Nails Inc - Leather Effect Swatch

Hello lovelies! Just a quick post today for you all :) I was ever so excited when Nails Inc finally released individual bottles of their Leather Effect polish... I wasn't really too keen on the Bling It On Collection with the crystal skull embellishments, and I could only bring myself to buy the black Noho polish. Especially after some of the reviews! But again, that's just down to my personal preference :) I'm not really a "skully" kinda girl!

Here is how I decided to use my Leather polish!

I love how by using it for my accent nails, gives my whole mani an edgy look! I added the black rhinestones to complete it :)

As you guys have probably gathered by now, I adore my Gelly polishes! Isn't this one lovely? It's the exact shade that it is pictured as above, I love the colour lilac! This is Barry M's Gelly Hi-Shine "Prickly Pear" <3 

By the way, yes that is my uni work you can see in the background. These were taken a few months ago - so excuse the outdated post! Do you girls still rock the leather look? I guess it is time that the summer colours are put away! 

Jen

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Half Moons

After a couple of months of depression, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and to celebrate I have decided to turn back to my nail art! Here, I bring to your attention my current mani! Isn't it lovely? I'm usually used to bright and funky nail patterns, but today I opted for something a little smarter!

For my half moons, I used reinforcement rings! You can get a pack of 250 for a £1 from any pound shop :)

I absolutely adore nude colours, a classic shade that will never go out of season - and matched with a darker shade it is perfect for a day at the office. I love my Kiko polish, which is touch dry in minutes... However it doesn't appear to have an interesting name for me to give you! Bad Kiko! But I am currently in love with Barry M's Gelly Hi Shine collection! This shade is called "Blue Grape" and it is just as vibrant in real life as it is in these photos!

Jen :)

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Scotch tape is my best friend!

Sorry guys, here I am reposting from my old blog! I'm quite proud of this mani, so I thought what better way to start? I apologise in advance for any poor quality photos, I'm afraid I am not armed with a Canon or the best quality phone, but I have certainly tried my best for now - it's my promise to you all that I will improve!
It's come to my realisation that many nail bloggers/intagrammers have a particular forte! To be quite honest, all their work seems pretty damn amazing to me. But mine would be my love for tape mani's! Yup. A simple strip of scotch or striping tape can go a long way.  Well, for me personally anyway as I'm constantly on the move and I simply don't have the time these days :( ... But you can never go wrong with double colours.

For tape mani's especially, I really recommend using Ciate polishes! I for one, am very impatient. Boy, oh boy, if I had the photographic evidence of my failed tape manis purely down to being too giddy to get creative! But seriously, Ciate! Even though the application is quite sheer and needs a couple of coats, it dries sooo quickly!

This mani I managed to rock for a few days without any chipping! (please excuse my small nick) ... I've used Ciate - Cookies and Cream and Rimmel Lycra Pro - Fancy Fuchsia, both of which I adore!! The colourful rhinestones can be bought in wheels, cheaply through Amazon. The Lycra Pro and the Salon collection are amazing. Like literally, it just glides on, the application utterly smooths itself out.

Until next time :)

Jen
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Welcome!

Hey everyone! Yes, I've had to create another blogger account as my last one had major problems, which means all my hard work is now lost! *takes a moment to mourn*

Buuut, I guess this means a fresh start and I am back better than before! I have finally crawled back out from under my rock, and more inspired than ever!

For those who don't already know me, hi and welcome to my very first blog post! I've been wanting to start my own blog for a while now,  but I suppose I've never really had the fire in my belly until now to do so.  I've been inspired by how wonderful and creative you lot are, so I thought I'd try and take a shot at it myself with the encouragement of my nearest and dearest <3

This is mainly a nail inspired blog, but I must warn you in advance that there may be a few beauty inspired posts to mix it up a little.  I guess I've only really been into nail art for about a year now. In actual truth and honesty, I used to believe painting my nails were an absolute CHORE having been the least arty person ever!  It was until I stumbled across some amazing work, that I looked down at my naked nails and had a sudden change of heart.

So a lot of failed stamps and watermarbles later and *bam* here I am!

That's my awkward introduction and first blog post over with guys... Just kidding :)

Jen
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