Born Pretty Store Review - Black and White Nail Art Stickers and Skittlette.

I have another Born Pretty Store review for you today.

It is item no: 9976 - a set of 14pcs Nail Art Stickers with Irregular Triangles.  They retail at $2.99 USD or £1.81 and there is a choice of 3 styles.  I chose this irregular triangle sticker.

They come with pretty easy to follow instructions.  Simply select the size for your nail (or if they don't quite fit, cut to right size), apply to the nail and press and smooth down.  Fold over the excess edge and simply gently file it off.  Apply a clear top coat and you are ready to go. Simple and easy nail art.

For my manicure I did a skittlette with the stickers.  I only used 4 out of the 14 stickers available so plenty more manicures to get out of these.

For the pinky I put on a pink base and then applied a generous one coat of OPI Glitter.  For the index and thumb I did a sponge gradient.

I have had these on overnight and washed my hands several time today (I work in reception class and we have been using clay to make pots and bears, and I can tell you I have had to wash my hands at school several times already!).  There may be a little tip wear, but I have to say these stickers are going nowhere fast.  That is great news for me.  I love these and would definitely buy more designs.

Items Used:
OPI Nail Envy
OPI - Excuse Moi! - pinky
Nails Inc - Oxford Square and
LA Girl Disco - Platforms for the sponge gradient
BPS - Nail Stickers
Seche Vite top coat for main manicure
NYC top coat for the stickers

You can get these and goodies here and you can use my discount code PBL91 which will get you 10% off all goodies. So what are you waiting for, go to Born Pretty Store for loads more nail art goodies.

*These were sent to me for a review*

Breast Cancer Awareness Week - Pink Nails Day Three - Pastel Pink-n-Glitter

Today is Wednesday - day three and some plain simple pink nails with two accent nails with glitter.

Items Used:
OPI Nail Envy
Nails Inc - Oxford Circus - Base colour
Nails Inc - Electric Avenue Glitter (ring and middle finger)
Sinful Color - Pinky Glitter (ring and middle finger)
NYC Top Coat.

Don't forget to check out the other ladies also taking part:-


Breast Cancer Awareness Nail-Supporters

Pish Posh and Polish	Nail Parade!	No More Nail Polish Mum!
Monkey Nails	Emma's Little Corner	The Pink PrincessZ
Life in Lacquer	Neon Sparkly Nails

Watercolour Effect Nails

I did this manicure a few weeks ago and have only just got round to posting it.

I thought I would try the watercolour effect nails.  I got the initial idea from these nails from beautygeeks. I wanted mine to be muted and paler, so I used fewer colours for my effect.  However, I loved and hated the outcome.  I didn't quite do it right, the darker pink should have been applied all over I think, and I am sure it would been a better effect.  Hey ho though, learn from mistakes, I now know what to do next time.

Items used:

OPI Nail Envy
NYC top coat
OPI - It's Toe-Tally Summer! - Vivid Pink
OPI - Rumple's Wiggin' - Lilac
Sally Hansen - Buttercup - Yellow
Nails Inc - Phillimore Gardens - Pale Pink

Nails For Woolwich (H4H) - Polka Dots

This is my contribution for Nails for Woolwich. Kerrie from my various nails groups that I am on has organised this.  This is to show support for Lee Rigby and his family x

Items Used:
OPI Nail Envy
NYC top coat
China Glaze - First Date and Bahamian Escape
Nails Inc - Tate
Dotting Tools

Tickled Peach!

A few days of wearing my gorgeous (imo) purple french manicure I took it off to do this one.  I just got the urge to change!  This took all of about 15/20 minutes to do.  I used acrylic paint for all of it, and top coat to seal and finish.  In my opinion though I think it could have done with two coats of TC. I think the acrylic paint almost seemed to soak up the top coat, therefore note for next time, two coats of top coat.

This manicure also tied in well with Thursday 23 May, as it was Peter Pan dress up day at school.  We were raising money for GOSH as one of our students has been there since December, I went as Tiger Lily!

Items Used:

OPI Nail Envy

NYC Top Coat

Acrylic Paint - various colours

Sponge

Purple French and Flowers

Another manicure worn a few weeks ago. I freehand painted on the V french and then simply applied some black flower stickers and voila.  I really like this one.

Items Used:
OPI Nail Envy
NYC top coat
China Glaze - Grape Pop
3d black flower  nail stickers

Blue Animal Print

I am on a catch up mission is the next few days.  I did this manicure way back in May and have only just got round to posting it.  So here it is.  I saw one in pink while looking through pinterest and thought I would have a go in blue.  I did not turn out how I expected.  I got lots of compliments at work though, which is always nice.  Also as you can see on the index finger the black paint smudged, my top coat was a little on the thick and gloopy side and I was too impatient and applied before the paint had dried.

Items Used:

OPI Nail Envy

NYC top coat
Zoya - Iris
Barry M - Pure Turquoise
China Glaze -  Blue Hawaiian
Black Acrylic Paint

Extra Relaxed 31 Day Challenge - Day 10 - Gradient

Day 10 (week 10) of the ER31DC - Gradient
I am on time this week, I have had this ready all week (straight after my rainbow debacle!). This took me about 10 minutes for the gradient itself (love that). I used acrylic paint, straight onto the sponge and onto the nail, painted on the feathers, black tip using my new Fragrance Direct purchase W7- Black, top coat and they you go..... (BTW this is my version of this manicure I saw ages ago).

Items used:
OPI Nail Envy
NYC Quick Dry Top Coat
Acrylic Paint - yellow, lilac, pink, black
W7 - Black