Tutorial: Duck Nail's!

Here's a little song to listen to while you read the post :) 

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So today's Sunday and the day I change my nails. This week I thought I'd do a tutorial instead of a NOTW, so this is what I came up with....

Here's what I used....

• A piece of paper
• Eyeshadow sponge
• 2 Cotton Buds/ Q Tips
• 3 Dotting Tools
• Sally Hansen Double Duty Base coat & Topcoat
• Barry M, Mint Green 
• Collection 2000 Hot Looks, Lemon Soda
• Technic Nail Polish, White 
• Miss Sporty Lasting Colour Pro Brush, Fatal Black 
• MUA Love Hearts Range, I WANT U 
• Miss Sporty Clubbing Colours Nail Polish, China Glaze
• Seche Vite Dry Fast Topcoat

First apply Sally Hansen's Double Duty Base coat & Top coat. I applied two coats for extra protection.

Next apply two coats of Barry M's Mint Green. It doesn't need to be fully opaque as you would be covering 2/3 of the nail with more polish.

Now you can start drawing your Ducks onto your nails.Pour a small amount of Collection 2000's Hot Looks nail polish in Lemon Soda onto the paper.  Using the larger end of the white Dotting Tool make two circles upon the nail, one below the other. Then using the smaller end make a dot the opposite side of the nail.

Still using Lemon Soda, make two curved lines to connect the circles together to make the duck's body like the photo below.

Now fill the shape in, once again using Lemon Soda.

Next it's time to give the Duck's some character. Using the Technic white nail polish, pour a tiny amount on the paper then make a dot using the large end of the pink Dotting Tool, on the Duck's face. Once it's completely dry, using the smaller end of the Dotting Tool, take the Miss Sporty nail polish in Fatal Black and make a dot in the centre of the white one. Taking the MUA nail polish in I WANT U, make a triangle in the middle left of the ducks face, then fill it in. 

Taking the Eyeshadow sponge and the Miss Sporty nail polish in China Glaze. Pour a small amount of the nail polish onto the paper and dip the edge of the Eyeshadow sponge in. Gently sponge the polish onto the nail to give a slight gradient effect. 

Now your almost done, apply a thin coat of Seche Vite's Dry Fast Top Coat. Then taking a cotton bud/ q tip, dip it into nail polish remover and wipe around your nail to remove any access polish. This makes the final look look more tidy.
Here's another look at my final outcome....

Thanks For Reading!xxxx

What nail art design should I attempt next week? :)

Tutorial: Gradient Nails

Hey Guys!
So as you know every Sunday I paint my nails, and this week I thought instead of just doing a NOTW I would do a tutorial on how I did them. This week I thought I would attempt Gradient Nails.

I used....

• Sally Hansen Double Duty Base coat & Topcoat
• Sally Hansen Insta-dri Anti Chip Topcoat
• MUA Love Heart Range Nail Polishes in U&I, I WANT U, U ROK
• MUA Nail Polish in Shade 5
• 2 Glitter Nail Art Pens From Ebay in Gold and Blue
• A Sponge Eyeshadow Applicator 
• A Sheet Of Paper 

First....

 Apply a clear base coat to protect your nails, I applied 2 coats for maxium protection. I used the Sally Hansen Double Duty Base coat & Topcoat.

Next...

Taking MUA'S Shade 5 nail polish, I applied one coat of  this to 4 of my fingers. Then taking their U&I Shade from the Love Heart Range, I applied one coat of this to the remaining finger. Once all my fingers were dry I applied a second coat.

Then...

 I took MUA's Love Heart Range Shade U ROK, and poured a small amount onto the paper. Then I took the eyeshadow applicator and dabbed it slightly into the polish. Tapping of the excess onto the paper. I then dabbed it up 3/4 of my nails, which were painted blue. I did the same with the I WANT U polish on my nail that was painted yellow. After all my nails were dry, I dabbed more polish onto 2/4 of my nails.

Now...

I took the Blue and Gold nail art pens, and poured some of each onto the paper. Then dabbed a fairly opaque amount onto the tips of my nails, working it up to a more sheer amount. To help add to the Gradient look. I used the gold on my yellow nails, and the blue on my blue nails.
I finally applied a topcoat, I used Sally Hansen Insta-dri Anti Chip Topcoat.

This is how my nails turned out, click the photo to enlarge it.

This is possibly one of my most favourite designs! This look is incredibly versatile, being that you could use any colours. And as many amounts of colours as you want. This is the first time I've tried doing Gradient nails, and they were really easy.

What do you guys think? Have you tired Gradient Nails before?

Thanks for Reading!xxx

Tutorial : Barry M Magnetic Nail Polish!

Ekkkk! I'm in love with the new Barry M magnetic nail polish so much. I tried it out for the first time this afternoon and its like magic! It's only £4.99 from Superdrug , and i think Boots aswell. So here's the effect i got.....

This is the first time I've used magnetic nail polish before , but after hearing great things about it on Blogger and youtube, then Barry M bringing out their own i thought I'd give it a shot. I'm quite impressed with the results.

Okay so I'm not going to turn this into a review , I'll probably do that at the end of the week once I've had a full use of this great new product. So here's how to get magnetic nails......

Apply a base coat, here I'm using Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Instant Nail Hardener. I always use 2 coats of base coat because it gives the nails twice the amount of protection.

Once the base coat is completely dry, obviously, apply a thin coat of the Barry M Magnetic nail polish. The shade I'm using is "Magnetic Red". Let that completely dry before moving onto the next step.

Excuse the messy application, that's why i use cotton buds and nail polish remover for ;)

Okay so this is were the magic part comes in, apply another coat of the Barry M Magnetic nail polish, i would recommend thickish and immediately after hold the magnet above the nail. The easiest way to do it is paint a nail , hold magnet , paint a nail ect.ect. 

You hold the magnet above the nail by placing the curved part below the cuticle , so where the skin meets the cuticle. So that the gold design on the magnet is facing away from the cuticle.

So repeat that on each nail and wait for it to dry, then add a topcoat and your done! I'll show you my magnetic nails.

Click to enlarge the photo....

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