Tuesday 25 September 2012

Eiffel In Love With Paris



Polish Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
Ulta3 - Pink Surpreme
BYS - Black (Nail Art Lacquer)
Half Pearls and diamantés
China Glaze - Fast Forward Top Coat

Who doesn't love a bit of Paris? A friend of mine, Taryn, definitely does! So do I for that matter but I haven't been as lucky as her to actually visit the city of love. I jumped at the chance to do such a mani on her and we both love the results! :)

For this look I started off with a base coat and a full coat of a lightly metallic pink. when this was completely dry I painted on a Eiffel Tower with a striper brush and added diamantés and half pearls randomly to her accent nails. I sealed it off with a high shine top coat.

Taryn has her own blog too - http://hrhfashion.blogspot.com.au/

Until next time,
Weezy xx 

Monday 24 September 2012

People Never Change


Polish Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
OPI - I Think In Pink
BYS - Black (Nail Art Lacquer)
Half pearls, diamantés and Fimo flowers
The Beauty Case - Brush-on Nail Glue
Sally Hansen - Instant Nail Hardener

So two things in my life I don't think will ever change - My religious views and my love of everything girly, sparkly and glittery. So I combined them both in a mani!

For this look I started off with a base coat and then a wash of a light girly pink. After this was completely dry I then drew on my cross using a striper brush on my thumbs and added some flowers, diamantés and pearls randomly on my accent nails. I sealed all my nails with a nail hardener and applied an extra thick coat over my additions on my accent nails.

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Saturday 22 September 2012

Glue Base Review


So in my 'Glitter Bomb' post last week I was trialling the glue base technique (use a thin layer of glue instead of a base coast to get glitter nail polish off quickly). AND IT WORKED!!! Glitter nail polish wearers rejoice!!! Everything it was meant to do - it did!! This one in the picture above just popped off all in one go! Some came off in two goes but they still came off super quickly! I just picked them off, I didn't even use a tool which was suggested, so easy. :)

Only issue - I freaked out when I first took them off because my nails were YELLOW!! I was freaking out big time! Then I touched them and they didn't feel like my nails so I grabbed some nail polish remover and gave them a wipe and soon realised it was just some left over glue... crisis averted!! Will definitely be using this technique again!

Another plus - My nails felt stronger and harder while wearing this polish, like I had acrylics. I don't know if it was the base or the polish but either way they were nice and strong.

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Pretty Purple Polish

Polish Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
Sportsgirl - Rock Royalty
OPI - Significant Other Color
Essie - Matte About You

I was looking through my polishes and realised that I hardly ever use one colour in particular even though it is extremely pretty (OPI - Significant Other Color). So I wanted to do a look that used this polish!

For this look I used my base coat like normal then I applied a wash of a bright metallic purple. After this was completely dry I added a thin coat of S.O.C. (It's more holo in person with a tint of green). Then using the first purple again I painted a little swirl using a striper brush. After all layers were dry I added a matte top coat.

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Wednesday 19 September 2012

Glitter Bomb!

Polish Used -
Glue base coat - used Elmers - School Glue
Essence - Rebel Delight
Australis - Fairy Bread
Australis - Speck-tacular

Two things came to me at the same time. The first was a glue base coat technique that I found on Pinterest. This is just a light coat of any washable glue under any glitter polish for easy removal (Read as - no more time rubbing and rubbing and getting frustrated when it takes an age to get glitter nail polish off! Just Peel off!!). I am super keen to give this a try!! The second was a polish I have been searching for for months (Australis - Fairy Bread) a really glittery polish that looks super fun. So I combined the two together!

For this look I started off with a wash of Elmers glue, when this was dry I followed with a wash of a nude polish. I then applied coats of Fairy Bread finishing off with a top coat with holo flakes embedded in it (Speck-tacular). Super fun and cute!! I am a sucker for anything glittery and anything that sparkles!!

I'm pretty sure (but don't quote me on this) that both Fairy Brad and Speck-tacular are limited editions. Very happy I was able to get my hands on them!! :)

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Sunday 16 September 2012

Mad Man in a Box

Materials Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
OPI - Mystery
Makeup Sponge
Ulta3 - Metal
Sally Hansen - Digital
Sportsgirl - Rock Royalty
BYS - Silver Moon
Acrylic Paints
China Glaze - Fast Forward Top Coat

It's no secret - I love Doctor Who!! So with the commencement of season seven airing every Saturday night ("Doctor Who Saturday") this mani was kind of inevitable... :)

For this look, I started off with a base coast and a wash of a really deep glittery purple. After this was dry I used a makeup sponge to lightly apply silver, pink and purple polishes to replicate the colours of a Nebula. I then coated this with a glittery silver polish on all nails except for thumbs. On my thumbs I then used acrylic paints to draw the Tardis. I sealed all my nails with a fast drying top coat.

I found it so much easier to work with the acrylic paints this time 'round, practice makes perfect I suppose.

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Thursday 13 September 2012

Love Letters


Polish Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
Essie - Below The Belt (White)
Essie - Forever Young (Red)
BYS - Black (Nail Art Lacquer)
China Glaze - Fast Forward Top Coat

Today marks five years that I have been with my man. He is the most understanding, patient, brave and funny man I have ever met AND he loves my nail art, what more could I ask for?!? So today I did my nails specially for us :)

For this look I started off with a base coat then a wash of white on all nails except for my accent nail which I painted red. I then used my dotting too to create little hearts and dots on my nails using the opposite colour to my nails. I then used my black striper to create a mini envelope and sealed it with another heart. I finished off with a fast drying top coat!

I think they are just too cute!!!

Until next time,
Weezy xx

Saturday 8 September 2012

Power Up!!

Mediums Used:
Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
Essie - Below The Belt
Acrylic Paints
Sally Hansen - Diamond Strength Instant Nail Hardener (as top coat)

This past week I stumbled across this picture:
I thought it was super cute and reminded me of spending hours and hours playing Super Mario Brothers with my brothers. It was a love/hate relationship between Mario and I; I loved playing, until I died... This week I had also read up on how some other nail artist use acrylic paints instead of nail polish (which I usually use). This was my first ever go at using acrylics on my nails and I'm not completely sold as of yet. Some times it was easier to handle than the polish but I think I will keep it for small areas and intricate details. As you probably noticed, some of the bigger sections it got a bit lumpy...

For this look I started off with a base coat and a wash of white nail polish. After this was completely dry I used my dotting tool and acrylic paints to create the power up mushies. When this was dry I sealed the paint with a top coat!

Until next time,
Weezy xx



Thursday 6 September 2012

Drippy Nails

Polish Used:
Background - OPI - Mystery
Drips - OPI - Tapestry
Top Coat - Essence - Gel-look Top Coat

I LOVE PINTEREST! Seriously, I cannot get enough. I love all the handy hints, the recipes and of course that amazing range of nail art! Lately, I have seen a lot of this 'drippy' nail art, it seems like everyone is doing it! I thought it couldn't be too hard so I gave it a go.

For this look, I started off with a base of a really deep purple. When that was dry, I painted my tips using the second complimentary colour (French Mani style). I then put two dots of the second colour and joined them up to the tips with my dotting tool. After this was dry I applied my top coat.

Personally, I wish I chose my colours better because all I see when I look at my hands is drips of blood... Yuck!!

Until next time,
Weezy xx

P.s. - Totally excited about having my Doctor Who Saturday's back starting this weekend! Check out the cheeky Sonic Screwdriver in the photo! So nerdy! Hahaha!! :)

Tuesday 4 September 2012

The luck of the Irish

Polish Used:
Base - Essie - Natural Nail Strengthener
Green - Ulta3 - Tahitian Lime
Top - China Glaze - Fast Forward Top Coat

After a long time waiting, my cousin Nicole had her baby! Finally!! When I got home after receiving the news  I went straight to my western and eastern zodiac books - they are enjoyable to read especially taken with a grain of salt. While I was reading I found out that our newest family members lucky colour is meant to be green, so I started searching for the brightest green I owned.

For this look, I started off with a clear base coat to protect and strengthen my nails. After this was dry, I began to create stripes using the green polish leaving little cut outs for a different effect. I finished up with a fast drying topcoat to seal the deal.

Until next time,
Weezy xx