pretty the cherry blossoms were and how they covered the … Continue reading The Leaves are Shining in the Sun
Quick and simple wed-nails-day today. I’ve been seriously lacking in both inspiration and time to paint my nails. I hate looking at them all naked though so tried out this little coloured moons look. Super simple, paint the lighter colour first then paint the darker over leaving the little moon on show. I painted the purple freehand but if you’ve not got a steady hand … Continue reading Sing to the Moon
Don’t get too excited, yes I have a steady hand but not that steady to paint such an intricate design as this. These are courtesy of OPI pure lacquer nail apps my mum got me for Christmas. I didn’t realise until I took them out that these are made from actual nail varnish, not transfers or stickers. They come a sealed packaging and warn you … Continue reading Shake Your Tail Feather
I meant to post this yesterday in advance of New Year’s Eve, I was a little caught up in airports though and forgot. Oh well today will have to do, it is wed-nails-day after all. At least I think it is, I’ve not quite got my head around the time difference yet! New Years called for sparkles but I wasn’t sure what I would be … Continue reading Black and Gold
I’m definitely getting into the Christmas spirit now. I bought my tree at the weekend, though we can’t find the decorations so it’s naked in the living room. Now I’ve gone all festive on my nails with this little Christmas lights design. I can’t claim credit for designing this one myself, I came across it on Pinterest. The tutorial I saw used black thread which … Continue reading Those Christmas Lights
Wed-nails-day has been missing for a few weeks. I’m shamed to admit this is because my nails haven’t really been painted, another consequence of being so busy. I spotted a little caviar nail kit in Primark the other week, it was bargain so I thought I’s give it a go. You may have seem the instagram of the kit, I didn’t fancy the silver polish … Continue reading I’ve Never Seen a Diamond in the Flesh
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