Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Nail Art: Girls Best Friend

Everyone knows that diamonds are a girl's best friend, so why not cover your nails in them?
 (ok these are plastic gemstones, not Tiffany, but shhh)

I ordered a shit-ton of gems from amazon way before Christmas, but they only turned up at the beginning of January, however these are SO worth it. I paid £5 for 7400 gems. If that isn't a bargain, I don't know what is.


Of course, you can use these for things other than nails, but you won't regret giving your fingertips a sparkly jeweled makeover!


The polish I used:

Barry M Nail Paint Limited Edition in Christmas Blue (SLE 2012 A)


This was SO easy to do. I started with a base coat and then painted each of my nails with a coat of this shimmery turquoise colour. 

I chose a matching colour of gems and applied them one by one using a damp cotton bud (Q-tip). I dipped each gem into clear polish to adhere it to the nail.

Once i'd done that (be warned, it can take a while), I painted the non-jeweled nails with another coat of the blue and then finished everything off, including the gems, with Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails top coat. I gave the jeweled nail two coats for good measure.

So far, this manicure has lasted a week so I am chuffed!

Everyone should give this eye catching design a go, it's great for parties and nights out!



Happy polishing <3

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