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!

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!!!!

Avon Nail Varnishes Review

As some one who does their nails on a daily/weekly basis, depending on how busy I am, I've used a variety of different make nail varnishes, so as well as uploading pictures of my latest nail art creations, I decided I'd also start doing reviews.
To kick start, I have decided to review Avons Nailwear Pro collection.
One thing I look for when choosing nail varnish is obviously the colour and Avon does not disappoint! With a selction of Pastels, Vibrant and Metallic colours you are left spoilt for choice. The application of the nail varnishes is easy, with the nail varnish at the perfect thickness. Not too runny, or too gloopy.(is that a word?) My only downfall of this product, is that none of the colours seem to last long before chipping, some times only lasting a day or two which can get annoying. All in all though, at £6 a bottle (or £3 when you catch them on sale) these nail varnishes are definitely worth the money! I definitely would by from this collection again!