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: Heart tips

Nail this look at home with:

Sally Hansen 'Peachy Keen'

Can't tell you the pink/red, it's a secret sorry!

Dotting tool

How?

1. Apply base coat of Sally Hansen 'Peachy Keen'. Let dry completely. 

2. Using your dotting tool and a red or pink polish, outline your heart about halfway up your nail. 

3. Using your red/pink polish, fill in the heart starting from halfway up your nail, painting toward the tip. 

Let's go get nailed with a heart tips 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: 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: 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: 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: Accent nails

 

Nail this look at home with:

BYS 'Hot Pink'

DB 'French White' with one coat BYS 'Gold Glitter'

Let's go get nailed with an accent nail mani x

Mani: Boy/Girl

I did this mani for my sisters baby shower - she ended up having a boy!

Nail this look at home with:

Barry M 'Blueberry'

Barry M 'Pink'

Colour Club, Art Club 'White'

NB: I didn't use tape, but if you are worried you won't have a steady enough hand, you can use scotch tape to ensure you achieve a straight edge with each section

Let's go get nailed with a boy/girl 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