Top Nail Designs of 2014! :)

1.Nail Wheel of Fun 

2.YingYang Design 

3.Cheetah Design 

4.Leopard Print 

5.Flower Power! 

6.Pacman

7.Easter Egg and ChickNails

8.Funky Design 

9.French Manicure 

Nature nails:)

'Nature does not hurry, yet accomplishes everything'-  Lao Tzu

The summer is slowly but surely creepy up on us and I LOVE it! There is nothing better then looking at your clock and realising it's 9 o'clock and the sun is still shinning:)
Nature is so beautiful and lately I've been enjoying going for a summer stroll in the evening and taking pictures of all the beauty around me. Here is a few of the snaps I took the other day...

One picture of flowers I thought was particularly nice and colourful was this one...

Which led to this creation...

'Do not rush, for the secret of life is patience. Everything that is meant to happen will come at the right time.'

xoxo

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SJP Oscar De La Renta dress inspired nail design!

 

 

The theme for this years Met Gala was dedicated to America's first couturier, Chares James, which meant it was an extremely glamorous night!

When I seen pictures of Sarah Jessica Parkers Oscar De La Renta dress I thought it was very Carrie Bradshaw of her! It was black and ivory with a windowpane design at the back of the skirt. I am a massive fan of 'Sex in the City' and  it reminded me of the time her (Carrie Bradshaw not SJP) Russian Lover (lol) gave her a gift of a pink cocktail Oscar De La Renta dress!

Anyone remember this episode....
As they ate 'French fries' in black tie attire, how romantic...

 

 

 

 

I seen a cool nail design inspired by this fabulous dress and decided to give it ago. It turned out a little something like this...

 

 

'A warm smile is the universal language of kindness'

 

xoxo

WetNWild Brunch!

Well hello lovely people, hope you are having a fun week so far! 

I am really enjoying writing and creating designs for my blog and it's getting exciting. I went to my first ever bloggers event last Saturday held in the Morgan Hotel on Fleet Street. It was to discuss and try out the products 'WetNWid' have to offer their new fabulous Irish customers. 
They're an American Cosmetic brand which just launched in Ireland this year starting off in Dunnes Stores and working their way into Pennys ( started from the bottom now we here! lol). I had such a great time meeting fellow bloggers and chatting about all the wonderful products in front of us. 

Obviously as a proud nail varnish addict my eyes went straight to the ginormous bottles of nail varnishes! Seriously guys they look the exact same as 'Sally Hansen' nail varnishes but wayyyyyy less expensive. All of their nail varnishes are under the €3 mark so you definitely get your moneys worth:) 

The colours I've tried out so far include 'I Red A Good Book' and 'Wet Cement'. They're part of the 'WetNWild megalast' nail varnishes.

I really like 'Wet Cement' as it's simple and looks great with a bit of tan. 

'I Red A Good Book'- Such a witty name lol. There is just something about having red nails that makes you feel so powerful and ready to take on the world! 

The best things I thought about them are:

1. The brush is big enough to fit your entire nail so one swoop is enough to cover it all in whatever your favourite colour may be;)This makes that sticky mess when you are going over and over one nail to cover it all a thing of the past.
2. It drys in literally 10 seconds. So no more waiting around to apply another coat!
3. Its long lasting which means it wont start to chip for a few days .
4. Also the finish on them is so shiny which means a clear top coat isn't necessary to get that shine! (I didn't use one on mine)
5. The size of the bottle! I think I will have these for a pretty long time. 'This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship'-Casablanca LOL

I am definitely going to buy some new colours from this range, because as a student you're always trying to save them dollaaa billzzz;) 

Have a great weekend everyone, its almost here!! #wooo

 Xoxo

'No quote can describe how great friday feels'

Monday manicure!

Happy Monday Morning beautiful people!:) Hope you all had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to all the fun times this week holds! #anythingispossible

This nail design pop up on my instagram and I thought it was so quirky and cool! It's probably one of my favorite yet most simple designs I've tried out recently. 

I put together a little film strip so you could all see how to do it:) 

Here's a picture of all the supplies I used:) 

Enjoy xxx

'You don't have to be great to get started, but to be great you need to get started'

#mondayquote

Easter nails:)

Its Friday which means its time for a #weekendmanicure! Since it's Easter this weekend I thought I'd go with the theme of things and do an Easter inspired nail design. There are some amazing designs on instagram, facebook, twitter, everywhere really! I mixed it up a little by doing Easter Eggs (Aztec style) and little chicks:) 

Hopefully This might inspire some of you to try your own Easter Nails this weekend:)

1. I started off painting one nail yellow and used three coats because the yellow I had wasn't great, this is going to be the nail we use to create the chick. I would pick your longest nail to do this :) 
2. I painted the rest of my nails a light pink colour, it's better to use a lighter colour for the base of the Easter eggs as you can paint darker colours on top of it. 
3. Using a black dotting tool make eyes for your chick and when the black drys in you can use a white dotting tool to make some pupils. Make a beck for your chick with a red/orange dotting tool.
4. Mark off on the pink nails where you want your other colours to be and paint them in to the section you've made.:)
5. Then just go wild with your design!! Draw a few lines in here, a few dots in there HAVE FUN WITH IT :)

 

When all is done Sit back and admire your beautiful nails with your favourite easter egg!:) My dream easter egg would have to be a milka one, I wonder if they make them actually hmmm.....

Have a great easter everyone and a fun bank holiday!! 

xoxo

Aztec Nail Tip Design! **

Well guys and gals, THE WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE! That means time for another nail design;)

So last week I went to my college ball and decided to splash out and stick on some fake nails. I bought a set of 200 nails in boots for 12 euro! They are oval shaped (you can get them in square too) and are completely plain which means you could paint them any colour your heart desires! Considering you can pay 10 euro for a set of 15 I think they're really great value and the glue that comes with the set is FAB!!

I painted a design I never done before and think they turned out pretty cool (even if I do say so myself, if I do say so myself HOLD UP)!

1. I started off my painting the nails a pretty peachy colour and used 2 coats to make it #POP!
2. I then used a black and created a black french tip...
3. When this fully dried I got my thin white brush and made lines on the black tip to make mini triangles <<>>
4. Grabbing a blue and yellow dotting tool I made little dots under the black tip:) Using a gold dotting tool, in between the mini triangles I put in some more dots lol
5. Last but not least... I covered it all in a clear top coat to make everything even and shiny:D

The finished look went a little something like this ...... 

(Please excuse the dodgy tan he he)

I seen this quote the other day and I think it sums up my life PERFECTLY!

Things may not go the way I'd like sometimes but sure look, I always have pretty nails and thats all that counts at the end of the day #YOLO

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend full of adventure, fun and nail painting:)

 xoxo

Funky Cheetah Nails! B-)

Hellooooo fellow nail art lovers!;) Today I was feeling inspired by the sun and everyone being in a great mood these day and decided to mix it up a little by doing multi-coloured cheetah nails! This design  looks a lot more complicated then it actually is, promise!

I used two pastel colours as the base- An aqua green and a purple nail varnish by an Italian cosmetic company called KIKO!

  

1. First paint your nails whatever colour you've picked as the base
2. When they dry you might want to apply a second coat, but if not paint little random dots all over your nail. Don't be afraid to mess it up, GO MAD! The messier the better with this design.
3. Then grab your black dotting tool and paint a 'c' shape at each side of the dots you've drawn but make sure the c-shapes don't touch. 
4. Fill in the rest of your nail with lovely black squiggles- Seriously the messier and less you try and perfect this design the better it will turn out LOL
5. Last but not least, when everything is dried fully paint over with a clear coat to make your nails shine and smooth out any imperfections:)

 And here's the end result.....

Fabulous and fierce nails for any occasion!

Here is some different colours I used for this design:)

Enjoyyyyyy xoxo

Easy flower nails tutorial:)

One of my favourite things to do is paint my nails! I may have a slight addiction (admitting it is the first step, right?). Literally everytime I'm in the shops I cant help but pick up a nice new nail polish to add to my ever growing collection! So I decided to take pics of the design I did today and show you how I did it:) 

I love this quick and easy summer nail design! ♡It's great when your running some were and want to do a cute nail design in under 10 minutes;)

Firstly we need two (I used two bright colours as it was a lovely sunny day and decided it suited my mood lol) different colours for the base. I used two coats of barry m's gel nail polish to give it abit of POWWW! °•○●

I then used my white and blue pin-top nail varnishes (you can use a tooth pick or dotting tool aswel) to do four dots for the petals. After about 30 seconds the dots get a bit sticky, when this happens dip the pintop into one of the dots and glide it into the centre of the four dots. When that drys use a different colour for the centre of the flower:)

Use a clear top coat to even everything out and make it look slick and shiny!

Cute flowery nails under ten mins;) enjoy!!