Mani: Owl nails

Nail this look at home with:

Base coats are a secret, sorry!

ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'

OPI 'Black Onyx'

DB 'French White'

BYS 'Light Purple'

Barry M 'Blue'

Green, fuchsia, tangerine are a secret, sorry!

Dotting tool - various sizes

How:

1. Apply base coats, keeping ring finger as an accent nail. Let dry completely.

2. I have a set of dotting tools that come in various sizes, using the biggest dotting tool I dotted on the initial outline of the eyes in mint/teal.

3. While the eyes dry, use small dotting tool and ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz' to draw on small beaks in the shape of an upside down triangle. 

4. Using the smallest dotting tool and misc colours  (I have used BYS 'Light Purple', Barry M 'Blue' and a few secret polishes) create the hearts. These can be quite fiddly and require patience. The best way to do these is by making one small dot for tip/bottom of your heart, then make a small dot above and to the right of it and also above and to the left. This will give you three small dots in the shape of an upside down triangle. To form the love heart, simply connect the dot at the tip diagonally to the dots above it. I hope that makes sense!

5. The eyes should be dry now, using a medium sized dotting tool and OPI 'Black Onyx' dot two black eyes on top of your mint/teal. Let dry completely.

6. Using a small dotting tool and DB 'French White', dot two small white spots on top your black dots to finish the detail on the eyes. 

Once you have your base coat applied and dry, you can actually do the above steps in whichever order you find easiest or however works best for you!

Let's go get nailed with an owl mani x

Mani: Purple gradients

Nail this look at home with:

BYS 'Light purple'

NYC Color 'Deep Berry'

Make up sponge

How?

1. Apply base coat of BYS 'Light Purple'. Let dry completely. 

2. Using make up sponge, gradually apply NYC Color 'Deep Berry', starting at the tip of your nail and sponging down toward the base. 

Gradient nails are one of the quickest and easiest mani's to do if you're after something a little bit extra but are time limited. They're an all time fave back up of mine if I've spent too much time trying to make my head look presentable and haven't left enough time for my hands!

Let's go get nailed with a purple gradient mani x

Mani: Gold accents

Nail this look with:

NYC Color 'Vintage Pink'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

BYS 'Gold Glitter'

Metal rectangle nail art

Nail glue (optional)

I bought this nail art from Dollar Nail Art

How?

1. Apply base coat of NYC Color 'Vintage Pink'. Let dry completely.

2. Apply ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell' to accent finger. Let dry completely.

3. Apply BYS 'Gold Glitter' to accent finger. Let dry completely. 

4. Using nail glue, or just a clear top coat, apply metal rectangle nail art to nails.

Let's go get nailed with a gold accents mani x

Mani: Twist on Cheeky Cheetahs

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey'

ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'

OPI 'Black Onyx'

BYS 'Light Purple'

Dotting tool

Scotch tape (optional if you are worried you don't have a steady enough hand)

How?

1. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey' to half of each nail in vertical direction.

2. Apply base coat of BYS 'Light Purple' to the other half of each nail in vertical direction. Let dry completely.
3. Using dotting tool, create pink spots in ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'

4. Using dotting tool, draw on cheetah print in OPI 'Black Onyx'.
 

Let's go get nailed with this twist on a cheeky cheetah mani x

Mani: Cheeky Cheetahs

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey'

BYS 'Light Purple'
OPI 'Black Onyx'

Dotting tool

Scotch tape (optional if you are worried you don't have a steady enough hand)

How?

1. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey' to half of each nail in vertical direction.

2. Apply base coat of BYS 'Light Purple' to the other half of each nail in vertical direction. Let dry completely. 

3. Using dotting tool, draw on cheetah print. 

Let's go get nailed with a cheeky cheetah mani x