In The Tropics

Hey You Guys!

Firstly, sorry about the very intermittent posts, I've been ill for the last couple of weeks and unable to paint my nails- catastrophe! :( I'm doing better now though, so I will try to get back to more regular posting!! Here's some nice bright, cheerful nail art for you;

 

I started with Revlon 'Zealous' on my middle, ring and thumb nails and Barry M 'Key Lime' on my pinkie and pointer nails. The 'Key Lime' is much brighter in person than the photo looks! I then used Essie 'Blanc' to paint basic leaf shapes over 'Zealous' in different sizes. Then, using Zoya 'Rory' (pink), Barry M 'Cyan' (blue) and Barry M 'Key Lime' (green), I filled in some of the leaf shapes and outlined others. On my two accent nails, I used some loose glitter from the Born Pretty Store. I'd originally bought these to make my own glitter nail polishes but they're so sheer the colour leeches out-boo! They're really easy to use in nail art though so I'm fine with it now! I painted a strip of Barry M 'Topcoat' at the top end of the nail and then dabbed on the small yellow hex glitter with a damp brush. I repeated this step lower down on the nail with the larger pink circle glitter. The sheerness of these makes them look green on my nails but they're still pretty! I then added a thin strip of Barry M 'Cyan' as a French tip on my pinkie and pointer nails in order to bring it all together. Finished with quite a bit of Barry M 'Topcoat'!

 

I think these nails look so tropical and pretty! I love the mix of glitter, shimmer and crème- it gives a really cool subtle texture. the only downside of these beauties is that I am now covered in glitter. Seriously, it's like when you get back from the beach and you're like- 'how on earth did the sand end up there??'. Love these anyway though :)

Thanks for reading,

Kayleigh