Geometric pink and grey nails using Ink London Gel polish
Ink London i42 with Chinty’s glitters
Shimmery nude
Inspired by Anita Podoba, lemon and daisy nails
Red Cat Eye effect gel over natural nails and flitter glitter
Neon rainbow with stamping
Pastel nails with silver glitter
Acrylic nails with dusky pink gel and glitter with little hearts
Gelish Starburst with glitter
Gelish Starburst with holo pigment fade
Shellac Tropics
Susie’s always loved Shellac Hot Chillis, and being a florist, began having hand painted flower nail art on accent nails. Over the years these have progressed to ladybirds, robins, toadstools and even a painting of her little dog Nutty. One Stroke poppies, pansies, seasonal designs with holly, ivy, Halloween designs and her favourite classic Dior Half Moons which she used to practice in the sixties, also being a model for the Dior School.
With reinforcement over her natural nails and regular IBX treatments Susie’s nails have remained strong and healthy and her nail art is a talking point wherever she goes!
Ladybird Nail Art on a leaf
Holly Nail Art just in time for Christmas
Halloween Nail Art – pumpkins and spiders webs
Cat Eye effect polish with Dior Half Moons and silver accents
Handpainted butterfly nails on teal
Red nails with hand painted floral accents
Shellac with ladybirds
Classic bare lunulas with gold accents
Robins painted onto an ombré base
Shellac with Poppies
Pansy nail art
Ladybugs on a leaf nail art
Ladybirds on classic red
Seasonal Ivy Nail Art
Little frog nails
Classic Dior half moons with silver edging
Butterfly Nail Art
Bumble Bees handpainted onto accent nails
Susie was off on a holiday and wanted a reminder of her little dog Nutty. I painted a few samples first before attempting it on her nails. Remembrance Day was also coming up so I did a One Stroke poppy on her right hand accent fingernail.
Nutty Cockerpoo on Ipad with Susie holding it showing her accent nails
Practising painting and drawing Nutty
Nutty Cockerpoo and Handpainted Poppy Nail Art
Poppy Nail Art for Remembrance Day 2014
Handpainted Robins on a twig nail art
Handpainted Robins on a twig nail art
One Stroke Poppies
Snowdrops hand painted onto accent nails
Toadstool Nail Art – or is it mushrooms!
Practising shamrocks and Guinness designs for a trip to Dublin
Dublin nails – with shamrock nail art
It’s that time of year again… the glitter has made a massive appearance, although it never really goes away, December is the time when I eat sleep and dream of it! I bought a selection of Christmas themed stamping plates but so far have not used them apart from a few snowflakes on myself – everyone has wanted handpainted Christmas Designs.
I’ve put together a quick selection of new Christmas designs, I’ve also swatched more foils and glitter combinations, my swatch collection is growing! Lot’s of Bling to play with 🙂 Pictures do not do these justice, so come along and see them in the flesh! A little 3d work has been introduced this year to add some variation and more acrylic shapes will be coming soon. I learned a lot on my course so I’m quietly playing with my new techniques and getting ready for 2016.
Handpainted Baubles on Gelish Is It An Illusion
Gelish Christmas Designs
3d Baubles
Plaid Designs
Blue Ice Effects
3d Poinsettia
After finishing the cake, it was a pleasure to paint small again. Poppies are always popular and I painted 3 sets in one week. I painted these using Elit Master Paints from Liliya Nigmutallina. These are really dense paints and are specially created for Onestroke and Zhostovo work. The clients asked for Onestroke Poppies on accent fingers only.
Onestroke Poppies for a trip to Ypres
Fran was off for a family Photoshoot to the Battlefields of Ypres and decided to have early poppies painted. Base coat of Shellac Wildfire and Blackpool with Additives on the middle and pinky finger. Gel over natural nails.
Shellac Hot Chillies with Onestroke Pansies
Shellac Wildfire with Onestroke Poppies
Onestroke Poppies over Shellac Blackpool
The final poppies for the week. Onestroke Poppies painted on Ann’s Ring and Middle finger. Gel polish over natural nails. I really enjoyed doing these nails! I’ve painted a lot of plain nails this month – it’s always a pleasure to get creative!
I’m hoping to have more time in November to practice new designs and techniques, I have a couple of online courses in the pipeline and I’m toying with the idea of airbrushing. A friend is on the case with a compressor winging it’s way to me. I may be proficient in time for the festive season!
Remembrance Sunday is only 4 weeks away – I wonder if I’m asked to do any more Poppies!
Nail Art, Glitter and Stamping. Nails that I haven’t posted on the blog yet. I’m still deciding what pictures to include in the site’s Gallery. Meanwhile, the blog is as good a place as any to post. Clients are feeling Autumn coming on, colours are getting darker, though glitter is still very popular. Click on the pics to enlarge.
Ink 2 tone with stamping and handpainted swirls
Pink Rock Star Glitter Nails
Pastels with Foil hexagons
Peach gel polish with Gold stamping
Close up of Ink with diamond shaped glitter
Ink with Diamond shaped Glitter
Glitter base with Silver Stamping
Black nails with filigree
Multicoloured Foils on natural nails
Clear natural nails with painted white roses
Metallic Blue Ink with Stamping
Metallic Blue Ink with Stamping
Handpainted swirls on gel polish
Glitter and jigsaw stamped nails
Chameleon pigments with Sharpie Detail
Deep Purple Gel with Stamping
We’ve had a few lovely days, punctuated with black clouds and rain in Dorset. It’s a time to get those summer toes on show and glitter has been really popular. The sun really makes them gleam!
Fingers crossed we get a few more hot and bright days over the next few weeks. Foils can really catch the light, with many designs on offer. Simpe plain metallic foils to full patterned holographic prints. Handpainted nail art or stamping can further embellish the toes. Neon Pigments are perfect for the toes, bright and fun with limitless variations. From a simple colour polish to full on Nail Art, I can create something for you.
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Gelish Toes with Gold holographic glitter
Silver glitter base with chunky holographic hexagon glitter highlights
Toenails can last weeks as toenails don’t grow as quickly as fingernails. Some go as long as 8 weeks before a fresh set. Ideal for holidays as they are chip and maintenance free.
Gelish matching fingers and toes
Gelish matching fingers and toes using Good Gossip. Very sparkly in the sunlight. This lady’s right big toe had been kicked and the corner was missing so I built it up to match the other toe.
Gelish pink base with Glitter
Base of Gelish Good Gossip then Superglitter applied for an iridescent look.
Silver toes with chunky glitter
Neon pigments with Uber Chic stamping
Shellac toes with Foil overlay
Stamped Gel Polish Toes
With an extensive range of colours and effects to choose from, you can be certain of a set of toenails created to your satisfaction!
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter and is still enjoying the warm weather. The clocks have gone forward, days are getting longer and Spring is here. Summer is just around the corner so it’s time to start thinking of your summer maintenance! Toes are soon to be in sandals, fingers will be on parade and it’s time to sort those unruly eyebrows and glam up the eyelashes.
Everyone seems to smile more when the sun is shining and it brings out everyone’s desire to start looking towards summer holidays and getting skin, hair and nails ready for warmer days and nights. It’s time for me to think of Summer offers for all treatments! Check out the newsletter for new upcoming offers – Join Here! Newsletter
My Stamped Birthday Nails
Daisy May having a dip in the stream
Shellac with Additives and handpainted daisies
Fran was really feeling Spring has sprung so asked for yellow springlike nails this time. After looking through swatches and deciding on combinations, we decided to do daisies on a Limeade base with some blue additives. It was great fun to do them after doing a load of stamping. My stamping is improving though after the masterclass from Alex last week. She really showed me some great techniques and tips.
Gel 11 with stamping form DRK Design Plate
I’ve ordered the Uber Chic Collection Plates as these are fantastic for stamping and they have a large footprint area, great for longer nails. I’ve also just bought some stunning colours to use with them… now I just have to wait til they’re shipped from USA!
Uber Chic has this to say about them:
The stunning difference the Mybrows Treatment makes on blonde brows
Shellac Hot Chillies with Azure stamping over 3 nails
Short nails after IBX treatment with Shellac and stamped with Azure polish over ring and adjacent fingers. Very subtle but catches the light beautifully.
Gelish Starburst with Spring stamping details
Acrylic nail extensions with Gelish Starburst and tiny flower stamping details. Perfect for Spring
Tiffany coloured nails with foil accents
Gorgeous colour for holiday nails. These are gel nails with Tiffany style blue and holographic foils on the tips with pearls and diamanté accents for a bit of bling. It’s so hard to reproduce this colour on camera, it’s really beautiful.
Shellac toes with foil overlay
These are Shellac Toes with turquoise, lime and aqua foils overlaid then top coated for long lasting chip free holiday toes. These are currently sparkling by the pool in The Gambia.
I’m getting back on track now jet lag is gone! Luckily there’s been a lot of stamping since my holiday as I came back with jet lag and a cold and I just haven’t been able to get warm. Dorset in January is very different from India…
The main website is coming along now, I still have writer’s block wondering what to put on each page. I’ve done it all before and it’s hard starting it over again without using the same phrases. I’m petsitting with my Pawsindoors head on at the moment and taking the dogs home to do nail and lash appointments.
I bought a pack of sharpies to have a play with, there are some interesting effects with these. There are a lot of lovely images on Facebook, they give a beautiful marble effect. NOT to be used on eyebrows! I’ve had a play but I’m away from my kit so cant wait to get back properly on Friday!
These are just some of the Nails and Lashes done so far. Stamping has been really popular as a quick and simple way of producing stunning effects. Big thanks to Alexandra Woodward for all of her guidance.
Foil over Shellac
Toes with Stamping for Valentines
Silver filigree stamped nails
Gel toes with glitter and foil
Shellac Blackpool with stamping
