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Hey All!! The idea behind today's nail art is based on two things; 1) an awesome L'Oreal glitterbomb, and, 2) a very cool  advert by Sony !! I mean it's thousands of petals exploding out of a VOLCANO- how amazing ?? So to combine these beauteous things, I opted for glitter accent nails (because, duh!) and exploding dots of colour :)   I decided to use OPI 'Skull & Glossbones' as my base colour as I think the grey-beige hue goes with the mostly silver glitter in the glitterbomb. Skull & Glossbones is a great and unique base for nail art :)   On my pointer and pinkie nails I added just one (!!!) coat of L'Oreal Color Riche 'Sequin Explosion' . This is not your usual multi-coloured glitter as it's mostly silver hex glitter with shots of pink, emerald green, yellow gold, blue and indigo hex glitter. It's SO shiny! On the remainder of my nails, I started on my 'exploding confetti'!! I used a few dotting tools...

Good Evening Everyone!! Happy Easter people! :) I hope you are all stuffing yourselves with chocolate eggs and enjoying the long weekend!! It's Easter so that means (of course) it's time for some Easter-themed nail art. :) As per usual, my idea of an Easter manicure involves chocolate browns and pastels;   Sometimes simple and clean is all you need for a big impact so this time I opted for some random stripes. I started off with Champneys 'Mocha' which is a gorgeous rose-brown truffle colour- yum!   Then using my thinnest striping brush and various pastel nail polishes, I painted on thick and thin stripes on each nail. The nail polishes I used were; China Glaze 'Highlight Of My Summer' (pastel neon green), Revlon 'Blue Lagoon' (shimmery pastel blue), 17 'Sherbet Lemon' (pastel yellow) and 17 'Parma Violet' (lilac). The stripes were pretty easy to do with some practice, by the time I'd done a few, it was fine! ...

Hello People!! Our final stop on the Pinterest expedition train is the very snazzy artwork of Garima Dhawan ! In particular, I really like this image :) I love the amorphous feel of the flower shapes and the unexpected colour scheme. I would never have thought of putting these colours together but it somehow works!! The background in the original image is a very pale sandy beige but I chose a more grey tinted beige as it suits my skin better! I used OPI 'Skull & Glossbones' for this-it's a great base for nail art. I used a medium sized detail brush and different coloured nail polishes to paint on the flowers. It was pretty easy once I'd done a couple as the flowers are quite roughly shaped- yay! The main nail polishes I used were; Barry M 'Spring Green' (a much brighter grass green than the photos show), Essie 'Coat Azure' (shimmery blue), Barry M 'Cyan Blue' (bright blue), Barry M 'Passion Fruit' (coral red) and 17...

Hey There!! First off, let me explain that tonight's nail art was an experiment so the outcome could definitely benefit from some improvement!! Lately, I haven't been able to paint my nails and I was suffering some serious withdrawal......so I had to do something . I meant to do a simple glitter sandwich but ended up messing around with it. Ahem. I started with a couple of coats of Champneys 'Nude' which is part of a set that I got for Christmas. When I originally swatched this nail polish, I was just 'meh' about it but on my actual nails it's rather pretty!   Then (without any plan whatsoever ) I dabbed on Barry M Limited Edition 'Silver Glitter' in a sort of ruffian on each nail. I also added Barry M 'Diamond Glitter' in dabs over the smaller silver glitter.   I painted on another coat of Champneys 'Nude' to get that 'glitter sandwich' effect. It was missing some dimension though so I added some Ba...

A Good Day To You!! Continuing on with my epic Pinterest expedition, my next inspiration stop is the striking art of Sonia Delaunay. In particular I'm really into her more graphic designs with their unusual colour combinations. For today's nail art, I decided to use this piece for inspiration :). I like how it has an ethnic feel to it without being obviously tribal! I started this manicure with Barry M 'Passion Fruit' which is such a gorgeous coral red! The above photo is the most colour accurate in terms of the nail polish (my skin is not that yellow!!). I normally steer away from these kind of shades as they don't suit my skin tone but this is just way too pretty to pass up! I decided to depict the whole pattern on my thumb and middle nails as they are my widest nails, ha ha! I used a medium sized detail brush and Essie 'Russian Roulette' to paint diamond shapes slightly off-centre on these nails. It's slightly darker than 'Passion F...

Good Evening People!! Recently, during an epic Pinterest expedition I discovered the wonders of abstract art. In particular the artwork of Erin Cooper  is just ah-may- zing and gave me a shedload of inspiration for some nail art! The combination of colours she uses are just so perfect and fresh, great for Spring :)   I started this artsy manicure with OPI 'My Vampire Is Buff' (thumb, middle and ring nails) and Rimmel 'Lunar Love' on my accent nails. 'Lunar Love' is absolutely stunning and great value for money :) It contains small flecks of iridescent glitter so it's much more sparkly in person.   I then started on the actual abstract nail art which is based on this painting. I used a small detail brush and painted on the nail polish in lines and patches. To bring in the accent nails, I started with  'Lunar Love' for the berry pink even though it's a texture nail polish (which turned out looking pretty cool!). I then us...

Heylo Everyone!! I'm still happily immersed in thoughts of florals and romantic shades (see my previous post ) in the hope that sheer perseverance will make warm weather appear sooner, ha ha!! So in predictable fashion, I've done some more 'Spring trend' themed nail art-yay!! I started this pretty manicure with OPI 'My Very First Knockwurst' (on most nails) and China Glaze 'Teal The Tide Turns' for a quircky/unexpected accent nail. I find the best way to apply these kind of textured nail polishes is to paint thin layers and allow plenty of drying time. This seemed to prevent lumpiness and made for a more uniform coverage! Using a small flat brush, I dabbed on nail polish to create random flowers on my non-accent nails. I used Barry M 'Dragon Fruit' (pink), China Glaze 'Gothic Lolita' (purple), Rimmel 'Peppermint' (duck-egg) and 17 'Parma Violet' (lilac). I then used a small detail brush and the same ...