Blue, White & Gold Nail Art

So I dug out my striping tape & thought I'd give it a go again, everyone into nail art needs to buy this stuff, it's literally pennies from EBay ! 

So I painted 3 fingers white & 2 blue, then using my striping tape I applied it to the white nails in a square pattern. Now my initial plan was to paint over in gold then peel away the tape & have the white pattern underneath, however when I applied it to each nail I much preferred the gold stripes so neatly cut away the excess & finished with a top coat. I then popped some gold studs on the he nails with a bit of Nailene glue.

Went over everything with Seche Vite & here's the finished look

Hope you like :) Let me know what you do with the striping tape ...

Nude matte Nails

A quick post with my current nails

Simple yet effective, matte nude/ dusty pink. Using China Glaze Magic Matte top coat.

I would definatly recommend this polish & it quickly & easily transforms any polish matte ! 

I bought a mini bottle for around £5 including p&p off eBay :)

Which matte top coat do you recommend ?

Ghetto Fabulous Nail Art

Went a bit crazy with this look, using all China Glaze. I wanted something to stand out for a friends birthday party. My outfit was all black so neon orange was a great contrast to that, I had a lot of complements for these nails, especially the ring finger for some reason haha. 

These are done on acrylics using millennium products & the nail studs were bought from eBay for pennies ;) 

Ying Yang Monochrome Nail Art

All you'll need for this look is a black & a white nail polish, I'm using China Glaze.

Paint about 2 3rds of your nail white, wait to dry then starting from the bottom of you draw an S shape to the top, fill in that half of the nail then simply dab a dot of polish on each side in contrasting colours & your good to go ! 

Half Moon / Upside Down Mani Tutorial

If you love a simple look in your nails but are sick of the traditional French Manicure this look is perfect for you ! So easy yet so effective ! 

Step 1 - Apply 2 coats of your chosen polish - I used China Glaze Dandy Lyin' Around 

Step 2 - once that's completely dry apply  a tip guide to the bottom of your nail leaving about 1/2 a centimetre gap 

Step 3 - Fill in the gap with your 2nd polish I used China Glaze Cleopatra 

Step 4 - once completely dry peel back the guides & finish with a clear top coat, I used the Patent Leather top coat by China Glaze 

Monochrome Polka Dot Nails

Simple monochrome polka dot nails ! 

This is perfect if your in a rush, paint 4 nails white leaving your chosen accent nail bare, then paint it black, I used dotting tools but you can use a nail art pen, a pencil or even your nail varnish brush if your precise, go over the white with small dots & finish with a clear top coat, I used Seche Vite ! 

Snowflake Nail Art

Winter snow flake nail art, so easy and this was the first time I tried it ! 

Paint 4 nails one colour - I chose a red China Glaze, then paint the 5th nail another colour, I chose white by China Glaze. I used nail art brushes for the snowflake design, literally just draw three lines coming out if the corner of the nail, then draw small little lines coming out of them. Then fill in the gaps with little dots.

I finished with a Seche Vite top coat !