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?

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 

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