NOTW: Neon Disco Ball & Leopard Print

This week, I have been experimenting with a neon nail polish from Born Pretty Store which I will review later on. I came up with two manicures in one week and I wanted to share them with you starting with the easier one first... Neon Leopard Print.

1. Prep nails with a base coat and when dry, sponge some white nail polish over the tips to create a French manicure.

2. Choose three neon coloured nail polishes and put some dots randomly on one side of each of the nails and leave to dry.

3. With a small dotting tool, put jagged 'C' and 'U' shapes around the coloured dots to create the leopard dots and once dry seal with a clear top coat.

The next nail art design is actually inspired by a disco ball and I did the 'disco ball' on the ring finger and the lights that reflect off it are on them remaining nails.

1. Prep nails with a base coat and when dry, paint on two coats of a shimmery silver polish on the ring fingers and two coats of the neon pink polish on the remaining nails.

2. Whilst the silver polish is still wet, place silver and pink hexagon flitters randomly all over the nail to give the impression of a disco ball. Seal with a top coat.

3. When the pink neon polish has totally dried, place striping tape in random angles. I recommend using 3 to 4 stripes. 

4. Paint black nail polish over these nails (including the tapes) and after around 20 seconds peel off the tape to reveal the pink colour underneath. Seal with a top coat and you're ready to show off your nails under disco UV lights!

I hope you enjoyed these tutorials and if you're interested in the neon polish, watch out for my review on it in the coming week!

Nail-mail, new shoes and new spectacles!

Good morning ladies :) I originally planned on doing an elf haul post today but sadly the postie didn't get me my order yet :( so I figured I'd do a haul of other things I got lately.  I have also placed another order as elf are running another promotion right now where you get a mystery gift worth over £10 with orders over £10/€12 (more on offers in a later post today) so I had to get a little something more! I figured I will do a haul of both orders at one go when I receive them :)

First, I want to start with two nail polishes I got and some pink, glittery acrylic powder:

Pink acrylic powder

China Glaze Ring in the Red from the Let It Snow Holiday 2011 Collection

Essie Very Structured from the Fall 2011 Collection

Ring In The Red in a lovely red jelly base packed with large hexagonal glitters and smaller square glitters.  It dries to a matte finish.  I have also ordered Snow Globe from the same collection as well as the much sought-after For Audrey but I'm still waiting for them to be delivered.

Essie's Very Structured is a rich dark tan creme which is very in right now so it will be one of my fave colours this season for sure!  The polishes were between €4 and €5 each.

I also got a pot of pink acrylic to do 3D flowers and nail art with.  I quite like the one I got because it is glittery as well and gives the designs a more girly feel :) I have also bought a 3D mold but I'm still waiting for that as well.  In the meantime, here's a picture which is true to the actual colour:

And yes, I got another pair of shoes :P I couldn't resist them as they were on sale for €20.50 from Peacocks and I had been wanting a pair of leopard print heels for quite some time.  I have promised myself that the only pairs of shoes I will buy till the end of the year are one for my graduation ball (for which I have finally found the perfect dress!), one for our village festa and a pair of Nine West heels that I have had my eyes on ever since I first saw them :)

Lastly, these are my new glasses:

I had my vision corrected by a few more degrees and I ordered a pair of glasses from zennioptical.com.  They only came to around €30 shipping included and delivery didn't take long so I was quite satisfied in that regard.  They also come with a protective case and lens wipe.  However, when I tried them on, I wasn't so sure if they'd look good on me at first as this is my first full-rim pair but now that I have been wearing them for the past week, I am more comfortable in them.

So that's it for this post ladies :) Stay tuned for some great offers I will be sharing with you in the next post!

NOTW: Metallic Leopard Print

This week I opted for some metallic leopard print on my nails.  I personally prefer to have a print like this on just my ring fingers but you can always recreate the design on all your nails according to your preference.

1. Start with a clear base coat to protect your nails from staining.

2. Apply two coats of gold nail polish on all the nails making sure you allow enough drying time between the coats.  I used Golden Rose Prestige no.71.

3. For the leopard print, place random dots of a bronze nail polish all over the nail and leave to dry.  Proceed by outlining these bronze dots with 'c' shapes using a black striper polish.  Feel free to omit a couple to make it look more realistic and also place a few black dots randomly.  Repeat on all the nails you want.

4. Finish with a glossy clear top coat to protect your manicure and make it last longer :)

NOTW: Take a Walk on the Wild Side!

I am very fond of this manicure as I was kind of excited about the final result because it is my first attempt at leopard print and I humbly admit it came out really well! I used a pink polish for my French tip to commemorate October as Breast Cancer Awareness month and to make the look more girly at the same time.

Here's how you can re-create this manicure:

1. Apply a base coat or strengthener to your bare nails (I chose Florelle Nail Strengthener).

2. When completely dry, apply one coat of a nude pink polish (L'Oreal Resist&Shine Titanium in 100).

3. Apply a pink nail polish of your choice to create a French tip (Missha Nail Color in PK102).

4. Using a dotting tool, put random dots on the French tip with a red nail polish (elf Red Velvet)

5. By means of a detailing nail art brush, go around the dots with black nail polish, painting 'C' shapes. Don't worry of this overlaps the red dots or if they are not perfect, it's part of the design!

6. To add a hint of glitz, apply a thin stripe of sparkly black polish right underneath the French tip to separate it from the rest of the nail and give the manicure some dimension (Ideal Nail Design Shade Nr.4).

7. Finish off with a clear glossy top coat and cuticle oil and you're done!

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