Nail Varnish I Got for Christmas 2015

Happy Christmas everyone! I hope you all had a lovely day. This year for Christmas as part of my presents, I got these four beautiful Nails Inc nail varnishes. I love Nails Inc, it's such a lovely brand.

Regents Mews

I love dark purple nail varnish for this time of year. This is such a lovely smoky colour. It's really easy to apply and very pigmented. It is gorgeous.

Chelsea Embankment

This is such a pretty gold glitter. It's so pigmented that you wouldn't even need a plain gold nail varnish underneath it. It is the perfect glitter for New Years Eve or parties. However I will still be wearing this even when I'm not going to a party because I love glitter!

Regents Park

Everyone needs a good pink nail varnish and I love this one. It is just bright enough without being too bright or neon. It almost looks like shellac when you put it on. This will be the perfect colour for spring/summer.

Porchester Square

 I love this colour. It is a slightly muted mushroom shade. I have nothing like this colour. It creates such a chic look that is perfect for daytime but also nighttime. 

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and I will be back in the new year.

Happy New Year!!

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Swatch- Inglot, Sally Hansen, Nails Inc.

Red: Inlgot 704

Ring finger: Sally Hansen 'Coat of Arms'

               & Nails Inc 'Oxford Gardens

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Buddy the Elf Nails

Last week I was at my friend Tara's house for her birthday. She is obsessed with Buddy the Elf which gave me the idea to do these nails! I know lots of people love the movie Elf, so I hope you enjoy this design.

Step 1

Start off with a base coat

Step 2

Paint all your nails green

Step 3

Using a black striper, paint a thin black line down the centre of your nail

Step 4

Using the same striper, create a thick black horizontal line across your nail

Step 5

Dip a toothpick into gold nail varnish and create a square where the two black lines intersect for the buckle on his belt

Step 6

Dip a toothpick into white to create his round collar

Step 7

Outline his collar with a black striper

Step 8

Seal in your design with a topcoat

I hope you liked this tutorial and I hope you all have a lovely Christmas!!

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Christmas Glitter Gradient

For my second Christmas design, I did these gold glitter gradient nails. I think they are really Christmassy and classy.

Step 1

Start off with a base coat to protect your nails

Sep 2

Paint your nails two coats of red nail varnish

Step 3

On a makeup sponge, paint a stripe of gold glitter

Step 4

Dab the sponge onto your nail, focusing on the tip first as this is where we want the most glitter, then slightly work your way down the nail 

Step 5

Seal in your design with a top coat

I hope you enjoyed this short tutorial!

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Christmas Snowman

For the first design in my Christmas series this year, I decided to do this really cute snowman. He is so easy to do but really festive!

Step 1

Start off with a base coat to protect your nails

Step 2

Paint your ring finger two coats of white

Step 3

Dip a large dotting tool into black nail varnish to create two dots for the eyes

Step 4

Dip a small dotter into white. Create two dots over the black to create the pupils

Step 5

Dip a toothpick into white and create two tiny dots at the bottom of each eye to add a shine to his eyes.

Step 6

Create a small triangle for his carrot nose using a toothpick and orange nail varnish

Step 7

Using a red striper, create a thick horizontal line across the middle of your nail for his scarf. Use the same striper to create a thick vertical coming down from the neck of his scarf

Step 8

Use a thin white striper to create small lines in the scarf

Step 9

Paint the rest of your nails red

Step 10

Seal in your design with a top coat to make your design last longer

I hope you enjoyed my first Christmas tutorial of 2015!

See you next time

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