Gemstone Polish

Hey There! I'm back today to show you my final Winter inspired nail art! As it's been a tad chilly around here recently I thought I would paint some cozy, warm Winter accessories (scarf, mittens and bobble hat) on my nails :) Unfortunately it hasn't actually snowed in my neck of the woods so I shall have to live vicariously through my nails... I began by painting all my nails with Revlon Parfumerie 'Wintermint' which is a frosted aqua nail polish featuring small turquoise hex glitter, gold micro glitter and fine green shimmer. I think it's really unique and very fitting for this time of year! Unfortunately due to it's frosted and shimmery finish, it's also really difficult to accurately photograph; it's a much brighter greenish aqua in person. To start the nail art, I used a medium sized brush and Essie 'Blanc' to block out the basic shapes on each nail and to form a solid background for some of the paler colours. Once th

A Good Afternoon Everyone!! Yesterday, I decided to sit down and do some much needed nail art! It's been way too long! I wanted to try something new and fun but wasn't in the mood to do anything too complicated (ha!). I also just bought a bunch of mini craft punches so I decided to have a go at creating nail polish shapes with those! I've seen quite a few nail art bloggers using this technique lately but haven't actually tried it out myself yet :) I started by painting all my nails with Essie 'Apres-chic' , a lovely bright silver metallic. I'm usually on the fence when it comes to silver nail polish but I really like this one. It has a muted soft finish and light feel to it which I adore :) While I waited for that to dry, I started on the stars. I painted small but thick patches of nail polish onto a small plastic bag using Revlon 'Lana'i Lagoon' (bright blue glitter texture) and Butter London 'Airy Fairy' (aqua-blue-purp