Retro.A.S.nails

Happy happy Friday everyone!!! Another week has passed, very quickly I might add!

Today I have got some cool and slightly retro looking nails. For these I used Essie - Mint Candy Apple and Muchi, Muchi and Barry M - Peach Melba and Berry ice cream. I used Models Own pens for the lines. These were easy to do and fun when it came to deciding what the next nail should have! I think these colours work great together even though I should probably be moving into the more Autumn shades. I think I'm trying to hold onto summer for just that bit longer.

I hope you have some lovely plans for the weekend and planning on rocking some of that new Models Own Mirrorball collection - I know I will be!

Next week Alice will be back showcasing her lovely tan and beautiful nails!

SilverTips.A.S.nails

Hello lovely readers! Its Friday!!!

Today i've done some beautiful and simple silver tip nails. These are great for the weekend as the peach will look beautiful in the day and the touch of silver takes it into a great night mani.

For these I used Barry M Peach Melba and Silver Foil Effects. I also added Rimmel Pro Matte Finish on top of the peach before adding the silver to give it that matte finish.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! I hope it's sunny!

Sunset.A.S.nails

Morning!!

Today I have some sunset nails I did a few weeks ago and almost forgot about!
I love it when the sky has pinks and orange colours in it. It looks so beautiful!

For these I used a coat of Barry M - Flamingo pink over the whole nail. Then Barry M - Peach Melba, painted from the cuticles to the middle of the nail.
Next I used Rimmel - fruity peach to paint a strip in between the pink and lighter peach. I did this roughly so I didn't get a straight line. I wanted to make this part look like the clouds of a sunset so each nail looked different.
Finally I used Rio nail pen - Black to draw the silhouette of the land, the flying birds and the palm tree.

I love all these peachy, orangey colours together!

I hope these make you feel all relaxed, wishing you were chilling on a beach somewhere with a pretty sky...

Have a lovely, tangerine Tuesday!

Laser.A.S.nails

Goood Morning!!
I struggled naming these nails... People call them laser nails but i don't really like that however, i couldn't think of a snappy title (i liked colour block nails - too long) so laser nails it is!!

So these are gorgeous to look at and easy to do!

1. First you start off by choosing what colours you want together. Here i went for Barry M Peach Melba, Mint Green, Grey and Silver Foil Effects.

2. You will need to cut up small strips of selotape - you can buy thin tape but cutting your own means that all the lines will be different widths.

3. Paint a base coat and the colour you want the lines on all of your nails. I went for Peach Melba on one hand and Foil Effects on the other. Let these dry otherwise the tape will ruin them!

4. Place as many strips of tape onto your nail but in some sort of pattern. I used 3 per nails.

5. Paint your different colours in the blocks outlined by selotape. You can try doing the whole nail in one colour or mix it up and try a few.

6. You need to let this dry a little bit otherwise the colours will merge into each other! Once you think it won't run (it should be slightly tacky) start to peel off the selotape strips to reveal your base colour!

Finally you should always cover in a top coat to protect the varnish!

We would love to see how your nails go! Please send any pictures to cute.as.nails1@gmail.com

Butterfly.A.S.nails

What a beautiful day it is today!!!
Whenever there's sun i just wish i was sat in a park with lots of flowers and potentially a stream or river of sorts, but they aren't essential! Butterflies and birds just flying around (we seriously like flying on this blog).
So here are some very pretty butterfly wings nails. I've seen them done in a deep red and black but i wanted to make them slightly lighter and more fit for summer so i used Barry M's Peach Melba for the base and Tantrum's pale turquoise nail art pen for the detailing, along with Models Own white nail art pen for the dots.
These are easy to do and a fun way if exploring different colour combinations.
Try it!

Have a sunny day and if you get to sit in the sun we would love to see your pictures.... We're very jealous!