Finding Creativity in Nail Art

So… I’ve been hibernating all winter. In fact my last blog entry was 7 months ago! I know this is really bad and I blame the cold weather for my lack of action. There is something about the cold which makes me lazy (I’m really not a winter person)! But now, with the temperature turning warmer, I’m feeling happy and positive again. Therefore I’m back to blogging and looking forward to sharing with you more creative styling tips. This week is all about nail art. 🙂

For me nail art is a great way to express creativity and on a nice day it can also be relaxing. With a little practice and creativity, it can look just as good as the salon work, not to mention much cheaper! This weekend, I created this pretty spring look:

This look incorporates the trend of mix colours with simple nail art created by strategically placing a few easy to use nail glitter tapes. It’s really simply to do and can be achieved by using 5 simple steps:

Step 1.  I applied a base coat to protect my nails and to produce a smooth foundation for the colours to go on. For the base coat I used OPI Natural Nail Base Coat.

Step 2. The trick with this look is selecting the right shades that will work well together. I Selected 3 pastel colours as I’m going for a pretty spring look. My aim was to achieve a gradient mix which fades from the darker shades to the light, then breaking up the colour scheme with the white on the fourth finger to punch accent onto the colour scheme. The colours I chose are: Company Polish in Sky (I got this free with the company magazine), Essie in Mint Candy Apple and Elegant Touch’s white polish. I always apply two coats to intensify the colour.

Step 3. One of my favourite tool at the moment is Kiko Milano’s Nail Polish Corrector Pen. It’s incredibly easy to use and a great way to make the paint neater around the edges.

Step 4.  Once my nails are dry, I placed a few Kiko Milano’s Nail Glitter Tape to my nails with tweezers. I found that the blue tones work well with the gold tape and the white shade works nicely with the silver tape.

Step 5.  Once the stickers are in place, I applied a top coat to seal the edges and also to secure the nail tape to the nails.

Then there you have it, a pretty summer nail art that is deceptively easy to do and will also give you a great salon result.

I hope that you enjoyed this post. If you would like to try it out for yourself, do let me know how you got on. You can work with any colours as long as the shades are similar.