Jellyfishing Jellyfishing Jellyfishing

Jellyfishing, jellyfishing, jellyfishing! Because if you can add a Spongebob quote you always should! This is some nail art I did for the Glam Nails Challenge on Instagram, and of course the theme was jellyfish. I decided to use one of my Mo You London Atlantis plates and sheer polish to add some depth, and then add the jellyfish on top with some glitter.

I started with two coats of sheer blue (colours listed below pictures) before adding a seaweed image to each nail with white stamping polish (Images from the Atlantis 04 stamping plate). I then added another layer of blue followed by another seaweed image. On the two nails which wouldn't have jellyfish on I repeated this one more time, and then added a little silver glitter above the seaweed. In the meantime I was using the jellyfish images from the same plate to create some decals (see how here) using reflective polish to make them really stand out. I finished the look with a glossy top coat.

I'm pleased with how these came out and they've definitely grown on me over time. I think a base layer of something to distract from the yellow of my nails would have been an improvement. However these are very me and I love the way the reflective glitter makes the jellyfish look! Pictures below in regular lighting and with flash.

Colours used: Flipper - Urban Outfitters, White Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection, Balck Stamping Polish - Dance Legend, Flavour of the Week - Emily de Molly, Diamond Glitter - Barry M

Crabtastic Nails

Snap-Snap-click-click (or whatever noise crabs make!). Another Glam Nails Challenge prompt to share which will be short and sweet as I still have a few posts to catch up on! As you may have guessed the theme for this nail art was crab. I have a few stamping plates with crab images on and settled for this origami image from Mo You London's Origami 05 stamping plate. I made decals on my Uber Mat for the two crabs and also added the image to my nails directly to show me where I'd need to draw between the two base colours (two lovely reflective polishes - colours listed below the pictures). I then added the white water image from the Bundle Monster Twi Star stamping plate over any areas of blue. I'm pleased with the overall look but it's a shame I may have left too much of a cuticle gap. I think perhaps these thick glitter polishes shrink a bit more after being applied. Overall pleased with the final sparkly look!

Colours used: Flash Platinum Gold - Fun Lacquer, Heartkids - Emily de Molly, White Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection, Red Hot Rio - OPI, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend

Dolphin Summer

Hey everyone! This will be a short blog post as I am sleepy and have a lot of catching up to do! I have been away for a hen weekend and these are from Wednesday's Glam Nails Challenge prompt. I have decided to give this month a try as it's all sea creature themes and I couldn't resist! Also lacking a bit of nail inspo at the moment so good to have some prompts!

I kind of made these up as I went along and went for a brightly coloured theme. The dolphin images are from the Bundle Monster Twi Star and Mo You London Doodles 01 stamping plates. I created decals for all images and decided to use something shimmery on the nail art nails to give it something extra. Not one of my favourite looks but is' nice enough!

Colours used: Hello Sailor - Wikkid Polish, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend, Joyful L'il Jellybean - Wikkid Polish, Bikini Bombshell - Wikkid Polish, Wardour Street - Nails Inc, Peachy Beachy - Wikkid Polish

Shellfish in Purple

Hi there! Finding it hard to find time for blogging at the moment but finding some time now for a bit of as sea themed look I had on for our long weekend by the coast recently. I quite liked the idea of doing a simple style with two shades of the same colour and thought the Uber Chic Seashells Aplenty plate would be perfect. I started with two layers of lilac, and then stamped the images over the top in a metallic dark purple which didn't look as metallic when stamped. I'm pleased with how these came out. They were easy to do but look good and lilac is a flattering shade. Only improvement would be a better non-smudge top coat!

Colours used: Wardour Street - Nails Inc, Unnamed - Barry M

Taco's for Mental Health Week!

Hey everyone! Posting these way later than planned as I seem to be low on time for nail art and blogging at the moment. This look was some slightly belated nail art for Mental Health Awareness week, which is now very belated, though I'm still wearing it. I've wanted to use this wording for some mental health nail art for some time so I'm glad to finally do it.

I started with two coats of pale blue on all nails, then moved onto the taco print and some metallic blue nail polish. All images used are from Uber Chic's Lets Taco Bout It stamping plate. Next I moved onto the wording spread across my middle two fingers. I used black stamping polish and thought the nails looked a bit empty so I tried adding some blue wording around them which worked out well. I finished the look with a glossy top coat though unfortunately managed the smudge the wording which was so annoying!

Overall I'm really pleased with these, I think they look like the sort of wrapping you'd get around your food at a really nice takeaway. Only annoying thing is the smudging, although at least it's on the wording about falling apart sometimes so kind of works!

Colours used: Borrowed and Blue - Essie, Teal - Barry M, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend

Daisy Daisy Daisy

Aloha! Some very Spring themed nail art to share today. This look has been on my nails for just over a week now. It's been a busy time and my blogging has been lagging behind a bit! There's even been less nail art but I'm looking forward to doing my nails again this weekend. 

This is a look I'd been meaning to try for a while, with a couple of Cirque Colors newish sheer polishes which I purchased recently. I started of three coats of sheer polish on each nail - using a different colour for each hand. Next I used white stamping Polish and Mo You London's Festive 58 stamping plate to add the daisies. It was a little time consuming as I was using the same image so many times but worth it I think! I then used a dotting tool to add the yellow pollen, and finished the look with a glossy topcoat.

I'm enjoying this look, it's very Spring/Summery and goes with a lot of things. I also wore it for my friends beautiful wedding in an orchard in Herefordshire. It was very fitting for the scenery and the lovely weather and will remind me of it when I look at the pictures :)

Colours used: Peach Jelly - Cirque Colors, Haze Jelly - Cirque Colors, White Stamping Polish - Rainbow Connection, Notting Hill Carnival - Nails Inc

Alpaca Walking Nails

Hey everyone! Got some rather fun nail art to share today :) A few weeks ago my sister got married. It was a beautiful day! A week before hand she had her hen do which involved alpaca walking. It was so much fun and they were so cute! I decided to do some themed nail art for the occasion. I've included a picture of the nail art with the alpaca I was walking, Truffle. He was such a cutie and liked plodding along at the back of the group.

I decided to go for something really vibrant for this look so used some pastel neons from the Bring On Spring collection from Wikkid Polish. I created decals for three of the nails, you can see how here. On the other two I added some spots and funny wording - all images are from Mo You London's Animal Collection 19 stamping plate. I really love the image with the colourful necklace on - such party vibes!

Really pleased with how these came out, they're so fun and were just right for the occasion! 

Colours used: Peachy Beachy - Wikkid Polish, Joyful L'il Jellybean - Wikkid Polish, Hello Sailor - Wikkid Polish, My Mate Illuminate - Wikkid Polish, Black Stamping Polish - Dance Legend, Cream Soda - Barry M, Cappuccino - Barry M, Bikini Bombshell - Wikkid Polish