Bunnies, Chicks and Eggs - Easter's here!

Hello Lovelies! I thought I'd say a very quick hello and wish you all a happy Easter!

I had a bit of spare time yesterday afternoon so I thought a little Easter themed nail art would be fun. A few little chicks and the easter bunny sprang to mind as a cute idea, what else could be better for Easter?!!

I used the regular nail polish brush to do the main shape of the bunny (the white part) and chicks (the yellow). I added details like the beaks and bunny's nose using toothpicks dipped in polish. The eyes were just a dot of black with a smaller dot of white on top.

One of the best things about living in Korea is that nail art like this is quite normal, whereas in England some people might think it was a bit too cutesy or childish, here I can wear it with total pride! Today at the hairdresser a few people complimented me on them and one woman asked which nail place I'd had them done. I'm not sure they look that good but I can't deny I was pretty chuffed when she said that, I gave myself a little pat on the back! Clearly it was an afternoon well spent!

As for how my hair went...

I took the plunge and had a slight ombre look done but I'm not sure about it just yet! I feel like it's not actually defined enough, which funnily, is the exact opposite problem to what I was worrying about. Typical, huh?!

I'm going to wash it and style it myself tomorrow to try and make my mind up on it. Does anyone else find that your hair can look so different once you've done it yourself?

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you have a lovely weekend!

xxx

Spring Pastel Water Marbled Nails - My 1st Video!

This morning I've been a busy bee. If you follow me on twitter I mentioned yesterday that I was thinking of trying to water marble my nails. I wasn't too sure how it'd turn out though and I was worried it could be too hard to do. Well I decided to go for it...

...and..

..I'm so happy with how it turned out!

It really wasn't as hard as I'd been thinking it would be. Yes, I'll admit it wasn't a total breeze, I re-did a couple of the first few nails but once I'd done a few I really got the hang of it! They don't look perfect but they definitely don't look like the globby mess I'd envisaged them ending up as!

I decided to make a very basic video tutorial, not because one successful attempt makes me a pro but just to help anyone else who wants to give it a try. It's my first video ever and also my very first upload to YouTube. Eeek! So...I'm really hoping you'll all watch it and that you all find it useful!

Let me know what you think! I haven't included audio because I wasn't sure if everyone would be ready for the British accent and I'm a little nervous about talking in videos, I might work up to it one day though!

Have a fantastic weekend everyone! 

 xxx

PS: if you haven't entered the Deborah Lippmann giveaway for the chance to win two polishes of your choice, click here to enter now!

Gold Rush: Graduated Glitter Nail Tutorial.

Graduated glitter is my favorite design to do on my nails.  It takes a little more time than a regular manicure but if you really want your fingers to stand out and sparkle then this is the perfect thing to do. Whenever I have spare time on my hands I like to do these.


Here's my 'how-to' guide. You'll need a nude or soft pink base coat, a fine gold glitter or gold metallic nail polish, a larger gold glitter and a clear top coat.

1. Prep your nails by removing all nail polish. You should use nail polish remover to clean your nails even if you have no polish on them. This will remove the natural oils helping your manicure last longer. File your nails down, remove dry cuticles and then buff the nail lightly.                                                   
2. Apply two coats of a nude or soft pink polish and allow it to dry.                                                   
3. Apply a thin coat of the fine gold glitter or metallic gold polish to the top half of the nail. Make sure you let it dry before doing the next step.
4. Use the larger gold glitter to paint the tip of the nail working down towards the edge of the finer gold. The glitter needs to be applied thickest at the tip and less pieces towards the middle.
5. Let it dry thoroughly then apply a thick top coat to seal the glitter design. Don't worry if you get polish on cuticles.
6. When your nails have dried use some polish remover on a cotton swab to remove excess polish around the nail. You can also scratch it off easily when your in the bath or shower.

TA DA! Beautiful sparkly nails!

I did these this weekend and since they're so eye catching I've had a lot of compliments. Despite being very glittery they actually go well with most outfits. The nude base color means they don't clash with much. I wear a lot of gold accessories so gold is usually my preference but you can do the same with silver if you tend to wear more silver jewellery. Let me know how it goes if you try these!

xxx

PS: If you'd like to purchase the gold polishes that I used for this manicure, they're now available in my blog store HERE :)