BNB Colour Me Crazy - Blue

Hey!

Here are my blue nails to bring me up to date. These are inspired by @sr_nails from instagram.

I had decided ages ago that I wanted to use my new OPI Blue Chips for this mani. I just didn't know what exactly I wanted to do with it. OPI Blue Chips is a renamed version of The Flowers are Blue-ming from the Katy Perry collection. Whatever the name, its really pretty and worth the £3.99 price tag I paid for it.

My thumb, pinky and pointer are 3 coats of OPI Blue Chips. My ring and middle fingers are two coats of Models Own Hypergel White Light, striped with Kate Spade for Nails Inc - New York Noir and the flowers are freehanded with the above black, white, blue and an added lighter shade of MoYou holographic blue polish. I didn't realise how hard zebra stripes are!

What do you think?

Rachael xxx

Don't forget to check out everyone's blue nails!

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BNB Colour Me Crazy - Green

Good afternoon!

I am super late with these, but after seeing the gorgeous nails by Anna Bean, I had an idea to do some of my own. Green is also my fave colour, so I didn't want to miss out doing these nails for the Colour Me Crazy challenge!

The base is 2 coats of Barry M - Key Lime, with one coat of Abuse the Ooze by Femme Fatale Cosmetics. This is one of my favourite brands and is particularly special as my other half specially went out and chose this colour for me.

I then used a design from MoYou London plate Artist 03 to stamp over and a generous coat of Seche Vite to smooth it out.

What do you think? Are you a green / glitter / stamping fan? 

Rachael xxx

Don't forget to check out everyone else's green manis!

BNB Colour Me Crazy - Yellow

Good morning!

Today I have my yellow nails to show you! (My red and orange are on route, I promise!) I was really expecting to hate these, but I super love them! I love splatter nails, theyre just really easy, lazy nail art which I love doing!

I used Models Own HyperGel -White Light as a base, and Nails Inc Notting Hill Carnival and New York Noir for this mani.

Hope you like them - what do you think? Do you like splatter nails? Are you a yellow fan?

Rachael xxx

P.S dont forget to check out everyone else's yellow nails this week! 

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Pokémon NAC - Week 10 Psychic

Good morning!

Another installment of my favourite ever challenge - Pokémon! This week is Psychic!

And here are my nails - inspired by the original opening scene of all Pokémon episodes :)

What do you think? I did them from memory, hence after watching the opening realising that Mew doesn't show up in space in the same colours as I painted him.. or look half as goofy, but overall I'm still pretty pleased with them!

Let me know what you think :)

Rachael xxx

Pokemon NAC Week 9 - Ground Pokémon

Hey all!

I am never on time for these things, but I've been trying to catch up. 

Sometimes I try and overcomplicate things and its really disappointing when things don't work out. So today's mani is super simple.. I just hope you can guess who it's based on - I took inspiration from some cool wallpapers that Becca used to use as her monitor backgrounds.

I did however forget that the Sally Hansen (The Sky's The Limit) that I used is a terrible stainer!

What do you think?? Can you guess who it is? 

Rachael xxx

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Day 3 Things That Go Bump in the Night

Hey all!

Day 3 - Things that go BUMP in the night!

When Becca and I worked on these themes, we wanted them to be as open as possible - so I'm pleased with today's theme as I went for what scares me most - the thought of things coming back to life! I hate zombies, I can't watch The Walking Dead or any other program / film with zombies in.. and yet I love all other things supernatural. Zombies are obviously just too close to reality for me!

My first Nerd Lacquer's arrived this morning, and the Quantum Bluniverse was just begging to be used! In my excitement I forgot to photo it on its own, so its another excuse to wear it again!

I then freehanded my design over the top, then outlined it all with glow in the dark top coat, but my camera (both my DSLR and my iPhone) refuse to pick it up. I see it though, I will just need to appreciate this element on my own! I think QB was a bit dark, so if you can't see, I have a black cat on my little finger, a tree on my ring finger, gravestones on the middle and a zombie hand coming out of the earth on my index.

Don't forget to check everyone else's out and let me know what you think of mine!

Rachael xxx

Halloween Nail Art Challenge - Day 1 Scary Movies!

Hey all!

Today is Day 1 already - can't believe how fast its come around!

When I finally sat down to have a think about this prompt, I realised what a silly idea it was for me! I HATE SCARY FILMS! I am the world's biggest chicken EVER!

Can't believe when I tumblr'd for an image, this was the first one. But it is quite relevant as I do try and block out scary things with music haha! I hum to myself in scary situations and generally come across as a bit crazy! I am a crazy bird haha!

Anyway, I digress! I really struggled today as I have watched so few scary films that I went for one that sticks in my mind - The Blair Witch Project. We never see anything scary, we see someone with their face pressed against a camera for around an hour and a half.. but I still freak out when I see those weird tree hangings if I'm out for a walk!

So my nails are supposed to be those tree hangings.. they are truly terrible and I apologise for my first nail art for this challenge - I promise my next ones are better!!

Don't forget to check everyone else's out! 

Rachael xxx

Halloween Nail Art Challenge!

Hello all!

I have another nail art challenge to share with you today - I hope you will all consider joining!

Becca from KPC and I have come up with a short and snappy Hallowe'en challenge. This is perfect if you can't commit to a long challenge, or an every day one. 6 themes, running on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday rota so that we end on Hallowe'een night.

The themes are as follows:

We have time to prep ahead if you need to, but if you would rather pop in and out, or you can't do a certain day, then don't worry - thats fine! Never done nail art before? Have a go! We'd love to see your designs and ideas. You can share these with us if you have your own blog or not - share your designs with us either way at:

Facebook: Kitty's Painted Claws / Rachos Nail Love

Tag us on instagram: @kittyspaintedclaws / @rachosnl / #NAChalloween2013

Twitter: @kpclaws / @rachosnl

The Nail Art Challengez Facebook Group

For those who do have blogs - link your posts up with our Hallowe'en inspiration board on Inlinkz (same code for each day). Above is the square graphic for Instagram if you want to share / promote!

Thank you to Becca for making the graphics and sorting the inlinkz for us!

Can't wait to see everyone's manis! So excited!

Rachael xxx

Back to School NAC - Day 1 Apples

Hellooooo!

Promised you a post, so here it is! My apples mani for Day 1.

Here I used Deborah Lippmann Modern Love as a base colour, an unnamed red Essie (472) for the apples, Catrice I'm Not a Greenager for the leaves and Mentality - Proper for the stalks and pips. The half apple also uses Ciaté Cookies and Cream for the flesh, and of course any white is my trusty Sinful Colors Snow Me White.

Pretty pleased with how these turned out! Don't forget to check out everyone else's nails for this challenge! If you're thinking of joining in - please do! More the merrier! 

Rachael xxx

ER31DC - Day 14 Flowers

Hey all!

Back again with Day 14 of the Extra Relaxed 31 Day Challenge. Today is Flowers. As you know I love floral patterns and you'll see a lot of vintage roses, poppies and sunflowers on my nails. I decided to go a bit different today though and took inspiration from another of my favourite flowers - the Iris. Then I just went a bit abstract on my nails - they're sort of IKATish maybe?

What do you think? It looks quite nice from afar - I quite like the colour combination, but it doesnt really look anything like an iris, does it? The colours I used were Illamasqua Faux Pas for the base, Sinful Colors Snow Me White, Black on Black and Lets Meet.

Don't forget to check out everyone else's floral manis!

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 6 - Recreate Your Favourite

Hi all!

Last day of the Black and White challenge hosted by Beauty Shoes Nails and Fun. So again, thanks go to her for hosting this fab challenge! X

I decided to go all the way back to Day 1 - Geometric, and I chose Cubbiful's mani to recreate. I loved this as soon as I saw it - I hope you like my version with a twist :)

As you can see, I am not great with the striping tape. I also knocked this after taking only a couple of photos.. so I redid with another twist, but you'll have to wait for another post to see that one!

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

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ER31DC - Day 11 Polka Dots

Hey all!

Here I am again with the 31 Day Challenge - today is Day 11, Polka Dots.

I decided to try out my new polish as a base - Essie Naughty Nautical. I LOVE IT! My dots are Barry M Gold Foil Effects.

What do you think? Would you wear it? 

Don't forget to check out everyone else's polka dot posts!

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ER31DC - Day 10 - Gradient Nails

Hey all!

I am trying my hardest here to catch up with this challenge - everyone else I believe is on.. Day 22/23. I am on... Day 10! Yaaaaaay for Day 10 haha! Got to be positive about these things :)

So anyway. I was not looking forward to today - I am not great at gradients they always look not blended. I try my hardest - maybe its just the polish I choose. 

Today I went for something unusual for me - a mix of orange and coral orange/pink. I used Barry M Gelly Papaya and one of my new Taras Talons polishes - Orange Juice.

I've worn Papaya before - its a very bright juicy orange. Orange Juice is a corally orange, which looks a bit pinker when you put it with Papaya. I think they work well together. I used two coats of Papaya, and then sponged Orange Juice on at the tip. What do you think?

I then thought it didn't look quite finished, so I went for your typical sunset look and freehanded a palm tree silhouette onto my accent nail.

Don't forget to check out what everyone else did for gradient week!

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 3 - Freehand

Hi all!

Time for Day 3 - Freehand!

Today I decided to go floral - these are similar to the poppy nail art I did back in May - what do you think?

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

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Nail Art Challengez - Black and White Day 1 - Geometric

Hi all!

I love doing challenges - they really push me to try something new and different. So I've joined another one - the Black and White challenge hosted by Beauty Shoes Nails and Fun. So first of all, thanks go to her for hosting this fab challenge! X

So day 1 is Geometrics. Not going to lie, I had to google what that was to make sure I wasn't completely mistaken! Good thing is, I was heading in the right direction after all :) 

The pattern I chose is one I've seen over at Lucy's Stash - its called Jonqal. I was going to do full hand, but it took so long with my shakey hands to do one nail that I was really glad I started on the accent, and thats where I'm finishing! Hope you like it!

Don't forget to check out everyone elses manis!

Rachael xxx

Pokémon Nail Art Challenge Round 2 - Day 1 Normal Nails

Can't believe this has come around already, and yes, I'm late!

Today is Day 1 - Normal Nails. I had a look through the list and immediately spotted the pokémon I wanted to do.

The first time I played a Gen 2 game, I started late at night. So the pokémon I came across were totally different to what most people picked up. I picked this little beauty up at Level 2, and played with him all through the game until completion - love him!

Hoot Hoot! <3

 

So here are my nails! Quite proud of these, though I think a diff background colour for the accent would have worked better. I also took these outside and the reflection on them is terrible! I am sorry!!

Don't forget to check out everyone else's normal type manis!

Nail Art Challengez - Comic-Con Geek Week Day 5 - Space Themed

Today (yes these are late!) is Space themed! I went for galaxy nails - apart from my thumb for Day 3, I have never done them before - so I thought I would try it again with some different colours and as a full mani. I really love the end product - and theyre sooooo easy! They look pretty complicated, but they take minutes to do!

What do you think? I did add Sephora by OPI - Only Gold for Me as an after thought, but it really overpowered them.. much better as photoed above!

Don't forget to check out everyone else's manis for this! 

Here's who I'm pretty sure is participating!

Peace Love Lacquer (Host)

Dipped in Lacquer

Galactic Lacquer

Rachos Nail Love

Kate Kreatez

Makeup and Nails not War

Glitter Me This
Samarium's Swatches

Leslie Loves Nails

Rachael xxx