Keep Calm And Polish On

Today I have the perfect stamping plate from Born Pretty Store for all nail art fans!

As you can see this plate has the best designs to show off your love of nail art!

For my first look I decided to go for something simple but bold! I chose a bright blue as the base and a metallic gold to stamp the design. I think the contrast of these polishes are amazing for showing how fantastic these images look!

 

For my second mani I wanted something really fun and colourful. I started by painting my nails with white so that the colours would be super bright! I then striped on my chosen polishes. I decided on wearing the same design on each finger, I think the full nail print of little polish bottles is just perfect!

 

Each design transferred beautifully on to my nails and looked really great. I would definitely recommend this stamping plate. I think it’s a really wonderful addition to my collection!

You can find this plate here: Nail Art Stamping Plate!

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 stamping plate was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Alice In Wonderland

It’s been a long time since I’ve done any real freehand nail art so I thought I would try out a little movie inspired design.

I watched Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland recently so decided to share my two favourite characters.

Here’s my finished look..

The Cheshire Cat and the Red Queen!

I’d love to know what you think of this!

Ra ❤

Born Pretty Store: Bird Stamping Plate

It’s time for more pretty things from Born Pretty Store! This stamping plate is a perfect addition to any nail art collection..

Each design is beautifully detailed and a great way of adding something fun to your manicure!

I’ve been loving pastel colours just recently so I used two to create the base. I then added a cage on one nail and then the bird with flowers print on another.

 

I love that it looks like the bird has flown away from the cage!

For my next look I decided on much brighter shades. Neon flamingos are perfect for making dull days look better!

 

As with every plate I’ve tried, each design transferred really well on to the nails! There are plenty of images perfect no matter the length of your nails too. I also love the variety of single images and full nail designs.

You can find this plate here: Bird Stamping Plate!

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 stamping plate was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Born Pretty Store: Simple Silhouette

I have my first Born Pretty Store post of the year to share with you and it’s definitely a good one!

I’m a huge fan of stamping plates, as I’m sure you know, and this one is gorgeous! There are 29 beautiful images for you to get creative with and I just love the classic silhouette style of each one!

The first look I tried out was this pretty pastel design..

I’ve gone for a soft gradient look with a little sparkle at the tips to match the adorable rainy day silhouette.

For my second design I went with a much bolder colour selection.

I used a white base polish and then brushed on a few bright shades. I love the contrast with the black images!

Each design transferred really well on to the nails and they look amazing too! This plate is a simple but stylish offering from Born Pretty Store and one I would definitely recommend.

You can find this plate here: Silhouette Stamping Plate!

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 stamping plate was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Winter Nail Designs!

As promised, I have more nail art to share using the Christmas stamping plate from Born Pretty Store! You can see my first post about this plate HERE.

For the two looks in this post I’ve gone for darker winter designs.

First up I have another snowflake print mani but this time I’ve gone for shades of purple. I used Barry M’s Plum Gelly Paint for the base and Lilac Foil for the snowflakes.

 

For my next look I used Barry M’s Black Multi Glitter with Silver Foil.

 

I love the winter tree scene!

Check back soon for more Christmas nail art!

Ra ❤

It’s Christmas Time!

I know it’s not even December yet but I wanted to share a beautiful Christmas stamping plate from Born Pretty Store. It usually takes around 3 weeks for my orders to arrive (to the UK) so if you order this soon there is a very good chance it will be here ready to use before Christmas!

Christmas is my favourite time of year so it’s no surprise that I absolutely LOVE this plate!

This first design is more of a winter look than Christmas so this should please everyone that thinks it’s too early to be wearing Santa on your nails! I think this snowflake print is fantastic. I opted for classic blue and white polishes with a little glitter.

 

Here’s a simple look in red and gold..

 

 

Want gorgeous festive nail art for yourself? You can find this plate here: Christmas Stamping Plate!

 

Ra ❤

Born Pretty Store: Autumn Stamping Plate

Today I have another stamping plate from Born Pretty Store to share with you! This one is full of incredible designs!

I just love this! Every image is really detailed and coming up with nail designs to show off this plate was so fun!

This look was the first design I tried and I am definitely impressed with how well it turned out! I used a white base colour then sponged on pastel shades to create a little more depth behind the print. I know this would look great in lots of other colours too!

 

My next look is super easy but I really like the simplicity of the little dragonflies!

 

As with every plate I’ve tried from Born Pretty Store, this plate is fantastic quality and all the designs transfer beautifully onto the nails! Definitely a must for any nail art fan.

If you want to create nail art like this for yourself you can find this plate here: Autumn Stamping Plate!

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 stamping plate was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Born Pretty Store: Houndstooth Stamping Plate!

Born Pretty Store has some of the most wonderful stamping plates and I have some fantastic ones to share with you over the next couple of weeks! Today’s plate is full of the most gorgeous prints!

I love stamping plates as they help me create nail art that I wouldn’t be able to get if done freehand and houndstooth is a design I’ve been wanting to wear on my nails for a long time but I’ve never managed to get it quite right!

So of course, the first nail art I tried with this plate, was the houndstooth! I’ve kept the look simple and chic in black and grey.

 

Here’s another great look you can get with this plate!

 

 

What do you think of these designs? If you fancy wearing them yourself you can find this plate here: Houndstooth Stamping Plate!

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 stamping plate was sent to me by Born Pretty Store for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed are honest and my own.

 

Vampire Nail Art: Step-By-Step!

Halloween is almost here so today I am sharing a simple vampire design with step-by-step photos!

Here is the finished design I will be showing you how to create..

And here is how to get this look for yourself..

Step 1: After applying your base coat, paint your nail with a crisp white polish. 

Step 2: Create the hairline by drawing on two arches that meet in the middle of the nail. 

Step 3: Fill in the hair. I’ve used Barry M’s black multi glitter polish for a little sparkle. Then add two dots for eyes.

Step 4: Now add a smile and a smaller dot of colour on the eyes. I’ve gone for blood red but a bright lime green or pumpkin orange would also work well.

Step 5: Add a tiny dot of white on each eye for depth and draw two pointy fangs.

Step 6: Fill in the fangs with white being careful to leave an outline, also draw on some little eyebrows. Once dry seal the design with your favourite top coat.

And there you have a simple vampire design perfect to wear this Halloween!

Ra ❤

Save The Rhino: #NailIt4Rhinos

Today’s post is something a little special!

UK conservation charity Save the Rhino is launching a really fun campaign for World Rhino Day on 22^nd September! Save the Rhino is encouraging the world to get creative by painting and decorating their nails and sharing their creations across social media using the hashtag #NailIt4Rhinos. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness for rhinos and fundraise for the charity. A very worthwhile cause I’m sure you’ll agree!

I’m sure some of you will be wondering why they chose nail art to raise awareness! The campaign was inspired by a connection that rhinos and humans share – rhino horns are made of keratin which is exactly the same protein material found in human nails!

Rhino poaching is at crisis point with just 29,000 in the wild today, meaning that we have already lost 95% of the world’s rhinos. During 2014, in South Africa alone a staggering 1,215 rhinos were killed by poachers. That’s one every eight hours, if poaching continues at the current rate then we could lose all of the world’s rhinos from the wild in the next 11 years.

By urging the world to share their nail creations on social media and encouraging their friends and family to join the cause, Save the Rhino is hoping to raise awareness of how serious poaching has become. Susie Offord, Deputy Director for Save the Rhino says: ‘Here at Save the Rhino we work to save all five endangered rhino species , so this year we’re asking you to make a stand for rhinos by decorating your nails and showing the world you care by using the #NailIt4Rhinos hashtag! If we can’t save rhinos what hope is there for other species in the world.’

All it takes is five simple steps to get involved with the #NailIt4Rhinos campaign:

• Customise your nails either using Barry M’s grey Chai polish or your own – get creative!
• Upload a nail selfie on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram with the hashtag #Nailit4Rhinos or send it to Save the Rhino at info@savetherhino.org
• If you’re in the UK you can donate £3 to help save rhinos by texting NAIL15 £3 to 70070. Or you can make a donation online www.savetherhino.org/donate
• Share your photo with friends and nominate five people to do the same
• Visit www.savetherhino.org to learn more and see if your nail selfie has been featured on the website as one of the best!

I hope you all take part in this fantastic campaign! Don’t worry if you aren’t the best at nail art! Save The Rhino have the cutest rhino decals that you can order HERE!

Ra ❤