All things dots!

I have currently been loving spotty nails, I think they are perfect for when you have a plain outfit on because they stand out more. 

I think spotty nails are the easiest design to do, and if you make a mistake go along with it like I have with my red nails below. I had done certain dots smaller than others so I decided to make them fade out and it gave a really good effect.

Practice makes perfect and if you have the right tools you can get a really neat circle. I use nail art painting pens. I get them from eBay and you can get 5 for just 99p which is an absolute bargain! These nail tools are also really useful for doing the marble nail effect, I will do a tutorial on marble nails another time. 

Here is the link for the nail pens I used: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5PCS-x-2-way-Nail-Art-Spot-Dot-Painting-Pen-Swirl-handle-Manicure-Polish-Tools-/321215395538?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Make_up_Cosmetics_Make_up_Brushes_PP&hash=item4ac9edf6d2

And here are some of my nail designs below, to give you some inspiration when designing your own. 

Heart Yin Yang.

I was recently scrolling through Instagram, searching for inspiration and original ideas and I came across a Yin Yang design. Instead of black and white the girl used red and white, and instead of spots it was hearts and I thought they were really cute, so I had to design my own!

I used models own 'Raspberry crush' nail polish and a basic white nail polish from a local shop. I found the design really easy to do and I will definitely be using it more often.

To do the love hearts I just drew two small dots close together and joined them with a triangle at the bottom, it was really simple to do.

Lion King.

I was really inspired by The Lion King. To be honest I just really wanted to practice drawing sunsets on nails because I think it gives an amazing effect and helps your nails stand out more.


The lion on the rock was the hardest part to do because even though I chose the longest nails to do this design on it still didn't help as it all wouldn't fit on, but I got there in the end.

This isn't the easiest nail art to do but if you are really motivated then after a couple of attempts you should be able to perfect it!

Yet again I purchased my extra long nails from eBay, I mainly use eBay to buy most of my accessories, false nails etc. because you can get some really good bargains and you usually get loads of unique stickers and accessories. The nails I have on in the image below are from Hong Kong and they were £1.80 ($2.99) for 500 - amazing bargain! If you would like to buy these nails the link is below:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/500pcs-Nude-White-French-False-Acrylic-UV-Salon-Design-Nail-Art-Design-Tips-/360843161470?pt=US_Nail_Care&hash=item5403edaf7e

Disney nail inspiration.

Recently I have been watching a lot of disney movies with my younger cousins and it has inspired me to design my own disney nails. 

I have been using nail wheels to practice my princess/Mickey mouse inspired nails. They are really useful for beginners, because you can really concentrate and while you are waiting for one nail to dry you can start on the others straight away.

For the silhouette princess nails I simply googled 'princess silhouette' and copied the image from the computer onto the nails using a thin black nail pen.  

I got the bows and Minnie mouse accessories from eBay, unfortunately the Minnie mouse nail accessories have sold out. Here is the link for the bows:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/20Pcs-Design-Acrylic-Bowtie-Rhinestones-Phone-Nail-Art-Tips-Bow-Decoration-3D-/151158583047?pt=US_Nail_Care&var=450221698120&hash=item2331c0ef07

Current obsession.

My current obsession is pointed nails, I think they perfectly stand out from normal nails, especially when you accessorise them like I have with my nails below:

 White with nail caviar.

 Yellow and black polka dot nails with a cute yellow bow.

Simple hot pink nails.

 My breast cancer awareness nails, pink with caviar and the ribbon.

Pretty pink pointed nails with highlighted glitter sequins.

Ciaté nail caviar - £2.50 eBay or you can get them from Topshop.

Fake pointed nails - £3.75 eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120-CLEAR-CUSP-STILETTO-Full-Cover-Point-False-Nails-Fast-Dispatch-/331069994525?pt=Nail_Polish&hash=item4d154f361d

Practice makes perfect.

I have recently been loving these fake fingers to practice nail art on, I think they are perfect for when you don't want to waste your time re-doing your nails to get them right and they are really useful to people who are just learning how to do nail art.

With these false fingers it makes nail art more simple to do because they have a sticker on the bottom, which means you can stick them wherever you like. I think a table is the best place to stick these to because its a flat surface and you have plenty of space to move around it so your not restricted to a certain area.

You can buy these amazing model tips on eBay, just simply go to the search bar and type 'false finger'. You get 5 plastic model tips for just £2.38, which is a great bargain!

I decorated my false fingers with mini converse shoes. It is a simple design to do once you know how to do it. Follow the simple instructions below to perfect the cute converse look:

• Paint the full nail, any colour you like.
• After that paint a small part of the tip white.
• Then draw 3 dots on the left and right, once they have dried go over with black dots.
• When those have dried, join up the dots with white, that will create a lace look.
• Finally draw a black semi circle around the white at the bottom and your done!

Temporary henna tattoo's and false nails.

My current obsessions are henna tattoos and Primarks own range of false nails.

For just £1 you can get a set of false nails already decorated with different designs. They are perfect for when you are in a rush and quickly want to give your nails a special touch.

I think these nails go especially well with my henna tattoo.

I have found that you can now go to some local hairdressers and get these done which I think is amazing!

For small henna tattoos like mine they cost about £5, which I think is really cheap.

The length of sitting time ranges from 5 to 10 minutes for a simple design. Although the painting itself may take only a few minutes, the paste needs to be preserved with a lemon-sugar solution which the artist applies after the paste becomes firm on the skin about 15 minutes later.

After the paste comes off, the stain color ranges from orange to a dark reddish brown.

The design will look good for 1 to 2 weeks, fading gradually within that time. They seem to fade quicker when exposed to water, chemicals and rubbing. 

Unlike tattoos, henna does not hurt because there are no needles used and the skin is not broken. Henna is applied to the top of the skin with an applicator. The henna paste is an all natural soothing, aromatic mixture that conditions the skin.