Inspired By: Bird Print Cami Top

Good Friday lovelies

Although I am really into contrasting nail art, every so often I am more than happy to completely co-ordinate my nails and my outfit. There is something cute about 'matchy' nails so when I wore a new bird print cami top this week I just had to design my nails to match (sort of)...

I started with a gorgeous base of Barry M Lychee on all nails. This colour is part of the Gelly range, so it is highly opaque, dries super quick and super glossy. Lychee is a very rich cream coloured nude and the perfect base for lots of nail art styles.

Using the small flying bird design from plate BM 315 I then stamped each nail several times, in several colours at several angles! The bottle shot above is Beths Blue by Models Own which stamped very well but very lightly. It looks almost lilac in these pictures.

Some of the other colours I used are Konad Psyche Pink (bottle above), Konad Red, Sally Hansen Grass Slippers and H&M Blue My Mind.

Below is a close up of my top so you can see the pretty bird print for yourselves :-).

How do you like this matchy nail art? Do you prefer to wear nails that contrast and really stand out or would you co-ordinate your outfit of the day to your nails of the day?

Have fantastic weekends

Lou xx
@L_i_P_P

Blue Roses on Blue

Happy Weekend Lovelies!

As I mentioned earlier this week I wanted to experiment with Barry M Denim and use it for stamping. It was such a good one coater as a base colour for my Denim and Swirl manicure and as a general rule that means the polish will be great for stamping. I was not disappointed...

For this lovely manicure I started with a base colour of Models Own Beth's Blue. It is a gorgeous periwinkle blue creme and whilst I adore the colour I was a little frustrated with the formula. A touch on the gloopy side already which is a shame as it is a brand new polish.

For stamping I turned to one of my favourite floral designs - the large roses found on plate BM 323. I think these roses look great in Barry M Denim as the sparkle really shows through. I can see a real mixture of blue and silver sparkles which look gorgeous in any light.

 

Needless to say I love this manicure and I love that Denim is as great to stamp with as the Foil Effects collection also by Barry M. I think I could wear this rose stamp several times a week and not get sick of it - imagine all the pretty colour combos I could come up with :-)

Take care

Louise xx