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    Gradient, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Purple Gradient Nail Art With Stamping

    My nails and cuticles are a bit worse for wear recently so I’ve been drowning them in cuticle oil and Nail Butter whenever I get the chance. They’re drink it up like there’s no tomorrow and I’m hoping they’ll be suitably quenched very soon. Today’s nail art is nothing you haven’t seen before but it’s a simple classic that will quite possibly always be my bread and butter!

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping
    I created the gradient using Revlon Cloudy and a very old Sally Hansen Lavender Colour. There’s a gradient tutorial here.
    I topped a few fingers with China Glaze Fairy Dust.
    The stamping is from MoYou Plate Tourist 07 and a couple of designs from the Fairytale collection but those plates don’t seem to be in stock at the moment. I used BK Matte White.
    It’s all topped off with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping

    Purple Gradient Nail Art with MoYou Stamping
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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    There is Beauty in Simplicity

    I really love simple geometric freehanded nail art although it’s something that I don’t count myself as particularly good at. When you’re working with such a simple design, you really have to put a lot of thought in to the colours to make it work. It’s something that I want to practice as I absolutely adore these kind of looks whenever I see them on other nail artists. So I’m getting the ball rolling today with some geometric nail art.

    I started off with a base colour of Barry M White.
    Once that was dry, I used a black striper from Born Pretty Store and Barry M Guava with a striping brush to freehand on the details.
    I topped it all off with two coats of Glisten and Glow HK Girl top coat.

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    Freehand, Gradient, Uncategorised

    Miley Cyrus Bangerz Inspired Nail Art

    Say what you will about Miley Cyrus but the girl knows how to sell a few albums! I’ve always been a kind of fan of her music but I really like the new album, Bangerz. As soon as I saw the album cover with that gradient background, the thought occurred that it would make some great nail art. So when I was looking through my MoYou plates this week and found none other than Miley Cyrus’ face on one from the Rockstar collection, I knew it was meant to be!

    The Nailasaurus: Miley Cyrus Bangerz Inspired Nail Art

    For the gradient base I used W7 Baby Pink as the first colour, then created the gradient using China Glaze Fancy Pants. There’s a gradient nail tutorial here.
    I stamped on Miley’s face from MoYou London Rockstar 07 Plate using W7 Black.
    For the palm trees, I just used some black acrylic paint and freehanded them on with a nail art brush.
    It’s all topped with two coats of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

    Miley Cyrus Bangerz Album Art

    The Nailasaurus: Miley Cyrus Bangerz Inspired Nail Art

    The Nailasaurus: Miley Cyrus Bangerz Inspired Nail Art

    The Nailasaurus: Miley Cyrus Bangerz Inspired Nail Art
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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Freehand Nail Art Inspired by LucyDarlingPrints

    On the spur of the moment today, I decided to go out and buy a Kobo. The older models (I got the Touch) are an absolute steal at the moment and I’ve been considering purchasing one for a while so it all worked out very well for me! I’ve spent the afternoon loading it up with books and I’m determined to get back in to the habit of bedtime reading. Before I went to University I never went to bed without a book but gradually the late nights and textbooks took over and before I knew it, I had completely given up reading for fun. This year I’m going to get back in to it starting with the Divergent trilogy and then catching up with A Song of Ice and Fire! Any good book recommendations are very appreciated!

    Speaking of old habits, today’s nail art is a 100% freehand concoction – something not seen around here much recently. It was inspired by a print that I came across on Etsy by LucyDarlingPrints. You know me, I just can’t resist a pretty and simple design!

    I started with a base of Barry M White and freehanded on all of the details using a nail art brush and a selection of nail polish colours.

    To finish up, I topped it all off with two coats of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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    Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

    Tooty Fruity

    Today’s nail art features an amazing fruity coral shade from piCture pOlish called Electric Dream. In the bottle, the colour looks like a shimmery coral but on the nails it really pops a lot more pink with loooads of shimmer!

    piCture pOlish Electric Dream

    The main colour here is piCture pOlish Electric Dream and I added some simple nail art using a Pink Tease White Nail Art Striper.

    For the accent nails, I started with one coat of Barry M White then added two coats of W7 Salt n Pepper.

    It’s all topped off with two coats of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

    W7 Salt n Pepper

    piCture pOlish Electric Dream

    piCture pOlish Electric Dream

    piCture pOlish Electric Dream
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