Get your Mo on

This month is Movember - a movement dedicated to raising awareness for prostate cancer.For the month of November, thousands of men make effort to sport their best mustaches. So what can we ladies do to raise awareness? Last week my friend showed me this YouTube video on how to do Movember nails.

On Saturday I followed the exact same instructions and here are the results! I've gotten plenty of compliments on them and they're definitely a fun way to show your support. 

Step 1: Apply a pale pink base colour. I layered with two coats of Essie 'Yes we can, Pink!' and Essie 'Petal Pink'. 

Step 2: Create two large dots with a nail art dotting tools and two smaller ones on either sides of the nail.

Step 3: Use a thin nail art brush like these to draw the mustache by connecting the dots.

Step 4: Repeat for all 10 fingers.

What are you waiting for? Go get your Mo on!

spring fever

This is my first tutorial post. I tend to forget to take step-by-step photos as I get carried away with my work,  I'm quite the girly girl when it comes to creating new designs. Without secondary inspiration the nails always end up looking... pretty!

1. apply and glue on natural tips

cut and file the tips to make an even surface

2. apply acrylic colours desired (the sample above has two tones)

create 3D nail art with acrylic powders on the nail bed

3. seal the flower and coloured tips with clear acrylic powder

finish with UV gel

Two tone Young Nails acrylic colours with embedded 3D nail art completed with OPI Finishing Gel

go nude

I've been falling in love with all shade nude. It's neutral and feminine. Great shade if you don't have anything special planned for the week cause it matches everything!

Acrylic nails w/OPI Sandman & hand drawn nail art designs