Neon Dry Marble Nail Art

Hello there! Lately I've been having a tough time with finding inspiration for nail art, I've done a few designs over the past few days that have been nail fails and it's getting on my nerves a bit. It's disappointing when you think of an idea and then the execution of it turns out poorly and not at all what you thought it'd be like in your head. That's been happening quite a lot to me and sort of even happened with these nails I'm about to show you.

This is my second attempt at dry marbling, using the dragging method and this time it wasn't as cool as my first attempt the other week. It still looks pretty cool, don't get me wrong but I'm just not feeling it that much, maybe it's because I'm sick and it took a lot of effort to do, but I don't know.

I used three Ulta3 polishes for this that I can't remember the exact names of right now and am feeling too lazy/sick to get up and find out.

The design almost looks blurry in the photos which is kind of cool I guess, but it's also tripping me out because I can't tell if my hand was shaky or it really is the design haha.

But that's all for today, just a simple post while I'm still recovering from this sickness! Thanks for reading.

Neon Splatter Nails + Tutorial

Hellooo! I'm on a roll this week in regards to nail art and it feels really good! I've been blogging for almost a year now and I finally feel like I've gotten the hang of it. There was a point where it felt like more of a chore than a hobby and there have always been a few absent weeks for me like when I lost my dog or had to work a lot more than normal but lately it feels amazing to be doing what I'm doing. And since I started making tutorials two weeks ago I've felt even more passionate about nail art. I also reached 500 followers on Instagram this week so I'm just feeling very appreciative of what the nail art community has done for me and how lovely it feels to be involved within it.

Anyway, onto the post. As you all know by now, I absolutely love splatter nails. I think they'll always be my favourite nail art design. So of course I had to film a tutorial for them. Splatter nails are quite an easy, albeit messy, design to do. All you need basically need is straw and polish. It's also handy to tape around your nails for an easier clean up. I can guarantee it'll be messy and a bit tedious to clean up, but the tape makes it a bit quicker regardless.

Sometimes I find that the polish can sort of plop onto the nail which causes a blob to form, whenever that happens I always gently dab at the area to lightly remove extra polish and make it look neater. I think this occurs because of the extra polish that collects around the outside of the straw, so occasionally I'll wipe the excess polish off on the bottle so it doesn't build up.

It's always very, very important (and probably obvious) that you don't inhale through the straw because you'll breathe in the polish fumes very strongly and that's definitely something you don't want to do!

Polishes used:
Nail Envy - OPI
White On - Sally Hansen
Fruit Tingle - Ulta3
Tahiti - Ulta3
Jelly - Ulta3
Citrus - Ulta3
Insta-Dri Anti-Chip Top Coat - Sally Hansen




Thanks for reading/watching!


PS I would absolutely love it if you checked out my best friend's food blog! I thought I would give her a little shout out just in case any of you are interested in some easy recipes for various types of yummy food!

31 Day Challenge: Day 21 - Inspired By A Colour

Today is probably one of the least 'inspired by' days because it almost makes no sense! Inspired by a colour can mean so many things, and ever since I decided to do this, this has been the design I've had in my head the whole time for today. I've done this mani previously before I had a blog and I really liked it because it's simple but also adds a bit of fun to my nails. So I think this means I was inspired by neon yellow, or maybe grey? 

I started with two coats of a white base to make the neon pop, then did one coat of Citrus - Ulta3, let that dry before putting one strip of striping tape on each nail (I realised when I taking photos that my pinky line is a bit crooked) and then did one coat of Moody Grey - Models Own on each nail, slowly pulling the tape off straight after. 

The grey mutes the neon slightly, because there isn't a lot of it left and I think that's what I really like about this mani. The colours also reminds me of something a tennis player would wear. That's what I first thought when I finished this.

These last few days might get tricky because I don't really have a lot planned, just some ideas that I'm not sure how to execute. Let's see how it goes!