Navy With A Gold Stripe

Nails Inc-Motcomb Street

Gold Nail Art Tape

 I painted my nails navy and decided to try out some nail art tape. It's just like a really thin roll of tape and you can get it in every colour imaginable from ebay, amazon etc. It's so simple, just peel the tape and place it on your nail then cut off what you need. Seal the tape in place with clear top coat.

I love this look because it's such an easy way to make a plain colour look really sophisticated!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!:) These are just some simple but pretty nails for new years shenanigans tonight! I used gold glitter on the ring finger nail (using a brush) and nails inc elizabeth street on the rest of my nails. Pots of nail glitter are really easy to get hold of on somewhere like amazon or ebay, I got mine on ebay with 20 other colours!

American nails

In October we almost made it to New York however we couldn't go because of the Hurricane:(
A few days before we were supposed to go, we found an american flag design on the internet and painted it onto each others nails, packed, matching patriotic nails and ready to go, well, we didn't. We actually look back and laugh at ourselves in disbelief I mean, what are the chances of that. Anyway, we have booked to go in February, fingers crossed! 

Black Party Nails

Nails Inc-Motcomb Street

Barry M-Diamond Glitter (350)

Motcomb Street is navy but with a couple of coats looks pretty black.

This design is very simple-just paint the base colour on followed by 2 coats of the glitter polish once it's dry.

 Barry M do quite a variety of glitter polishes and this one's great to jazz up your plain nails.

Red With Black/Navy Stripes

Barry M-Raspberry(273)

Nails Inc - Motcomb Street 

Although this polish is navy it appears almost black on this design.

To create this look paint your nails with your base colour. Then when they're dry pour a small amount of the navy polish onto a disposable surface (I used a bit of cardboard). Dampen the brush to make sure the bristles are all separated. Dip the tips of the bristles into the polish and then brush from right to left followed by left to right across the nail. To finish, apply top coat once they are completely dry to avoid smudging.

Blue Glitter Tips

Barry M-Matt White (66)

Barry M-Aqua Glitter (340)

 First paint the nails with plain white. Once they're dry, paint the tip of a make up sponge with the glitter polish and dab onto the tip of the nail. This creates the gradient of the glitter. To finish apply a coat of clear top coat to seal the glitter and prevent chipping.

I love these nails because they are so simple yet so pretty. You could use any colour combinations of base colour and glitter depending on what look you're aiming for! 

Union Jack Nails

There's nothing like Union Jack nails when you're feeling patriotic!

I did these nails for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee earlier this year. They did take me a very long time but it was the first time I'd done anything like this. 

For the base, paint your nails blue or navy. When they're dry you can add the white detail with a fine nail art brush. It's simply a cross like the England flag and a cross like the Scottish flag on top. When this has dried add on the red also with a fine nail art brush; a cross and the diagonals.

What I love about this design is that it looks quite complicated but is actually really straightforward. I received many compliments on these nails.