Fata Morgana Flower Nails

Good evening nail people! Tonight I'm sharing some spring nails from a couple of weeks ago. Where is the time going?!  I saw a picture of Cirque Colors Fata Morgana on Instagram and as I haven't worn it for a while thought I'd give it a go with some Spring flowers. I used the Mo You London Flower Power 23 plate for the images.

For this design as per usual I used the advanced stamping technique with my Uber Mat! You can see how here. I like these but wasn't massively feeling them at the time. They're nice enough I just think I must have been in the mood for something brighter! (now have bright safari nail art so looking forward to sharing that with you!
Colours used: Fata Morgana - Cirque Colors, White Stamping Polish - Emily de Molly, Taos - Cirque Colors, Wildflower - Cirque Colors, Notting Hill Carnival - Nails Inc, Gold Digger - Barry M

Negative Space Spots

Hello world! Something simple and a bit different on my nail blog today. I've been seeing loads of negative space nails on Instagram lately, particularly ones with a pattern over bare nails, rather than just gaps in a design. There are a couple of accounts I follow which use this style a lot (and very well) so not 100% sure if this is a big trend at the moment or if it's just what I'm seeing in my Instagram feed!

As my nails are a tad yellow I used a base colour but a very sheer one to still give the natural look. I used two coats of Barry M's Mani Mask in Birthday suit. It's a very sheer pale pink which dries matte. I use it on my toenails sometimes, it's really good for hiding imperfections but looking natural too. Once dry (and it dries pretty fast) I used a medium sized dotting tool to apply spots in four of Barry M's Molten Metal shades. I have 8 but I think these four which were released at the same time work particularly well together (colours listed below the pictures).

It took some time to get used to seeing my nail line so clearly, but I do like these. It was a good way to test the negative space look without doing anything too complicated. I expect I will do it again. I think any longer and it would look a bit weird with too much white space, but my nails grow pretty fast so I'll just file them down a bit when I want to do this.
Colours used: Mani Mask Birthday Suit - Barry M, Celestial Silver - Barry M, Crystal Blue - Barry M, Antique Gold - Barry M, Pink Luxe - Barry M

Stamping Sunday: Origami In The Sky

Hello world! I am playing catch up as usual but am pleased to be sharing this nail art today as I loved it! Kept this on for at least a week. It was on my nail art to do list for some time but came out well (if I do say so) and I liked it even more than I expected to. My favourite nail is the thumb nail in the top right picture with the squid and diplodocus. 

I started with a blue base on all nails accept my ring finger nail, where I used a holographic silver base. I followed the silver with a holographic glitter from Barry M, which is surprisingly good holo given it is a mainstream band and is a polish from a few years ago too. For the origami images I used the advanced stamping technique (you can see how here). I tried making entire nail decals together but did have to cut and pasts some of the images separately as I'd stamped them too far apart.

Simple design but I loved it and I think it works well for spring. What do you think?

Colours used: Can't Find My Czechbook - OPI, Midnight Mischief - Painted Polish, White Stamping Polish - Emily de Molly, Harp On It - Color Club, Diamond Glitter - Barry M

Emily de Molly - Gravity Drive

Hello nail people - long time no see! I've been away on a couple of weekends away and a week in Scotland so while it has been lovely I have got a bit behind on blogging. Today I've just got the one polish to talk about. I took it with me to Scotland and although it's not the most seasonal shade I love it! It's a really sparkly colour with lots of depth. Quite a good glitter density as well, the below pictures show the polish directly painted on rather than sponged.

This is my forth Emily de Molly polish, they've not been one of the brands I've got really into. However after a few recent purchases I've realised every one of my four Emily de Molly polishes has blown me away, so I think we can see where this will go! Below I have put a few pictures where I've tried to capture some of the wonderful sparkle.