Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Diagonal French Tip Nail Art



To start, I applied a diagonal french tip across my nail using Rich & Famous by China Glaze, covering just over half of my nail. You'll probably end up with some polish on your skin, remove this using a cotton bud soaked in nail polish remover.




Then, using Purple Dazzle by w7, I drew a diagonal line right across my nail, following the edge of the pink. Next, I drew two shorter lines using LOL by China Glaze.

Apply your top coat and you're done!



Simple Glitter Tips

This nail design works with any base colour and any glitter colour, I was in the mood for purple :)

I started off by applying my base colour, I used OPI's Do You Lilac It?


Then, using Electric Lilac by China Glaze, I created a french tip. I prefer doing this with short upward strokes but you might prefer to sweep the brush across your nail from side to side. Just whatever is easiest for you!



Finish off with a top coat and you're done!

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Leopard Print Nails


This nail art takes a bit of time to do but it's really simple.




After applying my base coat, I used Baby Pink by w7 as my base colour.

Next, using Pizazz by 17 I created random 'c' shapes with a dotting tool, also adding in some dots.

Then I used my dotting tool again to fill in the 'c' shapes with Gosh Holographic.

Finish off with a top coat and you're done!





Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Galaxy Nails


As always, first I applied my Rimmel Whitener and Stronger, then used Illamasqua Phallic as my base colour.


For my thumb nail I drew diagonal lines to look like the tail of a shooting star using Give Me The Moon by OPI with a tiny bit of Blue Dazzle by W7 over the top. Then I used China Glaze's Luna to make the star, I put a dot at the end of the diagonal lines and dragged out the edges.



For my index finger I used Luna and Blue Dazzle again to do random dots to look like stars.



For my middle finger I used GOSH's Holographic polish to draw a big star near the base of my nail, then smaller stars and dots. I finished off by putting a dot of Blue Dazze in the middle of the big star.



For my ring finger I basically did the same as my thumb nail, except in the opposite direction. I used Your Majesty by Rimmel and Blue Dazzle again for the lines, and GOSH's Holographic polish for the star.



For my pinkie nail I used Blue Dazzle and Holographic to do smaller, slightly more curved lines for a comet's tail. I did a dot of Illamasqua's Harsh for the comet.



Finish off with a top coat, I used 3 in 1 by Rimmel but you could use a glitter top coat for extra sparkle if you'd like.





Let me know what you think!

If you have any nail art suggestions you'd like me to do, leave a comment and let me know :)

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Peekaboo Nail Art


I start with applying a nail whitener then a nail strengthener. Add a curved line at the base of the nail. I use a dotting tool but a nail art pen would also work.




Next, apply your base colour over the rest of the nail, be careful not to go over your line too much, but if you do you can clean it up at the end.




Finish off by adding some random dots, eyes and a clear top coat.




Finished :)






Products used:

Rimmel Whitener
Rimmel Stronger
George nail varnish - be mine
Barry M -Blueberry Ice Cream
Opi - Mod About You
Opi - Do You Lilac It?
China Glaze - Pure Elegance
Barry M - Baby Pink
Barry M - Cyan Blue
Illamasqua - Phallic
Barry M - Pale Purple
Illamasqua - Baptiste
17 - Pizazz
Rimmel 3 in 1
Dotting tool buy here



I got this idea from a youtube video, you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxhjRsPouw