Getting bored of your nails??

 It feels like the more I paint my nails, the quicker I get bored with each mani,

the more intricate nail arts I try, the more plain they end up seeming.

This is probably what any nail polish lovers go through,

but how often can a girl change her nails in one week??

Of course, if any of you are like me, and just absolutely love painting your nails to death,

all you have to do is keep painting your nails a different colour everyday.

However, not everyone can tolerate this kind of nightly routine.

If you asked me a year ago, I would never have imagined painting my nails this often myself!!

So today, for all you busy working girls out there,

I have two of my favourite solutions to freshen up your mani

without having to take off everything you have on your nails ♡

1. Adding a matte top coat

You may have already seen me using a matte top coat on some of my previous nails,

but this little gem of a top coat works like magic 

when you want to gear up you mani with minimal effort!!!

I love layering this on pastel creme polishes for a frosted glass finish,

or over shimmery polishes to create a velvety look.

Also, you can layer on top of glitter nail polishes like I have on my middle finger here,

to create a girly glitter-embedded frosty look♡

2. Layering a statement glitter top coat

I love me a really bright accent nail,

and this Milani #533 Silver gives you just the right punch of glitters I want!!

Here, I used 2 layers of this glitter polish on my ring finger♡

(This polish gives you an amazing disco ball look, if 4-5 coats were used on its own by the way!!)

I hope you liked my quick how-to on gearing up your nails!

Have a lovely week ♡xx

Frosted tips ♡

There is something about glitter gradient nails 

that have you staring at your nails all day.

This mani I'm wearing today have exactly that effect!!

The iridescent glitter gradient 

just shimmers so beautifully in different lights♡

To get this look, 

I started off with 3 coats of a mint creme polish, MUA pistachio ice cream.

After letting the base colour dry,

I painted 1/4 end of the tips with an iridescent glitter top coat, NYC#155 Gramercy Glitz. 

When that was dry, I layered a finer iridescent glitter polish, 

TiNS #017 the aurora mist, about 1/3 of the nails.

To finish it off, I layered another layer of  NYC#155 Gramercy Glitz 

just on the very tips of the nails,

then coated everything in with a top coat.

The fine glitter in TiNS aurora mist has the effect of making a very natural gradient,

and I just love the green/blue shimmer it adds to the nails ♡

Do you have any glitter polishes that's just perfect for creating a natural gradient nails??

 

 

MUA pistachio ice cream

MUA pistachio ice cream

Dandy Lyin' Around ♡

 

As the weirdly humid, gloomy and most unsummer-like weather continues in London,

my longing for a bright coloured fingertips grew stronger and stronger.

Thus, I cut my nails clean and short!!

 

I usually don't like my nails to be short,

as my hand is miniscule and babyish,

and short nails just exaggerates that look :'(

But to me, what is worse than a baby-like hand is

looking like a witch with grossly long and garish nails!!

 

 Today, I'm wearing a clean white polish with subtle yet effective shimmers running through.

This lovely sophisticated white is

China Glaze #81187 Dandy Lyin’ Around
from their 2013Avant Garden Collection ♡

The application was a little on the difficult side,
with a thick, streaky and sheer formula.
I have used 3 thick coats for the pictures here,
and the nails still looked a little patchy before adding two thick coats of Seche Vite.
 But the end result is totally worth it!!

I love love love this delicate hue,
I think it would suit all kinds of occasions without looking too reserved ♥

What do you think?
Do you own any colours from the China Glaze 2013Avant Garden Collection??

 

summer blues ♡

Hi everyone!!

Today, I'm wearing 2 of my all time favourite blues!!

On my ring finger, I'm wearing OPI's You're Such A Budapest.

This is a very pretty purple toned blue,

with barely visible silver shimmer 

that doesn't show when painted on nails.

The application is sheer, smooth and amazing,

and becomes completely creamy and opaque in 3 coats, with no streaks!!

On all other fingers, I'm wearing Essie#800 bikini so teeny

 As you may know, this is from their Summer collection,

a light blue with silver shimmer running through (invisible on nails),

 that is bright and clean, perfect for the summer,

yet soft enough for the spring time too ♡

Which colour do you prefer??

Do you have any favourite blue polishes??

 

Hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday evening!! xx