Today’s spring inspired nail art is a little spotty number! I’ve used Rimmel Tangy Tangerine for the base, which is a lovely light orange shade. To make the spots stand out more, I’ve then used Rimmel’s Matte Finish top coat to give the polish a muted matte coat. Then I’ve ... Read More »
Category Archives: Nail Art
Silver and black french manicure – Models Own Sterling Silver and Models Own Matt Black
My recent obsession with coloured french manicures continues – today I have a sparkly silver and black manicure to show you. I’ve used Model’s Own Sterling Silver for the base and Model’s Own Matt Black for the tips. The matt of the black is a nice textural difference to the ... Read More »
Grey and pink manicure – OPI Break a Leg Warmer and OPI Suzi’s Hungary Again
My manicure today is a coloured french manicure using 2 complementing shades – OPI for Sephora Break a Leg Warmer and OPI Suzi’s Hungary Again. I’ve used the OPI for Sephora dark grey shade for the base and then the fabulous pink for the recent OPI Euro Centrale collection for ... Read More »
Newspaper manicure – Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Lychee
I’ve got a fab nail art effect to show you today – newspaper nails! Sounds a bit odd I know, but I love this effect. It’s also really simple to do – and I’ve done a quick how-to guide further down if you want to try at home. For the ... Read More »
Today’s nail polish…Model’s Own Blooboo spots manicure
I’ve got a lovely light blue shade from Model’s Own to show you today – that I’ve customised a bit for a weekend mani. Model’s Own Blooboo is a fab duck egg blue shade, a good one for brightening up your nails for Spring. I’ve added a line of spots ... Read More »
Boots No 17 in Wave and OPI DS Radiance custom manicure
I had the pleasure of being invited to a friend’s wedding this weekend so thought I’d share my manicure with you. The wedding was Pakistani, so to go with my sari (deep maroon & aqua), I decided to jazz up my nails with a custom french manicure. I used Boots ... Read More »
Today’s nail polish – Black and Gold manicure
Today I’m wearing a super-bling, super-cute black and gold manicure. The base of my mani is my favourite black nail polish; Nox Twilight Black Tie nail polish (and yes, that is Twilight as in the movie – surprisingly good nail polish though!) and the gold is courtesy of a fabulous ... Read More »
Orly Neon FX French Manicure Kit
I recently treated myself to the Orly Neon FX French Manicure Kit and here are pics of the results! The Orly french manicure sets come with a top and base coat, two complimentary polishes and sticky guides to create 3 different nail art styles. The polishes included in the Neon ... Read More »
Nail Art by Maybelline at Bibhu Mohapatra NYFW 2013
Maybelline were make-up partners at New York Fashion Week for the 8th season running and this season as well as creating beautiful make-up looks, they had a group of nail artists creating custom nail art for the shows. A cute geometric monochrome mani was created for the Bibhu Mohapatra show, ... Read More »
Beyoncé’s Superbowl nails – Minx applied by Lisa Logan
I’m sure we all agree that Beyoncé’s Superbowl performance was pretty darn amazing and she and her back-up dancers had some amazing nails to match, courtesy of Minx and celebrity nail stylist Lisa Logan. Lisa applied Gold and Matte Gold Chevron Minx to Beyoncé and her dancers and said: “As ... Read More »
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