Mermaid Nails Tutorial!

So once again, the horrible weather has resorted to me creating a piece of summer on my nails, this time it's mermaid nails!

 I achieved this look using mainly Barry M's Aquarium Collection in Mermaid (left) and Pacific (right). The base is one of my favourite polishes in my collection, Rimmel Salon PRO in Peppermint. 

Carry on reading if you want to see how you can create this look too!

So following applying a base coat of your choice, the first step is to apply two coats of Rimmel Salon PRO in Peppermint to all of your nails.

After allowing that to dry, you're going to want to apply one or two coats (depending on how much glitter you prefer) of Barry M's Aquarium Collection in Mermaid to your ring finger on both hands.

Then the next step is where it gets a little more tricky! To create the mermaid scale effect on the rest of the nails, I used my Konad nail stamping kit, specifically Plate M57. 

To stamp the design onto the nail, first apply Barry M's Aquarium Collection in Pacific, to the plate, across the criss cross plate pattern. Then scrape excess polish off using the Konad Scraper, pick the image up with the Konad Stamper and carefully roll/stamp it onto the nail! This is a very brief description of the process, but there are plenty of videos on YouTube which explain and show you a lot better than me! This video by PlasmaSpeedo is one of the best!

And there you go, finish with a top coat and you'll have perfect summer mermaid nails!

Lilac Ribbon Nails!

So after lots and lots and LOTS of university essays and exams, I'm finally almost free with only one more exam in two weeks time! So that means I can FINALLY focus my attention and getting my blog up and running properly!

So tonight I'm going to see Little Mix on their Salute tour to celebrate my little sister's 18th birthday and I'M SO EXCITED! And less university work and an event can only mean one thing - making my nails pretty!

With the weather being earlier in the week and it having turned awful now, I decided I would use a lilac pastel polish to inject some summer into my life. I settled on a Color Club lilac polish (not sure of the name.. I got it in a set for Christmas from one of my best friends!) 

For the ribbon effect on the nails, I used  Konad Image Plate M63 with Konad Special Polish White and I really like how it came out! 

I especially LOVE the Color Club Top Coat! It protects my nails from chipping so well and they always look so glossy and feel ridiculously smooth! If you're looking for a new top coat to try out, I'd definitely recommend this one!

Anyway, must dash because I have a concert to get ready for! But keep an eye out on my blog because I'll be posting a lot more now that I have more free time to focus on getting posts up!

 I finally gave in and got the Real Techniques Core Collection (I know, I'm a million years too late) so I can't wait to try them out and see if they live up to the hype! A review will be incoming!