Friday 10 June 2011

Nails of the Day - Beauty UK Glam Nails in Aztec


With part of my birthday money I decided to treat myself to some new nail varnishes and came across this brand in Superdrug where they were on offer (3 for £4.99). I got Voodoo (a red with gold shimmer), Gun Metal (silver) and this one (Aztec).

As you can see, Aztec is a bright gold with a subtle shimmer to it. The application was perfect and 2 coats gave enough coverage (but I used 3 out of habit). The picture is the varnish after two days and it lasted well I think! Not bad at all for the price.

Sunday 5 June 2011

Lava nails

This week I painted my nails red and then decided that I wanted to do some sort of nail art so I ended making a red-orange-yellow gradient and then realised that it would look good with black crackle over it. The result:






For this look I used the following polishes:
L-R Barry M Instant Nail Effects in Black, Sally Hensen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat, Rimmel London Lasting Finish 050 Tangerine Dream, Collection 2000 Hot Looks 29 Big Hair and N.Y.C. Long Wearing Nail Enamel i114A

I started off with my base coat and then used 2 coats of my red varnish. When that was dry I used a sponge to apply the orange varnish to 3/4 of my nail and then to apply the yellow to the tips. I then used the crackle and the top coat to take away the matte effect.

It really reminds me of lava, especially with the black crackle over the top. I love it and it wasn't too hard to create!