Out of this world - Cling Film Nail Art

I've been a little lax with my nails recently. I think it is a combination of having my polishes upstairs out of the way and getting a new carpet (meaning I am more careful to spill anything). Having said that my nails needed some proper painting so I decided to use the old cling film technique to get this gorgeous effect.

I had planned on this looking a bit more like the world with green patches of land and blue sea but when I put the colours on I thought they looked a bit more space like. I've previously only used one colour in a cling film manicure but I thought I'd try two for a change which I think worked really well.

If you want to know how I did this, listen up. Paint your nails a base colour, I used OPI Eurso Euro. Get two pieces of cling film, crumple them up separately. The pieces don't have to be too big just big enough that they cover your nail when pressed flat. Paint some polish onto your cling film (I used Essie - trophy wife & fair game), dab it on some paper to take the excess off then start pressing it on your nails. Then do this with the other piece until you like the look of it on your nails. This will get messy around your nails so maybe use tape around the edges or you will have some major clean up.

I hope you like this manicure and that you will give it a go! It is super easy and creates a great look. Let me know if you try it!

Strawberry Lemonade Nails - Nail Art

I wanted to get back into nail art so I decided that I would ease myself in gently using a white nail art pen and some gorgeous spring colours. As you can see the nail art I've done is not hard to do, just dots and stripes, but I actually think they look really good.



The colours I used for this were OPI - I Just Can't Cope-acabana and Avon Speed Dry - Strawberry. Both are gorgeous colours seperatly but together they are brilliant and remind me of strawberry lemonade. I'm going to try and get a bit more creative this summer with my nail art and hopefully show you my creations!

Nail art weekly round up and competition!

So the Nail Art Weekly Project has come to an end! I hope you've all enjoyed seeing the different manicure's I've produced as well as all the bloggers that have taken part! I am really happy that so many people took part every week and produced some gorgeous nail art. 

I've decided that for the 10 people that took part every week I am going to hold a little poll, the person that people think has produced the best manicures will win a prize! Please scroll down to see the collection of manicures and vote for your favourite!

Adventures in Tea and Cake

Dull to Glam

Emma's Space

Emsy Pickle

Just Jesss

Lisahh-Jayne

Nails by Kizzy

Perfectly Polished Paws

Sarah Smilesxxx

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

And the winner is Dull to Glam!

I'm grateful of all those people who took part, here are the participants who did some of the week's themes...

Cute Little Beauty Blog | The L's Mum | A Classic Notion

Nail Art Weekly Project - Week 5

This is the last Nail Art Weekly Project! It's been so much fun creating themed manicures and seeing what everyone else has created. I can't believe it has gone by so quickly! I'm so pleased with the amount of people that have really committed to the project as they've all made it such a success and hopefully they've been inspired!

The last theme is Glitz and Glam! The sparklier the better! As I'd just bought Hey Baby from OPI's Gwen Stefani collection I wanted to incorporate this.

I underestimate how long manicures like this will take me but in the end I'm really pleased with the results. I may as well use the time while I'm young and free to do my nails! I used OPI - It's Frosty Outside for my pointing finger, Orly - Miss Conduct for my middle finger, and then OPI - Hey Baby for the others.

What do you think? Are these glitz and glam enough?

Nail Art Weekly Project - Week 4

Week 4 of the Nail Art Weekly Project already! Where have the weeks gone? This week's theme is the month you were born. As I was born in August I was going to try and do a summer theme manicure with lots of cute nail art but again I was super busy and had no patience. So I have followed suit of what a lot of the other girlies are doing and based my manicure on my birthstone, peridot.

In essence all I've done is found all the green polishes I have and stuck them in one manicure! I know that peridot is more of a yellowy green colour but I don't have anything like that so have gone with a light and dark green with some glitters.

It is the last week of the project next week so I hope you've enjoyed everyone's manicures!

What do you think?

Nail Art Weekly Project - Week 3

This week's theme is Valentines Day! I had planned an extravagant manicure with quite a bit of nail art but I've been super busy and only just got internet back in the house. So I've decided that this Valentines Day I will do something simple.

I used OPI - Got a date to-knight and Alpine snow to create this polka dot manicure. I know it's a bit simple but I think it is cute!

What do you think?

Nail Art Weekly Project - Week 2 - Breaking Bad Nail Art

The second theme of my Nail Art Weekly Project was a TV programme or a film. For this it had to be the TV programme that everyone raves about, including myself. This is Breaking Bad.

For those of you who watch this programme, you should recognise the different designs I've attempted. On my thumb I've painted white with Heisenberg outline, my index and middle finger are the two periodic symbols used in the show, my ring finger it painted yellow with a lab bottle and my pinky is supposed to symbolise the crystal meth with blue textured polish and darker blue sponged on.

What do you think? Make sure to link me to yours!