NOTD: Pretty Bow Nail Art Tutorial

Hello Lovelies,

If you read a recent post of mine, about my obsession with nail art (check it out here), then you know that I've been trying out some new designs and artistic creations (ahem) on my nails! Recently, I did some bow nail art and thought I'd share it with you all.

1. I started by painting every second nail in Essie's Mint Candy Apple. It is a cult shade here in the beauty world, and I love it! The picture really doesn't do it justice. It's a fabulous mint green that looks especially great with a tan. 

2. I then painted every other nail in Essie's Bikini So Teeny. Another great bright pastel shade in a blue-purple tone. It is also packed with extremely subtle iridescent glitter. 

3. After they were dry, I went on to the tricky part, the bows! I took a very thin nail art brush and drew tiny white bows near the tip of every nail. I used MAC Vestral White polish.

4. After allowing the bows to dry, I outlined them in black with the same nail art brush. I used Essie's Licorice shade. 

I hope you enjoyed this NOTD and mini tutorial. For a more in depth tutorial, check out the WAH book of nail art. 

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IceCream Nail Tutorial!

Hello Ladies,

I always love browsing photos of nail art and just stumbled across a picture of IceCream nails! I instantly needed to recreate this look. They turned out better than I expected and thought , why not share it with all of you?

Here is my step-by-step guide on how to create ice cream nails:

1. Paint your nails, as normal, any colour you like! I would recommend a pastel/bright shade. I chose "Fuschia Wife" from Nicole by OPI. Allow to dry.

2. Then take a white polish. I used a limited edition MAC polish entitled "Vestral White". Blob this polish on so it looks as if it's dripping down about midway along your nails- do not worry about it looking neat and tidy!

3. Once this has dried, get a nail art pen or a thin brush. Dip this into a pastel colour of choice. I chose "Mint Candy Apple" by Essie. Apply this in thin, short lines on the white polish. These are your sprinkles!

4. Repeat step 3 using a different shade. I used "Do you Lilac It?" by OPI.

5. Finally add a blob of pink or red at the tip of your nail, representing the cherry on top!

And that's it! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and do let me know if you tried it out, or tweet me a picture @missbeautyblogg .

xo