Nail Art Threesome: One Nail To Rule Them All

It's time for the second part of the nail art threesome, and this time I've tried out a design by Alice of One Nail To Rule Them All! You can see part 1 with Polly Polish here.

Meebox - October 2015

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We may have edged into November but it's not too late for me to show you what I received in October's MeeBox! October's theme is Lucky Dip Pink and MeeBox have teamed up with Look Good Feel Better, a wonderful charity which runs confidence-boosting workshops to help women and teenagers deal with the visible side effects of cancer treatment, and will be donating 10% of all sales.

Fab ur Nails Jumbo Stamper Review

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Today I'm taking a look at the Fab ur Nails Jumbo Stamper which I received from Rainbow Connection, and squaring it up against a Born Pretty Store plate. Read on to find out if it beats the Creative Shop stamper for number one spot in my heart!

Blurple Gradient Stamping

Quickie nail art post today to show you a stamped design...that sort of looks like pomegranate seeds!? I used:

- Cirque Colors Concord

- Cirque Colors Royal Hawaiian 

- Pet'la plate Three Times

- Konad black stamping polish

Cirque Colors Vice Collection Swatches and Review

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Today I've got the Vice collection for Summer 2015 from Cirque Colors to share with you - a collection of six limited edition ultra bright cremes plus a holographic top coat. There's also some nail art too, because this collection just screams gradient!

Nailbox July 2015

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July's Nailbox has just been released, and it's a pretty special one! The theme is Tropical Treats and I've created some nail art using the goodies inside...

Little Ondine Water Based Nail Polish Swatches and Review

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Today I'm going to share my first experience with water based nail polish with you, featuring a brand I recently discovered called Little Ondine. They use natural ingredients to create polish that you can peel off...I was certainly intrigued! I have 3 shades to show you plus a nail art look I created with the colours. 

Neon Gradient + Leopard Nail Art

Time for some Summery nail art! Gradients are forever one of my favourite nail art techniques, and I particularly love bright ones, so I've grabbed my trusty Polish For Tans and gone bright!

Super Neon Gradient

The B Squared Lacquer EDM collection had me in the mood for some nail art, and rather annoyingly when I'd finished I realised I did a similar gradient not too long ago...guess I really love citrus neons don't I?! I'm still sharing regardless because I really like it!

Pastel Gradient with Vinyls from Nail Mail

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Today I'm channeling Spring/Easter with this gradient design, achieved with the help of chevron zig-zag vinyls from Nail Mail!

Gradients 'n Polka Dots

Hi! Everyone having a good Monday? I've got the worst head cold ever and I'm still waiting for my little finger nail to grow back...I haven't been able to do my nails in days and it's driving me mad! So, just a quick post today to show you what I wore on my nails to the Barry M Spring Launch day last week.

Glitter Gradient With Shimmer Polish Tracy

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Hi! Quick post today. I'm still working my way through my Shimmer Polish stash, and today I've got a glitter gradient with Tracy, a gorgeous gold glitter bomb.

Guest Post From Nailz Craze - Devilish Gradient

My fifth and final guest post is from Natalie of Nailz Craze. I'm so excited to have Natalie on my blog, she has some of the most amazing photography in the blogging world (I'm constantly in awe of it) and her nails are flawless! She's also the creator of a range of gorgeous stamping plates which I really need to get my hands on one day (one has a unicorn!) her blog contains a mix of swatches, nail art and beauty reviews so be sure to have a look!

Where to find Nailz Craze - Blog | Facebook | Instagram | Etsy

Hi there, dear Brit Nails readers!

First let me start by saying how flattered and honored I was when Allie invited me to do a guest post for her blog, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to share my nail art with her lovely readers! I hope you will like the nail art I prepared for this post. 

I decided to go for a red and hot nail art; At first I had no idea where this nail art is headed, I just knew I wanted to have a red and black gradient (a super hot color combo at these days, after the release of the new Christian Louboutin nail polish) and then go from there. Once my red-black gradient was complete, I kind of liked it as is so I wanted to keep it rather simple. Then I decided that maybe some gold will probably go nicely with these two colors, don’t you agree? So gold it was!

I added some random swipes of a metallic gold nail polish, creating this fun and easy distressed look. I became pretty obsessed over the distressed nail art look after Sarah’s great tutorials at Chalkboard Nails!

So there it is, my red-black-gold mani with a hint of a devilish touch! I don’t know if it’s the colors or the almond nail shape (or maybe it’s just me), but you can see what I mean, right? ;)

Nail polish I used for this nail art:

Cirque Holdfast Base Coat
Ga-De #363 Geisha (red)
Cirque Memento Mori (black)
Sally Hansen #420 Liquid Gold
Cirque Liquid Laminate Top Coat

I hope you liked my nail art for this post, and hopefully stop by my blog to say hello and check my nail art! Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Natalie aka Nailz Craze

Framed Neon Gradient

I think this sort of nail art is an acquired taste and not everyone will like it...as evidenced by the (really rude)

negative comments my friend Alice got when she did something similar lately. Personally though I love it, it gives a quirky twist to gradients/saran wrap designs or even just a solid colour.

Blurple Gradient with Shimmer Polish Kim

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Continuing with my Shimmer Polish posts, today I've used Kim to compliment this blurple gradient! I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, and sponged on the gradient with Illamasqua Poke and Barry M Damson. I used Kim to create the glitter fade on top of the gradient, and finished with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect top coat. 

I think this is the first time I've used these colours in a gradient, they work together so well!

I've also of course done some straight up swatches of Kim!

Nailvengers Assemble: Summer Treats

The theme for this month's Nailvengers challenge is "Summer Treats", so I've gone for a tropical cocktail inspired look!

See what the other girls have done this month - Lucy's Stash | The Nailasaurus | One Nail To Rule Them All (Amelia isn't joining us this month)

Subtle Floral Stamping

My stamping plates have once again gone ignored for a while, so I decided to air them out for today's nail art!

Geo Lines

I think neon gradients will be huge this summer, and I think they look especially awesome when blended with a neutral colour! 

Gradient and Lace with Nails Supreme Nail Art Pens

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Hi! Today I'm showing you some nail art pens by Nails Supreme. I decided to re-create a lace design by Lucy's Stash as I think it tests out the pens pretty well! If you want to try the lace design for yourself you can find Lucy's tutorial here.

Fruit Salad Gradient with Models Own Polish For Tans

As soon as I saw the Models Own Polish For Tans collection, I knew I'd be digging into it for gradient nail art. The opaque formula works well for gradients, and this is what I came up with!