Butterfly Water Decals from Nail Art UK

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There are 20 pretty Butterfly Water Decals in the pack from Nail Art UK which include rainbow coloured Butterflies and black swirly designs.  I applied the Butterfly Water Decals over a yellow and blue sponged gradient base.

If you've not tried water decals before, give them a go, simply soak in a little water, remove from the backing paper, apply to your painted nails and seal with top coat - done! 
Check out my video demonstration below.

If you like water decals or want to get into water decals more, check out the Facebook group I've just created called Wonderful Water Decals.
And before I leave you with the pics I have a discount code which gets you 10% off nail stickers, water decals and 3D nail decorations at Nail Art UK, simply use WENDY10 at checkout!
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The Butterfly Water Decals are currently £0.99, fabulous value when you think you can easily create 2 full manis or numerous accent nails with these gorgeous decals.  Available at Nail Art UK who have an amazing range of nail art items, please feel free to use my code WENDY10 at checkout which gets you 10% off nail stickers, water decals and 3D nail decorations!

You can also keep up with all the latest Nail Art UK info on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest.  Nail Art UK is a UK based company and ships worldwide.

This product was sent to me for my honest review.

Avon Mark Gel Shine Nail Enamels - Holographic Capture & Futurist

The Avon Brochure 7 in the UK see’s the launch of 9 new dazzling shades in the Mark Gel Shine range.

3 of the shades have holographic pigments, 2 of which I’m going to show you today. The other 6 have pearl or shimmer finishes and swatches will follow over the next couple of weeks.

Drum roll please for your royal Holoness……… Holographic Capture & Futurist.

I’ve taken photos with and without my camera flash. In the bright sunshine or bright lighting, the holo pigments come to life and are mesmerising. Check out my video below.

HOLOGRAPHIC CAPTURE 

 FUTURIST

So what did I do with my manis? First of all a little bit of sponging to blend the two shades together (left with camera flash, right without)

Then I stamped with cupcakes

As ever the nail enamels painted wonderfully and I applied 2 coats.

I’ve been informed by Avon that all their nail enamels are 5-Free (free of Formaldehyde, toluene, DBP, formaldehyde resin, and camphor). 10ml bottle.

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Halloween Pumpkin Face Water Decals from Nail Art UK

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In just over two weeks they'll be lots of frightening and hair-raising stuff going on with Halloween at the end of the month.  We get to dress up in ghoulish costumes and light pumpkins with eerie carvings.  Which brings me onto my Halloween mani using Halloween Pumpkin Face Water Decals from Nail Art UK. 
I painted my nails white and sponged around the edges in black, orange and red.  I then applied the water decals and sealed with top coat.  The water decals have 4 different creepy facial designs and googly eyeballs.

If you've not tried water decals before, give them a go, simply soak in a little water, remove from the backing paper, apply to your painted nails and seal with top coat - done!  

If you like water decals or want to get into water decals more, check out the Facebook group I've just created called Wonderful Water Decals.
And before I leave you with the pics I have a discount code which gets you 10% off nail stickers, water decals and 3D nail decorations at Nail Art UK, simply use WENDY10 at checkout!
To the pics!!!

 
 
 
 

The Halloween Pumpkin Face Water Decals are currently cost £1.09, fabulous value when you think you can easily create 2 full manis or numerous accent nails with these gorgeous decals.  Available at Nail Art UK who have an amazing range of nail art items, please feel free to use my code WENDY10 at checkout which gets you 10% off nail stickers, water decals and 3D nail decorations!

You can also keep up with all the latest Nail Art UK info on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest.  Nail Art UK is a UK based company and ships worldwide.

This product was sent to me for my honest review.

Basic Tutorial for a Sponged Gradient using Avon Mark Gel Shine Nail Enamels

Welcome to an easy peasy tutorial showing you some basic nail art designs and effects, this week sponged gradient. Using two or more colours with a sponge to create a blended gradient, and as like the previous tutorial for french tips, it's a great way to revitalise an old mani.  My nails were already painted the berry shade.

Using a sponge, any sponge, bath, make up, kitchen (thrifty me uses a kitchen sponge, the one you buy in a pack of 20 with a scourer on one side), paint the nail polish in stripes, it doesn't matter if they overlay this will all add to the blending of the colours.

 Pat/dab onto your nails, it is messy and you'll need to clean up after.  Sponge one set of nails and repeat until you build up the depth of colour you want to achieve.

 Using nail polish remover and a make up brush I tidy up and remove the polish on my skin, I know Avon does a natty nail polish corrector pen which would be handy at this point.

 Apply top coat and the blended shades will merge together and you have a unique gradient mani in whatever colour combo you like.

 For this mani I used Avon Mark Gel Shine Very Berry & Purplicious

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Musical Notes Silver Metallic Stickers from Sparkly Nails

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Nail stickers are a quick, easy and mess free way of jazzing up your nails and creating unique designs.  These Silver Metallic Stickers are from Sparkly Nails.  Included in the pack are designs of clefs, notes, sharps, fermata and more.  All you have to do is peel off from the backing sheet, apply to your nails (tweezers are handy at this point) and seal with top coat.  Simple, fun, effective and very easy to use.
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The Silver Metallic Nail Stickers are currently £1.50, super value when you think you can easily create a full mani or numerous accent manis with these stickers.  Available at Sparkly Nails who have an amazing range of nail art items; they offer a loyalty and an affiliate scheme, go sign up, I have, you may as well save as you spend!

You can also keep up with all the latest Sparkly Nails info on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Pinterest, and while your there check out their special Daily Deal! Sparkly Nails is a UK based company and ships worldwide. UK postage starts from £1.50 .

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Floral Water Decals from Nicole Diary #29

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Here's the 2nd of 10 reviews I'll be sharing with you for water decals from Nicole Diary.
Below are the 10 packs of water decals I received and this review is for design #29.

Pattern #29 are full cover black outlined flowers & leaves which I placed on top of a lime green and bright blue sponged base.  Because the patterns are a generous size there's plenty for one full mani and the rest can be used for accent nails.

If you've not tried water decals before, give them a go, simply soak in a little water, remove from the backing paper, apply to your painted nails and seal with top coat - done!  Check out my video below for a demonstration.

If you like water decals or want to get into water decals more, check out the Facebook group I've just created called Wonderful Water Decals. To the pics!!!!

The delicately detailed water decals look great!

You can find Nicole Diary on Amazon & Aliexpress for lots of cool nail art bargains and if you order please quote my coupon code We2016 and you'll receive a small free gift worth $2-$5.

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NailHugs Nail Appliqués - Advintage

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I've been nail blogging for 5 years and thought I knew most nail art applications.  But 2 weeks ago I came across a suggested post on Facebook for NailHugs which are nail appliqués. The post included a video of the application of the transfers which I'd never seen the like before.  With NailHugs having over 95K likes on Facebook and over 10K followers on Instagram, where have I been!  I was intrigued with NailHugs and I contacted them to discover what they were all about.  I was pleasantly surprised when Alexandra contacted me and asked me to review NailHugs.  NailHugs is Alexandra's brain child and she designs of all the patterns.  NailHugs are based in Canada and offer FREE worldwide shipping.  Within a few days I received my NailHugs.  This is my first attempt and got the hang of the application very quickly.  I've made my own video which is below and for a first attempt I think I did pretty well.
So first up, a photo of my manicure using 'Advintage' NailHugs over a red and pinked sponged base.

The twin pack contains 2 strips of NailHugs, full instructions and a birchwood/orange stick

The reverse of the NailHugs provides the design's name and handy cut out guidelines

Simply cut out a decal to fit the size of your nail, I cut out quite a big piece but I will know for next time.  Gently peel from the white backing paper and apply the applique tacky side down to your dry nail.  Rub the top of the clear protective layer to transfer the design onto your nail.  Clean up and seal with regular or UV top coat (make sure you top coat all around the free nail edge and use 2 coats if using regular top coat).



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