What better way to spend a Monday night than by tucking up in bed with a cuppa, some Netflix and nail polish. Perfect.
Lately life has been pretty hectic and after a long day at the office my box of nail polish was calling for me. I got comfortable, shut myself off from the world and entered my little bubble where only the smell of nail polish accompanies me.
This design took a really long time, but it was totally worth it.
The pastel colours make me long for spring.
x
Merry (almost) Christmas! This will be my last post before New Years.
I have officially been defeated by Christmas jumpers. I wanted to buy one for the first time this year and was totally overwhelmed by the selection and not being able to find the kind I wanted, and then my grand plans for Christmas jumper nails were crushed when, after an intensely stressful day of packing and finalising things for the year, my inspiration was lost and I just couldn’t get them how I wanted them. But I LOVE my Christmas lights. I’m disappointed that the photo doesn’t show how glittery they are – this is one of the only times of year I like to have glittery nails – but trust me, they are sparkle-central.
I’m all ready for my work Christmas lunch today with my nails done and my green dress on, so finally feeling a bit Christmassy. It’s been a busy year and I am really looking forward to taking these nails to Ireland for the first time tomorrow morning!
Have a great Christmas everyone and I’ll see you before New Years for some party nails to ring in 2013!
xx
Christmas spirit is in the air. I am finally starting to feel like it’s the holiday season, as work draws to a close, the final Christmas presents are purchased and wrapped, and my body starts to sob with exhaustion, begging me to stop making plans to catch up with everyone before the end of the year. Ah, the holidays. I love it. So many Christmas parties and social gatherings, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Also, presents.
For all those parties and gatherings, it is imperative to have Christmas nails. This year I am planning on having 2 different designs over the course of the weeks leading up to the big day. I’d rather have a couple more but knowing what little free time is available I decided not to set the bar too high.
I did these last night after work, just in time for work party #1 this evening. Christmas baubles! This is my “let’s keep it simple it’s already half 10 and I don’t want to be up until 1am” nails. Side note, I WAS up until 1am, which is the reason I am currently drinking my 4th cup of coffee this morning.
So, my “simple” design didn’t really stay that simple, but I got some great brushes on ebay that I wanted to try out, they are super fine and they made the small details on my Christmas bauble design really easy to do.
I am gearing up to do a very overly complicated and intricate Christmas jumper design next week for work party #2 and my big Christmas trip to Ireland, so stay tuned for that!
xx
Hump day nails! Man I really hate that term. Hump day. Especially when I have to work. It clearly amplifies how much fun I’m not having while I am in the office…working hard at…umm…blogging.
My nails are super short right now in the hopes that I won’t destroy them before the ever-important Christmas nails. This week’s design is a bit of mix and match, black and studs style. With a couple of all seeing eyes thrown in there. Those are inspired by my man, he loves the all seeing eye in the pyramid. After looking online for Christmas presents for him last night I couldn’t get it out of my head so I decided my digits should have some.
This is the first time I’ve used studs and they haven’t come off – several layers of top coat is the key!
I am gearing up to do Christmas nails for my trip to Ireland, and I must admit I’m seeing a lot of really great examples online, but the majority use stamping tools. And you know me, folks, that’s not my style. All freehand baby. I think I’m going to have to set aside at least 12 hours to do these nails, and given that it is party season that will be incredibly difficult.
Bring on the party season xx
Ahoy matey’s!
Happy Friday to you all. I, for one, am very happy it’s Friday. After working for 12 days straight, including 2 late nights at the office, my brain is officially mush, I am completely useless when it comes to doing anything remotely important, and I am ready for some weekend fun. My And what better way to kick off the weekend than with some nautical nails.
I’ve been waiting for the right time to tackle this design, and thankfully my lovely friends have planned a nautical themed party for tomorrow night. So, being the planner that I am, and knowing full well I had committed to doing my friend’s nails tonight over salad, tea and a movie, I stayed up until well past my bedtime last night to get these done. The job was made much easier with my new brushes from MASH Nails - they are just brilliant to use, go buy them immediately! There is a really tiny one that made outlining the rope and other nautical items so easy. I can’t recommend these products enough.
I’m really happy with how these turned out, and I can’t wait to finally wear my costume that matches. I do love a themed party because I love the opportunity for a dress up – these nails are just the icing on the cake.
Have a great weekend.
x
I don’t usually detest Monday’s, but today has been totally against me. A) Lashing rain on the way to work = wet feet. B) Broke my tooth. Terribly upsetting. I hate the dentist. C) Did I mention my tooth? D) I was stupid enough to go to Oxford St after work for a bit of retail therapy…but instead of helping, it sent me into a hate rage blackout.
However, some good things came out of today. I found cute and colourful necklace at Primark for 8 pounds. Boom. And, most importantly, my package finally arrived from MASH Nails. I am pretty excited about this. All those lovely new nail art brushes and dotting tools! All in time for my nautical nails that I’ll be doing for the party this weekend. Also, Dirty Dancing is on TV right now…that’s a Monday win if I ever saw one.
I highly recommend MASH Nails if you’re looking for some new nail art tools or bits and pieces like rhinestones, stamping tools or nail wraps. They’re very well priced and the postage is reasonable too. And no, they’re not paying me to say that, I just want to pass on a good tip. The nail art community is all about sharing.
Go forth, purchase items, and perfect your craft.
See you later in the week for some nautical nail action created by my new toys.
