Nail Art #2

Since I had crazy shifts at work when I came back from my little Scottish holidays I didn't really have time to write a review. So I thought I could post some of my nail art I did in the past year or so, plus my first nail art post got quite a bit of hype. I am planning to get back into nail art once I move flats next month, I will live a few steps away from my work place which means I will have plenty of time to do more blogging too. Can't wait. Anyway, hope you like them. All of the nail polishes I used are from a drugstore, mostly Rimmel, Maybelline and Miss Sporty.
Do you like nail art? Would you rather have natural or fake nails?

xoxo

Model's Own Nail Polishes

I have seen blue nails all around lately and I wasn't really so fond of blue on nails before but for some reason I love this trend. And considering I'm all about the glittery topcoats lately I found one that was just perfect for this post, Model's Own nail polish in Freak Out! Boots are carrying an offer on Model's Own varnishes - 2 for £8 at the moment so obviously as I do, I couldn't walk past it. I got a nice blue shade in Feeling Blue, which I thought would look nice with Freak Out! The topcoat has 'big' blue pieces of glitter and tiny pink ones which I think makes it look even cooler. I also really like that Feeling Blue is a Smurf-blue shade for some reason. However, after having it on my nails I like Feeling Blue better, I'm so glad I got it. I think I was expecting a little more from the topcoat to be honest, but I still like the way it came out. I've done my nails on the bus back from work so they might not look perfect, but there it goes. Hope you like it.

Model's Own Nail Polish: £5

 

Nail art

I used to be absolutely obsessed with nail art, I would sit and paint my nails for hours and hours every day at times. Then it started wearing off a little and I turned to other things, but now I'm thinking of going back to it. I've been looking through my old Facebook pictures and picked my favourite nail art ideas I've done so far. I will try and list the nail polish I used, hopefully I still have them somewhere in my drawers. Some nail polishes don't have names, and some names faded but I'll do my best. Hope it's going to give you some ideas too.

Base and top coat: Rimmel 60 Seconds in 740 Clear

White nail polish: Golden Rose

Noses: Colour Mania by Lovely

Eyes: Manhattan Lotus Perfect (yellow) and Miss Sporty (black)

Dots: Nails Inc. in Victoria

Owls from right: Maybelline Colorama in 47 Coconut Crystals, Maybelline Forever Strong in 830 Put a medal On It!, Rimmel Lycra Pro in 402 Urban Purple, Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Presto Pewter, Rimmel Lycra Pro in 397 Beige Babe

Base and top coat: Rimmel 60 Seconds in 740 Clear

Cherries: Dior Vernis in 853 Masai Red

Cream: Golden Rose

Cupcakes from right: 1. Ciate in My Fair Lady, Manhattan Lotus Effect (yellow), Golden Rose in 102 (glitter) 2. Miss Sporty in 13, Color Mania by Lovely (dark orange), NYC in 155 Gramercy Glitz (glitter) 3. Rimmel Lasting Finish in 025 Strawberry Fizz, Rimmel Lasting Finish in 300 Pop Your Pink (darker pink), OPI in Teenage Dream (glitter) 4. Rimmel Lasting Finish in 045 Misty Jade, Missguided in Misstique (darker shade), NYC in 155 Gramercy Glitz (glitter) 5. Miss Sporty (light blue), Maybelline Forever Strong in 630 Dark Denim, Rimmel Lasting Finish in 500 Disco Ball

White: Golden Rose

Black: NYC in 272 Bowery Black

Pink: Missguided in Missbehave

Yellow: Manhattan Lotus Effect

Brown: Maybelline Forever Strong in 778 Rosy Sand (light brown), Rimmel Lycra Pro in 397 Beige Babe

White: Golden Rose

Black: Miss Sporty

White: Golden Rose

Black: NYC in 272 Bowery Black

Dark red: Rimmel Lycra Pro in 402 Urban Purple

Light yellow/beigy: Nails Inc. for InStyle

White: Golden Rose

Black: Miss Sporty

Blue: Miss Sporty in 320

Pink: Miss Sporty in 347

Purple: Colourpop New Look in Purple

Green: Astor in 326

White: Golden Rose

Black: Miss Sporty

Bows: Claire's, but painted black

xoxo

Natalia

Nail Polish: Maybelline Forever Strong

The Forever Strong collection from Maybelline caught my eye last Autumn when I was looking for darker A/W season nail colours. Superdrug was doing 3 for 2 on Maybelline products then so I grabbed quite a few. I wasn't sure about the metallic shades but I decided to get out of my comfort zone and got 3. I was so impressed I used them over and over again. The brush is brilliant, helps to apply the product smoothly and without smudging. What's more, one coat is enough to get the colour shown in the bottle, which came as a surprise because you usually need at least a couple with drugstore nail polishes. The bottle says that the product stays on for up to 7 days, the longest I kept mine for was 5 days with a top coat and it was still perfectly fine, so I'm sure it would stay on the nails for a week. Without a top coat it usually doesn't chip for about 3 days. For £4.09 each (£8.18 for 3 with the deal) you can't really go wrong. I have to say that's the best nail polish I tried for so little money yet. 

^From left: 778 Rosy Sand, 202 Really Rosy, 630 Dark Denim and 610 Ceramic Blue

I am absolutely in love with the Ceramic Blue shade, it looks so nice and wintery once you add some white or silver glitter on top.

^ From left: 720 Green Miracle, 835 Metal Me Teal! and 830 Put a Medal On It!

I never tried gold on my nails but oh my days, this one is just a great first time buy. I use it a lot, mostly because one coat is enough and it matches so many things, which I didn't expect it to.

I have used a few shades on my nails just to give an example, but all of them are lovely and I'm looking forward to buying more shades soon. Can't wait for pastel, summery colours especially.

^ In 202 Really Rosy

^ In 835 Metal Me Teal!

^ In 830 Put a Medal On It!

Overall, I would recommend them to anyone looking for good, affordable nail polish. They look as lovely on the nails as they do in the bottle.

xoxo

Natalia