Pineapple Nails

Pineapple Nails

We've been having some nice weather recently and for some reason it made me think of pineapples! So i decided to do some pineapple nail art :) Here's how i did it:

Equipment I used:

- Barry M basecoat/topcoat/nail hardener (no. 54)
- Barry M Pink Flamingo (no. 305)

- Barry M Lemon Ice Cream (no. 307)

- Barry M Emerald Green (no. 284)

- Barry M Mushroom (no. 310)

- Thin nail art brushes

Step 1:

Apply a basecoat and when dry use two coats of your Barry M Pink Flamingo for the base colour.

Step 2:

Using the normal brush in the polish, create an oval shape near the tip of your nail using Barry M Lemon Ice Cream. This will form the body of the pineapple. I just did this on my thumbs and ring fingers, however you can do it on as many nails as you like! 

Step 3:

Take your thin nail art brush or a cocktail stick and your Barry M Emerald Green polish and draw a straight line from the top of the pineapple to form the middle leaf. Then draw curved lines around the top of the pineapple for the rest of the leaves.

Step 4:

Using a different nail art brush and your Barry M Mushroom polish create a criss-cross pattern on the body of the pineapple.

Step 5:

To finish this summery look add a topcoat, this will help your design last for longer as well as adding a bit of a shine to your nails! :D

Thank you for reading my blog, I hope you give this look a go! If you have any questions just ask below! 

Olympic Nail Art

Olympic Inspired Nails

As you all know, the Olympics have finally come to London! I managed to get tickets to see the volleyball at Earls Court so I decided I would paint my nails with an Olympic theme to match the occasion. I saw a picture on Google and decided to try it out. Here's how I did it:

Equipment:
- Navy blue nail polish
- White nail polish
- Red nail polish
- Black nail polish
- Green nail polish
- Yellow nail polish
- Thin nail art brush

Step 1:

Using you favourite base coat paint on one or two coats. When that is dry paint both you thumb and ring finger with two coats of white nail polish (I used Barry M) and paint the other three fingers with a dark/navy blue polish:

Step 2

On your thumb use your nail art brush to draw the Olympic rings (the order is blue then black then red on the top and then yellow then green underneath). To get the paint on your brush you can either dip the brush into the pot or you can put a blob of nail varnish on a piece of scrap paper and then dip the brush in the blobs. Underneath the rings, use your nail art brush and black nail polish to write 2012.

Step 3:

For the union jacks use either a white striper or your nail art brush to draw a cross in the middle of your nail with an X on top. You will need to make these lines quite thick in order to be able go over the top of with a thin line of red polish to finish off the union jacks.

Step 4:

Lastly for the ring finger simply take you nail art brush and draw 5 lines in the order blue, black, red, yellow and green (this represents the colours of the Olympic rings). To finish go over every nail with your favourite topcoat which will help to make your design last for longer :)

NOTE:

If you are from a different country, you could try and replace the union jacks with your own flag or you could replace them with something else for example a medal. To do this you would need to paint your nail with a pale colour (I would use white) and then using a dotting tool make a dot of bronze, silver or gold nail varnish at the tip of you nail. Then use a striper or nail art brush and red nail varnish to make the straps of the medal.


I hope you give this Olympic design a go and have fun experimenting with the designs that you use e.g. you could have all union jacks or all Olympic rings. Thank you for taking the time to read this, please share it with your friends so they too can give this design a go!

Pacman Nails

Pacman Nails

To create this stylish Pacman look, you will need: 

- A red nail varnish

- A pink nail varnish

- A blue nail varnish

- An orange nail varnish 

- A yellow nail varnish 

- A white nail varnish

- A black striper pen

- A base coat

- A top coat

- A dotting tool 

Step 1

Apply a coat of your favourite base coat and when that is dry, apply two coats of red nail varnish on your little finger, pink nail varnish on your ring finger, blue nail varnish on your middle finger, orange nail varnish on your index finger and yellow nail varnish on your thumb.

Step 2

At the tip of each finger (not the thumbs) draw two triangle shapes using your black striper. If you don't have a striper you can use something similar e.g. a thin paintbrush or a cocktail stick dipped into black nail varnish:

Step 3

At the tip of the thumb draw and fill in one triangle using your black striper. Then draw a curved line near the cuticle and fill that in too. You should end up with the outline of Pacman:

Step 4

Using your dotting tool and white nail varnish, make two dots on each nail (except the thumb) to form eyes. On the thumb use black nail varnish and do a small dot for the eye:

Step 5

Using a smaller dotting tool, dip it into black nail varnish and make a small dot in every white dot to form the middle of the ghost's eyes:

Step 6

To complete this look, paint on one coat of your favourite topcoat to help the polish stay for longer.

I hope you enjoy trying this fun look out and share it with your friends! If you have any questions comment down below and I will answer them as best as I can. Thank you :)