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Spider Nail Art Tutorial

26/10/2014

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Hello everyone!
I have another nail art tutorial for you today (sorry if you're getting bored of them, my blog will be back to normal soon!)
Today is this incy wincy Spider, you need very little to create him! Let's get started.

- White Nail Varnish (Sinful Colours 'Snow Me White')
- Black Striper/Nail Varnish (From Primark)
- Dotting Tool (or Bobby pin)

Using the black striper, draw a line from the top of the nail, down to the middle.
Next, using the dotting tool and the black, make a large dot at the end of the line.

Make a smaller dot directly below the dot you just made, overlapping it slightly.

Using the striper, create the four smaller, inside legs.

Lastly, create the last four legs, starting from the middle of the spider's body.

There we go, looks a bit tricky but isn't too bad.

I created this spider web by drawing four diagonal lines from one corner and linking them with little 'U' shapes.

Also how cute are these cupcakes that my sister made and decorated?! So simple, yet so effective (and very tasty)

That's it from me today! As usual if you recreate these make sure to tag them with #NailArtNut and/or #AbiBailey, I'd love to see them!

I'll probably speak to you in the middle of the week with another tutorial, I'm not sure yet, otherwise it'll be Sunday like usual!

Thanks for reading!
Abi xxx

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Jack O' Lantern Nail Art Tutorial

22/10/2014

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Hello everyone!
Ooh a mid week blog post, how sneaky...
I'm going to post the tutorial today as Halloween is creeping (get it?) up on us and I have a lot of designs I want to share with you before the occasion is over.
This design is so quick and simple but looks really effective! Let's get going.

Here's what you'll need:

- Orange Nail Varnish (Barry M 'Block Orange')
- Brown Nail Varnish (Barry M 'Paprika')
- Black Nail Varnish (with a tiny brush) or Striper
- Long thin paintbrush
Totally optional:

- Glow In The Dark Nail Varnish (from Topshop last year)

Start with an orange base (and a couple of coats of glow in the dark nail varnish if you're feeling fancy) and use your long thin paintbrush to create two lines vertically down the nail to add texture.

Create three triangles for the eyes and nose holes.

Lastly create an upside down crown shape for the mouth (or come up with your own, much better shape)

Voila! Said it was easy, didn't I?
Looks pretty good in the dark too!

Don't forget to tag me if you recreate this! I'd love to see them. :)
#nailartnut #abibailey

Thanks for reading and hopefully speak to you on Sunday!
Abi xxx

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Zombie/Frankenstein Nail Art Tutorial

19/10/2014

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Hello everyone!
This week, I was hoping to post about the make up I received for my birthday but I just have not had the time to just sit down and enjoying using it and take photos etc, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to start the Halloween nail art tutorials!
This cute Zombie or Frankenstein is really easy and doesn't require too many colours or tools.
Let's get started.

Here's what you'll need:

- Green Nail Varnish (Barry M 'Spring Green')
- White Nail Varnish (Sinful Colours 'Snow Me White')
- Black Striper (mine is from Primark)
- A Large Dotting Tool (or a bobby pin/kirby grip)
- A Toothpick or Thin Paintbrush (if you don't have a striper)

Starting with a green base, use your black striper to make a zigzag across the top of the nail to create his hair line and then fill it in.

Then create a semi curved/semi diagonal line across the bottom third of the nail and create three vertical lines going through it to create the mouth.

Using the dotting tool dipped in white, create two eyes.

Using the dotting tool dipped into the black, create the middles of the eyes.
Create two little eyebrows with the striper by pressing gently with the tip of the brush.

Then finally create a little nose by placing two dots under his eyes.

You're done! How cute is he though? Definitely not very scary.
I have more nail art ideas planned, so I'm hoping to do tutorials of them, but depending on how much time I have etc, we'll have to see! I'll definitely be posting the designs over at NailArtNut on Instagram, though, so keep an eye out.

Thanks for reading and I shall speak to you soon!
Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin!

Abi xxx

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Birthday Nail Varnishes

12/10/2014

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Hello Everyone!
As nail varnish and nail art is a passionate hobby of mine, I tend to receive at least a couple of nail varnishes or nail themed items for birthdays and Christmases. This year I was lucky enough to get 5 nail varnishes from various family members. It just so happens that all the colours are perfect for autumn/winter too.

From left to right I have two Barry M Gelly Paints in 'Cocoa' and 'Paprika' (from their autumn collection), two from Seventeen's Colour Carnival range in 'Dark Pink Shimmer 034' and 'Plum Shimmer 041', and lastly is an Avon Gel Finish Nail Enamel in 'Royal Vendetta'. I love when nail varnishes have good names!

Cocoa is a dark brown and will be perfect for winter, it is quite opaque but I always like to do at least two coats anyway.
Paprika is a lovely burnt orange/cinnamon/brown colour, it too is very opaque and you would probably be fine with one coat, but like I said, I think two just gives a better finish.
The only problem I have with Barry M is that they can chip/peel quite easily, but as they're such a good price and have a huge range of colours with excellent colour pay off, I don't mind too much.

Dark Pink Shimmer and Plum Shimmer are VERY sheer. Depending on your preference, you'll probably need at least three coats. The pink was a bit better but the plum needed at least four coats to get a solid opacity. I always find that shimmers are a bit translucent anyway. I think they'd look lovely as a topcoat on top of bright colours too, just to give a pop of shimmer.
They're really lovely quality and colours though, and they dry quickly as they're quite thin, so having to do more coats isn't as time consuming as it sounds.

I cannot get enough of Royal Vendetta! Not only is the name amazing and the colour an eye catching royal blue, but as it is a gel finish, it's super shiny and long lasting, so it is very chip resistant (I wore it to work for like three days and it only chipped slightly). It does look a bit streaky though so you may need two to three coats for best results.

Just a short post today to show you my new nail varnishes to add to my collection! I'm such a fan of darker colours for autumn/winter! What's your favourite colour to wear?
I've made a start on my halloween nail art designs too, so they'll be popping up on here and on my nail instgram (@nailartnut) in the next couple of weeks, so look out for those!

As always, thanks for reading and I shall speak to you soon!
Abi xxx

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