Sweet As Sugar

I have been on the hunt for some new nail polishes recently, but ones that weren't overly expensive.
When I was in Superdrug the other day, I came across this Rimmel I <3 Lasting Finish polish in the shade 704-Sweet As Sugar. I think this is one of the new colours Rimmel has brought out in this range, but i'm not too sure.
I loved the look of the colour and I thought it would be a great summer colour and therefore bought it.
The colour is gorgeous, and is a very very pale blue colour. It goes with all my outfits as the colour is so neutral... unfortunatley to create the colour as bold as it is in my picture, I had to do about 5 coats of the nail polish.
It is extremely watery, and doesn't give great coverage with just 1 or 2 coats; if you are willing to wait for each coat to dry and keep applying then it is a definite must have for your collection though.
I paid just under £3 for this polish, which I thought was a great bargain.
I've had this colour on for 1 week now, and it hasn't chipped much at all... but I also think this might be because of my Nails Inc Top Coat I apply after all my colours as I know Rimmel nail polishes usually don't last very long on my nails without a top coat.
Overall I think for the money you pay, it is worth buying and just having in your collection. I am a fan of the colour, but I have to admit doing 5 coats of the polish was very time consuming, and was my downfall of the product.

My current nail polish favourites!

 Recently I seem to be having a spending spree on nail polishes! I currently have 3 main favourites so thought I would share them with you all!   Some cheap, some pricey. I found the Chanel one lasts a very long time and does not chip easily, same for the Sally Hansen polish. I can't say the same for my other favourite, but I do love a good old Rimmel London Polish, and when I stumbled across this metallic silver beauty I just had to have it! If you want to know anything about the polishes, then just leave a comment and i'll reply asap!

- Rimmel London I <3 Lasting Finish  in the colour 239 YOUR MAJESTY

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in the colour 520 SHRIMPLY DEVINE

- Chanel Nail Colour in the colour 18 ROUGE NOIR.

This is my winter choice of nail colour. I love the warm spice colour it gives. Really reminds me of Christmas (i'm not sure why).

Marble Nails!

I'm always looking for new ways to 'jazz' up my nails. Marble nails is a technique I have attempted many times and never been able to master. But finally a few days ago, I managed to figure out how to do it properly and easily!  So I thought I would share ' the way of the marble nail' with you all.

 - You will need:
- Glass of water
- Cotton Buds
- Cotton Pads/Tissue
- Nail Polish Remover
- Chosen colours of nail polish

- Apply a light coloured base coat.

- Drop in one of the chosen colours of nail polish.












- Add different colours. Keep the drops of nail polish close together.










-Cut in half a cotton bud, and use the end without the cotton on, to pull the colours together and create a pattern of your personal choice. You can create so many different patterns with the polish, so just find a pattern which works for you!









- Slowly put your nail into the water. Place it on the area you want the pattern on your finger to be.

- Then take the other end of the cotton bud, and swirl in the water around your finger, to get rid of the excess nail polish.







- Remove the nail from the water slowly.


- Use the nail polish remover and cotton pads to remove the excess nail polish on the finger, then use a cotton bud, to remove the nail polish closer to the nail so you get a clean finish.








- Clean the edges up as much as you can, then apply a clear top coat to protect the nail polish from chipping easily.

- Repeat the process for all nails, or only do one nail as a 'statement nail'.  You can use lots of different colours, but I chose only 2 colours so it was a subtle effect.




Hope this has helped anyone wanting to achieve the Marble Nails look. If you have any questions, or need any advice, then leave a comment below and I will reply as soon as possible! 

Nails #2

As requested I have done 2 more very simple but gorgeous nail designs. I've tried to make them as basic as possible but still look great with any outfit!
                                                                                     

 Base Coat- Barry M Nail Paint in the shade Berry

 Comes out a lavender/lilac colour

Models Own Nail Art Pen in Black

  Simple design 1:  Crosses.  I have only done the design on 3 of my fingers. A nice simple look to add a edgy twist to an outfit.

Simple Design 2:  Pin stripes! Add some simple class to an outfit with a pin stripe design. Choose to     do all the nails or simply just one like I have! Looks great either way.