My late Christmas Manicure!

Hi guys! So I was away with my family on Christmas and haven't had the chance to post my Christmas Manicure. I actually did this same manicure last year and loved it, so I thought I'd try it out again. I used a base of China Glaze Poinsetta from last years Christmas Collection and then Tinsel Town sponged onto the tips.

I also wanted to remind you guys about my blog sale where I'm selling HEAPS of polishes, including some of my absolute favourites and HTFs to make it easier when I move states next month !
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Coewless Galaxy Drip Manicure

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you a manicure I did based off one I saw on the Coewless Nail Blog (aka. the girl with the most amazing nails in the world.) that I just HAD to re-create!

To do this manicure I used a base of Zoya Purity which came in the 18k gold set. I then used Charla on my ring finger and used a dotting tool to create the drips. I then grabbed Zuza on a sponge and sponged a bit of that on, and a tiny bit of Zoya Song. (Wow were a Zoya party today!) After that I went back to Purity on a detail brush and drew some eight spoke stars and some random dots. Then finally I used Nubar White Polka Dot (about 2-3 coats) over the drips and the ring finger.

I love how this turned out, lots of fun!

A cute Halloween design ruined by my impatience: A Halloween Nail Fail

Hi guys! So I saw this really cute design on tumblr somewhere but I don't know who did it sorry! But I thought I'd try and recreate it today since it's Halloween!

I used a base of Zoya Jancyn and then used a black striper polish from Orly's Instant Artist line called Jet Black  and a bit of Liquid Vinyl by Orly and a dotting tool to create drips on my nails.

This looked all cute until....

The Liner by Orly dried to a matte finish and looked super weird and I wanted to take photos immidiately so I slapped on a top coat (Without Thinking) and smeared it!

It worked somewhat better on my middle fingers as I really glopped the topcoat on and moved it around and since it was so thick the brush wasn't dragging the design.

Oh well.

It still looks cool from a distance!

Subtle Shredded Manicure

Hi guys! Today I wanted to create a beautiful shredded manicure but it didn''t turn out as well as I hoped. Unfortunately the colours I chose weren't contrasting enough to make a big impact but I still think it's pretty none the less.

For this manicure I used a base of Color Clubs Take Me To Your Chateu and then Blue-ming for the shredded part. To create this look all you need is tape and scissors :)

No I don't Have A Really Bad Fake Tan.

I Had to adjust my camera settings to accentuate the shredded manicure contrast.

Rasberry Blue Bell Dotticure

Hi guys! So it's a beautiful Spring day here in Australia, and I'm feeling the urge to go jump in the pool! Today I have a really cute dotticure that screams spring/summer.

I used a base of Essie Watermelon (2 coats) which is smack bam in the middle between a hot pink and a red and then used Orly Frisky to create some diagonal dots across my nails using a dotting tool from ebay. I hope you like it!

China Glaze Sea Spray & Stamping

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you Sea Spray for China Glaze which is a really pale blue with a lot of grey in it with a super faint silver shimmer. I used two coats for full coverage and then decided to do a little bit of stamping on an accent nail. I used Konad special white and a stamping plate from BornPretty.com 

As you can see that little impatient me decided to add topcoat strait away thus causing a little bit of the design to smudge but it still looks okay.

Black and Gold Leopard Stamping Design

Hi guys! So today I intented to try out a new stamping plate I got from KKcentreHk that has some unique designs on it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get this plate to work at all, so I'm assuming I got a 'dud'.

But I did use the stamping set also available from this website which worked beautifully.

For this design I used China Glaze Liquid Leather and Passion  to stamp along with Konad M57.

China Glaze For Audrey & Stamping

Hi guys, today I thought I'd show you one of my favourite polishes. This is China Glaze For Audrey which is a tiffany blue creme. Opaque in two coats, but if you aren't "experienced" in applying polish, you could end up with a bit of streakiness.

I then decided to do a bit of stamping. I chose KONAD Plate M57 and used China Glaze Four Leaf Clover to stamp. 

Red, Black & White Cherry Blossoms

Hi guys, quick post as I'm heading off to the movies with a friend very soon! Today I'm wearing OPI A Oui Bit of Red (Very goood application) and then an accent nail inspired by Indigo Nova. I originally had this desgin on all of my nails, but I felt it was a bit much so I removed it from my other fingers. For the design there is China Glaze Frosty mini gradient in the corner and then I used ORLY striper polish in Jet Black for the cherry blossom branches and then China Glaze White On White and Icicle for the blossoms.

Shredded Mani - Green & Black

Hi guys, as promised I jazzed up China Glaze Four Leaf Clover by doing a 'shredded mani' I think this was discovered by Erika from Chloes Nails. In fact I think my first blog post here ever was a shredded mani :P Click here for a terrrrrible photo of it lol

Anyway, this is China Glaze Four Leaf Clover (Not colour acurate) & China Glaze Liquid Leather for the tips :) Enjoy!

This was supershiny so please excuse the wierd shaddows on the nail.

When I looks at my hands normally they remind me of little Frankenstein Monster heads

Am I right? :P

Blue & White Watermarble with Flowers

Hi guys! Today I have a watermarble inspired by Indigo Nova. Check out her video here.

It's a beautiful blue and white design with flowers created using a dotting tool!

As you guys know I'm not very experienced in watermarbling as this is only my third or fourth try, but I'm very happy with my progress and results so far.

For this design I used China Glaze First Mate & White On White.

Water Marble Attempt!

Hi guys, so this is my second water marble attempt and while I'm not happy with my pattern or design this turned out much better than my first attempt :)

Here I used China Glaze Light As Air & For Audrey as well as Color Club Fashion Addict! I really like this combination! :)

Valentines Ruffian! Kayla Shevonne Re-creation

Hi guys, so it's rainy and pouring today and I am so not happy about it. Not only did I get soaked walking from my car to work (at 6.30 in the morning), it took me ages to get a half decent photo of this manicure. It was so overcast and horrible today my nails were barely noticable in most of my photos. 

Anyway, I got this idea from Kayla Shevonne She is an awesome blogger with GORGEOUS nails. I really like the ruffian style but it's quite difficult to get perfect.

Anyway I started with a black creme by LA Colors and then painted my ruffian with Tall Poppy by Models Prefer (Australian Brand) I then used Sally Hansen White On to free hand the hearts as an accent nail. I really like this manicure but it was a lot of work for me. The cleanup was also not nice, as I absolutely hate working with black and red as they leave my cuticles looking dirty or irritated. Anyway, as I said I really liked it (I even got a compliment from the lady at my local post office). If you have tried the ruffian are there any tips for easier application?