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

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

 

More from the Weekend

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Natural Nails with Glitter – another angle

Alex arrived with beautifully coloured and sparkly nails with a stamped decal. They were beautiful but unfortunately she cracked one so we decided to fix it. She removed the gel polish from the affected nail, then removed rest and we decided I’d demo one of the techniques she liked on her nails. This is Gelish polish with silver pigment, fine silver glitter burnished onto the base blue, chunky hexagonal glitter sprinkled  and top coat for a final glistening finish.

 

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The Creative Stamper

This stamper is one of the best for transferring images from your stamping plates. It’s soft and sticky and holds an image really well. Images are crisp and clear. This stamper allows you to pick up a larger area of an image, especially good for long or large nails. Works well for decals, an ideal large working surface. It has a white translucent appearance so all colours (including white) can be clearly seen when transferring, aiding positioning.

 

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One Stroke practice

Alex Practicing One Stroke leaves. She’s doing very well and her leaves and flowers are really taking shape. We used various brushes, paints and papers for a wide range of effects. Working from worksheets and demonstration sheets, it’s easy to learn this lovely technique.

 

Having a Tidy Up!

While setting up the new treatment room I’ve been having a tidy up and found some of my old swatches from the last couple of years. Lots are missing but I’m glad I kept these. I can see how far I’ve came, and also how dated they are and I need to do a whole load more!

The website is coming together, it’s taken a while – I find it easier to create sites for others than for myself. I’ve got writers’ block and there’s still a way to go but I’m heading in the right direction! Best thing I’ve recently done, was to take on a PR and marketing company to promote my business, leaving me free to be available for my clients and creating fresh new bespoke designs.  Hoping to get into the 21st Century and make full use of social media and even networking!

One Stroke, Zhostovo and Handpainted Swatches

One Stroke, Zhostovo and Handpainted Swatches

Acrylics with silver embellishments

Acrylics with silver embellishments

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Shellac with multi foils

Gelish with Pearls

Gelish with Pearls

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Starburst with sparkle

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Gelish, Shellac, Matte, Gloss, Glitter and Foils

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