Barry M Floral Nail Art

Hi guys!! Today I have some floral nail art for you to suit the lovely weather we are getting. so glad to finally be rid of the rain. for how long? Who knows, but I for one will be sure to try and make the most of it whilst it lasts. 

I'd say floral freehand nail art is probably the worst nail art I do, I can do roses fairly good, but anything else and the mind is blown. So when I did these and they were't so bad I had to share them with y'all. 

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Barry M White

Barry M Grapefruit

Barry M Mushroom

Seche Vite

I also used:

A fine detailing nail art brush

I am very unorthadox when it comes to using paint brushes, I basically pick one brush and use it for everything. I used the same brush for the flowers and leaves, and even the centers of the flowers. That is just how I roll. 

I have since had a major chip on my index finger where the whole tip came off and I didn't even realise until I tried to scratch an itch. So its back to nubbins and square nails even though I was really enjoying almond shaped nails (they are round here but I had grown them a bit more since doing these and shaped them into almond shaped nails. And I didn't even get to share them with you!). 

Thanks for reading!!

Movie Mani: X-MEN Days Of Future Past

So, a bit late on posting this, I did this when X-Men came out and never got a chance to post these. 

But I finally have some time for this super quick post and I hope you like these. 

My inspiration in the corner

Polishes I used:

Essie 3in1 Base

Sally Hansen Wet Cement

Barry M Grey

Sally Hansen Brisk Blue

Barry M Blood Orange

Nails Inc Hampstead Gardens

Seche Vite

I also used:

Striping Tape

Fine Detail Nail Art Brush

I used 3 strips of tape side by side to get the thickness of the X on my middle, ring and pinky finger. 

Thanks for reading!!

Barry M Texture Nail Art

Hi guys!! Soooo...I had a major chip on my index. Sad times. In an attempt so save my nail length I decided to round off my nails. My index nail is still a little shorter than the rest but I am hoping to level them all off once the index nail gets a bit longer and I can attempt Almond shaped nails. They just look so pretty on everyone and well... I was pretty nails too!! 

I hadn't broken out the old Barry M's in a while and as I recently purchased some of their texture effect polishes I thought I would try some simple nail art on this new nail shape. 

Lets have a look at what I created then I will tell you what polishes I used.

Polishes I used:

Essie 3in1 Base

Barry M Blue Grape

Barry M Majesty

I didn't use a topcoat on this, Barry M Gellys are super glossy by themselves, plus I did not want to take away from the texture effect of Majesty. 

Majesty is probably one of my favourite polishes at the moment, my pictures do it no justice and it is just soo much prettier in real life. 

As per usual no guides to do the glitter tips just free handed them and hoped for the best. Although I know you can get guides/vinyls to help you get neater cleaner lines. 

Something simple, quick and easy to do, great for a special occasion or a night out or if your me then a normal day! haha! 

Thanks for reading!!

I am MANI-LOCKED - Sherlock Nail Art

A very happy new year to you all!! A little belated but I have a lovely nail art post for you all to try and make it up. I am posting a mani of how I started my year. With the new season of SHERLOCK!! The final episode is tonight*wipes tear*, so I thought it fitting to do a mani for it. 

Sherlock airs in US on the 19th and Fierce Make-Up and Nails and Gnarly Gnails have created I AM MANILOCKED nail art challenge. Details how to be part of this are at the bottom of the page along with a gallery of the manis people have posted. 

I am a massive Sherlock fan, I have the complete collection of books, watched the movies and of course BBC's Sherlock, which is ah-may-zing!!

I used my collection of Sherlock Holmes books for inspiration for this mani, and specifically chose His Last Bow, seeing as the last episode is called His Last Vow. Rather fitting don't you think??

Here is a picture of the book I used for inspiration as well as the polishes I used for the nail art. 

So that is the inspiration behind my design, lets take a look at what I came up with...

I used the spine of the book and TRIED to replicate it on my accent nail

I used the damask style (kinda) print on the cover of the book on my nails using a stamping plate (details of which one I used will be below). I then added some pink 2mm rhinestones to try and make the nail art flow and match the accent nail which I tried to copy from the spine of the book. I thought I did not too bad a job. 

Polished I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Barry M Grey

Sally Hansen Wet Cement 

Sally Hansen Raven

OPI I'm India Mood For Love

Seche Vite

I also used:

Nail Glue

2mm Pink Rhinestones

Red Angel Stamping Plate RA112

Stamper and Scraper

Fine Nail Art Brush

Will you be watching Shelock tonight?? Share your Sherlock Mani if you do one!
#MANILOCKED2014 to share your picture on Instagram and to share it on your blog go to www.tinyurl.com/manilocked2014 I would love to see them!!

Christmas Nails - Santa and his Little Helpers

It's Decemeber and Christmas is almost here. I don't celebrate Christmas but I couldn't help do some Chistmas inspired nail art. Over the past few year I have always seen other bloggers do christmas inspired nails and have always wanted to do some myself. So this year you will be having more than one Christmas inspired mani. I hope they inspire you and maybe you will chose to do one of these designs for Christmas yourselves for those who celebrate it. 

So for my first Xmas post we have the nail art which I was looking forward to doing the most. Santa and his Little Helpers. I am so pleased with how these turned out. Exactly how I imagined them! 

Lets take a look...

I used black striping tape for the belts on the elf costumes because I was a wuss and didn't wanna get a wobbly thin line and ruin it. Haha! 

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote 

OPI Jade is the New Black

Barry M Blood Orange

Sally Hansen Lightening

Sally Hansen Raven

Barry M Gold Foil

H&M Matte Topcoat

I also used:

2x fine nail art brush

Dotting tool

Striping tape

The santa costume is pretty easy, a red base with a white line down the middle. Then a black line across for the belt and then yellow square for the buckle. And your done. 

The elf costumes, i started with a half moon green base. Then painted on the red spikes for the collar. Then i used the dotting tool to put on the yellow buttons. Added the black striping tape for the belt and used gold polish for the buckle. And your done. 

I am super proud of these. They are exactly how I imagined and to be honest they are my favourites so far! Granted I have only done these so far but still!! 

Hope you like them and thanks for reading! 

Children In Need - Pudsey Nails

A very quick post today, I am already a little late in posting this so I will have to type super fast and try and make sure I get everything in!!

It is that time of year again when Children In Need and their lovable teddy Pudsey are everywhere encouraging us to give to (as the name suggests) children in need. To show my support for the charity I decided to do some nail art.

Don't mind the air bubbles

So that is what my nails looked like. You can even see my hands covered in some polish from the nail art. I am a very messy person when it comes to nail art. You should see the state of my bed, needless to say my bed sheets have polish all over them!

Polishes I used:

Essie 3in1 base

Sally Hansen Lavender Cloud

Barry M Raspberry

OPI Y'all Come Back You Hear

Sally Hansen Lightening

Sally Hansen Brisk Blue

Black Nail Art Pen

American Classics Gelous

H&M Topcoat

I also used:

Dotting Tool

Fine Nail Art Brush

So those are my Pudsey Nails for Children In Need. I hope you liked them!

Thanks for reading!!

Striped Vintage Rose Nail Art

Today I have some awesome vintage roses nail art to show you.  It was actually inspired by a scarf I have but unfortunately I don’t have a picture.

The roses are the same as the ones I did in my older vintage rose nail art post which you can see HERE. The only difference is that I have added a striped background using striping tape. 

Lets take a look at the picture…

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Essie 3in1 Base

Barry M Matte White

Wet n Wild Ink Well

Barry M Bright Pink

Barry M Blood Orange (detail on roses)

Catrice Rambo No. 5

Sally Hansen Lickety Split Lime

Seche Vite

I also used:

Striping Tape

Dotting Tool

Thin Nail Art Brush

For the striped I first painting the white polish, letting it dry, then adding the striping tape and painting over it with the black polish. When I finished I peeled away the striping tape and there you have perfectly done stripes. 

For the roses I added pink dots the size I wanted the roses and spaced them out how  wanted. I then used a thin small bristle nail art brush to add details in white and red.

 For the leaves I had to mix Rambo No.5 and Lickety Split Lime to achieve the colour I wanted. 

I love how it turned out and actually wore this for 3 days which is shocker as I struggle wear a mani for a full day.

Let me know what you think!

And thanks for reading!!

P.S. apologies for the dry cuticles (lazy day) and not so great lighting... dunno what happened here.

Movie Mani: Star Trek

Today I have some nails for Star Trek Into Darkness. I love Star Trek! Well.. ever since Chris Pine has been Captain Kirk *swoon*. Ad when I found out Benedict Cumberbatch would be playing the villain I got even more excited.. if that were even possible! 

I wanted to do a mani inspired by Star Trek for when I went to watch it.. which just happened to be on the day it came out.. and at the first showing (I did tell you I love Star Trek). Unfortunately I didn't get to do a mani for it on the day but when I got home...

 This is what I came up with...

Those of you who have seen the movie(s) won't need me to tell you what I did but for those of you who don't know I attempted the costumes on my fingers, Gold (mustard) for Kirk, Blue for Spock, Red for Scotty and Ahura and Black for Khan. 

I am really pleased with these. They turned out better than I expected. I was supposed to use tape to keep the tips neat but...ain't nobody got time for that! lol.  

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Essie 3in1 Base

Wet n Wild Ink Well

Nails Inc Hampstead Gardens

Nails Inc Denim

Nails Inc Greenwich Market

Barry M Silver Foil

Seche Vite

Thanks for reading!!

Nails Inc Baker Street Polka Dot

Today a quick simple and easy mani using possibly one of my favourite Nails Inc polishes to date; the amazing Baker Street. 

I added a quick white polka dot to it umph it up. Love love love it! 

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Nails Inc Baker Street

Barry M Matte White

Essie Good To Go Topcoat

I also used:

Medium sized dotting tool from my Bundle Monster set. 

Thanks for reading!

Barry M Glitter Gradient

Today I have a simple and easy to do glitter gradient using Barry M polishes. No nail art tools needs I just used the brushes that come with the polish to place the glitters on. And that is literally all there is to it. 

Onto the picture...

Polishes I used:

Duri Rejuvacote

Barry M Gelly Blue Plum

Barry M Rose Quartz Glitter

Essie Good To Go Topcoat

I love that this easy, simple and elegant. I chose Rose Quartz Glitter because of the 2 different size glitters in it but this would look great even with just one size glitters. 

Thanks for reading!!