Designs in May

I’ve just gone to download the images from my phone and the Micro SD card has died. Valuable lesson learned… back up daily! I’ve now lost all my images from September. So… still catching up here are May’s nails. Soon be up to date!

Bonnies rendezvous and passion

Gelish Rendezvous with Passion Glitter

A little One stroke

A little One stroke

Rose gold gel chrome

Rose gold gel chrome

Red geometric with gems

Red geometric with gems

Glitter and angel paper

Glitter and angel paper

Coral and white nails with flower detail

Coral and white nails with flower detail

Fran neon nails with swirls in pigment

Neon nails with swirls in pigment

Neon nails with swirls in pigment

Neon nails with swirls in pigment

Grape with holo glitter and pigment

Grap gel with glitter and pigment

Holiday pink nails with flowers

Holiday pink nails with flowers

Pink acrylic with confetti glitter

Pink acrylic with confetti glitter

Neon Ink London Disco Collection with butterflies

Neon Ink London Disco Collection with butterflies

Ink London i27 with pigments

Ink London i27 with pigments

Purple ombre with foil i35

Purple ombre with foil

Sb with bling

Starburst with glitter

Starburst with onestroke

Starburst with onestroke

Sue chinn wedding nails

Mother of the Bride Nails

Tgb lilac with foil and filigree

Lilac nails with foil and 3d gel filigree

Tgb lilac with foil and filigree 2

Lilac nails with foil and 3d gel filigree

Watermelon pink for cancer tesco

Watermelon pink for cancer relief at Tesco

Ann blue shimmer and one stroke

Ink London blue shimmer and one stroke

Blue 28 with mono onestroke

Ink London i28 blue shimmer and one stroke

February

Catching up on February! I did a Hard Gel Conversion course this month with Francesca Gomm of F.G. Studio and Academy in Plymouth and brushed up on E-filing, One stroke  painting,  and had a real Nail Play Weekend. Lots of glitters and pigments, paints,  swapped ideas and had a few treatments. Have to mention the Boob Buster, a fab treatment and I can’t believe that it worked. Its so good I’m doing the course next month! Read more here

Stilettto nails and one stroke

Playing in Plymouth

February Nails, Lashes and brows

A selection of Nails, lashes and brows from February 2017.
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Gel painting flowers

Gel painting flowers

Blue Acrylic overlay with glitter

Blue Acrylic overlay with glitter

Brow thread and lash lift

Brow threading and Lash Lift

Chameleon Flakes

Brow threading and Lash Lift

Chintys alison

Disco Glitter and Chameleon Flakes

Neon pigment, holographic pigment and glitter

Neon pigment, holographic pigment and glitter

Glitter and stamping

Glitter accent finger and silver stamping

Valentine Nails. Ombré with 3d hearts and foil accents

Valentine Nails. Ombré with 3d hearts and foil accents

Gossip girl with super glitter

Gelish Gossip Girl with glitter

I66 nude with striping

Nude gel polish with striping tape

Matte blue butterfly

Matte Blue nails with gloss dots and a handpainted butterfly on the thumb

Purple caviar beads

Rich purple with caviar beads

Tgb pink with black gel design

Pink with Black Filigree design

Valentines Nails with Bows on thumbs

Valentines Nails with Bows on thumbs

Matte Wedgewood Blue with 3d detail

Matte Wedgewood Blue with 3d detail

July Nails and One Stroke with Keiko Venner

Over half way through the year already. It’s been a busy month as everyone is getting their nails holiday ready. I started the month attending a class in Bodmin with the amazing Keiko Venner learning One Stroke. We all learned a lot and I love the Orgasmic Paints, they are so creamy and lovely to work with Keiko is such a patient teacher and her work is out of this world. I learned a lot and now just need some spare time to practice!

Keiko one stroke

The last week of the month was so hectic as I was getting prepared for my trip to Stoke On Trent for my TNG Stage 2 Course with Kirsty Meakin.

20170730 163408Hotels are all busy this time of year so I booked myself an Airbnb near to the training venue which was luxury! 3 bedrooms all to myself, my own patio area (which I didn’t get to use as it rained but it was useful each night while I e-filed my day’s nails off ready for new nails every morning!). I figured self catering would be the way to go as I could get my own shopping in and do my own thing rather than eat in a hotel and be stuck in a little room. The house had every amenity you could wish for and there was a huge welcome pack waiting for my arrival. Bread, fruit, cereals, croissants, fruit juice, butter, milk, pasta and rice, condiments… everything I could need. The start of a great week away… more in the previous blog. Definitely the way to stay!20170730 163437

6 hour return journey and Satnav brought me via Stonehenge again, it’s like a magnet. 45 minutes crawling along while people take pictures of an underwhelming bunch of rocks! Will go a different route next time!

Here are some of the nails I created in July. I’m gradually catching up… just Feb, March, April, May and June to do!

Purple Chevron glitter

Purple gel with diamond glitter design

This design started life as a lovely Sharm effect. Dark and light purple roses blending beautifully on my colour pops. Looked fabulous! Alison was really keen so we started on the nails… as you see no roses! Total failure. The leaves would not blend, they looked terrible. This is Plan B!

Ann one stroke

One stroke flowers

These are Ann’s natural nails with an acrylic overlay. Using techniques learned from Keiko and Orgasmic paints I painted 4 nails with onestroke.

Carley tgb blue and diamond

Honeymoon nails

Cat eye caramel with gold foil swirls

Cat eye Caramel with gold foil swirls

Watermelon with diamond glitter and chevron design

Watermelon with diamond glitter and chevron design

One stroke Tulips over black gel polish burnished with blue

One stroke Tulips over black gel polish burnished with blue

Pale pink wit shimmer pigment and silver chunky glitter over

Pale pink wit shimmer pigment and silver chunky glitter over

Chloe prom nails

Prom Nails for Chloe

Chrome overlay

Chrome pigment overlay

Dark paua

Practicing Paua shell for client’s party

Paua shell nail

The finished Paua shell nail.

Paua shell Nails

Paua shell Nails

Emily’s designed her own necklace for her 40th birthday party and asked if I could design something to go with the paua shells she had used. I used a mixture of foil, sheer gels, handmixed gels and detailed lines to achieve this effect.

Encapsulated pink and iridescent glitter in acrylic

Encapsulated pink and iridescent glitter in acrylic

Sharm effect roses

Sharm effect roses

French acrylic with a little 3d

French acrylic with a little 3d

Matching Pink and white toes

Matching Pink and white toes

Pink, grey and glitter with bling

Pink, grey and glitter with bling

Sharon lilac french

Lilac gel with french glitter

Sue 14g tgb

Classic colour over acrylic

plum and nude with dots

A variation of plums

Change The Game – TNG Stage 2 Course with Kirsty Meakin

I’ve just completed the That Nail Girl Stage 2 Change The Game Course with Kirsty Meakin. What a brilliant teacher and a lovely lady.

I’ve been booked on this course since December and we’ve all been so excited to attend. We are the first group to train with Kirsty and we were all so in awe of her amazing talents. Having watched her videos on youtube (Chesterfield Cushion design here) we had an idea what to expect but we just didn’t realise how much she knows. There are over 380 videos on there, go subscribe.

TNG Stage 2 Certificate

My Certificate

 

5 intense days in which she kept us back til 8pm most nights. Fab week and met some lovely ladies from all around the country, all of us are determined to return. Kirsty is amazing and helped by her Brilliant efficient PA Jode Taylor we had a great week. Lot’s of work and lots of play too.

advert

The recurring advert… again and again!

Great set up and so much glitter around us, like a nail tech’s heaven. This ad will forever remind me of my week in Stoke!

I went to the course not very keen on acrylics and not expecting much but I am inspired now… who wants acrylics? Long ones, short ones, detailed ones…  Come on, let me loose on your nails!

 

Almond, edge and square

First day, Almond, Edge and square nails

Blue glitter fade acrylic

Blue glitter fade acrylic

Ccurve

My C Curve

 

Colour drops in the acrylic with glitter and painted filigree

Colour drops in the acrylic with glitter and painted filigree

Cut out, mylar inlay and 3d bow

Cut out, mylar inlay and 3d bow

Cut outs day 3

Before the bow

Day 4 3 fingers

Day 4

Gothic almond

My Gothic almond with lace imprinting

French nails acrylic

Day 2, French variations

Stage 2 Kirsty Meakin Class

Kirsty and the Students

 

Ben on his back

Ben, our smelly companion!

Kirsty Meakin

Kirsty on our last day

Inlaid lace day 3

Inlaid lace

Inlaid lace side view

Side view

Marble and cut outs

Marbling and cut outs. This needs work!

Smile day 5

Smile line on thumb

The nail above is the Dragon nail Kirsty created for me. Fabulous!

Vintage Rose Nail with bling

Vintage Rose Nail with bling

Vintage rose

Vintage Rose Nail with bling. Inlaid 3d roses.

New Year New Nails

It’s New Year 2017. New Year, New Nails. It’s actually July but I’ve just got round to posting. I’m gradually catching up!

Here are some nails from January.
For more up to date nails and news see my Facebook Page here and for details of Nail and Beauty Training Courses in Dorset Somerset and Wiltshire see Lorraine Connelly Beauty Training in association with Jane Bryan Beauty Training 

Natural nails  with acrylic overlay, pink with handpainted flower

Natural nails with acrylic overlay, pink with handpainted flower

Pink gel, pink glitter and and holographic pigment

Pink gel, pink glitter and and holographic pigment

Foil and Gelish Night Reflection

Foil and Gelish Night Reflection

Foil and Gelish Rendezvous

Foil and Gelish Rendezvous

Night Reflection and sand flowers and bling purple nails

Night Reflection and sand flowers and bling

French with butterfly stamp and glitter

French with butterfly stamp and glitter

French with flowers and silver

French with flowers and silver

The Gel bottle sparkly blue nails

The Gel bottle sparkly blue nails

Gel painting practice

Gel painting practice

Ink and fireworks over natural nails

Ink London gel polish and fireworks over natural nails

Silver and purple Glitter and striping tape

Silver and purple Glitter and striping tape

Matte cashmere lashes

Matte cashmere lashes

Red gel polish with gold lines

Red gel polish with gold lines

Teal bubble nails

Teal bubble nails, matte base with a dew effect

Wedgewood on velvet

Wedgewood design on velvet

Wedgewood swatches

Wedgewood on velvet swatches with flash

 

Christmas Nails

Yes, I know I am six months late publishing these nails to the blog! What can I say… events overtook me 🙂 These are some of my Christmas designs.
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Jewelled xmas swatches

Jewelled xmas swatches

Xmas design over red gel with hand painted trees and glitter baubles

Xmas design over red gel with hand painted trees and glitter baubles

Xmas stamping over blue gel

Xmas stamping over blue gel

Blood diamond with 3d gel

Blood diamond with 3d gel

Acrylic frost with stamping and hand painted icicles

Acrylic frost with stamping and hand painted icicles

Ink London with glitter and handpainted 3d gel xmas nails

Ink London with glitter and handpainted 3d gel xmas nails

Felicity the Fairy ready for a trip to Lapland

Felicity the Fairy ready for a trip to Lapland

Christmas nails in red and green glitter with stamping

Christmas nails in red and green glitter with stamping

One stroke presents, baubles, bells and tree on xmas nails

One stroke presents, baubles, bells and tree on xmas nails

Fran xmas nails

One stroke presents, baubles, bells and tree on Christmas nails

Frost and baubles nail swatches

Frost and baubles swatches

Holly and music One stroke swatches

Holly and music One stroke swatches

Blood Diamond with bling. Xmas Design

Blood Diamond with bling. Xmas Design

Sparkly pink nails with 3d christmas detail Snowflakes bauble

Sparkly pink nails with 3d christmas detail

Green and red festive glitter snowflake nails

Green and red festive glitter snowflake nails

Green and red festive glitter snowflake nails

Green and red festive glitter snowflake nails

I30 and stars and snowflakes1 logo

 

September Nails

Some of my September finger nail and toenail designs. Still catching up! What else to do on a rainy Dorset Sunday afternoon?

Pigment over gel polish toes with 3d petals

Pigment over gel polish toes with 3d petals

Acrylic extensions, aqua background with pink one stroke

Acrylic extensions, aqua background with pink one stroke

Acrylic extensions with pink and gold sparkles

Acrylic extensions with pink and gold sparkles

3d silver detail over black nails and a blingy glitter ring finger

3d silver detail over black nails and a blingy glitter ring finger

Assymetric french

Assymetric french with silver accents

Black silver chrome and rockstar

Black, silver, chrome and Rockstar nails

Gelish Shake it til you Samba with 3d designer gel detail on fingers and toes

Gelish Tahiti Hottie with 3d designer gel detail on fingers and toes

Ink London Gel with Holgraphic pigment

Ink London Gel with Holgraphic pigment

Forbidden love with silver stampig

Forbidden love with silver stamping

Gel bottle 146 and one stroke

The Gel Bottle 146 and one stroke petals

Gelish with 3d silver gel and glitter on purple

Gelish with 3d silver gel and glitter on purple

Gel polish french with silver swirls

Gel polish french with chrome silver swirls

Peach cobbler with onestroke and bling

Peach cobbler with onestroke and bling

Starburst with one stroke, holo pigment and gems

Starburst, Lilac with one stroke, holo pigment and gems

One stroke on french nails

One stroke on french nails

Gelish Tahiti Hottie with 3d designer gel detail on all nails

Gelish Tahiti Hottie with 3d designer gel detail on all nails

Tahiti hottie with bling purple nails

Tahiti hottie with bling

 

August 2016 Nails – eventually!

I’ve let myself get a little behind in posting the latest nails to the blog. Next few posts are just catching up!

To keep up to date and see my latest designs see my Facebook Page here.

Reverse french acrylics with pink and blue glitters

Reverse french acrylics with pink and blue glitters

Onestroke roses painted over french nails

Onestroke roses painted over french nails

One stroke butterfly on gel polish

One stroke butterfly on Ink London gel polish

Illumina Gel Polish on fingers and toes.

Illumina Gel Polish on fingers and toes. It’s impossible to capture the colours in these. Purple in one light, blue in another and green in another!

Gel polish with pigments, glitters and 3d designer gel detail

Gel polish with pigments, glitters and 3d designer gel detail

Gel polish with pigments and 3d designer gel detail

Gel polish with pigments and 3d designer gel detail

Blue chrome effect nails

Blue chrome effect nails

Super holo over pink gel polish

Super holo over pink gel polish

Glitter base with double stamping in black and gold

Glitter base with double stamping in black and gold

Cat eye effect with purple and pink flicks

Cat eye effect with purple and pink flicks

 

geometric design

I’d forgotten I did these. Hand painted for a photo shoot. Geometric designs inspired from a pinterest picture

St Patrick’s Day Nail Art

St Patrick’s Day – Topical Nail Art!

March 17th is St Patrick’s day (and is also my parents’ wedding anniversay – double celebration!) and every year the Irish, or Irish at heart celebrate the day. It began as a religious feast day for the patron saint or Ireland and is now an international festival celebrating Irish culture. Across the globe there are parades, dancing, drinking and lots of green! I have seen St Patrick’s Day celebrated in the UK, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, India and Australia and almost always Guinness is involved!

Nail swatches of Shamrocks and Guinness

Nail swatches of Shamrocks and Guinness

Last year, my client was off to Dublin and was after Shamrocks for her nails so I did a couple of swatches and couldn’t resist doing a Guinness one.

Shamrokl

This year another client is off to Dublin for St Patrick’s Day so she opted for the emerald green glitter nails with the Guinness harps on her ring fingers. This design is a combination of glitter and hand painting. I’m hoping Fran sends some pics of the nails on location with a Guinness in hand!

Guinness st patricks nails with harp

St patrick's day nails with guinness

St Patrick’s Day nails with Guinness Logo

According to Wikipedia ‘On St Patrick’s Day it is customary to wear shamrocks and/or green clothing or accessories (the “wearing of the green”). St Patrick is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pagan Irish. The colour green has been associated with Ireland since at least the 1640s, when the green harp flag was used by the Irish Catholic Confederation.’

Seven things you didn’t know about the saint, the parades, and Guinness

Happy St Patrick’s Day!

Lorraine signature image

Flying Visit, more Onestroke and a New Table!

Frantic February!

In between nails, brows and lashes I’ve been housesitting again as well as practicing more OneStroke designs and having new furniture built for my studio. I’ve been looking after some beautiful Labradors and a lovely cat, and with the help of  my colleague, have been able to run back and forth between appointments!

Spring seems to be on it’s way and lots of nails and even a few toes have been gelled this month! Glitter is still being requested, I suppose as an antidote to the awful weather! Lash Lift is again proving very popular and the Cashmere Eyelash Extensions are so soft and light, clients don’t know they’re wearing them!

French with one stroke butterflies

French with one stroke butterflies

I67 with one stroke

Ink London i67 with Onestroke

L&P scuplted enhancements over badly bitten nails - clients own pic!

L&P scuplted enhancements over badly bitten nails – clients own pic!

Having made prototype nail desks a few year ago, my husband has been busy again – I now have a custom made L shaped nail desk covered in glass with chrome legs. Pics to come once it’s finally finished. He’s working on conduits for wires and cables to keep me tidy and stop my chair rolling over them and pulling my gel lamps off. Another coat of paint and I’m good to go! My studio is looking sleek – as sleek as it can get in a rural 17th century thatched cottage! New windows and doors are also in the pipeline.   This will all give me more room for Nail Classes… still in progress!

I’ve just received some BrillBird Designer Gel and have been having a play with that, no images yet but I can’t wait to use it. It’s lovely and really finishes off some of my designs. There are so many fabulous products out there to embellish nails,  we’re really spoiled for choice! I can’t make it to Pro Beauty next weekend so I will have to have a play online and order some treats! I have my eye on a few new ideas…

Onestroke Sample Sheet

I printed blank black nail shapes onto a plain piece of paper then matte laminated it to have a working surface similar to buffed nails. I still haven’t got round to doing them on tips yet though a few clients have had some onestroke this month. As a bonus, it’s a handy way for clients to be able to choose what’s available.

One stroke sample nails sheet 1000

I finally finished the sheet of Onestroke samples.

 

My forbidden love with stamping

Gelish My Forbidden Love with stamping

Sharon glitter turquoise

Mermaid glitter ans stamping

Gelish Shake it til you Samba with bling and holographic glitter

Gelish Shake it til you Samba with bling and holographic glitter

Black Gel Polish with pink lunulas

Black Gel Polish with pink glitter lunulas

Blue Pink Glitter Ombré

Blue Pink Glitter Ombré

French with lace

French with lace stamping

Caution with diamond glitter

French with Handpainted Fine Lines

French with Handpainted Fine Lines

Ink i55 with one stroke

Ink i55 with one stroke

 

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