Beach Time!

Hey everyone!

It’s been pretty miserable weather here…it’s meant to be summer – what’s going on! I did these when it was actually warm because what says summer more than the beach?! And what better way to celebrate that than with beach inspired nails?! These were inspired by @nailstorming on Instagram.

Beach Nails

Beach nails with Can't Find My Czechbook

Size view of beach nails to see the starfish :-)

I used all OPI colours for this:

Sand – My Vampire Is Buff

Water – Can’t Find My Czechbook

Surf – Alpine Snow

Starfish – I mixed together A Roll In The Hague and I just Can’t Cope-acabana (as I didn’t have quite the right shade)

Footprints – OPI With a Nice Finnish

Can't Find My CzechBook, Alpine Snow, OPI With a Nice Finnish, I just Can’t Cope-acabana, A Roll In The Hague

Beach Nails with the c olours I used

What do you guys think? How are you celebrating summer?

Rhi.x

Dandelions

Just a super quick post today. I have seen a number of people recently do dandelion nails. I’ve always thought they look so simple yet so nice and I wanted to try them myself. So, here’s my take on Dandelion Nails:

Dandelion Nails

The colours I used were:

OPI Can’t Find My Czechbook

OPI Alpine Snow

Essie Licorice

Can't Find My Czechbook, Alpine Snow, Licorice

And I created the dandelion just using an old brush from a liquid eyeliner… couldn’t be simpler!

Rhi. x

Doughnut Nails for the 'Glam Nails Challenge'

Hello and happy Monday!

This month I decided to try and take part in some of the nail challenges I always see on Instagram. I decided it a little bit late (oops!) so missed the first few designs. Anyway, I jumped on the third day which was tye die (you can see this one on my Instagram) and this one here is my design for the 4^th day – doughnuts!

Donut Nails for the Glam Nails Challenge

Donut Nails Shot 2

 I used quite a few colours, all OPI:

L2R: Going My Way or Norway, Kiss Me I'm Brazilian, Alpine Snow,
You're So Outta Lime, I Just Can't Copeacabana

White: Alpine Snow

Pink: Kiss Me I'm Brazilian

Yellow: I Just Can't Copeacabana

Green: You're So Outta Lime

Brown: Going My Way or Norway

I used the dotting tool to make the general doughnut shape and add the 'icing'. I cleaned this up with the brush (an old eyeliner brush), then added the sprinkles with the tooth pick. Then cleaned all my cuticles up with the slanted brush.

These were actually easier to do than I thought, although I think they could be better with a bit of practice and maybe better tools!

Rhi.x

Bumblebee Summer

Hi guys,

So today I was feeling in a summer mood. I have just come back from a long weekend in Budapest where the weather was heaven. Now I am back in England and it’s grey and overcast so I have been feeling desperately in need of something summery to lift my spirits again. Queue bright yellow bumblebee nails! Okay, so I’ll admit my bee drawing skills leave something to bee (bee, get it?!) desired but these still make me pretty happy.

Bumblebee Nails!

Buzzzzzz

L to R: OPI Just Can't Cope-Acabana, Revlon Buttercup, Essie Licorice, Barry M Matt White

 This design was super easy to do. Just paint a pale yellow base and wait for it to dry. Make a darker yellow blob for the bee with a dotting tool. Use an old eyeliner brush to outline the bee, add in the black stipes, do the dots and write 'buzz'. And you're done!

What's your happy summer mani?

Rhi. xx