Neon.A.S.nails

Hello and good morning!!

Today's nails are done using Barry M's Grey and a Rio nail art pen in this lime neon green. I don't usually chose either of these colours first out of my nail polish collection but I fancied something different today and I love the two colours together because they are so random!! And to continue the random colour combo I chose to do different designs on each nail using dots and lines - easy to do with a thin nail art pen/brush. Rio nail art pens are the ones I always tend to go for and they cost £4.95 each or you can get sets of 8 different colours for £24.99 from their website.
I used a good clear Models Own top coat to finish them off nicely.

Send us your random designs and colour combinations - we'd love to see them.

Happy Tuesday x

Satsuma&Gold.A.S.nails

Bit of a rubbish name today, but I wasn't sure what to call these...

Anyway, I love them because of their rich autumnal colours - and I love the orange and gold together!

The orange is the fantastic Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint by Barry M in Satsuma. I've been dying to try them, especially this colour, after reading Sophie's review a few weeks ago and I was SO impressed!
I did add a clear top coat because I don't want it to chip and I want it to last for the weekend but I didn't need to - its so shiny!!

My accent ring finger nail has a coat (or 3) of the the Models Own Mirrorball collection gold glitter called Disco Inferno.

I hope you like these. What autumn colours have you experimented with? We'd love to see. Have a great weekend!

Glitter.A.S.nails

Today I've got some super sparkly nails to show you all!! And they are curtesy of Models Own Mirrorball collection.

We won these beauties by entering a competition and I am loving the prize.

I've chosen the greeny/gold one that's called Dancing Queen, with a layer of the pink one on top which is called Hot Stuff!
They also come in:
Blue - Freak Out!
Gold - Disco Inferno
Purple - Boogie Nights.
I'm loving the 70's names too! They cost £5 a bottle or a set of 5 is £20.

It's a clear varnish with lots of glitter so I had to do about two or three coats in total to get this great burst of glitzyness!! The great thing about these are you can wear them alone, over another colour base coat or use as a gradual frosting effect!

Finally make sure you paint a layer of clear top coat to get a smooth finish otherwise it might be a bit rough and not last as long.

I hope this inspires you all to try these out and, as Models Own say, take your nails from boring to BLING!

Have a great day!

Gradient.A.S.nails

These are a super easy, quick and fun way to do pastel gradient nails, that anyone can try!
Using a sponge and some white nail polish I wanted to create a sort of ocean spray/wave/speckled texture with these!

I chose my favourite five pastel Barry M colours. Blue, Peach, Lilac, Mint, and Strawberry.
And let them dry.
Next you take a clean dry sponge and literally paint it with white nail varnish.
Try not to use too much or you won't get the right texture.
Then very lightly sponge over the nail.
Leave to dry slightly.
Repeat this but only over the middle and tip of the nail.
And then again finally just on the tip so you get that fading effect.
A quick top coat for shine and they're done!

These are great because you can try so many colour variations. We would love to see your gradient colour combos!
cute.a.s.nails1@gmail.com

Just send them in :)

Chameleon.A.S.nails

So today I've been having a play with Barry Ms NEW Chameleon nail varnish! If you haven't got it or seen it then i suggest you go and buy it NOW!!
Here's how it works -
First you apply a base coat (you should always do this anyway to protect your nails)
Then you apply your chosen Chameleon nail varnish, i chose pink for this one.
You need to wait for your nails to dry before the next stage..
Once you've decided what pattern or design you want in your nails use Barry M Top Coat to create it! Magically the colour changes!
I've then used Barry M Silver Foil Nail Effects to add some more detail!

Now Im off to play with the other colours!!!
Have a colourful day..!