Fancy Fish Tail

I just love fish tail nail art! I kind of prefer to call it braided nail art though because I don't like saying "fish tail"... it sounds gross. I think everybody knows it as that though, so I'm conforming! 

I've never actually got round to trying this style before now, so this is my first one. I took a peek at the tutorial on Lucy's Stash first to make sure I got it right! I used Barry M Guava Gelly as my base colour, and for the braiding I used Barry M Plum Gelly and Silver Foil Effects. 

I deliberated for a while on whether to use nail art brushes or the bottle brushes, in the end I went with the bottle brushes because Barry M ones are quite thin anyway. If your nails are small though you might be better off using a nail art brush.

I was surprised at how easy it was, can't wait to try another one with different colours!

Funfetti Jelly Sandwich

I said in this post that I wanted to use Clinique Call My Buff in a jelly sandwich, and here it is! It works quite well. I used 3 coats of Call My Buff, then 1 coat of Angelica Brit Pop, followed by 2 more coats of Call My Buff over the top. 

It really makes me think of Funfetti cake!!

(image from suppersatsunset.blogspot.com)

So who wants cake now?

Barry M Confetti Nail Effects - Swatches and Review

It's confetti time! Swatches and review of all 5 brand new Barry M Confetti polishes after the jump!

Clinique - Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skin - Swatches

I have swatches of some of the brand new Clinique range today! Click the jump for pics and info

Guest Post over at Polly Polish!

I'm guesting on Polly Polish today while Hannah is off in Paris! Head over there to see the post! 

Dance Legend Fruity Milk - Sugar Glaze, Blue Hawaii and Pink Marshmallow

I've got swatches of some of the gorgeous Fruity Milks from Dance Legend today!

Click the jump for the post

Lily of The Lake

This is named after the polishes I used...Sally Hansen Gilded Lily and a-england Lady of The Lake. I supposed I could also have called it Gilded Lake. My imagination is just endless isn't it!?

I painted on a base of Lady of The Lake, followed by a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. I then taped off the triangle shapes with striping tape, and painted over them with Sally Hansen Gilded Lily. 

I don't know why my hand looks so red in this first one. Thanks, camera!

Barry M Gelly Nail Paint Summer Collection - Swatches and Review

Hi! Today I've got swatches of all 5 of the summer Gelly Nail Paints from Barry M. Step inside the jump to see...it's picture heavy! 

Barry M Sequin Nail Effects Swatches and Review

Today I've got swatches of the new Barry M Sequin nail paints! Click the jump for the slightly picture-heavy post 

Some Kind of Colour Blocking

Does this class as colour blocking? I have no idea. This is just what I ended up with after staring at a grey base for a while! I can't get enough of using light grey and nude bases in nail art.

Base colour is Sally Hansen Ion. I taped off a few parts of each nail with some striping tape, then painted over some random sections with Essie Bikini So Teeny and Topshop Green Room, before carefully removing the tape with some tweezers. I finished with a top coat of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.