Bandage dress inspired nail art

So, I came across this really pretty shade called 'Milkshake' by Collection. It's a lovely, light pink dusty colour and I thought it'd make a nice base to do a contrasting nail design with.

I thought up of this design and it's where you basically have to draw lots of straight lines in different directions so that they look they are over and under lapping each other. This is similar to what the material is like in bandage dresses as they have to be wrapped around the body. I actually found this picture after I did my nails like this but the top part of the dress is nearly exactly the effect I had recreated on my nails....

I used a fine nail art pen (LA Colours) so that I could create these steady lines. 

This is what the finished design looked like:

These really stand out and I got a lot of compliments. I was also told they look quite tribal which I think is good as that's a big trend at the moment. 

They did take me a while to do, especially on my left hand but I definitely think it paid off. 

I hope you have a go and let me know what you think ♥

Pink sparkle and bow

Today, I am going to share with you this super cute and girly nail design. It's really bright and eye catching with some subtle details, so let's get started....

Products used:
-C200 Hot Looks in Hoola Hoop (click to buy)
-Chit Chat Pink Glitter
-LA Colors Black art lacquer 
-2 small gems, glue, applicator stick





First, you simply want to paint your all your nails in a vibrant pink colour. I used Collection 2000 Hot Looks in 34 Hoola Hoop. The really good thing about this is that you get quite an intense colour in just one coat and it also dries within 60 seconds so you can quickly move on to the next stage. They're only £1.99 aswell!





Next, I used the LA Colors Art Lacquer in Black and drew a bow in the corner of my thumb nail. It has a really fine brush so you can draw it very precisely. Follow the outline shown below and fill it in.
As shown in the 4th stage, draw a curved line from the side of the bow to the end of your nail so it seems as if the bow is tied on.



Once that has dried, take one of your gems and glue in the centre of your bow. The size of the gem depends on the size of the bow. Make sure it is small enough so that it doesn't cover the shape of the bow. I found that using an applicator stick helped a lot rather than using my fingers to pick it up.

I used  little, circular, light blue gems

close up of the complete bow detail

The last bit of detail I added to this design is the pink glitter from Chit Chat. I applied this on my ring finger nail and this just gave the look a bit of a sparkle and added something irregular against the other plain nails.









And that's all! Here is the finished nail design.

I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you think :)

Noshin ♥