Matte nails!

This weekend we are loving matte look nail polish! We are big fans of the Barry M matte collection in the office and have each tried out one of the below, as photographed by Lily Melrose.



Our personal favourites are Crush and Espresso. The lovely rich tones of burgundy and black with the ultra slick matte finish make them great colours for Autumn/Winter.

Have you tried these polishes? What colours or brands are you loving on your nails at the moment?

Paisley nail art!

Caroline from www.burkatron.com is often a favourite blog of ours in the office for her beautiful outfit posts, impressive nail art tutorials and creative DIY posts.

Her nail art always inspires us to be more imaginative with our own nails. This paisley pattern that she blogged about here is one of our recent favourites. Paisley print is very popular at the moment in fashion and we've seen some gorgeous items crop up on your blogs over the past couple of months. What better than to match your paisley patterned garments with some paisley print nails! I'm not sure we've got the steady hand for such an intricate design but we're going to give it ago :)

If you've got any cool nail art tutorials recently we'd love to see them. Leave your links below!

DIY Nail Dotting Tool

There are a lot of crazy nail art images floating around at the moment, most of which seem almost impossible to create yourself. But with the right tools and a little bit of creativity, these looks are surprisingly easy to achieve! This post is based on the dotting tool, but there are many other ways you can create interesting styles so have a look on nail art blogs or even pinterest for other ideas. Below is a really simple way of creating your own dotting tool using pins, but for different sizes you could also use the end of a bobby pin, a pen nib, or even the end of a pencil for a large dot.

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With this simple tool, you can create amazing looking nails so simply. Below are a few ideas to get you started, from simple polka dots to slightly more complex designs. Will styles will you try out first? Or are you already a nail dotting pro?

Top left / Top right / Bottom left / Bottom right

Fashion Inspired Nails

It's so easy to find yourself either painting your nails the same colour, the same pattern or just not bothering when you run out of ideas. Recently I've seen people painting their nails in patterns inspired by items of clothing they own or see online. This is such a great idea, as not only does it allow endless inspiration, but also means you can match your nails to your outfit right down to the last detail! Below are a few examples of some amazing nail art that would look amazing with this handful of dresses, tops and shorts.

Spots: Top + Nails / Tartan: Dress + Nails / Blue glitter: Dress + Nails / Ombre: Dress + Nails / American flag: Shorts +  Nails / Stripes: Top + Nails

What do you think of being mega-matchy with your nails and clothes? And which are your favourite designs? I personally love the glittery blue design as, like nearly every other girl, I've always secretly wanted to be a mermaid!

by Alex from Bambella Blog

Daisy print nails by The Makeup Diary

Today I will be showing you how to do these cute daisy nails, perfect for the summer these are really simple to create yourself at home. 

You will need

A sky blue nail polish

A white nail polish

A yellow nail polish

Bobby pins or dotting tools

Base/Top Coat

Step One

After prepping your nails with a base coat apply two thin coats of blue nail polish to all of your nails

Step Two

To create the petals of your flowers use a medium sized dotting tool or the end of a makeup brush to create four dots that meet in the middle. I also added smaller dots to fill the rest of the nail, you can do this by using a smaller dotting tool or a bobby pin.

Step Three

Using a yellow nail polish and a small dotting tool apply a small amount in the middle of the petals to make your daisies.

Step Four

Apply a top coat to seal in your design and there you have your own daisy print summer nails, I think these would look great for a festival too.

Thanks for reading,

Jodie xx

Nail Art Inspiration

Today we have been pinning lots of wonderful nail art designs on to our nail art board!

Pinterest is always a great way of finding new inspiration and not only that but by clicking through the photo's you can normally find step by step guides on how to create these fantastic designs. All of us are quite the nail art beginners in the office so this is really helpful for us to get more creative. We certainly know how we'll be spending our evening now :)

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