Diamante Daisy Nails

This is a pretty quick tutorial on how to create this diamante daisy design, using nail gems and a nice blue background :) 

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For this design all you need is a light blue polish, I used Barry M #306 Blueberry Ice Cream, and some yellow and silver/clear nail gems. I got my set of gems on ebay :) 

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Start by painting two thin coats of your light blue shade onto all of your nails.

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Before your polish dries, add one yellow diamante to the top corner of your accent nail; you can use tweezers if you find it tricky.

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Next add five silver/clear gems around the yellow gem to create the daisy petals. If you find your polish has dried in this time then you can either add small amounts of blue polish to the areas the gems will be stuck to, or use a clear top coat polish as a glue. 

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Repeat this pattern on the top corner of your thumbnail to finish the design, again using your blue polish or a top coat polish as a glue where your nail is too dry for the gems to stick to.

And this is the finished diamante daisy nail art :)

Blue Turquoise Gradient Nails

This is a tutorial showing how to use the gradient nail effect to get this blue turquoise design :)

1)

For this design you will need two blue nail varnishes, one dark and one lighter. I used Rimmel 60 Seconds #825 Sky High and Rimmel Lasting Finish #198 Azure. You will also need a flat piece of sponge (bathroom, make up, cleaning any kind will do), a toothpick or pencil and some cling film/tin foil. 

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Start by painting all your nails with your lighter shade of blue and allow them to dry completely. 

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Smoothly lay out some cling film or tin foil on a flat surface then paint a generous amount of each of your shades side by side - just touching on one side. Then take your toothpick or pencil and gently swirl them together in the middle to create a blended effect.

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Take your sponge and press it firmly onto the colours so that a good amount is absorbed into it in order to cover all your nails. Then press the sponge onto each of your nails one by one.

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Your nails should look something like this after you have pressed the sponge onto each of them. Use some acetone/nail polish remover and a cotton bud to clean up the messy edges around and under your nails. Then to make it smoother you can paint a clear top coat on :)

And this is the finished blue turquoise gradient nail design :)

Shabby Chic Rose Nail Art

This is my shabby chic/vintage rose nail art tutorial, inspired by Cath Kidston style designs :) It features two rose nails, with pinstripes and polka dots on the others to create the shabby chic effect.

1)

For this design you will need 5 different varnishes; a white, green, a medium pink, light/baby pink and light blue. The medium pink I used is Barry M #279, the rest are from a Nail Star set.

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Start off by painting your accent nail and thumbnail with your light blue varnish, then paint the remaining nails with your baby pink shade.

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To create the rose design, start with your accent nail and paint three fairly large, irregularly shaped blobs like the picture above - make sure there's a little space between them to add leaves later on though.

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The next stage of creating the roses is to take your light pink polish and carefully paint these short, curved lines on your darker blobs. Start from the outside and work inwards, think of painting stretched out letter 'C''s getting smaller and smaller. If you find using a brush a bit tricky, try using a toothpick instead. 

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To finish the rose design use your green varnish to carefully paint some leaves on; add one or two per rose depending on their size and the space you have, go for a slightly triangular shape.

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Then repeat the process for your thumbnail, as this is bigger you should be able to fit four rather than three flowers. 

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Next, use your white varnish to carefully paint five pinstripes down your middle nail; again, if you find this difficult try using a toothpick instead as some brushes are thicker than others.

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Then use your white polish to paint some diagonal pinstripes on your smallest nail; try rotating the nail in the opposite direction to your brush stroke to get a straight line more easily.

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The last step is to add quite a lot of random polka dots using your white varnish to the last remaining nail; add as many as you like and place them in any order.

And this is the finished shabby chic/vintage rose nail art design :)