Been busy!

I've been very busy since returning from holiday but have managed to squeeze some nail art in!  The photos probably aren't fantastic but you'll get the idea.

These were my first attempt at checks and have had an amazing response from some of my customers and colleagues at work.  The technique is to paint the whole nails white, then using a striping brush paint the outlines and then fill using a dotting tool.  These are Gellux and were cured after each step which makes for a much cleaner and quicker finish.  If you use normal polish each step needs to be properly dry after each step.

After my black and white nails the other week I thought I'd have one last really summery manicure using the same technique, but I then put No. 17 Graffiti over the top and then sealed with Gellux extra shiney top coat, again, loads and loads of comments.  This is hard to achieve with normal polish as it dries too quickly.

These amazing nails are from the book Nail Art by Helena Biggs and I think will be my inspiration for my next set, probably week after next,  going to have polish free week next week (off work and major dental operation mean I won't be out and about very much!) and my nails could do with a week of TLC!

Several new sets of nails

I've seen a couple of clients and done my own nails so far this week. You'll recognise one of the designs from my own manicure last week.  If you are looking for inspiration look at my Pinterest boards for nails.

Spotty nails

Saw one of my new clients today she loved one of my old spotty mani's, subtle and simple, what's not to love!

Re-visiting flowery nails

Tried really hard to re-create the nails tweeted to me by Niki Whittle, not too bad me thinks!  Will I get onto Manicure Monday top10 again this week?

Flowery nails

My twitter follower Niki Whittle tweeted these to me. They are great, girly but the dark grey/black base give a tough edge.

Going to try this for my next manicure.

@Grazia_daily #manicure_monday, vote for my nails as best on twitter!

Hi,

My nails have been nominated and put to the vote......can I win.....fingers crossed!!

Another 'long time no see!'

Well holidays are over....boo hoo...Yasmin has gone back to Liverpool, see her blog The Student Wardrobe, and I've gone back to work.  In a bored moment last week I counted the number of working days until the last possible date before I finish, as of today it's 99!

I have now passed all my nail exams so am properly qualified, I haven't done an exam since I was 18 and trust me that was a long time ago!  I was VERY nervous but got through with flying colours!

Just a couple of photos to add; the turquoise nails were for our holiday and the black and white were just a complete change and a bit of an experiment, I think they turned out well, let me know what you think.