Notd -Nubar Gelicure blue hydrangea plus Wah nail style nail art.

Today's quick Nail of the day is a Wah Nails style leopard print.
I started off with a base of Nubars Gelicure Blue Hydrangea. I then used the new orly instant nail artist acrylic nail paints and a dotter to add splotches to the nail.Then again using the dotting tool I drew unconnected semi circles around the dots, plus a few commas and dashes.

I finally added a top coat.
As it was my first go at this style I only did my thumb and in a moment of madness I did it to my right thumb, so I had to do the art with my weak left hand. Saying that I think it came out great and when I get 10 minutes I am going to do my other nails :)

Orly Instant Artist Nail Stripers are available from www.idealhairandbeauty.com for £3.18 plus p+p

Gelicure Removal Video

I have stepped into the world of Youtube tutorial videos! Here is my first try. Its is a step by step guide on how to remove Gelicure by Nubar.  I hope you like it. 

I know it is a selection of stills, but I haven't got a tripod so until then it is the best I can do.

NOTD - Gelicure - Cafe Au Lait

Todays Nail Of The Day is Cafe au lait from the Nubar Gelicure range. As you may know from my previous posts Gelicure is a Hybrid gel polish. This means you get a super shiney finish and a polish that lasts up to 3 weeks with no chips!

I actually applied this polish last Friday so it is on day 5 and no wear or tear!

Another reason why I love Gelicure is the fact it strenghtens the natural nail so I do not need to worry so much about breaking my nails :) 

The name Cafe Au lait is a bit misleading as I imagine cafe au lait to be a lighter brown. I think it would have been better naming it Dark Chocolate. Is is a very deep brown with a sligth shimmer to it as you can see in the photo with the flash.





Gelicure is available from Idealhairandbeauty.com for £18.90

New China Glaze Metro Collection.

Metro Collection has twelve polishes; two are  glitters, three are shimmers and seven are cremes. China Glaze’s Metro collection will be available in July 2011. But will have my talons on it this Friday !
I will post swatches asap so you can all get a look at the new shades.
Shades are:

• Skyscraper Navy Blue Glitter
• CG In the City Silver Grey Glitter
• Urban Night Plum Purple Cream
• Traffic Jam Mageneta Cream
• City Siren Red Berries Cream
• Loft-y Ambitions Raspberry Shimmer
• Brown Stone Red Brick Cream
• Midtown Magic Purple Shimmer
• Street Chic Greige Cream
• Concrete Catwalk Anthracite Cream
• Westside Warrior Moss green Cream
• Trendsetter Mustard Green Shimmer

NOTD- Nubar Honeysuckle.



Nubar Honey Suckle



Nail of the day today is from Nubar spring garden collection. It is the deep pink Honeysuckle.  I think it is one of my favourites from the collection as I am a fan of bright hot colours. If you look at the colour swatches in Nubars advert then it looks a little more subdued and coral. As you can see by my photos it has a bit more pow about it.



with flash

As with all Nubar colours I only had to use two coats to get a bottle perfect colour. Then I acheived a high gloss finish with their Diamont Topcoat.


Notd- Orly Gelac Haute Pink and TOWIE nail art

The nail of the day today is a bit of a special one. On Friday we had a customer in asking about a nail wrap just like Amy Childs from the TV show The Only Way is Essex. After doing some googleing we found the nails in question and notice it was not a nail wrap, but it was freehand nail art and 3d acrylic bows. Now I'm not one for taking fashion tips off TOWIE girls but I do like a challenge. I decided to give it a go. I have to confess this is my first attempt at doing any 3d acrylic designs. 

link to Amy's nails x

So to begin with I painted my nail and nail tips with Orly's Gelac. The Gelac process took me about an hour. Then I had some pizza ( it was a Friday treat!). I then thought it would be best to practice some 3d bows. After two practices I went for it and applied six 3d bows to my nails. Doing my right hand with my left was a challenge, but I think they turned out ok. That process took me about an hour as well. Then I added the dots which took about 10 minutes. Finally a top coat was applied and I was finished. 

Yes it was a challenge, but I think it was worth the effort and they have now inspired me to do more 3d designs. So I am going to be watching a lot of youtube videos on how to do different shapes. Keep your eyes open for the results. 

Notd- China Glaze - DV8

Nail of the day today is from the China Glaze OMG collection. It is the super holo blue DV8. I really love this colour and whenever I wear it I get comments on how pretty and unusual it is. Like with most Holos it is best to do 3 thin coats rather than 2 thick ones. And you must ALWAYS use a nice topcoat.

As you can see in the 2nd photo, the holo effect is really good with this colour and it shines like a rainbow when out in the sun.(if you ever get chance!)

I have most Of the OMG Collection, as I do love Holos but this collection is now quite rare so if you do see any online snap it up!






with flash you can see the holo




No Flash