Happy New Yeap!

The title of this blog post is not a typo... I just couldn't quite fit the happy new year wording on my thumb nail and this is what I ended up with -see below! This is another day late prompt for the Glam Nails Challenge December, I shouldn't really be late at the moment as I have time off, but between the walking and cooking (I've been trying some new dishes that take ages!) and general other things around the house I've been doing I somehow seem to have got a bit behind!

For this look I started with a base of Play Rose from Holo Taco as I think it's the perfect new year shade and so delightfully glittery! I used three layers over a peel off base. I then used images from Mo You London's Festive 05 stamping plate which has a new year theme. It's my only new year plate and is  a great go to for my new year nail art! I picked a few images and stamped them all in black. It's a good job I forgot to file my thumb nail as I struggled to fit the image on as it was! My favourites are the clock and champagne nails.

I'm pleased with these, how could I not be when they are so sparkly!! Couldn't be more new year-sy in my opinion! I have another new year look on my other hand which I hope to share tomorrow. Happy new year!

Colours used: Play Rose - Holo Taco, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend

Stamping Sunday: Recreating Past Nail Art

Hey everyone, happy Sunday! I'm feeling rather under the weather today so won't be doing much. Just a bit of preparation for going on holiday in a week, can't wait! Please excuse the fuzzyness of some of the pictures below! These are the only ones I took and as this nail art is now off I can't re-try. I also think my nails are a bit too long in these pictures. This length looks good on other people but as mine are quite narrow I'm not sure how well it works. I've filed them down a bit now.

This nail art is very similar to some I created for my friend Jess when she was going to a wedding. You can see them here. I think the colours worked well for a summer wedding and the beautiful rose gold Halycon from Cirque Colors finishes it off nicely. I think this worked better on Jess than me, mostly for the reasons mentioned above.

For this nail art I started with a pale pink base and then used images from the Mo You London Doodles 01 plate (love it!). For some nails I stamped the images directly onto my nails, and for others I used my Uber Mat to create decals and fill in the gaps with a bit of darker pink (colours listed below the pictures). I think I am going to try this design again some time with blues or purples instead of pink, and using Halcyon's twin polish Idyllic for the accent nail.
Colours used: Pink Lemonade - Barry M, Acai - Barry M, White Knight - Mo You London, Halcyon - Cirque Colors