#OnWednesdaysWeWearPink Fishtale Braid Nail Art Tutorial

 I was browsing through Pinterest when I came across this effecting rainbow fishtail braid nail art by The Nail Polish Challenge. The inspiration behind for my take on this nail art look came from combining two of my favourite things, pink and glitter.

To create this nail art look you will need a selection of pink and glitter polishes. The shades I used were Models Own 'Sun Hat', Illamasqua 'Harem', 'Seance' and 'Fire Rose', Avon Gel polish in 'Lavender Sky' and Graffiti Nails 'Butterfly Pink'. 

Step 1: Begin by painting your nails in a base of dark pink polish and leave to dry completely.

Step 2: Taking some striping tape, create the braid effect by placing pieces diagonally across the nails.

Step 3: Take each pink and glitter polish in turn and fill in the gaps between the striping tape.

Step 4: Remove the tape to reveal your design and paint a layer of top coat to each nail.

And there you have your fishtail braid nail art.

I'd love to hear what you think of this nail art so be sure to leave me a comment below.

Happy Nail Art-ing! Sam x

Geometric Pink & Rose Gold Nail Art

So a couple of weeks ago Models Own had a half price sale on all their polishes, so naturally I couldn't help but pick up a few. I have been loving seeing swatches of their new Colour Chrome polishes and as these were in the sale I had to get my hands on a few. My favourite is definitely the shade "Chrome Rose" (who doesn't love a bit of rose gold!?), it is so unlike any other shade I own, so I thought I would create a nail art look using this polish to share with you!

So as I mentioned I used the Models own Colour Chrome shade "Chrome Rose" and the bright pink shade is Models Own "Sophie's Pink".

Step 1: To begin I painted all my nails in the rose gold shade and left this to dry completely (one thing I was really impressed with about the Models Own Colour Chrome polishes is their extremely quick drying time!)

Step 2: Next taking some normal household tape, I cut thin triangle shaped pieces and placed them randomly over the nail.

Step 3: Taking the bright pink polish, I added a coat of this over each nail.

Step 4: I actually found this nail art to be more effective by leaving the polish to dry slightly before removing the tape, so that is the next step!

Step 5: Once all the tape is removed and everything is completely dry, take a top coat just to even out the nail and add a shine! 

And there you have your geometric pink and rose gold nail art!

What do you think of this look? Have you created any nail art recently?

Happy Nail Art-ing! Sam x

Valentines Nail Art #2: Glitter Stripes and Hearts

Im back with my second Valentines day nail art and today I created a striped design, with a heart on the ring finger as an accent nail to help share the love!

To create this nail art all you will need is nail varnish in lilac, barbie pink and silver glitter. It will also be handy to have a top coat, some striping tape and a dotting tool! 

Step 1: Begin by painting all your nails in the lilac shade and leave this to dry completely

Step 2: Next, taking the barbie pink shade onto a dotting tool, I created the heart shape.

Step 3: Whilst the heart was drying, I took some striping tape adding two pieces to the nail and painting the pink shade down the centre to create the first stripe. I pealed the tape off whilst the nail varnish was still wet and left this to dry.

Step 4: Once the heart was dry, I took the silver glitter onto a dotting tool and added this into the centre of the heart.

Step 5: Next I added glitter, again using a dotting tool, down the centre of the pink stripe and also down either side of my nails. 

Step 6: Once everything was nice a dry, I went in with a top coat adding a layer to each nail to seal in the design!

And there you have your sparkly Valentines nails!

Do you have any plans for valentines day? I also have a Valentines makeup look coming up later this week!

Happy Valentines Day! Sam xx

Pastel Pink Jelly Heaven

One of my favourite colours at the moment is pastel pink. I recently purchased some pastel pink JuJu jellies and found the perfect nail varnish to match, which by coincidence, is a Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint from Barry M in the shade Rose Hip. I couldn't resist but photograph the two together as they really do take me to jelly heaven!

I have always loved Barry M nail varnishes, however I have only tried two of the Gelly finish shades before. Although I sometimes find pastel and super light shades such as white very hard to apply to the nails, 'Rose Hip' applied so easily and I love the final look.

Barry M Gelly polishes do have a shine finish to them, however I applied a coat of Seche Vite top coat to my nails to get an extra splash of shine and to make the polish last that little bit longer. I can't wait to be able to pair these two together again as the weather gets a bit warmer and I think the jelly shoes and nails would look so cute with a summer dress or jeans and a floral top!

'Rose Hip' costs just £3.99 and Boots have a 3 for 2 offer at the moment so I may have added some more Barry M nail goodies to my basket which I will show you in a future post! Also my JuJu Jelly shoes were from Office and they put me back just £20.

What shades are you loving at the moment? What do you think of this shade?

Thanks for reading! Samantha xx