Mint Floral Nails

I have let my nail art game down over the last few months, so I decided that I would start up again with the help of a nail colour wheel and nail art dotter from eBay. 

My first project I knew would be something to do with flowers. So I picked 3 colours, set aside some time and got down to some serious nail art.

For this I used Barry M, Ciate Pillow Fight and Rimmel. 

Starting with Pillow Fight for a base.

I then took my dotter, drew an X with my Rimmel and then made a star to get neat petals all the way around. 

Finishing with a yellow dot for the middle of the flowers and a slick of a clear top coat. 

And there you have it, super summery nails in 3 easy steps. Not a bad start I reckon.

Friday Favourites #27

I'm really loving Spring colour at the moment, especially pink. So when I saw this dusty pink gingham dress from Missguided, I knew I had a new Friday Favourites to start. It's summery, girly and would look so good with those chunky white heels from River Island!

1. Missguided Annie Gingham Skater Dress
2. River Island White Cleated Sole Platform Sandals
3. Ciate Tweed Collection Nail Polish in Sloaney, Sweetie
4. Percy & Reed Totally Intensive Treatment Oil
5. ASOS Lariat Bead Multi Row Necklace

I Heart You Nail Art

I've wanted to get back into my nail art stride again for a while now and up until now, I have to admit, I was a little hesitant. 

But I've bitten the bullet and decided my first branch into nail art again will be inspired by Valentine's Day. Because who doesn't love a bit of romance. 

I applied a layer of Nailtiques Formula 1 as my base coat, followed by two layers of the fabulous Pillow Fight from Ciate. 

I then took a curby grip and dotted into Kiss Chase to create a heart shape on my chosen nails. Running it diagonally across one way, then the other to create that heart shape. 

I then decided to add a little sparkle with Confetti onto alternate nails. 

Quite a simple nail art session tbh and I love the finishing look. So pretty and very appropriate for Valentine's Day. 

What do you think?

Make Them Shine - Ciate Glitter

I saw this look on a fashion edit in a magazine last year and ever since I haven't got it out of my mind. 

It's quite a simple look really but I think it's just beautiful. 



I took my favourite base coat from Nailtiques and applied a layer. 

Then it was time for some serious glitter. I took Party Shoes from Ciate and applied 2 layers of this onto my nails. Then sealed with my Speed Top Coat.

Simple, but stunning in my view.

What do you think?

Silver Band Nails with Ciate

I am obsessed with doing my nails atm. 

One. I love picking a new colour, sitting myself down and having a half hour quiet session doing my nails. It's like meditating.

Two, it helps with my nail biting. I haven't chewed on my precious ten in over a month now and painting my nails not only reminds me of how pretty they are long, but when I get a bit fiddly and stressed out, I can pick the nail polish off rather than biting my nails. Problem solved.

So my latest manicure uses a brighter shade than my recent colours of late. A baby pink from Ciate with a silver french tip on my feature nail.

I always, always, always put a base coat on when I put a new nail polish on. I'm currently using the Nailtiques Protein Formula 1, created for flexible and brittle nails. It has left my nails so strong after just a few uses and my once bendy nails are now as hard as, well, *nails*. 

I had to do 4 layers of this Ciate nail polish to get an opaque finish. I'm putting this down to the fact that it's a light shade but Ciate polishes dry fast and don't smudge easily so this is a non-issue really. 

Silver glitter from Locket then goes onto my ring finger and is sealed in with the Ciate Speed Coat. 

I wonder what my next meditation session will hold. Feeling creative.

New Year With Firework Nails

So I've been growing my nails for a while now with Renunail from Lookfantastic & I've also just received some gorgeous polishes in my Ciate Mini Mani Advent Calendar, so I was feeling creative and decided to team up some of the polishes and create a nail look worthy of bringing in 2014.

The first step involved the Nailtiques Formula 1, which is great for nails that are flexible and brittle like mine are at the moment. This acted as the perfect base coat for this look.

Then it was time for colour, opting for a classic pillar box red called Boudoir, I added just one layer of this to get the coverage I wanted. Much credit to Ciate's formulas.

Then with my chosen nail, I added the Ciate Speed Coat and poured on Miss Mistletoe, a beautiful, warm glitter of reds, golds and pinks. Messy business, but worth it for the pay off. I sealed in the glitter with the same Speet Coat and applied a layer onto the rest of my nails too. 

There we have it, super sparkly, firework inspired nails! Just in time for New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone! 

A year of blogging has flown by and I have loved it! 

Ciate Mini Mani - Day 24

So at the end of the Ciate Mini Mani, you get treated with a full size bottle of Ciate nail polish. I got the gorgeous Serendipity, a super sparkly rose glitter that will look fabulous with my Christmas Jumper today!

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas 

Ciate Mini Mani - Day 23

Day 23 brings Locket to the table, a gorgeous mix of silver glitter swimming in a silver base, this polish is perfect for those cold, winter days.