piCture pOlish Monday: Patterned nail art featuring piCture pOlish Dorothy with tutorial!

Hello lovelies,

since it's still piCture pOlish Monday, I have here a nail art manicure over Dorothy (reviewed here). I've decided I'll post two posts every Monday - review post and nail art post :)

I have used two coats of Dorothy, black acrylic paint and metal studs.

The studs come from a stud wheel from Born Pretty Store which offers a great variety of shapes and sizes. You can use my 10% discount code when shopping at BPS, it's LHJ61.

And here is an easy tutorial so you can recreate this design! if you do please don't forget to tag me so I can see your work!

Check out the previous post to read the review of piCture pOlish Dorothy and where you can purchase.

Patterned Zoya Thandie nails with tutorial :)

Hello lovelies,

I'm still loving patterns on my nails and today I have here another one! It is a pattern I've seen on a fabric sample but I know it also pattern that is often use in Zentangle drawings.

I have used Zoya Thandie as a base colour and black acrylic paint for the pattern. Keep scrolling, there's a tutorial ;)

This is another manicure that I don't love and which looked better in my head but I still think it was worth sharing :)

Diagonal Nail Art feat. Jacava London Candy Floss and Mont Blanc with TUTORIAL

Hello lovelies,

hope you've all had a great weekend, mine was great! I sooo enjoyed the Wimbledon final and I must say - what a match! Hats off to both players for a great game in such heat. My favourite - Andy Murray won and even though I'm not British I rooted for him for the last year or so, he's such a sweet & hard working guy! Have you guys watched?

Plus, there's still Jacava's competition on for whole AW 2013 collection!  Check out how to enter HERE and remember that you've seen it at Lucy's Stash!

Well back to the nail art! I've got for you a design I haven't done before and I've created a tutorial as well. This is Jacava London Candy Floss and Mont Blanc with stamping, striping tape.

This is how you can recreate this design:

1. Paint your nails with the base colour, topcoat and let it dry. Then apply striping tape diagonally
2. Tape off two opposite triangles
3. Stamp over the uncovered part
4. Take off the tape
5. paint the opposite triangles with white nail polish (Jacava Mont Blanc)
6. Remove the striping tape and let the design dry
7. Re-apply new pieces of striping tape
8. Cut off the excessive striping tape
9. Topcoat the design

Don't forget to tag me if you recreate this design, I'd love to see it!

Sunset Gradient Nail Art with Sticks 'n' Stones glitter & Hex jewelry charm and video tutorial!

Hello lovelies,

I haven't done a gradient for a while so here's one :) I have used the new Zoya Stunning polishes Yana, Thandie and Darcy and it kinda came out as a 'Sunset' gradient. I wanted to make it special so I've added Ninja Polish Sticks 'n' Stones. It would have ended there but then I thought that the nails really lack something special, an accent nail. So I've removed the nail polish from ring finger, done a two tone gradient with Yana and Thandie and added Hex Jewelry charm.

Well, ehm... the charm says "Fuck you!" and I really wanted to use it! :D  A while ago I've been lucky and I've won Hex Jewelry's Twitter competition for a set of these swear word nail charms. They fit the nail curve great, I'm co happy they are not flat!

And as a bonus I made a video tutorial for you! I would love to hear your thoughts and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel! x

Bridal Pink Bow Nail Art with Tutorial

Hello lovelies,

New tutorial for freehand nail art is here!

I've created these nails quite a while ago upon request of Bridal Tribe, e-magazine for brides to be, to do some special wedding nails. I'm not into French manicures so I have created a soft, romantic bow design.

I have used three coats of OPI Don't Burst My Bubble as a base colour and then painted the bow design with acrylic paint.

I've put together a tutorial for you:

The Perfect Manicure For Your Evening Dress

Hello lovelies,

I have partnered with lovely Jenny Crompton and we are bringing you some dress and manicure inspiration!

When it comes to glamorous evening events, one of the highlights is picking out that perfect outfit. Whether it’s a prom, a wedding, or a special romantic date, once you've chosen your dress it's time to make some decisions about your hair, your make up, and of course... your manicure.

Here are just a few scenarios for evening dresses and tips on how they can influence your choice of manicure.

Quaint country wedding

If you turn up to a classy family wedding in a revealing bodycon dress, you might find yourself outlawed, so stick to floaty florals and pretty pastels.

With its chic rose detail and perfect peach tones, the Rare Rose Bodice Skater Dress is the ideal accompaniment to a romantic summer wedding. In terms of manicure you might choose a classic French style, with nude, understated tones or very subtle gradient. Needless to say, this is not an outfit to combine with bright, gregarious colours – think bare naturals and mother of pearl.

Lucy would pair this dress with a simple gradient or just painted nails without nail art with peach shades like China Glaze Peachy Keen.

There is always the opportunity to go a little more glam with touches of diamanté, with this Floral Bandeau Prom dress. You could even go glittery with a textured polish and pick out some of the fabric's darker tones to make an impact.

Lucy has created bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using watercolours and OPI Alpine Snow as a base. She has opted for a bit more colourful version.

And this is how it's done:

Out on the town

If you're hell bent on making a statement with a bright block-coloured dress such as the Renee Katie Criss Cross Roll Neck Dress, think contrast. More lime green would be extremely overpowering, so instead you might consider a black polish. If nail art is your thing, delicate green lines would be enough to tie in with the dress.

The OPI Don’t Talk Bach To Me matches this dress great but it might be too much so you can wear more subtle version with glitter gradient to give it more bling…

The Quontum Strappy Bodycon is a dress which screams nail art. On the front, this appears to be nothing more than an LBD, but turn around and it's much more than that. Vibrant pink and contrasting black nail designs would carry on the theme of the dress perfectly.

What you do with your nails largely depends upon the type of event you're attending, as well as the dress you've chosen. You might be surprised at how disastrous a poor nail/dress combination can be. But finger nails are extremely visible when it comes to eating, drinking and communicating – after all, you do have ten of them!

Lucy has done another bespoke manicure inspired by this dress using OPI You Callin’ Me A Lyre?, A England Camelot and OPI If You Moust You Moust.

Inspired? I hope so ;)

Thanks to Jenny for this lovely collaboration and inspiring me to do these nail art designs!

*This is a collaboration post and I have been somewhat compensated

Marbled tape nail art with tutorial!

Hello lovelies,

I wasn't planning on posting this manicure at all as it's from last summer and the pictures are not up to scratch. But I've posted the first photo on Instagram and so many people liked it and asked for tutorial...and what I wouldn't do for you guys :))

If you still own some crackle polishes, this is a great way how to use them again! If you recreate please link back to me or tag me so I can check it out! I love to look at re-creations of my manicures :)

I have used Illamasqua Ruthless, Nicole By OPI White Texture, A England Camelot, striping tape and topcoat.

And here's the tutorial for you!