Loud and proud borders

Hey my lovelies,

So I bought the new Model's Own Neon Ice - Bubblegum and promptly put it in the fridge as instructed. Oddly... Boots thought it was ok to put the display under quite a hot lamp and it was warm when I picked it up, but hey ho, it doesn't seem to have affected it's brightness.

Here's what I did with it...

I used Model's Own Pro - Nail Strengthener as my base and then did 2 coats of Barry M Gelly - Lychee.

I coated it with Seche Vite and then poured out a little blob of the pink onto a piece of paper.

I did the borders with a smallish striping brush and carefully went round the edges, trying to make sure to keep the lines even and straight.

 

This was so simple to do and I think it's really effective. I couldn't really capture the neon-ness of it on my iPhone camera but trust me, it's pink!

I hope you like today's post, leave me a comment in the box. Please let me know if there are any designs you'd like me to try too.

Hope you all have a fantastic Easter or Passover!!

Over and out
Rach x

Easter Bunnies!

Hey nail art fans and new followers hellooo!

I have been soooo excited to post this mani, I'm obsessed with it!

As it's supposedly springtime (questionable, it's decidedly wintery!) I thought I'd do some lovely childish bunnies on my nails, cos' that's the kind of girl I am.

Here goes...

So, cute right?

I used Model's Own Pro - Nail Strengthener as my base and did a single coat of Barry M - Matt White on each nail. Then I created my gradient with a make-up sponge using 17 Lasting Fix - Juicy (green) and Catwalk Couture (blue). You may remeber these from yesterday's post! It took a couple of coats to get a nice opaque look and a hell of a lot of clean up afterwards! My cuticles still have a bluey tinge even now.

Once they's dried I used Barry M - Matt White again to draw my bunnies with various dotting tools. Their pink noses and ears are Barry M - Strawberry Ice Cream and their eyes are black acrylic paint.

I topped it all off with a coat of Seche Vite.

I just realised pointer bunny looks like a bit of a beefcake lol.

I've had loads of compliments about these today, everybody loves rabbits obviously.

Keep your eyes peeled for my next mani, I bought Model's Own Neon - Bubblegum today and also a Rimmel London Apocalips lip gloss which I've heard good things about.

Hope you like my little cuties, leave a comment in the box :)

Over and out
Rach x

XOXO Nails

Hello again!

My second post for today is XOXO nails so here's the pic...

Unfortunately, once again the cold weather has taken it's toll on my cuticles :(

I used Model's Own Pro - Nail Strengthener as my base coat and then did 2 coats of Barry M - Matt White on each nail.

Then I used a cocktail stick to draw on my X's and O's with the following colours...

Thumb: Barry M - Mint Green
Pointer: 17 Lasting Fix - Juicy
Middle: Rimmel London - Sky High
Ring: 17 Lasting Fix - Catwalk Couture
Pinky: Rimmel London - Block Your Green

Finally, I did a coat of Seche Vite to add shine and durability.

Hope you like it, leave a comment in the box.

Over and out
Rach x

Model's Own Pro Bargain Haul Mani!

Morning everyone!

So we have snow again! I am less than impressed with the weather, this time last year people were laying on the UK's beaches catching some sun!

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted, been a hectic week. I got a promotion at work yay! I noticed I got some new followers over the weekend so welcome to you guys! This will be the first of 2 (maybe 3 if I have time) posts today!

First things first... last post I told you about my bargain Boots find.... Well I went back to buy some more! I bought 4 polishes for £12.80 which is a saving of £19.20!!! I love it when you save more than you spend.

This mani was the result..

I started with my base coat which is Model's Own Pro - Nail Strengthener. Then, from thumb to pinky the colours are... (All Models Own Pro) Yas-Mint, French Pink, Lavender Blue, Mellow Yellow and Barry M - Blue Moon on my pinky.

Then I used Barry M - Matt White and my biggest dotting tool to do the dots. Once they'd dried, I used Seche Vite to make them all nice and shiny.

I hadn't realised at the time but I guess these are kind of Easter themed!

Hope you like them... leave a comment in the box.

Over and out
Rach x

Barry M Gelly Hearts

Hey nail art fans!

Today's mani features 2 of the new Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine polishes. I love the consitency and application of these polishes.

I also have a new bargain find I have to rave about.

So I started off with my NEW topcoat which I stumbled upon in Boots. The first thing I spotted when I walked in was the Model's Own Pro stand with "Save" cards all over it. Shock and awe commenced when I realised they were only £3.20 down from £8.00!! I can't believe I only picked up base coat, I'll be re-visiting Boots at some point tomorrow I think :S

So once my base dried, I did 2 coats of Barry M Gelly - Lychee on all of my nails. While they were drying I (carefully) took some easy peel sellotape and used a craft punch to cut out a heart shape from it. I used it as a stencil to paint onto a sandwich bag to make little transfers of the hearts using Barry M Gelly - Grapefruit. I hope that makes sense!

Once they had dried completely I carefully lifted the edges with a pin, picked them up with tweezers and placed them onto my nails. This takes patience and concentration...not for the faint hearted or hot-headed!

Once I had them all placed how I wanted them, I rubbed them gently so they'd stick and outlined each one with a gel pen. The gel pen takes a good few minutes to dry completely..don't be tempted to top coat staight after!

When I felt my gel pen was dry, I topped it all off with a coat of Seche Vite et voila!

I hope you like them, please leave a comment in the box below

Over and out
Rach x

Studded Galaxy Nails

Hey everyone!

Hope you are all happy and well!

Today's mani is kind of a redo of my last galaxy nails but with slightly different colours and a little something extra

I started with my base coat, then applied 2 coats of Barry M - Black  to all my nails. Once that dried I used a make up sponge to dab on 3 colours in a random pattern. The first was ASDA's Own - Lilac, the second was Barry M - Peach Melba, and the third was Barry M Gelly - Grapefruit.

Over the top of that I used Barry M - Diamond glitter to give my little galaxies some depth, and finally I added some white dots with acrylic paint.

For my ring finger, I added some small square studs from River Island, and coated the whole thing with Seche Vite.

I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think in the comments!

Over and out
Rach x

Heart Pop Art

Good evening nail art fans

Hope you've had a happy Wednesday! I started out with noooo inspiration for what I was going to do all I had was a colour. I haven't used orange for a while and it was calling me from the shelf so I decided to use it, and there's no colour that goes better with orange than pink!

Here's what I came up with...

I used Save the Nail - Bridge the Ridge as my base and painted 2 coats of George (Asda) - Sunset Orange on all but my ring finger which is Barry M Gelly - Grapefruit.

Then I went in with some white acrylic paint and a dotting tool to do 2 circles close together, joined into a heart shape with a small nail art brush. I placed the hearts randomly on each nail. Once the hearts had dried I used a gel pen to carefully outline them.

Then I used a smaller dotting tool to do little white dots (Barry M - Matt White) to fill in all the gaps.

Once it was all dry, I used Seche Vite to give it all a glossy shine :)

I hope you like them!

Over and out
Rach x

Missoni Mani

Hey everyone!

2 posts in one night you lucky things. Here's my latest mani and probably the one I'm most proud of to date. It reminds me of the designer Missoni. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to take pictures straight after I did them hence a little bit of wear one the tips :(

I started of course with my base coat which is Save the nail - Bridge the ridge, then did 2 coats of Barry M - Matt White on each nail.

Once that dried, I used 3 colours and my tiny brush to do my chevrons. The lightest pink is Barry M - Strawberry Ice Cream, medium is Barry M - Fuchsia, and the darkest is Barry M - Raspberry.

Once my chevrons had dried, I used a gel pen to outline them (it's a pilot one from paperchase). I've never attempted gel pen before but after seeing some designs by Alice over at One Nail To Rule Them All (amazing btw) I knew I had to give it a go, and I was so impressed with how well it worked!

 

These actually ended up taking almost 4 hours, I was so ready to take a picture of my left hand them give up and do something easier but I persevered and the result is worth it. I've had soooo many compliments!

 

I topped it all off with a coat of Seche Vite and hey presto!

 

I hope you like them!

 

Over and out

Rach x

Striping Tape Mani

Hey my little lovelies!

Better late than never here's the post I promised for some time last week!!

I started with my base coat (Save the nail - bridge the ridge) and then painted all my nails with 2 coats of Rimmel London - Caramel Cupcake. I then did a single coat of Seche Vite and waited for it to dry completely before applying the tape.

It took literally ages to put the tape on and line it up perfectly!!

Once I'd got my tape in position, I went over the top with a single but even coat of 17 - Tigers Eye and immediately peeled off the tape with a pair of tweezers.

I then tidied up any messy bits with a tiny brush and a bit of acetone, and went over the whole thing with a coat of Seche Vite.

Tadaaaaaaaaaa, let me know what you think in the comments below!

Over and our
Rach x