Contrasting nails with a Cherry Accent

Good afternoon lovelies

How has your weekend been? Ours has been really lovely. Due to some really bad weather today didn't go quite to plan as my sister in law got snowed in so couldn't make the journey to Norwich to cook for us all today. However we made the most of having the day unexpectedly to ourselves and spent some quality time relaxing, catching up on tv and of course I found time to squeeze in a little nail art :-).

This super bright mani features two more polishes from the new Color Club Fiesta Spring collection. This time I chose Mamba (bright red) and Sunrise Canyon (yellow/green). Both polishes have a fantastic formula and good drying time. Mamba is so pigmented that it could be a one coater.

On my little finger I added just one coat of Leighton Denny Ruby Slippers (over one coat of Mamba). I have been dying to test this polish out since Christmas and am pleased I finally did. It is so perfect for this bright manicure as it contains red and green glitter particles.

As you can see I added contrasting dots to my index and middle fingers using the opposite colour to my base, on my ring finger I used a dotting tool to create these fun little cherries. The green stalks are drawn on using Wild Cactus which is the super bright green also from the Color Club Fiesta collection.

Sunrise Canyon is a strange but still beautiful colour... it changes from dark yellow to lime green depending on how you look at it. I don't think I have anything else like this in my collection so its a welcome addition :-).

How do you like the bright contrast of red and yellow/green? I am glad I was feeling bold enough to try it out as its a winner for me.

Louise xx
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Christmas Nails: Candy Canes again

Happy weekend lovelies!

How are we all doing? I am feeling poorly with a stinky cold. I woke up at 3am with all the classic miserable symptons and haven't felt any better since :-(. We have got so much to do today as well with all the usual last minute errands to run and housework to finish.

Anyway lets move on to the reason for this post, I mentioned when I first painted Candy Cane nails here that I wish I had used the colours the opposite way around. So when I asked my sister in law which nail design I should paint for the family party she picked Candy Canes and I was only too happy to get a second go...

This time I started with a base of Barry M Bright Red. I have used this polish lots recently - it has been my perfect Christmas red.

I then applied one easy coat of Barry M Red Glitter. Again I have used this lots and I just love how it looks for all these festive manicures.

Using Konad White polish I stamped the same two design plates as used last time to create these bright and sparkly Candy Cane themed nails.

Which one do you prefer...? Now I see the two pictures together I cannot decide!!

Only three more sleeps to go...! :-)

Louise xx

Christmas Nails: Santa Hats

Good afternoon lovelies!

Have you all had great weekends so far? I most certainly have. Hubby and I had a very successful shopping trip yesterday and I got several pretty new dresses to wear throughtout the festive period :-). We also put up our Christmas trees (yes I do mean we have more than one!) but I am going to tell you more about that next week as I have a plan to paint my nails to match our new tree :-).

For todays little installment I went for fun and cute...

I started with one quick coat of Barry M Silver Foil. My camera freaked out a little because of my choice of metallic background so if I did these again I would go for something more matte.

I then painted red triangles using Barry M Bright Red. It looked lovely on its own but as this is a Christmas manicure I just knew I had to add glitter!

Using this gorgeous Barry M Red Glitter I then painted over the red triangles - just look at that sparkle!

I dotted the top of each hat with one blob of Barry M Matt White using my largest dotting tool.

Finally using a medium dotting tool I added a row of white dots along the base of the hat and then filled in any gaps along my nail tip with a small paint brush.

Voila! Quick and easy nail art :-)

I am now off for my girly Christmas meal - cant wait !

Louise xx

Halloween Nail Art: Ghostly Goings On

Happy Halloween (almost)!

I hope you are all looking forward to some ghostly goings on...?

In all honesty I am not really one to celebrate Halloween, however it is an occasion that lends itself very nicely to some pretty awesome nail art :-).

This look is made up of many layers... For the red nails I used two coats of Barry M Bright Red, one coat of Barry M Red Glitter and one thick layer of Barry M Black Crackle. For the green nails I used two coats of Barry M Bright Green, one coat of Barry M Green Glitter and one thick layer of Barry M Black Crackle.

The ghostly stamping is done with Konad White special polish and the small image from plate BM 223.

I wouldn't normally use Crackle varnishes as I dont like the lumpy bumpy finish but for this type of nail art I think they acheive the ideal look.

Below is a couple of shots taken before the Crackle polish and stamping were applied. I love the green :-)

Enjoy your Halloween Eve my lovelies - I look forward to posting my Halloween Day nails tomorrow

Louise xx

Dotty About Spots

Time for something a little different. For this mani there is no stamping, no Gold or Silver Foil and no sparkly gems. I used a gorgeous blurple (yes that really is a colour in the nail world - meaning bluey purple) from Barry M called Indigo. One of my girlfriends was sporting this particular shade at a recent Hen Do so I just knew it was time to give it a go myself.

It really is a lovely colour and much more flattering than I thought it might be.

I decided to add some simple polka dots using my dotting tool and two contrasting shades from Barry M - Bright Red and Bright Purple. It is hard to see on the pictures as my new NYC top coat has made my nails look like super shiny glass but I also added some Red and Magenta Glitter spots for a little bit of contrast.

In order to make these dots really stand out against the Indigo base I first of all created them using Barry M Matt White as you can see below. I allowed the White to dry and then dotted over the top with Bright Red and Bright Purple.

Pretty little bottle shot

Are you dotty about spots? Such a simple but effective idea and as the colour combinations are endless this is a design I can come back to again and again.

Louise xx