Summer Fun Challenge - We Like It Hot, Hot Hot!

Hello everyone :)

Today I have another post for you from the Summer Fun Challenge! The theme for this post was We Like It Hot, Hot, Hot! Of course as soon as I saw this I knew what colour scheme I was going to use but didn't know what I could do, so I settled on a water marble. They've become my new favorite thing since I realized I can do them now :P So here's how it turned out...

I wanted to create the illusion of fire or a sunset as they remind me of summer and just how hot things can get :P I thought a water marble would show this quite clearly thought the patterns :)

For these nails I used all China Glaze Polishes; Happy Go Lucky, Riveting and Poinsettia. I chose quite vibrant polishes for this water marble and I think they all blend really well together :)

Overall I'm really pleased with this apart from my little finger :P I'm really excited by how well my water marbles have come on since the first time I tried. They are becoming my favorite type of nail art at the minute and I'm getting quicker at doing them ;)

What reminds you of summer heat? let me know in the comments :)

Thanks for reading :)

Lazy Days Of Summer - Beach Theme Nails

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I was meant to get this post up yesterday but I had so much to do so I left for today. Anyway, I've started another new challenge! This challenge follows on from the April Showers Bring May Flowers Challenge. Here's a picture of all the themes within this challenge:

 

The first post is Beach Themed! I knew what I wanted to do for this first post since we decided on the themes, so here's what I came up with...

 The beach and palm trees! When I think of beaches this is what I see in my head :P So I thought I'd recreate it on my nails for this challenge post :)

For these nails I used two coats of Jesse's Girl Girls Night Out for the base. I then added two coats of China Glaze Happy Go Lucky with a brush to create the sand. The sea in the background is two coats of Zoya Charla, again using a nail art brush. Finally, I used two coats of China Glaze Mahogany Magic and OPI Who The Shrek Are You? to create the palm tree.

I'm so pleased with how these turned out! If I'd attempted this a few weeks ago it would have looked awful :P My nail art skills are definitely getting better. I can't wait to do more of these challenge posts, they're so fun! It also helps that summer is my favourite season and it's nearly my birthday :P

Have you ever tried doing beach nail art? let me know in the comments :)

Thanks for reading :)

Week 13 Ruffian Mani

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Sorry I'm late with this weeks challenge post. I actually finished it last night but it was way too late to post it by the time I was done :P So here it is now! This weeks challenge was the Ruffian mani. I started looking at colour schemes for these nails on google and I couldn't find anything eye catching enough for what I wanted. So I came up with this...

I really loved the skittle mani I did last weekend so I recreated it with softer colours for the base of this weeks ruffian nails. I used two coats of all polishes listed...
Fore finger: Models Own Pink Blush.
Middle finger: Models Own Fuzzy Peach.
Ring finger: China Glaze Happy Go Lucky.
Little finger: Models Own Jade Stone.
I then layered one coat of Revlon Lunar over the top and freehanded the curve. I really love how these nails turn out. I've had many people comment on how it's a great way to use coloured polish without it being too loud, as some people don't like bright colours etc...

Would you wear a skittle based ruffian mani? Let me know in the comments :)
Thanks for reading :)
Charlotte xxx

Week 12 Skittle Mani

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Here;s my 52 week challenge post! This week we had to do a skittle mani. I've never done one before but I've seen so many great takes on this mani on many blogs. I chose to use basic colours as they looked the best, and also very bright colours to stand out more :) Here's a bottle shot of the polishes I used..

From left to right: H&M Berry Love, Models Own Pink Blush, OPI In My Back Pocket, China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and OPI Did It On 'Em

I used many of my untried polishes in this mani, I've discovered some new favourite colours for summer ;P Anyway onto the nails...

I even managed to get my thumb into this photo! :)

I used two coats of all polishes although I could have gotten away with one coat of Berry Love on my thumb, it's super opaque. 

Overall, I really loved this weeks challenge. I think I'll be wearing this mani in different shades and colours throughout the summer. It's just such a fun and cute way to wear colour on your nails.

Have you done a skittle mani? What colours did you use? Let me know in the comments.

Thanks for reading :)

Charlotte xxx

More Nail Polish Contest Entry

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Today I have a post to show you my entry for More Nail Polish's Inspired By Nail Art Contest. The idea of the contest was to create some nail art that is inspired by something, anything really. As I am a dance student I thought I'd base mine on dancing, specifically ballet dancers :) So here's what I came up with...

So here's what inspired each nail... Forefinger: Pointe shoes. Middle finger: tutu skirt. Ring finger: Rhinestone corset. Little finger: hair bun. 

Here's what I used for each finger:

Fore finger: 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow and 1 coat of OPI Pink Friday for the shoe design.

Middle finger: 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow and then lace and pink fabric glued on top.

Ring Finger: 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow and 1 coat of OPI Pink Friday for the corset shape. Rhinestones glued on top.

Little finger: 2 coats of OPI Alpine Snow and 1 coat of China Glaze Happy Go Lucky for the bun and 1 coat of OPI Pink Friday for the hair band.

These nails took me a lot of time and I'm really pleased with how they turned out :) Let me know what you think in the comments :)

Look out for my 52 week challenge post tonight and also a few other posts in the next few days including swatches of Nail-Venturous Floam! :)

Thanks for reading :)

Charlotte xxx

52 Week Challenge Week 6

Hello everyone,
For this weeks 52 week challenge we had to do a half moon manicure. Now I've been looking at beautiful half moon nails since last summer so I knew what it was supposed to look like. After reading several blogs I knew that hole reinforcement stickers were generally used so off I went to find some around town. Nowhere had any. So I looked for plain circle/dot stickers that I could use. Nowhere had any. I was not happy at all, so I had to freehand my nails and I'm a perfectionist so naturally I hate them because the line isn't clean enough :P Anyway here's my take on half moon nails...

Now for my first attempt and having to freehand it, I don't think I did too bad. I really love the colours I used. I imagine this would look lovely in the summer especially when I have more colour to my skin :P

I really like the style of half moon nails and you can use so many different colour combinations, it's one of those things that will suit everyone. I used three coats of China Glaze Happy Go Lucky and two coats of NOPI Yellow, It's Me for the base then used two coats of Sally Hansen Going Green for the top colour. I think I will defiantly try this again when I can get my hands on some hole reinforcement stickers. I really love how this looks on the nails, it's such a simple mani that you can make more complex with different colours etc. I took it straight off after taking the photos though as the messy lines were killing me to look at :P
Thanks for reading :)
Charlotte xxx