Valentine's Inspired Nails

 

If there's one thing I like about Valentine's Day (other than sale chocolates the day after) it's the chance to get creative with a bit of nail art :)

 

To create this look, I used Red Carpet Manicure's LED Gel polish in 'Draped in Rubies' for the base colour and Leighton Denny's 'Pure White' for the nail art hearts. Draped in Rubies is a deep, luxurious, sparkling red, available from redcarpetmanicure for £12.95. I bought their professional LED kit when it was on 'today's special value' from QVC but it's also available to buy from redcarpetmanicure. From the very first application I fell head over heels with the gel and have rarely reverted back to using a normal nail polish since. I love the salon quality results I can achieve with every application. My nails are smooth, shiny and chip resistant for up to 2 weeks!

To create the white love hearts, I simply drew little V shapes on my ring finger's, using a cocktail stick.

Done any Valentine's inspired nail art yourself? Leave a link to your blog and I'll check it out :)

 

 

Rachel - x

Leopard Print Nails

Anyone that knows me will know that I love nail polish. I have a big shoe box bursting with nail polishes, each one with a little painted dot on the top of the lid, so that I can see at a glance what colours I have. Organised or obsessive? Either way it works for me! :) Another thing I love is leopard print, so the idea of combining nails and leopard print was bound to tickle my fancy!

 

 

For the base colour, I used 2 coats of Leighton Denny's nail polish in Supermodel - a classy and popular taupe shade, available from Leighton Denny, M&S and QVC from £11. I then used Konad stamping kit to create the black leopard print pattern. I managed to snap this kit up on Ebay for a bargain price, around £6. The Konad nail art image plate is M57. The leopard print can also be drawn free hand with a little brush or cocktail stick, but I find this much quicker and more fun!

 

 

 

Rachel - x