Day 2: Orange

Here is my Day 2 of the 31 Day Nail Challenge: Orange!  Again I didn't want a plain nail so I did an alternative french manicure style design.  I used Nails Inc Westferry Circus for the main colour and Nails Inc Electric Avenue for the Glitter.  For the tips I used 17 Lasting Fix Orange Soda.  I love the end design!  So summery and fun!

Let me know what you think!

Bow French Manicure

I did these a while ago but didn't have the best picture of them.  So here they are all pictured out :) complete with a little bambi!  I used:

China Glaze - White on White

George - Base coat

Black Acrylic Paint

Cocktail Stick

Manicure guides

Matte Topcoat

1. First I painted two coats of the base coat (because my nails are REALLY stained!)
2. Next I used the manicure guides to paint white on the tips
3. Once this was dry I did another coat of the base coat
4. Next I used the acrylic paint and cocktail stick to paint on the bows and lines :) (My tiny paintbrush got damaged so a cocktail stick is the next best thing i had!)
5. Then a clear topcoat over that
6. And finally a matte topcoat over it all (I LOVE matte french manicures!)

Julie 

White Dotted Tips

Finally I got round to having some spare time to do my nails last week :)  just getting round to posting them a week later !

These are similar to the dotted green tips I did ages ago but black and white! Here is how I did them:

China Glaze - White on White

China Glaze - Trousseau

Max Factor - Onyx

Topcoat

Toothpick

French manicure stickers

1. Paint your nails all over with a natural nail coloured base (except your ring finger)
2. Use the french manicure stickers as a guide to paint the white onto the tips (you might need two coats of this but make sure the stickers come off before the polish dries)
3. Paint your ring fingers white
4. Once dry use the black polish and a cocktail stick to place neat dots on the white
5. Topcoat and your done!

Hope you like these!

Julie

White Glitter Mani

OPI - Don't touch my tutu

OPI - Pirouette my whistle

Marks and Spencer - White

George - Matt Finisher


Here is a matte white glitter manicure.  I used 4 coats of don't touch my tutu and 1 coat of pirouette my whistle, then using manicure stickers I painted my white tips and finished with  matte topcoat.


This is my first time using this OPI glitter polish and I love it.  It is so sparkly and full of glitter!  


I hope you like this mani!  

Sparkle Tips

George - Witchcraft

George - Jackpot

George - Matt Finisher

First I painted my nails all over with the witchcraft colour.  Once that was dry I painted the tips (and one full nail) with 3 coats of the Jackpot glitter varnish and left to dry.  I finished with the Matt Finisher :)

These would be good christmas nails!

Dotted Green Tips

George - Smarty Pants

George - Base Coat

Marks and Spencer - White

Cocktail Stick

Here I painted my nails all over first with 2 coats of the base coat.  Once that was dry I put the french manicure stickers on to separate the tips off and painted them the smarty pants colour and fully painted my full coloured nail.  Once that was dry I dotted the white over the tips, and all over the full colour nail for this look.  And finally a topcoat.

My fiance took this photograph :) you can find other stuff by him here. 

I created the new title at the bottom of the picture to use on all the photographs from now on.  Let me know what you think.

This is my entry for the Born Pretty Store blog competition :)

Matte Sparkle French Manicure

George - Base Coat

George - Jackpot

George - Matte Finisher

Marks and Spencer - White Tip

French Manicure Stickers

I bought 3 new nail polishes today, again all 3 by george from asda.  All 3 only £1.75 each.  Bargain if you don't have much change to spare.  Also picked up french manicure strips while I was in also for 99p.  So much easier than fiddling about trying to cut tape into perfect curved strips!

Here I used 2 of my new polishes named Base Coat (a nice natural colour) and Jackpot (a delicate silver glitter polish).  I applied 2 coats of the Base Coat to my nails.  I used my new manicure strips to separate the tips, painted them with white polish pulled off the strips and left to dry.  I applied another coat of the Base Coat and left to dry.  Next I put on a coat of Jackpot and left to dry.  Finally I put a coat of the matt finisher on finish.  I have never tried a matt french manicure or a glittery one but I think it turned out really nice and natural especially with the matt finish.  The glitter is so subtle with the one coat, I really like it.

Has anyone else had any experience with any of the george nail polishes? Let me know what you think of them?  Let me know what you think of these nails :)

French Manicure with Bows 2

French Manicure with Bows 2

Colour Trend - Iced Pink

Barry M - White

Black Acrylic Paint

Tape

Small Paint Brush

Cocktail Stick

Topcoat

This is the second bow french manicure I did.  I love french manicures, they just always go with anything and make nails look neat.  I used a shimmery pink and a white nail varnish to create the classic french manicure and used tape cut into a curve to keep a nice neat line. After this was dry I used black acrylic paint and a small paint brush to draw a black line between the two colours and painted a small bow like above.  I then used a cocktail stick to place a small dot in between each bow.  Then used a topcoat to seal.

French Manicure with Bows

French Manicure with Bows

Colour Trend - Iced Pink

Barry M - White

Black Acrylic Paint

Tape

Topcoat

Small Paint Brush

I nailed this look by first creating a classic french manicure using baby pink shimmer nail polish, and white.  I used tape which I cut into a curve to create a nice line.  Next I used acrylic paint and a small paint brush to draw a line between the two colours and paint a small simple bow.  I finished with a top coat.

This is the first of another bow french manicure I tried.