More Nail Polish Contest Entry

Hello everyone :)
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

Five Friday Favorites

Hello everyone :)
It's time for Five Friday Favorites, I've been looking forward to this all week. I've been on pinterest browsing many nail art photo's in awe at what some of the ladies on there are capable of, it's amazing :)
So here's another five of my favorite looks this week...

1. This super cute funky coloured french tip mani is beautiful, really need to try something like this out soon - Chloe's Nails

2. This beautiful french mani is brightened up by the sparkly tips :) - http://www.gemsinabottle.net/

3. My son is obsessed with Finding Nemo at the moment so I was looking for ways to incorporate the characters on my nails. This looks like what I'm going to attempt :P - http://wackylaki.blogspot.com/

4. I love how this mani uses simple colours and an intricate design, it really works well together and catches the eye - http://rainbowcreativity.blogspot.com/

5. I love lace nails and although I am not very good at them I will try this :P - http://attackedastorianails.blogspot.com/

make sure to check out these amazing blogs and nails, they're amazing !!

Thanks for reading,

Charlotte xxx

52 Week Challenge - Week 2

Hello everyone :)
So it's Sunday again, which means only one thing... a new mani for the 52 week challenge ! :) I'm so excited to check out what everyone else has done with their nails, that's one of the best things about doing a challenge like this, you get to see how others interpret the themes. Anyway it's week 2 which is listed as a french tip mani, now I'm not a big fan of french tip mani's as they're very delicate and have to be perfect or they don't look too great. They look beautiful on some people but I don't really like them on myself. So originally I was going to do a funky tape french mani, but then I changed my mind :P I got a couple of ideas in my head that got a bit ambitious :P Then I decided I'd keep it to a simple french with classic colours but jazz it up a little bit, so here's what I came up with...

I really loved how this turned out. I used two coats of Rimmel French Rose which is a very sheer pale pink polish. I then layered one coat of OPI Princesses Rule over the top to give a beautiful shimmery effect, which I really love :) I freehanded the white tips with OPI Alpine Snow and then used OPI Glow Up Already along the edge to hide any imperfections. I then used my Models Own black nail art pen to draw a lace pattern onto my ring finger and thumb nails to make them more interesting to look at and added a heart from NOPI Step To The Beat Of My <3 onto the corner of the accent nails.

Here's a close up of my thumb so you can see the lace design better. I really love how all the polishes together and the designs came together to make it look just enough, so it's not too over the top and didn't load down the nail with too many designs/colours.

I really love this challenge already. It's making me try different things that I never would have tried if I wasn't taking part in this challenge. As I said at the start of this post I really don't like french mani's and this has changed my mind. I love how this look turned out, it's simple and cute but the accent nails make it pop just enough to make it interesting without being too much. I'm so excited to see what the others have come up with.

Here's a list of the other girls taking part:

Liz Marie at http://imsimply-complex.blogspot.com/

Kristen at http://darlingnails.blogspot.com/

Caitlin at http://addicted2nails-caitst.blogspot.com/

Sarah at http://prncesssarah02nailloving.blogspot.com/p/challenge-time.html

Jenna at http://www.jennafroggy.com/

Rachel-Karina at http://polishedcriminails.blogspot.com/

Nicel at http://operationnailit.blogspot.com/

Lissa at http://lissasnailblog.wordpress.com/

Liz at http://nothingbutnailpolish.blogspot.com/

Olivia at http://olivia2901.blogspot.com/

Cindy at http://squarepolish.blogspot.com/

Marie at http://polishpolishpolish.blogspot.com/

Laurie at http://lauriestrodesfunwithnails.blogspot.com/

Charlotte at http://nailsactually.blogspot.com/

Kaki at http://www.glitterobsession.com/

Treselaine at http://treschicnails.blogspot.com/

Gypsy at http://gypsysglitter.blogspot.com/

Carol at http://nailsbycarol.blogspot.com/

Thanks for reading :)
Charlotte xxx