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Hex There, Sailor!

28th October 2013

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Nope that’s not a typo, it’s time for some more Hex-y nails! Today I’m wearing the Anchor No. 2 charm so of course it had to be a nautical themed mani.

I used Barry M White as my base colour here. The blue is Barry M Blue Grape and the red is Barry M Gelly Red. On my thumb, I used Sally Hansen Guilded Lily for the sparkle party on my thumb!

For the stripes I coated my white base with Essence Better Than Gel Nails Fast Dry to make it dry quickly. I cut a few thin strips of scotch tape, suck them where I wanted the white to show through and painted over the whole thing using Blue Grape.

The half moons and the frame on my ring finger are all freehanded with a nail art brush.

It’s all topped with two coats of Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat. Finally, I added the nail charm to my ring finger. It’s Anchor No. 2 from Hex Nail Jewelry and I attached it using nail glue.

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Nautical But Nice

31st July 2013

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I really love nautical nails. There’s something about wearing the scheme of red, blue, white and gold in the summer that just makes you feel very sophisticated; like you’re always ready at the drop of a (captain’s) hat to hop on to the yacht and sail around Europe!

I spotted these water decals at Born Pretty Store and fell in love immediately! The pack is $2.86 (approx £1.90) and you get a selection of 20 decals in compass and anchor designs. I’m beyond impressed with these. As you can see, they’re the kind that are really thin so as long as you apply them carefully and give them a good smooth over, you can’t even tell they’re decals. Although this does mean they’re very delicate so you have to be light handed when applying them!

1. My base colours are Barry M White and NYC Raindrop on my index finger.
2. I applied the nautical themed water decals using a pair of tweezers.
3. Using striping tape, I marked off some stripes on the other fingers and used a nail art brush to fill in the gaps with Barry M Gold Foil, Essie Mezmerised and Rimmel Heart on Fire.
4. I finished it all off with two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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Ahoy There Sailor!

9th April 2013

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My go to summer style has been nautical for the past few years. I love the colour scheme, the stripes and the inevitable anchors that come with the package. Something sparked in me this week and I’ve gone nautical mad. Naturally a nail design followed!

I used Barry M White as my base colour and then applied a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly (my new favourite top coat!) before applying strips of striping tape across my nail to paint the lines. This tutorial will demonstrate. I used a nail art brush to paint the red and blue colours between the striping tape lines, then freehanded on the gold in between afterwards.

The red is Sally Hansen InstaDri Rapid Red, the blue is Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and the gold is Barry M Gold Foil. Finally, I finished it all off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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Nautical Nail Tips

20th July 2012

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I’ve run out of ideas this week so I was gonna do a swatch post today. Then I realised I have absolutely nothing interesting to swatch so I wanted some simple nail art. Whenever I tell myself I’m going to do something ‘simple’, it nearly always takes longer than, say, a full stamping manicure because I get caught up in the ‘simple’ details! I suck at drawing tips but I always think this time I’ll nail it, even though I never do!

So basically, I’m trying to say that when short on time, I should not attempt tips. Even if it seems like a simple option.

The base colour is Cult Nails Cruisin Nude. I used Barry M White and then Miss Sporty 320 with a striping brush for the tip detail. I finished it off with two coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

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Nautical Nails

28th June 2011

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I’ve been looking for a nice navy blue polish for months since I caught on to the nautical trend for summer and after finally finding one yesterday, I was inspired to create a nautical nail look. I found this bargain in Asda as part of their George Make Up range for £1 (normally £1.75), the colour is Bloom.

I used some really old Collection 2000 polishes for the white and light gold, they don’t even have names. The red is Barry M Raspberry and for the Anchor, I used Sally Hansen Chrome in Amber. I’m running perilously low on this so if anyone knows any gold/bronze chromes that I can get my hands on in the UK, please please please let me know because I’m getting desperate!

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Nautical But Nice

23rd March 2011

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I hit the shops with my mum on the weekend and it seems that nautical is in again this summer which I’m very pleased to see. I love all the colours and patterns associated with the sailor style. Nearly everything I purchased was blue and/or white with plenty of stripes, sail boats and anchors to boot.

I spent this week searching for a perfect navy blue polish at a cheap price but didn’t find much luck. Then I remembered I had this blue in my collection and the lemming totally disappeared. This colour is just the perfect accessory for a nautical outfit.

Plate: Bundle Monster BM08

Base Colour: No7 Poolside Blue

Stripes: Stargazer White applied with a striping brush

Stamp Colour: Sally Hansen Chrome – Amber

Top Coat of NYC