Royal fizz

In the UK it's safe to say as a nation we're obsessed with the Royals, and I'm definitely a fan too!

I've met Kate and baby George a few times because her family home is in my village so I love them a little more! 

Polishes used were; OPI -  Suzi shops & island hops, Sinful colors - Snow me white, Models own - pink fizz, Seche Vite - Fast dry top coat.

I wanted to do a Royal baby mani but wasn't sure how to go about it. I then saw @dahlianails mani so had to recreate! I'm not overly pleased with how my mani turned out, it's a little rushed for my liking - if I'd had time I would have done it over. The colours are a little girly for me so I didn't wear this mani for long but I definitely think it fits the theme! And I also think it's pretty cute! 

What do you think of the Royal obsession? A little too much or just a great mani opportunity!

xox 

Holo lights

 Models Own - Southern Lights ... Amazing!

I found this polish at a Boots clearance about a year ago and have no idea why I have never tried it before now. It just didn't look so special in the bottle but it's such a cool purple holo colour.

However, it was a nightmare to dry! I had to re-do this mani because I got so fed up of drying time. I had to use fast dry top coat, drying spray and the ice water trick... This is definitely not an 'on the go' polish, I always paint when I know I'm going to be sat on my laptop or something but for me it was well worth the wait anyway!

I saw it in Superdrug the other day so it is still in shops if you want to give it a whirl.

xox 

Lush inspired ombre

I recently got this models own neon green polish and didn't know how to use it in a design until I saw the lush logo. Then this happened and I love it. 

For this design I used: OPI - natural base, Sally Hansen - White on, Models own - Flip flop, Wynie - 969 (I have never heard of this brand, I got it in Lisbon because I loved the colour) and Sally Hansen - Big matte top coat.

At first the colours weren't showing up as bright as I had hoped so I had to sponge on more than I would normally to achieve this. However, I did do this in the evening so it was dark - when I turned a big light on I was almost blinded. It's safe to say it is a very neon ombre!  

I used the matte top coat for the first time on an ombre and I really like it. I was worried that it would separate the colours but it actuallu makes them look much more blended. 

So glad I bought the matte coat, it is so cool and works so well with these colours.

xox

Houndstooth

I apologise for not posting for a while, I've been really bugged down on uni work and haven't had much inspiration or motivation to do my nails. What a first! 
This is my first houndstooth design. One of my favourite patterns on anything of all time. I have so many clothes of dogtooth/houndstooth. For this design I used: OPI - natural base coat, Models Own - French white, L'oreal - Top coat confetti, Sally Hansen - Top coat and then black acrylic paint. 
I really like the houndstooth design, it wasn't too neat because I am a leftie and I used my right hand to paint this. So I'm sure when I do it again on my right hand it will be much neater. 
I love the top coat confetti, I don't have anything else like it. However, it is horrible to get off so you're going to need to use the tin foil trick here ladies!
Also, I highly recommend the Sally Hansen top coat, it doesn't chip and gives the nail such a nice shine. Got mine for super cheap too which makes it even better.
More designs soon. I finish for summer on friday! Yay!
xox 

Water-Marbling

I have a love hate relationship towards water-marbling. It creates some of the coolest designs but is SO messy.
I used: Models Own - French white (for the base colour), Sally Hansen - Back to the fuchsia and Flormar - N014. And many other materials that I will not list. 


I find it difficult to get the same effect on every finger, because of this I tried a different design on each finger to see which one I liked the best... and it has to be the thumb!  I am going to have to try this on every nail soon - even if it takes me 3 hours. 
As my boyfriend pointed out it looks like charlie and the chocolate factory movie colours - gotta love the guy for his elaborate compliments but I'll take that!
I may do a pictorial on this if I have the patience at some point. However, I might end up getting polish all over my camera so perhaps not. 
Anyway, I love my thumb nail but not so much the rest. Definitely going to nail this technique one day. 
xox