Newspaper Nail Art :)

This is a young, fun and cool look to experiment with.. and also its really really simple to do!

All your'll need to recreate your own newspaper printed nails is nail varnish, a cotton wool pad, a newspaper, and some good old surgical spirit :)

This is my first attempt, which I tried a few months ago.

 Sorry about the state of my nails(There not AS bad anymore!), but I liked the colours!

So, firstly, you need to paint your nails. This may be stating the obvious, but stick to pale colours! I also found that the printing worked better on some polishes than others. I am using Barry M 'Berry Ice Cream'.

Next up, saturate the cotton pad with surgical spirit, and place a piece of newspaper onto the cotton wool.

Place onto the nail and press down firmly. Making sure the newspaper is covered in surgical spirit, hold against the nail for about 20 seconds.

Carefully remove the newspaper and cotton wool, and there you have your newspaper nails!

This looks best with a top coat over to finish it off :)

Celebrity Looks: Lana Del Rey Inspired Nail Art

Heyy!

I was recently watching the video for Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die' the other day and I noticed how good her nails look in the video. They are painted in a really simple and sophisticated way, and look sleek and well-groomed.

Sorry it's only a tiny picture

I had to use false nails for this, as my natural nails are too short at the moment, so I am wearing Elegant Touch in 'Totally Bare'.

Start off my applying a basecoat, and afterwards a nude colour polish. I used Barry M 'Pinky Caramel', although any polish for the base coat of a french manicure would be right for this.

Next, use a bright red polish (I've used 17 Fast Finish in 'Knockout Red') and apply a small triangular point on either edge of the nail. These points need to meet in the middle and will need to be as symmetrical as possible.

Finally, using a very fine brush or a nail art pen draw a very thin line between the red and nude colour. I've used one from a Rio nail art set in Silver, although you could also use gold :)

And ta-dahhh there you have Lana Del Rey's nails :)

Shades for Spring!

When March arrives, so does Spring, and it's time for pastels!

Pastel nail polish looks amazing all year round, but is particually nice to wear in spring time. Here are some of my favourite spring shades from my extensive collection of nail polish :)

1) Barry M 'Blue Moon' £2.99

I generally HATE the way blue nail polish looks against my skin tone, but this shade is very delicate and beautiful, without looking 'tipex-y' (your'll know what I mean if you've ever tried using Collection 2000 Hot Looks in 'Button Moon'... its well hard to make it look half decent). I also think this shade looks better on shorter nails, which is good for me at the moment! I love Barry M nail paints, and although they have a tendancy to peel sometimes, they have a lovely shine to them and only cost £2.99 :)

2) Barry M 'Peach Melba' £2.99

One word- gorgeous. This is perfect for spring. I worked at Tescos all last year and everyday would get nail envy from one of my collegues who wore this all the time. I finally asked her where it was from and never looked back... its a lovely gentle and feminine colour.

3) Barry M (again...) 'Lemon Ice Cream' £2.99

This is the last Barry M polish:) I find yellow doesn't suit my skin tone at all. However, if you are lucky enough to be able to pull this off it looks really cool. My cousin is very arty and wore this colour polish with a retro style swing dress to a wedding, which finished the look off perfectly :)

4) George at Asda 'Sherbert Fizz', £1.25

I bourght this last week, and what a bargain! It's a very similar shade to 17 Lasting Fix polish in 'Fairy Cake', but is a much easier consistancy to apply, and is less than half the price! It is such a cool colour, like a lovehearty pink! I love pink polish, and this shade is a young and barbie-ish shade which I love! I'm also keen on this shade as I find it compliments both shorter and longer legnth nails.

5) Models Own 'Grey Day' £5

This is a totally different shade to the others, as it is a delicate pastel shade of grey. It sounds a bit odd, but I saw Lauren Conrad wearing this shade and thought it looked really nice.

What are your favourite shades for Spring? Have you tried any of these colours? :)

Time to get painting, ladies...