Hey again

My second post on this blog, i just want to get this bad boy up and running :)

So i'm going to post a picture of my nails today, they aren't very interesting, i've done them for school

It's a vintage half moon, in a dark red



You can't really see the colour properly in this, its a dark red, maybe burgundy? which is a really great classic colour to do vintage styles in. It's simple yet looks really nice.

The polish i used is by a brand called 2true, it's a really good budget brand that you can find in Superdrug in the UK. I chose it because of the colour, but it's also really inexpensive (£1.99) and for such a small price, you're getting a decent product. With a top coat on, it's just as good as any other polish in the £5-8 range, so it's good stuff. They also do a really cool range of fluorescent colours, I've got the fluorescent pink, and it's one of my favourites. I did the half moon free hand this time, instead of using guides, so they may be a little squiggley, but i think it looks good :)

Sorry for the blury picture, I've learnt that holding a camera one handed, with the focus on, and trying to either keep it in focus on not blury is more difficult that you would expect, i can never hold it still.

If you want any further information, advice, or anything at all, leave a comment :)

Peace

Nikki

Grey nails

With all the snow we've had this week in england, i was feeling very wintery. Now to me, this kind of time isnt reds and greens, its greys, whites and silvers, gotta love the snowy colours.



So, this is the look. The thumb is the same as the first, second and little finger. I've done a 40's style half moon on all fingers, i did this using those stick on nail stencils for french manicures, although you can do the same thing with reinforcement rings that are made to stop sheets ripping out of folders. You can also do it free hand, and while this isnt a problem for me on my left hand (as im right handed) i cant do it at all with my right hand, and it ends up as a complete mess. The nail polish i used is Bourjois 1 Seconde nail polish. I can't find a name of the colour on the bottle, but it's a dark, slightly shimmery grey. It's a polish that i really like, because it has a wide brush for quicker application, and is formulated to dry in a minute- which i love as i'm always smudging my nail polish before it dries.

I'm a big fan of doing a bit of an interesting ring finger. I think that it's a nice way to get a bit of detail and effort in to what is otherwise a fairly simple manicure. On my ring finger, i used Konad plate m57 for the criss-cross pattern, and then put a cluster of rhinestones on top. I stuck them on using a top coat polish, i think this is the best way. You could use nail glue, but if you have none, a top coat does the same job just as well.

So, leave me a comment if you like the look, or if you want any more detail on it :)

Peace

Nikki

Well hello there...

This is my first post!

This is a nail art/nail polish and make up blog, i will be making regular posts, hopefully about once a week on that kind of thing, this will include photos, tutorials, product reviews, and much more :)