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Vintage Valentine Nail Art

Woohoo, more V-Day nail art! Today's mani is by far one of my all time favorites. I just love vintage-y nail art for Valentine's Day... anytime really. This mani is just so simple but still so elegant. :)


This mani was done with polishes from my Valentine's Day collection (Victorian Romance) and a little help from Born Pretty Store rose decals. I started with a base of My Own Sweet Valentine with an accent nail of Parchment & Lace. Once MOSV was dry I sponged on some Cheeks Tinted Red and a little more MOSV to really blend it together. The shimmer on this gradient was insane! I used top coat on Parchment and Lace and then used a Born Pretty Store water decal. (These decals are only $0.88 right now! Plus if you use the code BPS2014 you'll get 15% off sitewide! I say these are more than worth every penny!!!)


The decal was so easy to use. Just cut it out, dunk it into water (warm water if it's winter) for 10-15 seconds and the decal will slip right off the paper and be easy to position on your nail. I lightly wet the nail and placed the rose. I used a paper towel to blot the excess water and then gently used a finger to press the decal down, getting rid of wrinkles and bubbles until the decal dried completely. Then I topped it with more top coat and it was perfect!!


I couldn't resist trying the glitter of Love & Devotion over the gradient. It's nice, but I found I preferred the simplicity of the gradient alone.

What's your go-to nail art for Valentine's Day?

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Then and Now: Cath Kidston + Tutorial

Hey everyone! It's been a while since my last Then and Now post so I thought it was about time to bring it back. I have done a tutorial for these nails as well which I'll post as a quick tutorial rather than a detailed one because I'm pretty tired. Today's post, as the title suggests, is a recreation of my Cath Kidston nails. You can see my original post, from just over a year ago here. As always, the 'then' will be after the jump, and this time the tutorial will be too!




These nails were done on a base of Rococo - Smitten, but I couldn't tell you what they were done on last time 


I remember being incredibly proud of the photography on these nails. Now I don't really see why, especially considering the photo below...


I also hate how long my nails are here. I know compared to the majority of bloggers they're not really that long but I just don't feel like I suit that kind of length. Aside from that, I do actually really like the design, it was definitely one of my proudest moments up to that point and I was happy to be able to recreate it to see where my skills have come along.


I definitely feel that there's been improvement, both in the execution of the design and in the photography, but I dont hate the original design either. 

Now for the tutorial!


Step 1: Paint your nails blue

Step 2: Using a dotting tool paint cloud shapes in white on your nail

Step 3: Using a thin brush paint light pink on the inside of the white

Step 4: Using a thin brush paint on the inside of the light pink in a darker pink for the shape of the rose

Step 5: Using a thin brush and green polish add leaves to your design, be careful to stay inside the white clouds

Step 6: Using a thin brush and white nail polish or acrylic paint, outline the cloud shapes one by one (see the ring finger)

Step 7: Finish outlining with dots

Step 8: Add a top coat to seal in your design and you’re done!


What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

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Different but the same

Hi everyone! I'm sorry it's been a while since I posted, I tried to post this last night but the internet just would not work and I was super tired so I decided to call it a night. Last week I received an amazing bundle of Born Pretty Store goodies in the post, which some of you may have seen on Instagram. As soon as I opened the parcel I just couldn’t wait to use them, so I decided to try out a variety of looks on the rose nails I had on at the time. I thought it would be a nice change to show you one look but a few different ways to accessorise it. So I hope you like it!

First up is the look alone. For these nails I used 2 True ‘Taylor’* (dark pink) and 2 True ‘Sienna’* (light pink). Which I should have a full review of coming in the next week or so. I also have a tutorial for these nails coming up soon too so keep an eye out for that.



Next up is using these* gorgeous green studs. I can predict that all these gorgeously coloured studs will be used regularly because I’m absolutely in love with them!



The second look is just adding to the previous look. I didn’t want to take off the studs straight away so I decided to add these* gorgeous flowers. They’re not exactly practical but they definitely look great!



The final look is using these* rose studs, if you can call them studs. I was pleasantly surprised to find these (and the previous flowers) were rubbery rather than hard, which certainly makes them more practical as they don’t painfully rub on your skin or catch on things quite as much as they would if they were hard.



There you go! What do you think? Let me know in the comments
Alice

*some of the products in this post were provided to me for review but all opinions are entirely my own

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Spotted Rose Curtains

Hey everyone! Just a quick post today because I've left it until late (yet again). I decided to recreate my 'rose curtains' nails for a tutorial for lookfantastic.com and once that was done I decided that I wanted to add a bit of a twist to them. I just got this Nubar Black Polka Dot nail varnish* from feelunique.com and I just couldn't wait to use it, so I thought I would combine the two. 


You can see the colours I used for the roses within my tutorial but the base is OPI - My Vampire is Buff and then I used 2 coats of Nubar Black Polka Dot*, with a bit of placement for the bigger pieces. I absolutely LOVE this glitter, and if you dont own it, you should. You can get it here 



Please let me know what you think of my tutorial, I tried something a little different this time around by not using my full hand, so let me know if you still think it's okay!

What do you think? Will you be buying Nubar Black Polka Dot?* You can get it from feelunique.com for just £6.80 (definitely worth it) and they have free worldwide delivery!
Alice

*some of the products in this post were provided to me for review but all opinions are entirely my own and were not influenced in any way

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Blue Roses

Hi guys! Today I decided to do a very simple girly manicure, and I love the fact that I only used Models Own products (my favourite brand, in case you hadn't noticed!) I researched rose nail art yesterday, and decided to adapt a few different techniques into my own style. I can't remember precisely which blogs/pictures I looked at, but there is an abundance of them out there, so just Google 'rose nail art' and you will definitely find a technique that suits you :)
The equipment:

Models Own 'Blueberry Muffin'
Models Own 'Feeling Blue'
Models Own 'In The Navy'
Models Own 'Jade Stone'
Models Own 3-in-1 clear coat
Fine nail art paint brush

I started out with my bases. I used two coats of navy on my thumb nail and ring finger nail, and then applied 'Blueberry Muffin' to my other nails (this took about 3 coats, like most pale varnishes). 
Once my bases were dry, I used my paint brush and started painting the roses. I used 'Blueberry Muffin' first, and formed the flowers by interlocking little comma shapes with space in between.
Next, I used 'Feeling Blue' to apply slightly darker roses. I kept them towards the corners of my nails, as I didn't want them to overwhelm the lovely base colours.
Here's a close-up of my thumb nail... Can you see my pink penguin phone case reflection?! This just goes to show what a smooth, shiny finish Models Own polishes have! Anyway, I repeated the whole process on my pale blue nails, using 'Feeling Blue' and 'In The Navy' for the roses. I also added little leaves using 'Jade Stone'. For most of the leaves I painted a comma shape with a tiny dot beside it, but there's a bit of variety throughout.
I finished off the manicure with a clear top coat. I absolutely love these nails, they're so dainty and cute! It's a nice twist on traditional rose designs too, as I steered clear of pinks and whites. What's more, the whole mani smells of blueberry muffins thanks to Models Own's gorgeous scented collection! What do you think? How do you paint your rose nail art?

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Stripes & Floral Combo Nails


Hey guys! Today I bring you a tutorial for a manicure that stemmed from a brand new outfit I've just bought. I created this design for a variety of reasons, including seeing Lacqueerisa's 'Little Poppies' which made me desperate to try a new floral mani. And then when my gorgeous outfit from Boohoo arrived, it seemed the perfect source of inspiration to create a funky floral design!

*Images sourced via boohoo.com

This is the outfit that I bought. The top is only £8 and is a really on-trend 'bardot' style - it's cropped, but not TOO short, and has a cute off-the-shoulder feature. If you're searching for the perfect crop-top that doesn't show off too much skin, then you can find it here! When I ordered the skirt it was £10, but now it's only £8 in the sale. It fits like a glove and the fabric is lovely and soft, so if you are currently looking for a new maxi, then I highly recommend this one :) It can be found here!

Anyway, let's get started with the tutorial! As always, here's a list of the stuff I used...


The equipment:

W7 'Black'
Models Own 'Bare Beauty'
Natural Collection 'White'
Models Own 'Pastel Pink'
Barry M 'Shocking Pink'
W7 'Neon Green'
Missguided 'Misslead'
Rio silver/gold nail art pen
Striping tape
Fine nail art paint brush
Essie 'Matte About You'
So I started out with my bases, applying black to my thumb nail, middle finger nail and little finger nail. On the other two I used Models Own 'Bare Beauty', which is the closest shade I have to skin tone, and is supposed to represent the hint of belly that is on show in my top!
Next, using my fine nail art paint brush and white varnish, I painted on the bases of flowers. I thought it best to do it in white prior to adding colour, as even the most opaque of varnishes struggle on top of a black base!
Then I used Models Own 'Pastel Pink' for the flower petals, and then tried to blend in Barry M 'Shocking Pink' in the centre of the flower. For the leaves, I used W7 'Neon Green', which took quite a few coats to achieve a decent finish as W7 polishes are quite transparent and have a very loose consistency.
I neatened up the edges of the flowers and leaves with black polish, then topped the leaves with Missguided 'Misslead' (shimmery yellow), and while I waited for them to dry I applied striping tape to my flesh-coloured nails. I made sure to space it out so that all sections were the same size.
I painted in the black sections on the taped nails, and while they dried I outlined the floral design with a Rio nail art pen. The pen is a sort of gold-ish silver, and I think it really completes the design as well as adding a bit of shimmer! When my striped nails were dry, I removed the tape carefully. Initially my manicure had a shiny finish, but I decided to top them off with Essie 'Matte About You', as you can see in the first picture. I think the mattified effect is especially effective on the striped nails, and I think I'll definitely do a full mani of this in the future!
So here are my nails along with my outfit! As you can see, the crop top only reveals a centimetre or two of my waist, which ensures that it's comfortable to wear as well as being on-trend. I really love this manicure - I've never 'mixed and matched' before, and I think it's definitely something I'll try again! What do you think?

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Digital Dozen Does Books - Day 2 'Ruby Red'

Hello everyone! As I mentioned yesterday, I was really struggling to come up with ideas for this week's digital dozen theme, so I had to resort to rifling through my bookcase for inspiration. Luckily I didn't have to search for very long as I came across Ruby Red by Linzi Glass and I knew instantly that I wanted to use it. 


The book:


To do these I started with a base of OPI - My Vampire is Buff, (which I FINALLY HAVE!) and then I used a tiny brush and white acrylic paint for the background flowers. I then added a coat of Seche Vite and decided to take a picture of them alone in case the next step went wrong (see below). I then used red acrylic paint and the same tiny brush for the flowers and writing, I just added different amounts of white and black paint for the different shades of red.


I actually really like the design on its own like that, and I was afraid I wouldnt like it with the flowers but I equally love both of them. Which do you prefer?


What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

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Rose curtains

I dont really know what to call these so I'll just go with 'rose curtains'. I've this design around quite a bit and I've wanted to recreate it for ages, so I decided to do so in line with an exciting project I have lined up. If it all works out you'll see in a couple of months! I'm not going to write much because I want to go to bed, so enjoy!


The base colour is Barry M - Lychee, and the black is China Glaze - Liquid Leather, the pink is Barry M - Bright Pink and Barry M - Passion Fruit, and the green is Clinque - Hula Skirt


What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

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Half and half

Hey everyone! Just a quick post today, I did these a couple of weeks ago before my old laptop broke and then I completely forgot about them. If you follow me on instagram (@onenailtorulethemall) then you will have seen these partly already, but here's the full thing!


I can't remember the base colour and I'm in a different county to it at the moment so I cant check, but the white is acrylic paint, the blue is Barry M - Blueberry and the green is Sally Hansen - Spring Green, topped off with Seche Vite


What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
Alice

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I don't just do my own nails!

Hey everyone! So, as I mentioned in my last post, I currently don't have a laptop. :( I have about 10 posts done for you but I can't edit them and I can't get them off my old laptop just yet. I was meant to be starting a nail challenge this week but unfortunately I can't, so I will hopefully be catching up next week if I can somehow get photoshop!

I've decided instead then that ill post the only thing I can from my phone, and that's other people's nails,  ones from my Instagram or ones about to go on my Instagram (@onenailtorulethemall) so here's a collection: 










I really enjoy doing other people's nails, I know some people prefer to stick with their own but i'd love to do it professionally! If you want to know any colours just ask :)

Hope you like them! Let me know what you think in the comments.

Alice

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