Ooh La La - Glittery Pink with Black Tips

Where I am it is currently 4pm, so good afternoon!

The manicure I have for you today was done using a new polish I bought from Sally Hansen's Gem Crush Range named Lady Luck. I LOVE this polish! It is tiny pink glitter and medium sized silver holographic glitter in a clear base, and was pretty much opaque in two thick coats. I love the colour of it and the way it shimmers in the sun.

I decided to pair it with a simple black tip, done using the end of a plaster/band-aid as a guide.

Polishes used:

- Sally Hansen Gem Crush Lady Luck (base)

- CR Color 57 (black tips)

- OPI Top Coat

Free-hand Time! - Purple fish scale tips

Hey guys! I know I haven't posted in a really long time but I'm back now and I'm going to queue some posts over the next week to keep the blog posting even when I can't :)

So, recently I bought some nail art brushes from TradeMe and I am trying out different designs in which I can use them. The design below is inspired by this neon scales tutorial by HannahRoxNails (previously pixiepolish), but instead of covering the full nail with scales, I only did scales on the tip.

Here is my design!

They're not perfect, but I'm really happy with how they turned out and I'm sure my brush skills will improve with time!

Polishes used:

- Love & Beauty Lavender (base)

- CR Color 57 (black outlines)

- Chi Chi Boom Boom Boom (to fill in the scales)

- OPI Top Coat

Under the (turquoise) sea...

Hey guys! I know it's been AGES since I last posted, but I have been really busy! I'm in the process of queuing some posts for the near future so this blog can keep on going even when I don't have time to sit down and write a post :)

So, a few weeks ago I was so excited about using Mode's beautiful turquoise Party Girl (if you live in NZ, you can find this at a lot of pharmacies for around $4 - $5. Not sure about other countries, sorry.). I decided to go with a simple yet effective fishtail manicure, highlighting Party Girl with black and silver.

It took a few tries for me to accurately photograph the colour of these nails, but I did it in the end! I seriously love this turquoise and will definitely be reaching for it again in the future.

Polishes used:

- Mode Party Girl (turquoise base)

- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in unnamed silver

- CR Color 57 (black)

- OPI Top Coat

ANZAC Day 2013 - Lest We Forget

Hey everyone :)

In case you didn't already know, on April 25 New Zealand and Australia celebrate ANZAC Day. For more details on what this is, read here. It is a day to remember and pay respect to the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in Gallipoli in World War One. 

I decided to pay my respects through nail art, and created a design based on this image from the RSA website (see below).

Here is my recreation!

Polishes used:
- Love and Beauty Sky Blue (base)
- Chi Chi Va Va Va Voom (poppies)
- CR Color 57 (black dots on poppies)
- Meizilan Nail Design Taiwan nail art pen in unnamed dark green (stems of poppies) and white (lettering)
- OPI Top Coat

Apologies for picture quality, I had to take this picture under artificial light due to it already being dark outside.