Knitting, no nails.

I have been knitting a lot recently but am hoping to start  logging again soon.

Below is one of the knitting projects I have done.

Speak soon,

Peace and love x

I fell off the horse...

Not a Real Horse the Blogging Horse, between working,  living and partying (with not so polished pinkies) I have just not had the time,  the dedication or motivation.

To be honest it's been so long no one's probably going to read this post.

Anyway one of my techniques to get back on the horse is to come up with a design for each nail art gem I have. And tonight was Pearls, Matthew!

So pretty simple design, not sure whether it would of looked better in a straight line down the middle,  probably, oh heignseight!

The gems were from a topshop gem wheel and I used Barry M Cosmo Berry as the base and a clear top coat.

What do you guys do with these pearls?  Post me links to your manis or inspire me!

Lots of love && peace ♡

The Pink_PrincessZ  xxx

Invouge Liquid Metal Effect

 So this was another polish from my Invogue set.

I actually love Teally/turquoise/green and blue colours, I like a lot of colours and this is no exception.

I think it looks beautiful, rich and very shiney indeed.

 

 

I was a bit of a naughty girl and didn't Prep my Nails Before This Manicure (as in file/buff/smooth) and it has shown my natural ridges - so something to be mindful of but this goes for most shiney varnishes x

 

 

I also did the overnight test again to see if there as any chipping...

 

 

There were a few bits but not like with the suede and with this effect I'm pretty sure a normal topcoat would do the trick.

 

Have you used invogue before? What are your thoughts x

5 Designs for Under a Fiver!

 I love nail art.

And good nail art doesn't have to be complicated or tricky - it can be Messy but that's Half the Fun.

 

 

So I wanted to do 5 Designs that Any Student Could Afford.

The most expensive design out of the 5 costs £3; £2 for 2 varnish colours (I used MUA available at superdrug or Poundland sale nail varnishes), £1 for a stamping plate from Poundland.

 

 

For a Gradient you need a kitchen sponge...

Under the Sea.... Where it's just you and.... Barry M Teal - Review!

Ahhh I love this Teal from Barry M, sort of reminds me of Ariel from Little Mermaid.

 

 

This was after 2 coats, using Konad White Special Polish and my MoYou plate.

 

Review of Barry M Grey - Seriously Underrated

Grey is such an Underrated Colour, so it's not the most fun or the most Barbie etc. but it's great for this time of year - even if it's just for the nail art detail. It's dark but soft and fairly neutral.

 

The first coat was a lot Less Patchy than the other Barry M's I picked up this weekend, but everything looks better with 2 coats...

Liebster Award Nominations: Those who deserve a little more love!

I have been nominated for a Liebster Award by several beauties:
Olivia over at Never Ending Nails
Melissa over at Take Me To Your Lacquer
Emmy over at Neon Sparkely Nails
Bathelen over at Bathelen's Nails

In a nutshell the Liebster Award is something which is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. It's a great way of raising awareness of some of the smaller blogs who deserve a bigger chunk of love...
 

It's pretty simple once you've been nominated, all you've got to do is:

1. Link back to the blogger who nominated you. 
2. Answer the 11 questions given to you by the blogger who nominated you. 
3. Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.
4. Go to the blogs you nominated and notify them of your nomination.
5. Give your nominees 11 questions to answer.

Catch Up: Festival Nails, New Purchases and New Job.

Apologies, I've been a Naughty Blogger.

Yes I went and got the Neon Pink, Barry M Summer Limited Edition from Boots, but that isn't why I've been naughty....

No.1 - Bumble Bee Summer Nail Art Design

This year I have enrolled on a bee keeping course, which was the inspiration for this design. Originally the white tips were meant to be caviar but I have currently misplaced my Nail Rock Caviar, and will probably have to replace it. With out the caviar it's not to in your face and you could wear it to work...

No. 2.11: Royal Baby Manicure!

So we are still awaiting the name of the Royal Baby, but we know its a Prince. Congratulations of course to Kate and William!

This was one of my designs for this summer, not sure whether it was on my first set of designs or second but I have changed it slightly.

I used a pale blue MUA colour on my left hand and Barry M dragon fruit on my right (gender hadn't been announced when I started last night, obviously 10 minutes later it was announced a boy!).

For the accent nail I did a 2 coat base of Essie Blanc, using Barry M's Gold instant nail effects (top Picture) for the tip and stamping.

I used a plate BM08 from Bundle Monster, I am not well practiced with stamping, and this crown always gives me difficulty but I got there in the end!

Anyway I hope you like and please comment with links to any of your royal related designs. A gold dummy would have also been great for this!

No. 4 - Cobalt Clash Summer Nail Art Design

Apologies for the roughness, I had to take my Lemonade Crush nails off last night, and just wanted my nails covered while I was at work so I picked one of my plain(ish) manicures the Cobalt Clash.

I decided on Cobalt Clash after reading an article in LOOK magazine at the gym, very in touch with this summers fashion, bright clashing colours. For people that don't want anything to fussy or stand-outish I think this is a great mani and obviously really simple!

I have used Deep Plum by MUA - I'm not sure whether they still do this colour, as you can tell by the picture it's one of their old bottles. And I used a Barry M Blue (Name to be inserted) for the cobalt.
I haven't added polka dots yet; I will edit this and add another pic once I am fully decided.



Do you think it's a good summer mani? Comment below and let me know!

World Peace .\/..

No. 9 - Blingy Thing Summer Design ++ Old Leopard Print

?Short post about design No.9 Blingy Thing, I did this design ages ago for the first time I went to Ministry of Sound in London.

As neon is in this summer this really suits the party girls, if you want to tone it down you could take off the diamantes or only have one nail with stripes. I think I used a Miss Sporty varnish for the pink and a detail brush that was already in white varnish (don't know which brand); My green nail in Neon Party was meant to come out more like this.

(Apologies for the  gloomy pics, on my old phone)

Above is my hand detailed leopard print that I also did, haven't posted as a summer design because it's so over done but I hope you appreciate my use of more neutral colours!

My challenge for tonight is deciding on a design for my nails before heading Up North to meet the better half's family, definitely going out Saturday and potentially on Friday but undecided on what nails todo!

Take a look at my summer designs and suggest one for the weekend and let me know what you think about design No.9!

World Peace .\/..