Born Pretty Store: Fruit Nail Decals

I love decals because they’re so quick to use, especially with fast drying polishes and top coats. These gorgeous fruit designs from Born Pretty Store are just wonderful.

I love that these have a fun vintage/rockabilly vibe!

These are definitely the perfect way to jazz up any mani! First I had to try a candy pink with lots of decals.

 

For my second look I wanted to keep it simple but bold. I usually shy away from yellow polish but with a little pineapple decoration I love it!

 

As with all decals I’ve tried from Born Pretty Store these are really fantastic quality, easy to use and perfect for all nail lengths! These are a must have!

You can find this here: Fruit Nail Decals!

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*These decals were sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Just A Little Sparkle

As I get older I’ve found my style changing a lot with nail art and colours. I never used to like the ‘nude’ nail look but recently I’ve been loving this understated and chic choice.

Make Up Gallery’s Simply Nude polish is a beautiful and natural shade that looks so lovely even on my super short nails! I am wearing two coats in these photos.

 

If you want to add a little sparkle then Pixi Dust Pink is the perfect addition. I love how this adds warmth and shine without being overpowering.

 

Do you like a simple nail colour like this? 

Ra ❤

 

 

Make Up Gallery: Nail Art Decoration

Although I have been loving wearing plain colour polish recently, I love finding things that make me want to get creative with nail art. Make Up Gallery’s decoration set is perfect for experimenting with fun designs.

This set includes a wheel packed full of brightly coloured shapes (circles, squares and stars), 3 cuticle sticks, tweezers and a nail file. Definitely a bargain for just £1!

To show you how cute these little studs are I’ve kept each nail art quite simple.

For my first look I used Winter White for the base. I then carefully placed the circle studs into a flower shape. I love how these create a fun 60s hippie vibe!

For my second design I used Midnight Black and the star shapes to create a neon sky!

This set is such a great addition to any nail art collection, especially if you are just starting out or have never used studs before! I doubt you would find such a good quality set anywhere else.

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*This set was paid for by Make Up Gallery for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Make Up Gallery: Marilyn in Black & White!

Stamping plates are one of the best ways to get intricate nail designs with very little effort. I’ve built quite a collection of plates now and through lots of practice have found that not all polishes are suitable for getting a crisp image.

After playing around with Make Up Gallery over the last few weeks I thought I would try them out with stamping. I picked out one of my favourite plates, a Born Pretty Store plate with a Marilyn Monroe picture. I decided to let the stamping speak for itself so chose a monochrome look.

I used Winter White as the base. This is a very sheer white so I did three coats of this. I then used Midnight Black to stamp on my image.

As you can see the design came out beautifully! I am very impressed with how well this polish picked up the design and transferred it to my nails. A much better result than I’ve had from more expensive brands!

Although some Make Up Gallery polishes won’t be suitable to stamp with, mostly the lighter shades, there are plenty that would be perfect and at just £1 it’s definitely a bargain!

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*These polishes were paid for by Make Up Gallery for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Pastel & Metallic Polka Dots

I’ve really been loving pastel nail colours recently, especially when paired with a touch of metallic! I think it’s a really fun way to break up lighter shades and add some depth to your look.

Polka dots are a super easy way to add metallic to your muted base. Make Up Gallery have this stylish dotting tool set to make getting the look super easy!

Each one has a dotting tool at both ends giving 8 sizes. Perfect for whatever nail art look you want to create. They also come in a very on trend marble pattern!

Make Up Gallery polish collection is fantastic with so many colours you can mix and match. I’ve picked two pairs of polishes to show how great wearing pastels and metallics can look.

First up I wanted a really light nail so I picked Pink Sherbet as the base with Vintage Pink dots.

 

I love how these colours look together!

Next is a slightly darker pastel look using Bambino Blue and Sapphire Blue.

 

For both of these I tried to keep my dots evenly spaced and in lines, as much as possible, but a more random dot placement is just as pretty and can be less time consuming.

I hope this helps to inspire your next nail art!

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Ra ❤

*These polishes were paid for by Make Up Gallery for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Make Up Gallery: Nail Art Brush Set

Nail art is a great way to add individual style to your look and is a lot of fun to play around with. I love experimenting with colour combinations and patterns or pictures I can add on and if you do too then I highly recommend trying out Make Up Gallery’s nail art brushes set.

There are seven brushes for you to get creative with and endless possibilities!

I’ve kept my colour palette simple using only Sunshine Yellow and Midnight Black with the high gloss top coat.

Leopard print is my go to, easy nail art. It’s simple but very striking, especially in these colours! I got this look using the tiny dotting tool.

 

I wanted to use more than one brush for the next design, and using only black and yellow I naturally thought of cute bumble bees!

 

For this bright summer mani I used the small dotting tool to create the dotty lines, the small orange brush to draw the bees and the striping brush for the lined nail.

For only £1 this set is more than worth it! Whether you are new to nail art or have been practicing for years this is a great set to have in your collection.

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*These polishes were paid for by Make Up Gallery for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Make Up Gallery: Mermaid Nails!

Is there anything better than mermaid inspired nails for summer? Nope, I don’t think so either!

Today I am showing you how to get this gorgeous sparkly look using Make Up Gallery polishes.

From left to right: Top &Base Coat, Bambino Blue, Mint Milkshake, Teal Tinsel

Start by applying two coats of colour, allow each coat to dry before adding the next. I’ve alternated between the two colours.

Next I used the dry brush technique to add depth. Use the opposite colour to the base and simply wipe most of the polish off the brush and sweep randomly over the nail.

Add glitter to the tips of the nails. Alternatively you could add it at the top of the nail or all over if you prefer extra sparkle.

Seal the design with top coat. I really love the glossy finish of this one!

I love a pastel nail and these ones from Make Up Gallery are fantastic even without nail art!

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*These polishes were paid for by Make Up Gallery for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Born Pretty Store: Palm Tree Decals

With the weather being much warmer recently I’ve been playing around with nail designs that are more summer and holiday themed. Born Pretty Store have great decals to help jazz up your nails and this set is just perfect!

There’s a nice mix of feathers and palm trees to get creative with!

As soon as these arrived I knew I wanted to try a super bright gradient to contrast with the tree silhouette.

 

I love how warm and eye catching this is! As you can see on my first nail, you have to be careful adding top coat as brushing over it too much can pull some of the design off.

My second look I wanted to keep simple. I went with a pastel polka dot base and then added a single feather on my ring finger.

 

These decals are definitely cute and perfect for the summer! They are good quality and look really lovely on all nail lengths. I like that these are all simple black images as it means they will look amazing over so many colours!

You can find these here: Palm Tree Decals!

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*These decals were sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Born Pretty Store: Fimo Canes

Fimo canes are perfect for adding dimension to your nail art. They come in lots of wonderful designs and it’s a great way to be sure that each image is exactly the same.

Born Pretty Store has gorgeous fimo canes!

You get 10 canes in a pack and the designs you get are completely random so you will hopefully get a nice mix. As you can see, I got some lovely ones!

I read a few reviews about how best to cut these and although a lot of people said a sharp kitchen knife would work, I found that was definitely not the case! I couldn’t get thin slices with a kitchen knife but a craft knife worked perfectly!

Once I had cut a pot full of fimo pieces I got creative and came up with two pretty looks!

This first one is a simple summer mani! I decided to keep things bright and went with a bold orange polish. I then added white blocks on two nails with some little polka dots. After adding a top coat I carefully placed on my flowers to neaten up the edge of the white section.

 

For my second design I’ve gone for all purple! Once I’d added two coats of colour to each nail I painted thin stripes with a nail art brush. I then used the cute purple cat pieces!

 

You can find these here: Fimo Canes!

Would you add fimo to your collection?

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*These fimo canes were sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Born Pretty Store: Nail Art Wheel

One of my favourite ways to jazz up my nails is to use various accessories such as rhinestones, beads and fimo shapes. My collection has grown a lot and storing them is quite difficult as they are just so tiny!

But luckily Born Pretty Store have the perfect solution!

These nail art wheels are fantastic for all my extra accessories.

This wheel is sturdy and comes in 6 colours, and there are 12 spaces which fit in a surprising amount of beads, rhinestones, etc.

If you’re looking for a way to organise you nail art extras then these wheels are just what you need!

You can find this box here: Nail Art Wheel!

Born Pretty Store has everything you could need for gorgeous nail art. And you can use my discount code RARW10 for 10% off your Born Pretty Store order!

Ra ❤

*This nail art wheel was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.