Daisy Nails

6th July 2014

 

Today I have painted my nails 3 times. I had an idea and it just didn't come out how I hoped. So I had another idea and that ended the same. And then I had my third idea which luckily I was happy with.

 

I have recently developed a fondness for flowers. I have never really been bothered before but I moved into my new house and have decorated my yard with lots of them. I love the colours and the shapes, they are beautiful.

 

It was whilst looking at my flowers that I came up with my first design of the day. I thought I could paint a different flower from my garden on every finger. I managed to do one hand and I didn't like it.

 

I did like the index finger on my first design so I painted all my nails with the same. And again I wasn't happy with the design.
 

I took all the polish off and came up with one last idea, daisies.They are my favourite flower, they are cheery and make me smile. So I went for a more graphic based daisy shape on a bright background. The sky blue I chose made the white of the daisies show up lovely and I am very happy with the final result x
 

 

Beach Nails

Thursday 3rd July 2014

 

My sister went to New Zealand recently and bought me back a little bit of sand. I have been thinking of ways to use it for months until today when it dawned on me... Nail design!!

 

I tried to create the look of the sea using a gradient effect and white lines. I then added sand using a clear coat on the bottom half of the nail. I was thinking of creating a perfect moon shape in sand but thought it would look better as a slightly rougher more natural shape.

 

To add a bit of colour I chose to paint a small starfish on each ring finger.

 

I absolutely love the final effect and I'm interested to see how well the sand lasts x

 

 

Edit: the sand lasted longer than my patience for it. It was rather scratchy and was a pain when putting on tights/washing hair/etc. It calmed down after a day but I took it off after a few days.