Gemstone Polish

Happy Sunday!! I've been looking forward to creating Autumn inspired manicures since the start of September! I can't wait to wear warm, cozy jumpers and indulge my love of all things plaid :) Ah, I love Autumn! I don't usually go for orange, red and yellow tones so it'll be fun to step outside my comfort zone a bit. Now, to plan some new nail art... Thanks for reading! Kayleigh :)

Hello There! It's been a while since I last posted, unfortunately life just seems to get in the way sometimes! Today, I've got my final Summer inspired manicure to show you. I hadn't painted my nails for so long that I was starting to get withdrawal! It felt really good to just get down and create something :) I wanted to try out a colour-block manicure using striping tape as I've never done one before. I planned it all out beforehand so that I wouldn't end up a sticky, angry mess and I'm happy to say it worked! I started by painting all my nails in Barry M 'Kiwi' which is a lovely bright jade green (less blue toned than in these photos) and a one-coater! It has a really great formula; buttery and smooth. Using striping tape and OPI 'Jade Is The New Black' (dark fir green), I painted in large blocks of colour on each nail. I then did the same with Barry M 'Key Lime' (lime green) before adding a thin layer of topcoat. ...