Nails on Sunday - Tangerine Flowers

I am calling today's look tangerine flowers, and it is based on a bold floral nail art design but with a muted Grey backdrop.

The polishes I used in this tutorial are:

Rimmel London in 705 Tangy Tangerine

Rimmel London in 805 Grey Matter

Nails Inc Basil Street

Topshop Nail Art Pen in Pink

Models Own nail art pen in Fluorescent Pink

Models Own nail art pen in Black

Sally Hansen Hard as Nails top coat

Models Own 5 in 1 nail buffer

Firstly, file and buff your nails so they are an oval shape with a smooth finish. Apply one coat of Nails Inc Basil Street as your top coat, to smoothen out the nail and prevent any staining.

The second step is to paint two coats of the Grey nail polish, I used Rimmel London in 805 Grey Matter.

Using a peachy colour, lightly spot three circles onto each nail. Do not use too much nail polish as it will become too thick and heavy and take too long to dry.

Then, using a Black nail art pen, I used my Models Own one, draw semi circles around the side of the nails and a few smaller dots or lines on top of the Orange circles, to resemble the top view of a flower.

If I'm honest this was my favourite stage and I wish I hadn't painted the Pink over the top as I think this looks a lot better. But, I did it so I'll show you anyway and let you make up your own minds. 

My Pink pen had gone a little gloopy so it was hard to paint to second semi-circles without them looking messy. The consistency varied, in some places it applied a thick and heavy coat, and in others I really had to squeeze the pen to even get a light coat out of it. 

To finish off this look, wait until the nails are fully dry and apply one coat of a clear top coat nail polish. I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails as it keeps my nails strong and chip free for a few days.

What do you think of this look? Do you prefer it without the Pink like me?

xxx

Floral Nail Art

I haven't done any nail art in a while, but judging by the amount of nail related products I received for Christmas, I feel like I would be cheating everyone if I didn't immediately get back into it!

I'm starting of January with Navy floral print nails, which are really easy to do but look a bit more quirky compared to your average leopard print art.

I started off by painting a base coat of Nails Inc Basil Street, then going over it with Nails Inc Motcomb Street. As the Navy Motcomb Street is really dark and thick, I only needed one coat.

 I then used the Blue nail art pen from this kit I got for Christmas to draw little open triangles all over my nails. The floral print needs to look like a pattern, so don't be afraid to draw randomly all over the nail, and ensure that you draw a few near the edges so it looks like it would carry on.

If you are just starting to use a nail pen and don't feel completely comfortable using it to draw yet, an easy way to get started is to draw tiny dots instead of a whole line.

After the Blue open triangles were dry, I filled in their centres with small Green dots. This forms the flower.

 To get rid of the tiny mistakes and spillages on my finger around the nail I used this nail polish removal pen. This was also a Christmas present but I have since seen them on eBay here.

Do you like nail art? Leave a comment below if you can think of any styles I should try out! xxx