Nail Art Style

Hi everyone! For the next two weeks I'm super-duper busy so my posts will be short and sweet. I'm back at my parents' in York for a while, and unfortunately it was neither appropriate nor physically possible to bring all of my nail polishes with me! But never mind, because I've got another set of falsies to share with you.

You may have seen these before in a previous blog post, as well as on my Facebook page and Twitter feed. I know that the whole galaxy thing has been done to death, and most people know by now how to achieve the look, but I just wanted to talk you through my technique.

Sinful Colors 'Black on Black'

Rimmel 'Azure'

Barry M 'Shocking Pink'

Jacava 'Mont Blanc'*

e.l.f. 'Fairy Cream'

Models Own white nail art pen

Glitter

Kitchen sponge

So basically I started out with black bases, and used 2 coats to ensure opacity. Once dry, I applied 'Azure' to the edge of a kitchen sponge and pressed it on randomly. Then I did the same with 'Shocking Pink'. When I was happy with flashes of blue and pink, I repeated the process with white, and then took my nail art pen and began to add the stars. I didn't worry too much about the sizes or spacing of the dots, because obviously there's no set pattern to galaxies!

Before everything was 100% dry, I sprinkled on a blend of glitter. I got quite a few tubes from good old Wilkinson's the other day, and I really like the effect of combining a few colours. For even more sparkle, I added a coat of e.l.f. 'Fairy Cream', which is a gorgeous shimmery polish with flecks of gold and red through it.

What do you think? Do you like my galaxy falsies? These will be available to buy in the very near future, and colour combinations can be changed to suit your needs. What's even better, the price tag will be EXTREMELY purse friendly! Make sure you keep checking my Facebook page to keep updated :)

Hello everyone :) As you may or may not be aware, I've decided to start selling hand painted false nails. There's been quite a lot of interest over on my Facebook page, but I wanted to make sure all my lovely blog readers are kept up-to-date as well! My own nails are still refusing to play nice - I really did abuse them while working on my dissertation :( I think I'm going to have to invest in some quality products to get them back in shape! Any suggestions?

Anyway, since my own little tips are far too ugly (and naked) to share with the world, I thought I'd show you another one of my designs. If you've been a regular reader for a while, you will probably know that I did a 'Sloth' design during my 7 Deadly Sins theme, which you can find here. I've got quite a few friends who are sloth-obsessed, and they're such funny little creatures (sloths, not my friends...), that I decided to recreate the manicure on falsies!

Sinful Colors 'Pistache'

Seventeen 'Forever'

Jacava 'Mont Blanc'*

Models Own black nail art pen

Old, unlabelled dark brown

Fine nail art paint brush

Dotting tool

So I started out with 'Pistache' for the bases, apart from the thumb nails which I painted with 'Forever'. A lot of people keep asking why the fishbones have 6 nails per side, but I guess it's because everyone has different sized/shaped nails to it's good to have a couple extra in order to find something that fits properly! It's also pretty handy if you have twelve fingers...

Once my bases were dry, I used a dotting tool for polkadot nails. For the thumb nails I painted a large white circle, then added dark brown eye patches. Once that was dry, I added details using my trusty Models Own black nail art pen. I also used the dark brown for the branches on the index finger nails. Then, using my fine paint brush, I added the hanging sloths. I also used my paint brush for the sloths on the ring finger nails. It was pretty tricky adding the tiny details, especially the smiles, but I just took my time in the forming each of the shapes.

Hi guys! Sorry I've been MIA for a while. The last few days were spent frantically trying to finish my dissertation, get it bound and hand it in. Honestly, I have never felt such a huge sense of relief in my life! Unfortunately, my nails have been suffering through the diss-drama, and the hours bashing away on my keyboard combined with stress-induced nail biting means they're looking a bit worse for wear. Hopefully after a little bit of TLC they will be in a good enough to condition to paint (and photograph) again! Anyway, since my own nails have been short and naked for the past week or so, I've been channelling my nail art energy into another little project... Hand painted falsies!

If you follow Little Tip Off on Facebook (you can find me here) you'll know that I've decided to start selling false nail sets. To celebrate the launch I'm also doing a giveaway for all UK fans, so if you've a penchant for falsies (and cute little sloths), then make sure you head over to Facebook and get involved! I don't think I'll be selling properly for another couple of weeks, as I'm very busy for the rest of the month, but at the moment I'm just gathering together a few design ideas and getting the word out there. 

I imagine the prices will range from about £4 - £15, depending on the intricacy of the design and materials used. I'm also doing a 'custom made' option which will involve the customer sending me an image/concept, and then developing some bespoke nails from that. I know so many people struggle to match their nails to an outfit for a special occasion, whether it be lack of time or patience, so hopefully Little Tip Off will provide a brilliant service to those who have a big event approaching!

Anyway, I'll stop babbling now, and show you a few more of my designs instead. You may recognise some of them from previous blog posts, but others are totally original. I think I'll do different colour options for a few as well, so hopefully there'll be something for everyone! Let me know what you think :)

If you have any design ideas and would like to purchase some nails in the future, just drop me a comment. I'm going to try my hardest to get everything sorted by the beginning of September, and I promise that they will all be very reasonably priced, and there'll be something to suit every taste and budget!