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: 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: Turquoise gradients

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint'

ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey'

ChinaGlaze 'Towel Boy Toy'

Sportsgirl 'Electric Blue'

Makeup sponge

How?

1. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint'. Let dry completely. 

2. Using makeup sponge, sponge on ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey', starting from the tip of the nail. Sponge three quarters of the nail. 

3. Using makeup sponge, sponge on Sportsgirl 'Electric Blue', starting from the tip of the nail. Sponge halfway down the nail. 

4. Using makeup sponge, sponge on ChinaGlaze 'Towel Boy Toy', starting from the tip of the nail. Sponge a quarter of the nail. 

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

Mani: Vintage floral

Nail this look at home with:
Sportsgirl 'Iceberg'

Color Club, Art Club 'White'

ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'

OPI 'La Pazitively Hot'

Nail Art Liner 'Green'

Dotting tool

How?

1. Apply base coat of Sportsgirl 'Iceberg'. Let dry completely.

2. Using Color Club's Art Club 'White', add vertical stripes to nails. Let dry completely. 

3. Using dotting tool, create flower base in ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'.

4. Using dotting tool, add flower petal detail in OPI 'La Pazitively Hot'.

5. Using dotting tool, add leaf detail in Nail Art Liner 'Green'.

Let's go get nailed with a vintage floral 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

Mani: Coloured tips

Nail this look at home with:

Sally Hansen 'Salon Effects Nude'

Barry M 'Pink

Barry M 'Blueberry'

ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint'

ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'

BYS 'Light Purple'

Multi-coloured hexagonal glitter

The hexagonal glitter is from Dollar Nail Art. I buy all my nail art accessories there!

How?

1. Apply base coat of Sally Hansen 'Salon Effects Nude'. Let dry completely. 

2. Apply a strip of ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint' along the tip of thumb. Repeat this step for all fingers with a new colour on each tip.

3. Using nail glue, or apply while nail polish is wet, line each tip with hexagonal glitter in the same colour as the tip. 

Let's go get nailed with a coloured tip mani x

Mani: Summer Lovin'

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

DB 'French White'

Barry M 'Yellow'

Sally Hansen floral nail stickers

Dragonfly fimo

Thin nail art brush

Nail glue

Makeup sponge

How?

1. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'. Let dry completely. NB: Keep nail sticker accent finger bare

2. Apply Sally Hansen nail sticker to accent finger.

3. Using makeup sponge, sponge ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell' on to middle finger to create gradient effect.

4. Using thin nail art brush, stripe Barry M 'Yellow' on to thumb vertically.  Wash brush.

5. Using thin nail art brush and DB 'French White', draw a small white heart on to pinkie finger. Wash brush and outline heart with Barry M 'Yellow'. 

6. Using nail glue, glue dragonfly fimo onto pointer finger. 

Let's go get nailed with a summer loving mani x

Mani: Window nails

Nail this look at home with:

Sally Hansen 'Salon Effects Nude'

ChinaGlaze 'Shocking Pink'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

Peacock decal

Dotting tool

Small art brush

Nail glue

How?

1. Apply base coat of Sally Hansen 'Salon Effects Nude'. Let dry completely. 

2. Using small art brush, frame the nude polish with ChinaGlaze 'Shocking Pink' to create a window effect. 

3. Using nail glue (or apply to accent nail while polish is still wet), apply peacock decal and gently press down on to nail.
4. Using dotting tool, draw a thin line of ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell' at base of nail. 

Let's go get nailed with a window nail mani x

Mani: Pink Glitters

Nail this look at home with:

Sportsgirl 'Ballerina'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'
BYS 'Gold glitter'

Makeup sponge

How?

1. Apply base coat of Sportsgirl 'Ballerina'. Let dry completely.

2. Using sponge, sponge on ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'. Create a gradient effect by sponging more glitter along the tip and gradually fading it out down the nail.
3. Using sponge, apply BYS 'Gold glitter' along tips for a chunkier looking glitter effect.

Let's go get nailed with a pink glitters mani x

Mani: 70's Cheetah

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey'

ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'

OPI 'Black Onyx

Dotting tool

How?

1. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'For Audrey', except for accent nail. Let dry completely. 

2. Apply base coat of ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink' to accent nail. 

3. Using dotting tool and ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink', create pink spots on your green nails.

4. Using dotting tool and ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint', create green spots on your pink nail. 

5. Using dotting tool and OPI 'Black Onyx', draw a thin line on each side of your spots. 

6. Using dotting tool and OPI 'Black Onyx', add small dots randomly on each nail to finish off the cheetah effect.

Let's go get nailed with a 70's cheetah mani x

Mani: Glitter nails

Nail this look at home with:

OPI 'Black Onyx'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

Makeup sponge

How?

1. Apply base coat of OPI 'Black Onyx'. Let dry completely.

2. Using sponge, sponge on ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'. Create a gradient effect by sponging more glitter along the tip and gradually fading it out down the nail. 

Let's go get nailed with a glitter nail mani x

Mani: Galaxy nails

Nail this look at home with:

Make-up sponge

Dotting tool

Base coat - OPI 'Ink'

Galaxy colours:

- ChinaGlaze 'ForAudrey'

- ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'

- ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint'

- ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

- DB 'French White

How?

1. Apply base coat of OPI 'Ink'. Let dry completely. 

2. Using makeup sponge, dab on galaxy colours over the top of each other until you reach the desired effect.

3. Using dotting tool, dot on white stars and spots.

Let's go get nailed with galaxy nail mani x

Mani: Safari nails

Nail this look at home with:

OPI 'Comet loves Cupid'

DB 'French White'

OPI 'Black Onyx'

ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'

Dotting tool

How?

1. Apply base coat of OPI 'Comet loves Cupid'; and DB 'French White' to accent nail. Let dry completely

2. Using dotting tool, draw on black stripes to create zebra print. Lines do not have to be perfect or straight. 

3. Using dotting tool, create spots of ChinaGlaze 'Lemon Fizz'.

4. Using dotting tool, draw an outline around your spots in OPI 'Black Onyx'.

5.Using dotting tool, add small dots of OPI 'Black Onyx' randomly to each nail to finish the cheetah effect.

Let's go get nailed with a safari mani x

Mani: Half moons & hearts

Nail this look at home with:

Barry M 'Blueberry'

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'

DB 'French White'

Dotting tool (can be substituted with toothpick, pencil, pen etc

How?

1. Apply base colour of Barry M 'Blueberry' and DB 'French White' to accent nail. Let dry completely.

2. Using dotting tool, draw heart on the tip of the accent nail.

3. Apply ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell' at base of nail in half moon shape

Let's go get nailed with a half moon and heart mani x

NB: If you don't have a steady hand, you can use tape to help guide you for the final step. 

For a half moon mani that does not involve glitter, the steps are slightly different. Below is a tutorial put together by Lisa Beth, a wonderful nail artist. You can follow her work on Instagram, her username is lisa_beth.  

Mani: Plum glitters

Nail this look at home with:

Revlon '

ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombsell'

Makeup sponge

How:

1. Apply base coat of Revlon ' '. Let dry completely.

2. Using makeup sponge, sponge on ChinaGlaze 'Blonde Bombshell'. Sponge heavily along the tips and gradually fade out down the nail. 

Let's go get nailed with a plum glitter mani x

Mani: Geometric

Nail this look at home with:

OPI 'Russian Navy Matte'

ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint'

ChinaGlaze 'Nude'

ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink'

Color Club, Art Club 'White'

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

How?

1. Apply OPI 'Russsian Navy Matte' to a section on each nail.

2. Apply ChinaGlaze 'Re-fresh Mint' to a section on each nail. Don't worry if your colours overlap a little bit - you can cover this with your white striping later.

3. Apply ChinaGlaze 'Nude' to a section on each nail.

4. Apply ChinaGlaze 'Go Go Pink' to the remaining section on each nail. 

5. Using Color Club's Art Club 'White' (which have long, thin application brushes) stripe on your white lines.

Let's go get nailed with a geometric mani x

Mani: Summer neons

Nail this look at home with:

ChinaGlaze 'Shocking Pink'

NB: Be prepared for a couple of coats, ChinaGlaze 'Shocking Pink' requires at least 4 coats to achieve this opacity. Shocking, I know! 

Let's go get nailed with a summer neons mani x