Making love potions and having midnight dreams

It's official, I am a nail nerd. I recently spent a Saturday afternoon frankening nail polish. It was probably the best afternoon of my life. 

As a result, I have two new babies that have quickly become the loves of my life. 'Love Potions' and 'Midnight Dreams'.

I'm not exaggerating when I say that I nearly peed my pants a little bit as I watched the first blobs of glitter float through the clear polish. Watching 'Love Potions' come to life re-defined what love is for me, luckily my boyfriend does not read this blog. 

Here are some pics of 'Love Potions', it's yet to be swatched - partly because I just like to look at it and partly because I've had to many mani's jump the line in front of it. Pics will go up once it's swatched

How can you nail this at home? Easy. Find an old clear polish, find a shiz load of glitter and combine!

'Midnight Dreams' was a little bit different. I started out with a clear coat and a buttload of glitter but then I decided I wanted it to have a tint. I'd been using all shades of blue/turquoise glitter so I ran with a blue tint. I grabbed a few of my blue polishes that I have and dropped them in. I used a splash of a Sally Hansen HD 'Electric Blue', OPI 'Russian Navy' and a Sportsgirl blue polish. 

The only part of this process that is not fun is mixing it all together. Luckily the clear polish I used had a few steel balls in the bottom, which help agitate the polish and mix it together. I have no better advice than to shake it like a polaroid picture. Be prepared to work the bingo wings. It ain't easy!

Midnight Dreams I have swatched and it was an absolute delight! It applied easily and I wore it on it's own without a base colour underneath. The best part was that I laced it with blue love hearts and I think my heart stopped when I saw one drop out onto my nail. 

 

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: 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: Gradient glitter

Nail this look at home with:

Glitter, glitter, glitter!

Gold studs 

Nail glue

Clear polish

I buy all my nail art supplies online at Dollar Nail Art  

This is, by far, the fiddliest nail art I have done so far. And the messiest. Expect to look like a disco ball when you finish and expect your workspace to look the same!

How?

1. Apply a thin coat of clear polish to a third of your nail,  closest to the base. 

2. Either roll your nail into green glitter, or sprinkle green glitter onto the wet polish. I found rolling my finger in the glitter to be more effective. 

3. Repeat steps 1 & 2, for a deep blue glitter in the centre of your nail and a light blue glitter along the tips. 

4. Let settle for approx 15mins.

5. Apply desired top coat, being careful not to drag it along the nail too much - as you want to gently blend the glitter together, but not blur it all. 

5. Using nail glue, glue gold studs along the outer edges of your nails, but not along the tip.

Let's go get nailed with a gradient glitter 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: 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: 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