NAILSXO WORLD CUP NAILS 2014 - HONDURAS

Hello everyone!! I had the opportunity to participate in Nailsxo World Cup Nails and nothing could have held me back, I had just purchased acrylic paints for my nail art and this was the perfect time to test them out. Emily (Nailsxo) paired each of us up with a country competing in the 2014 World Cup, then it was all up to us to create a manicure that represented the country, culture and/or FIFA.

I received Honduras which is a lovely country with white sand beaches and beautiful clear waters non of which are ever crowded :)

Ciate Very Colourfoil Manicure Carnival Couture

Living in New Zealand has many upsides but in terms of makeup and nail polish there are many downsides such as not being able to purchase any Ciate nail polish, I have had my eye on this kit online for many months but just refused to pay an arm AND a leg to buy it. But today I am happy to bring you Ciate Very Colourful Manicure kit all thanks to one of the many pop up makeup sales that decided to import some Ciate kits :)

ORLY PRETTY-UGLY

From the Orly Spring 2013 Mash-Up Collection I bring you Pretty-Ugly (and by all means is it definitely not ugly in any sense of the word) This is one unique shade of mint blue with aqua shimmer that craves the sun. I did need 4 thin coats to achieve an even colour all over, this meant a long drying time and also kinda thick looking in places as you can see around some of my tips.

Pink and Black Gradient Checker Board

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! (well to some of you guys anyway, the rest HAPPY VALENTINES EVE!!) I was looking though some old nail designs I have done and found this quirky pink and black design and thought it was perfect timing to share with everyone!

 

Valentines Day Nails - Classic Gold and Red

Valentines day is just around the corner so I thought I would put up another nail design :) This manicure only involves two nail polishes and a make up wedge so is simple, fast and anyone can do it while still creating an effective look that appears to have taken hours to master.

Valentines Day Nails - Elation Generation Stamping

Valentines Day is fast approaching and I thought I would do a couple of manicures for you guys :) With my Bundle Monster package arriving the other day I spotted quite a few love based designs that I wanted to incorporate. I used a base of Orly - Elation Generation which is a bubblegum pink that is packed with a lot of silver sparkles and stamped over with Konad Special Polish - White using the Bundle Monster 2013 Create Your Own Collection.

Bundle Monster 2013 Create Your Own Collection

Earlier last year Bundle Monster gave the opportunity for fans to submit designs and have them engraved on plates and sold as a whole collection and I was lucky enough to purchase a set last week (realised they ship to New Zealand). This set is comprised of 26 plates with 6 designs on each plate and there is a wide range of different patterns to suit everyone.