26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Pastel to Bold Gradient with Something on Top

This is the 14th manicure of the 26 Great Nail Art Idea's Challenge.

This fortnight the theme is Pastel to Bold Gradient with Something on Top.

I love doing gradients, if a little messy.  Here I used a base coat of OPI Alpine Snow.  I put on a coat of SV for quick drying.  Then for the gradient I used LA Colors Mega Watt and Elf Mango Madness.

For the something on top, I used some floral and butterfly nail water decals - voila.

Simple and effective.

 

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26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Blue Floral

This is the 10th manicure of the 26 Great Nail Art Idea's Challenge.

The challenge this fortnight is Blue Floral.

I was going to use my all time favourite, water decals.  But I did some freehand floral instead. I used acrylic paints to do the floral.  Overall I think it turned out quite well.

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26 Great Nail Art Ideas - New Year, New You

Hope you all had a good Christmas, here's wishing you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2017.

Well it's now the 7th manicure of the 26 Great Nail Art Idea's Challenge.

The challenge this week is New Year, New You.

I thought I would do something different, not blingy or glittery, just colourful and floral.  Well, I have a ton of water decals.  I was obsessed by buying them last year, but just did not use them.  I found them too pretty to use!  But this year I am going to make it my goal to use them as much as I can.  I have a busy life at work and home and decals are a good way to get a quick and easy manicure.

So this is what I wore for New Years day 2017.  I love how it turned out and I am so glad I teamed it with the two nail polish colours as I did.

 

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Floral Water Decals Skittlette - Lady Queen Review

Today I'm sharing my first review of water decals from the nail art store Lady Queen. 

The decals here are just one set of 12 on one big sheet (found here), they cost just $3.88 US dollars or £2.56 and free shipping.

The colours are fresh and vibrant, I was spoilt for choice but chose this set for the review.  I find water decals so much fun and they are so quick and easy and you get a manicure to die for.  And I have to say, these were just as easy to use as any others I've used in the past. 

As you can see I only used four pieces from this particular set, leaving plenty for another possible two manicures. 

Twelve different floral prints for many many manicures.  So what are you waiting for? You can get these decals and many other Nail Art items from the store here, and whats more you can use my discount code RWLC15 for 15% off your order.

*These were sent to me for an honest review*

40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Music

Week 33 of the 52 week 40 Great Nail Art Idea's Challenge.

This week the prompt is Music.

I was going to take my favourite easy way out (water decals) but decided against it.

Instead I went searching for album covers that I could easily re-create.

My end result is this manicure:

This is my recreation of the album Release by the Pet Shop Boys.

I used just black and white acrylic paints to freehand this straight onto my nail.  Although I did do another one onto a stamper which I preferred but I had a little difficulty getting it off the stamp, so I used that on my right ring finger.

The rest of the manicure is a darker shade of grey as is the back of the album.  

     

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40 Great Nail Art Ideas - Floral

Week 31 of the 52 week 40 Great Nail Art Idea's Challenge.

NOTE:

Although the title says '40' the participants have dwindled a little in this challenge.  No longer will you find 40 great ideas. Life happens and we have to go do what we have to.  So even though there are fewer participants the challenge still goes on and I will keep the 40 in the title as this is what we started out with.

Right..... the challenge this week:

The prompt for the challenge this week is Floral.

I could have taken the easy way out (I have in the past ;) ).  But I thought I would hand paint some floral this week instead.

The pinky nail is the same from my last manicure, it was so lovely I had to keep it and the floral theme is done to incorporate the purple theme colour.  You can't really see, but for the two floral nails I did an off centre radial gradient using lilac and the blue.  The floral nails are done using acrylic paints and I've done them over the blue part of the gradient.

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Green tea and Rose Water Decal Gradient - 11 August 2015

OK, on to August 2015 now.

A sponge gradient done with a light green shade and two bright pinks, topped with water decals and voila.