Newspaper Nails!

Hey guys! This is a design that I've been wanting to try for ages and I finally got round to it!

Here are my newspaper nails with top coat:

Now most people will tell you that you need Vodka or a different type of alcohol for these nails to work but I created this design using water. All you have to do is paint your nails in a light colour of your choice (I used white but will be trying it with pastel colours in the future) and leave these to dry completely.

Have your newspaper cut into small rectangle shapes that are slightly larger than your nail and a small bowl of water ready. Then when your nails are dry dip one of the pieces of newspaper into the water, wipe off the excess water on the side of the bowl and carefully place on your nail. Make sure to press down as hard as you can (but be careful not to smudge it by accidentally moving it while it is on your nail). Make sure to place all the pieces of newspaper on your nails the same way or some could be upside down!

 After a couple of minutes peel the newspaper off and the ink will have transferred to your nail! Make sure to seal your design with a top coat or the ink will smudge right off!

I wanted to see if this technique would work with a picture from the newspaper so I tried it with a Chelsea logo that was the perfect size (cause you know, Chelsea are awesome :P)

This is how it turned out (It's a lot more noticeable in real life! I couldn't get it to show up on the camera properly):

What do you guys think? Have you tried this before? Let us see your own newspaper nails!

Lisa x

Nail Art! - With Barry M; Silver Multi Glitter!

Hello! This post is really quite a random one, as I wanted to paint my nails and created this design as I went along!

Anyway, this is a picture of my nails with a top coat:

One coat of the pink and one coat of the Barry M Silver Multi Glitter

Triangle Nail Art!

Hello everyone! Today we have a nail art design for you that's quite easy and looks great!

This design was made using the taping technique, and if you haven't heard of it, it's when you use tape to create neat shapes and lines on your nails. This art only works if you have two completely different colours, with the top colour opaque in one coat. Here is a picture of my first try at this technique.

Leopard Nail Art Tutorial!

Hey guys! Today we have our first tutorial for you - Leopard Nails.

Leopard nails with topcoat

Click the jump for the tutorial :)

Swatch! - Nina; Purple Xing

Hi! For today's swatch we have Purple Xing by Nina, which I picked up at Sallys Beauty Supply.

This is two coats with top coat:

This polish is slightly runny so the first coat was a bit uneven but the second coat smoothed it out perfectly, two coats gave full opacity and there were no streaks or bald spots after the second coat was applied. It has a purple base colour with purple and blue micro glitter, (though the blue can only be seen in the right light) and medium sized holographic glitter. In normal light it just looks like a purple polish with silver glitter but when the sun came out it was amazing! I can't wait to try it out in summer when the sun is out all the time!

Spun Sugar Nail Art!

Hey guys :) so I saw the spun sugar technique for the first time the other day and I just had to try it! This is my first attempt:

Two coats of Barry M Black with Barry M Fuchisa strands

For those of you that haven't heard of this technique before it is when the second colour is draped over the nail in thin strands (though mine aren't that thin!). This is done by mixing some of the polish with a dotting tool or toothpick (I used a toothpick and this could be the reason my strands were too thick) until the nail varnish thickens and becomes stringy. Then using the toothpick you lift the varnish up and over the nail.

First Swatch! - China Glaze; Oxidized Aqua Crackle

Hiya! As you have probably gathered, this is our first ever swatch and its about this crackle nail varnish which is called Oxidized Aqua. I got it from Sally's Beauty Supply.

First of all, I  painted my nails with one coat of Barry M's Black nail varnish. As you might know, some of Barry M's nail polishes are quite gloopy and thick to put on. This was the case with the Black so there were a few streaks after it was applied, these were hidden by the crackle though so it wasn't too much of a problem.

Our Blog!

 

Hi, Dee & Li here, we are new to the blogging world so bear with us as it might take a while to get into the routine of updating this blog but hopefully we will get up and running soon!

 

We are planning on regularly posting nail art designs, tutorials and reviews so keep an eye out! :)

 

However please feel free to comment on what you would like to see from our blog, or if you have any questions for either of us!

 

Speak to you soon!

Dee & Li x