Tropical Tuesday

I've got a small collection of tropical/sunset nail art pictures so am going to post one every Tuesday while the season is right :) This one is a pretty old one and looking a little weather beaten as it was taken towards the end of it's nail life! The palm trees demonstrate what I said in my last post about Barry M nail art pens wearing off. This one has a cheap top coat on and still the design has started to fade. To keep it sealed I'd recoment a good quality top coat (my favourite is Nails Inc's Kensignton Caviar).

Loved this design as an end of summer look, moving onto the darker colours but still keeping a summery vibe.

Colours used: Matt White - Barry M, Strawberry - Barry M, Berry - Barry M, 262 - Barry M, Nail Art Pen in Black - Barry M

(Just shows how old some of these Barry M's are, was before they even had names!)

Something Snazzy!

Something about zig zag patterns just brings the word snazzy to mind, one of the best silly words! Another simple summer design, all you really need is a nail art pen. For this design I used all Barry M colours. I find their nail art pens are reasonably priced and easy to use, but you definitely need a top coat, as the desing will start to rub off otherwise. Also need to make sure the nail polish is super dry before you start the design or it can start to drag the colours. It's best to make sure there is quite a lot at the nib of the pen so that it glides easily accross your nail.

Colours used: Mint Green - Barry M, Berry - Barry M, Nail Art Pen in Black - Barry M

Blue and Orange

I love an unusual colour combination, and blue and orange is definitely one of those! This design was super simple to do, two bright summery colours on the bottom, a nail art pen for the lines on top, and a thin coat of shimmer to finish. Perfect for a sunny Sunday!

Not much else to say on these ones, voila! Happy Sunday!

Colours used: Cyan Blue - Barry M, Antique Coral - Natural Collection, Nail Art Pen in White - Barry M, Crystal Shimmer - Accessorize

Who Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea!

If only it was me!

SO glad it's finally Friday! Today I have a throwback on the left and some more recent nails on the right. An example of my nails a little too long, and a little too short! Apologies for the picture quality of these, they were taken without knowing they'd be going on a blog.

Fruit designs are perfect for summer and pineapples are one of the easiest to do, and seem to be very on trend this summer. For the yellow the ussual nail brush from the bottle is fine, just sweep a large yellow blob accross your nail! The leaves and detail can be done with a thin nail art brush. All in all a good fruit for beginners! I hope to do more pineapple designs in the near future and improve my technique

Colours on the left: Matt White - Barry M,  Yellow - Barry M, Emerald Green - Barry M, Foil Effects Gold - Barry M, Gold Glitter - Barry M

Colours on the right: Key Lime - Barry M, Coconut - Barry M, Papaya - Barry M, Yellow - Barry M

Throwback Thursday! Richter Scale Nails

As I am uploading from my backlog of nail pictures I thought I would take advantage of throwback Thursday! This is a very old one, from not long after I started getting into nail art about 3-4 years ago. Can always tell which ones are the old ones my how long they are! I still like a longish nail, but a bit less talon like!!

This design is one by Wah Nails which I saw on their instagram, there are many variations of this around (just google earthquake nails!) and it's a good one because aside from being fun it looks harder to do than it is. After painting my nails half and half I just used a small nail art brush and some black nail varnish to do the design in the middle. The beauty of it is it can be as messy as you like!

Colours used: Baker Street - Nails Inc, Mint Green - Barry M, Foil Effects Gold - Barry M, Gold Glitter - Barry M, New York Noir - Kate Spade New York by Nails Inc

Seaside nails for a rainy day!

Good evening! As it's miserable outside I thought I'd put up some seaside nails. Really feeling the holiday blues!

This one is another copy cat, this time from One Nail To Rule Them All (http://www.onenailtorulethemall.co.uk/). This is my favourite nail blog so far, this girl is a genius! I don't know how she gets everything so neat! I have tried many of her designs on my own nails and this is one of my faves, being a seaside sort! The design is easier than it looks and fun to do. The only tools required are a small nail art brush (and nail art pen if required), sponge and a little bit of cling film. Dabbing the white polish on lightly with cling film gives the nice foamy sea spray effect.

Colours used: Blue Moon - Barry M, Blueberry - Barry M, White - Barry M, Notting Hill Carnival - Nails Inc, Red Hot Rio  - OPI, Nail Art Pen Black - Barry M

I'm back!

Long time no see! After a year and a half (!) and a stressfull full time job (still going!) I have finally been able to sit down and start up again. I have a very long backlog of nail pictures to put up so should be able to post regularly. Will start with nail art from my recent holiday to Dubrovnik - Croatia (absolutely beautiful place, would highly recomend!).

This one isn't one of mine, I copied it from a design I saw on Pinterest and beleive it is orgininally by elle & ish (http://www.elleandish.com/), but changed the colours a little. It's always a tough choice, which nail design to do on holiday, but this one seemed suitably bright and sparkly!

Colours used: Guava - Barry M, Coconut - Barry M, Bit Faker - Butter London