Readers Vote!-Week 1

Hey Readers! 

So, seen as I have so many different mani's to post tutorials for and have no idea what to do first, I have come up with a solution. Now, seen as I don't have very many followers, this week is pretty much trial and error to see how it goes! So this is how its going to work! Every week, I will post 4 pictures of different mani's and this is where you guys come in! I'm doing these tutorials for you guys so I would like you guys to vote for which tutorial you would like to see! You can tweet me with your vote, comment on my instagram picture, or use the poll gadget bellow . I will then count up the votes and the winning mani will be posted up on my blog in a step-by-step picture tutorial! If this week is a success then I will carry on and every Friday, the picture to vote for will be put up and I will try to have the tutorial up by the Sunday! 

I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading my blog! Happy Voting!!!

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Cath Kidston. My Most Loved Nails Yet!!!

So when I get a chance, I'll post up a tutorial for these nails but for now I just had to share them! They're so pretty! I cant stop looking at them!!!!! 

Fancy Nail Art Tips & Lunch Date With My Mammy!

This November 5th will be my brothers birthday and as he didn't want a party, to celebrate him and my Dad went to Silverstone for the weekend to see the Motor GP. Both of them had an amazing time but I hate to say it I think me and Mam had an even better time!! We decided we would go out for a meal followed by cocktails. Before we ate, we popped to Superdrug to pick up some new nail varnishes as I was out of clear.

My local Superdrug had an offer on for 3 for 2 so of course I had to take the offer up! After a while of trying to pick some nice colours, in the end we went with the colours above and of course, I couldn't wait to try them out and of course, Mum was more than happy to be my model! 

After playing around for a bit, I came up with this design. It's pretty and elegant and not too OTT! I created the tip by firstly painting the nail in a coat of clear varnish and leaving to dry. (By the way, I would highly recommend Barry M's 3 in 1! I will write a review soon.) Once I had done this, I took my Barry M Nail Art Pen and drew on the flowers and then using a small brush, coloured them in with our chosen colours. Once the colours had dried, I drew over my black lines again to darken them and cover up any places where I might have gone over. Finally, I covered in a top coat. I was really chuffed with these nails and Mam was too! Very simple to do and very effective!

Ombre, Cath Kidston, and Spots.

Ok, so these nails were a tad experimental on my part, but I really, really liked how they turned out and 3 days later they still look like new which is definitely a good thing!

So for these nails, I thought that seen as I love them oh so much and they were so super easy, I'd give you all a tutorial!!!

You Will Need.

Barry Ms Peach Melba Nail Varnish (318)

Barry Ms Bright Pink Nail Varnish (279)

Any White Nail Varnish

Barry Ms White Nail Art Pen (Or as an alternative you can just use your normal white nail varnish and a dotting tool.

Green Nail Art Pen (I used one of Rio's)

A Small Brush

Clear Base Coat

Clear Top Coat

Step 1.

Apply your base coat to each nail and allow to dry.

Step 2.

First, lets start with the ring fingers. To begin with, you need to give your nail 1 or 2 coats of white nail varnish. One may be enough but it depends on the type/brand/quality of the varnish you are using.

Step 3.

Once base coat is dry, apply spots of Peach Melba onto your nail. These should vary slightly in size.

Step 4.

Once the peach spots have dried, you then need to take your Bright Pink and your brush and make marks over the peach around the edge of the spots, or in the center to create a look of petals. Repeat to each spot. Once this is done and dry apply the green as you think necessary to give your flower leaves.

Step 5.

For the rest of your nails, begin by painting them all with your Peach Melba and allow to dry.

Step 6.

Using a sponge, you now need to dip it into your Bright pink and sponge it onto your tip to create the ombre effect. 

Step 7.

Finally, using your white nail art pen or dotting tool, place dots onto your ombre nails.

Step 8.

Complete your look by covering each nail in a clear coat.

How To-Punk Rocker Nails.

Notice the question mark in the title. Its a big question mark! I'm not really sure if the way to describe these nails is 'Punk Rocker' but whatever you would use to describe them, its definitely not my usual major girly style yet surprisingly I really, really liked these so here is my How To!

What you'll need.

• Gold Nail Varnish. I used Avon but any make will do.
• Black Nail Varnish. Like above, any make will do but I used B&M's black nail art pen.
• A base & top coat.
• A cuticle stick.
• A selection of gold and black gems. These can be purchased cheap on amazon. (If you'd like the link then feel free to ask.)
• Nail art tape. (optional)

Step 1.

Paint your nail with your base coat and leave to dry, follow this by a coat (or two depending on your preference and coverage.) of your gold varnish. 

Step 2.

One nail at a time, we need to do the triangle. It is essential we do one nail at a time or the varnish will dry quickly and the stone wont set as well. If you feel you have a steady hand, like me, pain the triangle on free handed. If you feel you need to, cut off two strips of nail art tape and place them on your nail to create a border if you like to just colour in.While the paint is still tacky, pick up a gold gem with the cuticle stick and place it on your nail in the center of the triangle, holding it down for a minute or two to make sure its stuck. Repeat this step for all other fingers. Bar the ring finger.

Step 3.

We now need to use the black gems. Apply a clear coat to your ring finger and work quickly in picking up and putting the gems (as done in step 2) in a line on your finger before the varnish dries and repeat to other hand.

Step 4.

Apply a top coat. This will seal your design and help your gems hold longer.

Matching Nail Art to Outfit. Hot or Not?

Clearly, when I was in college I had way too much time on my hands... literally. I was really into my nail art at the time and more often or not my nails matched my outfit perfectly! I remember this day in particular as we were going on a trip to Bath. It was an amazing day and I loved every minute of it but I don't think I went longer than 10 minutes without someone complimenting my nails.I have to be honest though, it did make my smile :) 

So in this blog, I'm asking you guys your opinion! What do you think? Matching nails too much? Or just down your street?

Barry M Nail Varnish Review

Now, as some of you will already know from previous posts, I have never been a fan of Barry M! Not that I ever found any problems! I just simply wouldn't use them as the price put me off and I always thought that to be so cheap they must lack in quality, but this week, when there was an offer on for money off when bought with the nail art pens used in my previous post I just had to give them a go and you know what? I was really pleased I did! 

The application of these nail varnishes is easy with the nice brush included but you do need to use a minimum of 2 coats for a bold, opaque colour! This however isn't a problem for me as I do this anyway, but a lot of people don't. The range of colours is endless and for nail artists like me, a large colour range is a must! The other thing that really impressed me about these bad boys is that they don't seem to chip very quickly! Win! All in all, starting at just £2.99 these are definitely worth the buy! The china glaze queen has officially been converted!!!!

It's a baby boy!!!