I’ve not done a Mani Monday post for ages but I thought one was due. I’ve actually not had nail polish on my nails for about three weeks which is crazy for me. Well, not crazy, just incredibly lazy! And nail art? Pfft… I think it’s been an entire year since I did anything. So I’m dipping my toe back in the water with a super quick shark week look.
I’m too out of practice to go for anything to rival some of the Shark Week looks by artists like Dull Like Glitter, or Miss Jen Fabulous, so I had to rely on some good old nail decals. These ones are from YRNails and are just £1.50 for 23 in three different sizes. I teamed it with Road Rage from the Barry M Speedy range and topped it off with the Gelly topcoat.
I like it. Might try a proper Jaws-like one soon.
I used: Barry M Silk ‘Pearl’ (white and as base under the pink); Barry M ‘Superdrug 50th Birthday Special Edition); Barry M nail art pens in pink and black; fimo flowers; real dried flowers; Boots Shine Solution topcoat.
I used a base coat of Barry M ‘Lychee’ and a combination of ‘Junk Food’ and ‘Sweet Hearts’ decals from DIY Nails. The decals are really easy to use, you cut them out, dip them in water for 5-10 seconds then slide them off the backing paper onto your nails. Finish with a top coat.
Although the decals are fairly straightforward to use, it’s not the sort of thing I’d recommend you rushing. I’d give yourself at least on hour to paint your nails, allow them to dry fully, carefully place the decals and apply a top coat.
Today I wanted to show you the nails I had on Christmas Day. I was orginally planning on going for something plain but glittery but that went out the window when these turned up in my stocking.
This was my first time trying press on nails and I liked them more tham I thought that I would. I popped them on, trimmed them down with nail clippers and quickly filed. I found these to be easier to apply than nail wraps. They lasted all day untill I took them off in the evening.
