Pink , rhinestone gelish nails

I have recently completed a nail course, including gelish polish - yay 💅!

I have been practicing and love my most recent attempt;

Having short damaged nails, I have been avoiding using acrylic, tips or fake nails and opting for shellac or gelish. As my nails are short I love using feminine colours and of course, gems. The attempt is a lot tidier than past gelish applications and I hope it lasts a while! 

Some of the products I used; 

Altogether I used ;

Uv lamp - eBay

Prep & shine - gelux 

Base & top coat - CCO 

Accent nail - arts clavo

Gelish - mild east

Rhinestones, pearls - eBay

To apply the gems - cuticle stick

Cute heart and glitter nails

A really cute style for short nails and really easy;

 

The heart was an afterthought (like most of my designs!). I didn't use a particular tool but the end of the polish brush! A nail art brush would have made a more accurate heart but this one works. 

Products used; 

Black polish - 2true

Nude polish - e.l.f

Glitter - eBay 

Pink shellac mani

While I am growing my nails and trying to avoid wearing damamging falsies, here is another one of my attempts at using at home Shellac products. The first layer is looking good, if not slightly transparent.

Please excuse my claw;

 

The second layer is looking a lot better and a greater colour pay off. I love the shine of shellac!

 

 

 

On the last one the colour looks great but you can still see where I haven't quite sealed the edges, 

meaning the polish didn't last as long as it could!

 

 

 Practice makes perfect so I'll keep trying!

 

Products used;

  Uv lamp - eBay 

Top coat & base coat - shellac 

Pink - shellac 

 

Nude silver glitter tip nails

A look I love and one that reminds me of parties...a really simple way of jazzing up a manicure or adding something to plain coloured nails. Nude is my favourite with this look but it can work with most colours! 

Products used;

E.l.f polish - nude 

Glitter in holographic - eBay 

Nail brush - eBay 

Summery shellac nails

Here's another attempt at creating shellac nails at home! I went for Summery colours in coral and green...

 

And (as always) added a little glitter;

I don't think they look too bad considering! It took quite a while to paint and cure all of the polishes but I was happy with the overall look. And it lasted a week :).

Below are the products and tools that I used; 

Shellac top/bottom coat - CCO

Colours - MiddleEast 

Glitter polish Bedazzle - Superdrug

Uv lamp - eBay 

Nude & pearl stiletto nails

I can't take credit for these, I had a snap from my sister and thought they looked good enough to share :)! 

Although most of the products she 'borrowed' from me...

Products used;

E.l.f polish- nude

Stiletto claws - eBay 

Mini pearls - eBay 

Nail glue - savers

Pencil 

 

Peacock feather inspired nails

I chose cute looking shades of polish to match my peacock feather inspired thumbnail as you can see below;

 

 

It was a little fiddly and took a while to build up the layers needed but Ta Da! Here's my first attempt at creating the look!

 

All together;

 

Overall I think quite successful... even if it does remind me more of a seaweed than a peacock feather!

Products used;

Avon nail brush/took

Mint nail polish

 

Navy polish

Gold polosh - Barry m 

Gold Glitter polish - saffron 

Gold, Pink & White Nails

I started with a few block colours...

 

 

 

 and added lines and (of course) glitter...

 

Threw a a couple of cute stars with a nail art pen and I'm done!

 

 

The products I used;

Gold - barry M

White -Superdrug own

Gold Glitter - saffron

Pink - Barry M

Nail art pen - eBay

Owl you need is love

'Owl you need is love'

In light of my last post I was feeling particularly creative and made a cute Owl canvas for my sister. The canvas was created the same way, except most of it was free handed!

 

Little freehanded owl  

 

 

  Add a dash of glitter

 

 A few dashes more....

And voila, here he is!

Products used;

Plain white canvass - HomeBargains

Glitter tubs- WHSmith

Brush - ebay

Pencil

/Pritt Stick Craft Glue

Live,Love,Laugh

Homemade DIY Glitter Canvasses

I was inspired to create these from really cute boards I see on Pinterest. Live, Love, Laugh is a simple quote that I really like so I decided to get creative...

The first two canvasses are a little messy

A bit of patience and a lot of glitter later I have finished all three!

The final look!

They are surprisingly easy to create and there is a lot of inspiration out there. The materials are reasonably cheap and easy to ge hold of so I'd recommend anyone give it a go!

 

Products used;

3 x small plain white canvasses - Home Bargains

Tubs of Glitter - WHSmiths

nail brush - ebay

Pritt stick craft glue

pencil & ruler

small pink buttons - ebay

magazine cut outs for the flower petals

Black & Gold Nail Stickers

Black & Gold Nail Stickers

Really cute and easy nail art from O.P.I

Products used:

nail scissors
O.P.I Nail Lacquer Apps - Gold Lace

Black Hearts & Crosses Stiletto Nails

Black Hearts & Crosses Stiletto Nails

Another fierce look with Stiletto nails

Products used;
Rhinestones- ebay
Stiletto nails - ebay
Sally Hansen Polish - Nude
E.l.f Glitter polish - Gold glitter
Black generic polish
 

Pink & Candy Coloured Rhinestone Nails

Pink & Candy Coloured Rhinestone Nails

These do remind me of sweets :).  Unfortunately the rhinestones did not last long but looked good for a while!

Adding a bit of glamour to the usual  pink nails

Products used;

Rhinestones- ebay
Barry M Polish - Strawberry
Nail glue
Mini tweezers - ebay 
 

Pink, White, Gold & Glitter Nails

Pink, White, Gold & Glitter Nails

I started off very simply but couldn't help adding more details and glitter of course...

 

I need to invest in thinner nail brushes..

The overall look is quite girly and simple

the products I used are;


Barry M polish - Gold
Barry M polish - strawberry
Saffronm Polish - Gold Glitter
E.L.F Polish - White

Red and Black Reverse Louboutin Stiletto Nails

Red and Black Reverse Louboutin Stiletto Nails

I love this look for a weekend...it was actually discovered on accident when we were playing with claws and colours.  As the black was such a strong colour in showed through the falsies and created an easy ombre effect on top;

How the nails look underneath...

And on top :)

The colour stayed on pretty well underneath too.

Products used;

2True Polish - Black
E.L.F Polish - Red
Stiletto nails - ebay

Pink Velvet Stiletto Claws

Pink Velvet claws

Fierce yet feminine

Rhinestone and red valentine nails

Rhinestone and red valentine nails 

Really cute and easy nails I did for valentines day! A bit of a twist on the usual plain red :)

Mermaid Blue Glitter & Pink Nails

Mermaid Blue Glitter & Pink Nails

 Here's the result of using a simple pink polish, and a dark navy blue and cosmetic glitter :). It reminds me of mermaids...

I also did my toes in pure glitter! It looks lovely (as much as feet can anyway) and lasts so long! To do - simply paint nails with a similar colour, pour glitter on top and pat down with the brush. Wait a few seconds to dry and shake the rest away.

 

 

The products I used are below;

 

The glitter is from ebay, navy polish is part of a set and the brush is also part of a set from ebay. I also used  Barry M for the pink polish for the nails :).

Glitter- deep blue

Brush - no.6

Dark polish - navy

Barry M Pink polish - strawberry

Nude, Black polka dot and Glitter nails

Nude, Black polka dot and Glitter nails

 Simple nude, black, polka dot, glitter and heart nails!

 I <3 this glitter!

Really simple to do and very cute too :).

Products used;

 

Really cheap polishes can be bought in superdrug, nail brush and glitter from ebay.

2 true polish - black

Technic polish - nude

Nail brush - no 6

Glitter - holographic

New Year Nails!

 

Black polish - 2True in Black

Gold Polish - Barry M
Velvet - Allure