Dripping Paint

Here is a technique I have wanted to try for a long time - the dripping paint technique! I got a bit sidetracked doing an essay, and started looking at my nail polishes... Hence, a little bit of nail art!! So, after a couple minutes break, I was typing away again with newly polished nails, extremely satisfied with my result.

This is Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? over Mermaid's Tears, both OPI. You can see Mermaid's Tears on it's own on the post before this one! Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? is a lovely colour - a cross between a grey and a cream? The description 'dusty/dirty cream' springs to mind? Sorry, my mind has gone blank with ways to describe this!!

Originally I was only going to do the dripping effect on my ring fingers as accent nails, therefore doing two coats of the grey/cream.

But, when I saw the result of my two ring fingers and realised it was so quick and easy to do, I couldn't help myself and painted the rest of my fingers! I only used one coat for the rest of my fingers.

To create the effect I simply wiped off the nail varnish inside the bottle and then turned the OPI brush on it's side - picking up some of the polish running down inside and created 3 or 4 lines on my nail - just going over halfway on some lines. I tried to do a variety of line lengths to create the paint dripping effect. I then filled in the gaps and sealed with a topcoat - Ta dahh!

I will definitely do this technique again - I love it - I had quite a few compliments today too!! I will also like to experiment this with different base colours and also alternate the colours; dripping from the top of the nail and dripping from the base.

Hope you like this quick and easy design!

Mermaid's Tears - OPI

Hello!!

This is Mermaid's Tears, one of my new OPIs that I bought at TKMaxx last weekend. Mermaid's Tear's is a beautiful green from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection.

This is such a gorgeous colour, however I found the formula of the polish on the runny side - as my nails are very curved, I found it running down the sides and onto my fingers and the crevasses of my nails. This was 4 coats but was only really a 2 coater, my nails were quite rough to start with so used more coats to get them completely smooth! All in all, another great OPI polish!

I have also returned to using the Barry M Base coat, Topcoat & Nail Hardener All In One! I used this so much but it completely ran out!! Luckily my friend bought me a new one so I use this as a base coat, and continue to use my Sally Hansen topcoat as I love how much faster it makes the polish dry!!!

In the majority of lights, Mermaid's Tears it is a slightly dusky green with a hint of mint! Love it!! I have also cut my nails, you may notice quite a bit shorter than I normally have - I carefully shaped them  in a square with slightly soft corners. I love my nails when they are long but find they can become a nuisance when they get a bit too long!!

How long do you like your nails to be?

New OPI Polishes

Hello!

A trip to TKMaxx is never complete without a good look and study at the nail polishes! So.. Here is 2 new polishes that were a ridiculous £9.99 for the set - what a bargain!!! Now, before I reveal the names of the two, can you guess what they are called?

Any guesses?!

The pretty pearly pink is 'Come To Poppy' and the gorgeous green is 'Mermaid Tears' (check out that alliteration!!) I have wanted Mermaid Tears for quite a while so I couldn't resist buying this set after spotting it! Also, after seeing a picture on Instagram of a Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh? and Mermaid Tears combo I had my heart set on this brilliant colour! And who doesn't love a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean?!

I will be trying both of these very soon, I am SOO excited!!

Big Apple Red - OPI

Hello :-)

Sorry I haven't had a chance to post recently, I've been a bit busy and haven't had a chance to upload any nail posts! So here comes two!

This is OPI Big Apple Red, a brilliant red that I absolutely adore! There is no questioning this as an orangey or pinky red - IT'S RED!

This is a base coat, and about 3 coats - I annoyingly dented my thumb and I didn't want that nail to look any different to the rest, so regrettably painted all of them again! It was perfect in two coats but silly me didn't leave it long enough to dry - I don't think the surprise of hot weather and sunshine in England had sunk in!

I did have a little bit of tip wear, but polish aside, I wasn't very happy with myself doing this manicure; I didn't leave it to dry properly hence the many unnecessary coats!

So please excuse the mistakes, but I hope you can see how fab the red polish is!

Ski Teal We Drop - OPI

Hello!

A week or so ago I added 3 OPIs to my nail polish collection. I have two Nicole by OPI, and loved the brush size, polish, the bottle and everything about them so I was excited to try OPI.

The colours I have are: Ski Teal We Drop, Big Apple Red and Did You 'Ear About Van Gogh?

I absolutely LOVE the names of them! Fabbity fab!

Last night I painted my nails in Ski Teal We Drop, a colour that I absolutely LOVE! I think this is my favourite polish!

 This was a base coat, two coats of Ski Teal We Drop and a topcoat.

This is the base coat I use:

(I promise I won't put a picture of the topcoat all the time!) :-)

The polish is so smooth and soft it doesn't even feel like I'm wearing any nail polish at all!