Galaxy Nails Step by Step Tutorial

Hi guys!

hope you are well? 

Follwing my OOTD post yesterday I previewed you all my Galaxy Nails!

As promised here is the step by step tutorial of how to do them!

- Get all your colours together, try and use spacey colours, like greys blacks blues silvers and a hint of orange

- Apply your base coat

- Use a dark base coat, I used Models Own Navy 

- Start sponging your other colours intop of the base coat trying to recreate a galaxy look.

- I tried to do a gradient effect on some of the nails, making them darker at the cuticle then lighter at the top.

- I used small glitter and big glitter for the stars

I have a photo tutorial here for you to try and show you how I did it, Unfortunatly its just a case of playing around and seeing what you come up with! the thing I love about this is how different you can get each nail, or each  mani! I can't stop looking at my pretty stars!

So onto the photo tutorial:

 L- R Top Row: 

-Base Coat of Barry M

- Base Colour Models Own Navy - 2x coats

- Sponged first layer on, Barry M Matte White 

- Second layer goes on, Barry M Colbat Blue

- Third Layer - a bit more Barry M Matte White to take the edge off the blue

L-R Bottom Row:

- Next I applied Barry M Grey to the bases of the nail (sponged on) to try and create the gradient

- Models Own Garnet is next! I stuck this to a small area quite central to the nail to make the middle of the galaxy!

- A few little stars sponged on, using w7's silver glitter polish

- A top up of Models Own Garnet - because I went overboard with the stars! 

- finally to finish - some bigger stars using Barry M's holographic glitter

**EDIT** the Models Own reddy polish I used is Scarlet not Garnet!
I am giving away Garnet n my GIVEAWAY >>>>> see sidebar!

There you have it. 

My galaxy nails!

I thought I'd also take this little  moment to show you my bargains that I got yesterday

3 Topshop rings for £6.50

L-R 

£2.50

£1

£3.50

:D aaahhhh i love bargains!

If you guys wanna try this tutorial i'd love to see your efforts! leave me a link in the comments and i'l check them out!

Charlie

xx

NOTD - Models Own Pink Punch & Glitter

Hi Guys,

For Todays NOTD I used Models Own Pink Punch as my base

I love wearing this colour as it is so IN YOUR FACE!! 

I keep staring down at my neon fingernails! 

Unfortunatly these pictures do not do this colour proud. 

In real life it is much much much more vibrant and neon, almost a fluro pink.

On these pics it looks orange, if anyone has any better pics of Pink Punch feel free to leave a link in the comments box! 

I decided I would try and do a glitter as my next venture, I have done crackle in my last post. The next step is glitter polish. 

Again I aren't a fan... or should I say wasn't a fan.. 

Until I found w7's glitter polish in my local cheapy shop!

It is such a glittery product that I couldn't resist buying it for a mere £1.49

I decide to do two different designs on my hands as I wanted to experiment with it

The sellotape mani did not turn out as expected.

These are the two manis I did. 

Left - I used sellotape to create the lines, and painted over the top with the glitter polish. This did not work exactly as planned and looks quite messy, I wouldn't reccomend copying this unless your a pro!!

Right - starting with a light coat paint the tips with the glitter. Then apply another heavier coat to teh very tip of the tips, this creates a gradient effect and is not so blunt

The tips in glitter is by far my favourite, and I will def be doing this some more in the future. I have to thank Kim from SweetMonday for this inspiration! Thanks chick!

Hope you like

Charlie

xx

Frosting NOTD

Winter is coming. Brrrrrr.

To get in the mood I decided to frost my nails!

It looks so much better in person! but nevermind.

For this NOTD I used Models Own, Top Turquoise as a base, 

and Barry M Nail effects Shatter in White. 

It very simple to do , all I did was a white tip with the shatter polish and hey presto!

I thought it looked like frost, it kinda reminded me of winter when your deicing your car! oh how I look forward to that... NOT!

I'm not a huge fan of shatter polishes, and wanted to try and find a different way of using it, I like this effect, and as I say it does look more effective in person when its not a huge close up of my bitten (boooohoooo) nails!

Hope you like them! 

Is shatter polish your thing? or are you plain old bored now?

Charlie

xx

P.S once I reach 50 followers I will be doing a Models Own/ Barry M giveaway
watch this space!