I got a little but hopeful for the bank holiday weekend and thought there might be the opportunity for open toes. I was wrong, it rained. Since my toes are hidden for work I could be a little but more adventurous with the nail art. I went for comic book style. The design it’s self is simple but it is really awkward trying to paint … Continue reading I’m just a teenage dirtbag baby
Time for new nails! This week I fancied a colour blend or ombré as the trend now seems to be. I’ve done this before with green and blue but fancied something more subtle this time. I couldn’t help but add a spot of glitter though. I started with a generous coat of my French manicure base colour. It’s subtle but gives a lovely sheen. Then … Continue reading Purple Rain
What a crazy week I’ve had, so busy at work and two nights out. Bank holiday weekend though so can’t complain. I did these lovely bright nails at the weekend hoping that spring might arrive before Easter. Given there was a fresh few inches of snow in the garden this morning it doesn’t look likely. I know I always say this but these are pretty … Continue reading So What, I’m still a rock star
A quick little wed-nails-days today. I didn’t have much time this weekend with for my nails, so they are still all purple and pearly. I’m pleased to say most of the pearls have lasted the move. Here’s an old set from a few months ago before I had my blog. This is really easy but looks pretty cool. I did a simple French manicure, then … Continue reading Wild thing
New nails for today. These took a while and are a bit fidgety, well worth it though. I used these little pearls which I got on eBay. I decided to paint them deep purple with the pearls at the tips. I needed two coats of the purple. I then started to add the pearls. You can use tweezers to pick up the pearls but I … Continue reading Alive
Time for some new nails! Some of you might have seen a hint if them on my friend Becky’s craft day post. This is quite time consuming but I think the effect is worth it. Firstly a base coat of course Next a painted some green on the bottom of the nails, I did this freehand but you might want to use nail tape to … Continue reading Standing in the Way of Control
I was going to do a nail tutorial this week, but two things happened. Firstly, I have an important case going on at work this week so didn’t think multicoloured and glitter was appropriate. Secondly, I stupidity forgot to take the pictures of each stage. I couldn’t bear to have them plain so I added a little black detail. And here’s a little drawing of … Continue reading Seven Nation Army
I always like to have my nails painted, I think your nails look naked without some nail polish. When I was a student I used to paint all sorts of colours and designs. I would get so frustrated at how quickly they chipped though and gave up when I started working and found I had less free time. In the last year I have discovered … Continue reading Wed-nails-day! Somewhere over the rainbow
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