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The Punisher Nail Art!

7th May 2012

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So today’s nail art is based on Marvel’s Punisher. I’ve never read a Punisher comic or seen a Punisher film, but I’ll take any excuse to draw a skull on my nails!

I’m starting a new challenge in June which Jo from Northern Nails came up with and I was gonna save this idea for then but it doesn’t quite fit the criteria. I don’t want to give too much away but given my history with this theme and the fact that I’m super excited, you might be able to guess at what it is!

The colours here are W7 Black and a red from L’Oreal which has no shade name on the bottle (gradient tutorial here). The details are done with white acrylic paint.

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Freehand, Tutorial, Uncategorised

Spider-Man Nail Art Tutorial

28th February 2012

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Today I have a tutorial for the Amazing Spider-man nail art I created a few weeks ago. You can see the original post here.

This is the first tutorial I’ve made for a very long time! I normally procrastinate on them and then give up hope altogether because I’ve failed quite badly at making them in the past but I actually had a really good time making this one. I hope you enjoy it!

Step by step instructions after the jump!

You will need Red Blue and Silver polishes but you could also use black in place of the silver.

I’m using Cult Nails Quench, Cult Nails Time Traveler and Barry M Silver Foil (which is currently on sale at asos.com!).

I’m also using a small liner brush from eBay. Details here.

1. Paint on your red base coat.

2. Use a nail art brush to paint on a blue tip with a scalloped edge. Aim for 4 or 5 ‘waves’.

3. Using a nail art brush and silver polish, define the wavy line between the red and blue sections.

4. Draw lines from your cuticle to the tip ensuring that they cross through the points of the wavy line. In the blue section, link these lines to make it look like a web.

5. In the red section, draw a few more lines from your cuticle to the wavy silver line from step 3.

6. Join up all the lines with more wavy web like lines, add your top coat and you’re all done!

The accent finger is easy to create than it looks. I drew on the eyes first, then the webs using the same principle shown above and finished by outlining the eyes using black acrylic paint.

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Valentine’s Nails Take Two

14th February 2012

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I’m such a Valentine’s Day cynic. There’s no real reason this day has to exist but we all go along with it anyway. I won’t go in to it too much because you’ll all think I’m a crazy spinster!

I already posted a Valentine’s manicure but this one’s for you guys… I love every single one of you for reading this blog! Happy Valentine’s Day!

The base colour is Cult Nails Quench. I used Sally Hansen Chrome Anemone for the lettering and the stamp from Bundle Monster plate BM02. The pink heart is Kriston 16 and I used Barry M Silver Foil for the accents.

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Valentine’s Nails

5th February 2012

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February 14th is quickly approaching so I thought I’d post these nails now! I didn’t start this mani with the intention of creating a Valentines mani but I wanted to do something freehand and hearts seemed like an obvious choice. Goly, I sound so cynical today!

The base coat is Barry M Raspberry and I used W7 Black for the hearts, then outlined with Sally Hansen Chrome Anemone using a nail art brush.

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Classic But Not

21st January 2012

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Since my Lana Del Rey inspired manicure [here], I’ve been completely obsessed with the combination of nude and red polish. Although I think this mani could have used a bit of bling, I still love it!

One more reminder – and no I won’t stop mentioning it until the competition’s over! – it would be great if you could swing by Cult Nails’ Facebook page and give my photo a quick ‘like’. All you have to do is click here to see my entry and if you think it’s deserving of your vote, just click the like button. Thank you!

The base colour is Cult Nails Cruisin Nude and I used a nail art brush to paint on the tips with La Femme Cherry Red and the lines with W7 Black.

Sorry about the variations in colouring of the pictures, my camera’s white balance function seems to be going through a rough patch!

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Lana Del Rey Inspired Nail Art

17th December 2011

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The video for Lana Del Rey’s new single, Born To Die, was released on Wednesday and I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve been listening to the song on repeat ever since I first heard it (apart from the hours I spent at work or sleeping). This chick is just gorgeous and she’s my hair idol. Mine WILL look like that one day!

Lana’s nails in the video are so sexy. These were the best screen shots I could get of the nails but you can watch the stunning video in full here.

I used Cult Nails Cruisin’ Nude as a base then freehanded the chevrons with La Femme Cherry Red (3rd day in a row I’ve used this shade!) using a striping brush.

I used Barry M Gold Foil with a smaller striping brush to freehand the gold lines.

If you don’t have steady, line drawing hands, you can use scotch tape to mark off the area you want to paint red, just make sure your base colour is completely dry before you go sticking tape on your nails.

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12 Days of Christmas Nails: Day 7… Sweet Talkin, Sugar Coated Candy Cane

14th December 2011

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It’s starting to feel very Christmassy around here. I’ve had my first glimpse of snow yesterday and our house is completely decked out with lights and decorations!

As I type this, I’m watching 101 Dalmatians which I think qualifies as a Christmas movie because there’s snow everywhere. It takes me back to being about 6 years old although I have a completely new appreciation for it now I’m old enough to know that Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams (Horace and Jasper) are British comedy legends!

Today’s nails were inspired by Christmas Candy Canes and they look quite tasty if I say so myself!

I used Barry M Matt White as a base and used a striping brush to freehand the stripes with La Femme Cherry Red.

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