Black Gloss on Matte Doticure!

Goodmorning everyone! Hope everyone had an excellent weekend! I was supposed to have a post yesterday, but sadly I just didn't have the time, so instead I'm making one today. I've finally decided to try out this black matte with black gloss thing. 

Enjoy! xx

The black that I used was Barelements Black, and I then covered it with NYC Matte me Crazy.

The black dots were made with a dotting tool, and also using Barelements Black.

The grey that I used here is China Glaze Elephant Walk. I also put NYC Matte me Crazy on these.

The white dots were made using a dotting tool and acrylic paint. 

China Glaze Nautical Nails

Happy Saturday everyone! This is a scheduled post because sadly, I'm working at the moment. I am obsessed with anchors, and the colour navy. I pretty much love anything nautical, and I've been trying to work on my stripes lately so this design was perfect for that. You'll see that some of the colours are smudged, and that's because I was stupid and put my top coat on too early. Hahah

Enjoy xx

The navy that I used here is an older polish I have, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Blue It! I love this colour, it's the perfect navy blue and is definitely treasured in my collection. These polishes are however, quite thick so if you're going to use them, be prepared for that. 

The red that I used is part of the China Glaze Halloween 2012 collection. Roguish Red is a gorgeous colour, but it is a little bit orange. It should actually be called Roguish Orange-Red because it is definitely not fully red. In most of these pictures it does because I used several coats, and the more opaque it got, the more red it became as well.  

The white and gold are both acrylic paint, because I couldn't find a suitable white polish. Haha

The micro beads were bought off of Ebay and so were the brushes that I used to create the stripes. 

OPI Cross and Rhinestone Manicure

Hello to you all! How's your Thursday going so far? Today, I have a stamping manicure for you! Yay! Stamping! If you haven't heard of stamping then you definitely need to "jump on the band wagon". Most nail bloggers use stamping as an easy way to "amp up" their manicures. Stamping is super easy once you get the method down, and can be found anywhere on the internet. You can see the rest of my stamping posts by searching "stamping" in the search bar, or clicking "stamping" in my label cloud! 

Enjoy! xx

The green I used here is a colour that I've only used once. It has been hidden away in my stash and when reorganizing I came across it. OPI Gargantuan Green Grape is a matte laquer that I got at Winners one day. It goes on a little funky, as all matte polishes do and is a little streaky; but it is however a gorgeous colour. 

I decided that I didn't want it to be matte, and to help cover the streaks I stamped on it using Cheeky plate CH44 with Sinful Colours Black on Black then topped it off with Orly Top 2 Bottom Base and Topcoat. 

The grey/purple colour is Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Greige Gardens. It's actually an amazing colour, and is subtle yet sophisticated. I thought that it paired with the rhinestones perfectly. 

The rhinestones were bought off of Born Pretty and you can find their website here! There's a 10% off code which you can get by clicking here, but I haven't used it for a while, and don't know if it still works! The micro beads were bought off of Ebay!

Sally Hansen Prison Stripes

Hello everyone, happy Tuesday! Today I'm bring to you a mani that I've fallen in love with. I really enjoy this look, and even though it's not perfect, I hope you'll like it as well. 

Enjoy! xx

The pink that I used is actually a polish that I keep for stamping, but It was the perfect colour for this mani, so whatever! Haha, it's Sally Hansen Insta Dry Presto Pink. I haven't used it for stamping yet, sadly. But if anyone has, I'd appreciate it if you told me how well it works. 

The black and white stripes were created using acrylic paint and a striping brush bought off of Ebay in a package of three. 

The stars were bought at my local dollar store!

The top coat that I used was Orly Top 2 Bottom Base and Top Coat. 

Red and Pink Valentines Day Nails

Happy almost Valentines day, everyone! So, on Monday I showed you some Valentines Day nails that were more original than the cliche pink and red. Today, I'm showing you the cliche pink and red ones! Haha. I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow, and I'll see you all on Friday! 

Enjoy! xx

The colours I used were: Barelements Ruby Red which is a dark, beautiful red. Colour Club Poptastic which is my favourite pink and definitely my go-to colour, and Colour Club Warhol (for the gradient). 

The black is acrylic paint.

The rhinestones were bought off Born Pretty and you can find their website here! There's a 10% off code which you can get by clicking here, but I haven't used it for a while, and don't know if it still works!

The micro beads were bought off of Ebay!

Colour Club Almost Valentines Day Nails!

Well! Wednesday is Valentines Day, as I'm sure you all know. Since It's only Monday, (ew) I have some nails that aren't Valentines themed, but could be if you wanted. haha. I hope everyone's Monday isn't too crappy and you all have a great week. Today is me and my boyfriend's 11th month aniversary! That's crazy in highschool years! Haha. Well, 

Enjoy! xx

The colours that I used were: Colour Club Chelsea Girl which is a really nice blue. It's pretty much the colour  blue that I think about when I think of blue. Does that make sense? Haha. China Glaze Elephant Walk which is a grey that I probably wouldn't have picked out myself, I got it from a friend. It does however, look a lot nicer on nails than in the bottle. Revlon Whimsical is a milky glitter. It took about 4 coats to get it to the transparency as it is here. 

The flower was bought off of ebay, and are a really nice light blue lily that fades into white near the top.

I used white acrylic paint for the letters and mixed it with a bit of Elephant Walk for the shadow.

New Glitter with China Glaze 4 Leaf Clover!

Hi all! Another post with matte! I got some fancy new glitter that is a mix between hex and circle, ahah so I wanted to try it out. This is something I've never tried before, so be brutally honest!

The colour used here is a new one I have; China Glaze 4 Leaf Clover. It's coming off as more of a blue in the pictures, because I couldn't get the light quite right, but it's a tad bit more teal. Either way, It's a gorgeous colour, and I'm very glad I purchased it! :) 

The glitter was actually bought from my local dollar store, and was such a bargain that I couldn't pass it up. 

Just in case anyone is wondering, this beautiful ring that my practice hand is "wearing" is a Kameleon ring. You can find their website here! 

Once again, I used NYC Matte Me Crazy for the top coat!

Matte Glitter with Bundle Monster Stamping Plates

So, these are nails from quite a long time ago. I didn't like them much at the time and wasn't even going to put them on here, but hey, who cares, and I like them a lot more now. I love the matte colours and how they turned out. The pictures don't quite catch the glitter that well, but it's definitely an amazing colour. 

For these nails, I used Colour Club Gift of Sparkle (purple) and an old grey that my mother had. I don't have the name of this colour, sorry!

I used NYC Matte Me Crazy for a top coat! 

The stamping plate that I used was BM316.

If you don't already have the Bundle Monster stamping plates I highly recommend them! They're a lot cheaper then Konad plates, but are still great quality. Head over to Bundle Monster to pick them up!