The Married to Chanel Manicure Take Two!

Major apologies for being MIA lately. It's been a while since I last updated, and I'm pretty irregular anyway but my internet has been down for the past week or so which hasn't helped things.

A few months ago I did my first married to Chanel manicure, which also got featured on Grazia Daily! These nails are a sort of follow up to them. Last night I was bored of the nails I had on (they were so boring I've forgotten what exactly I was wearing) and opted for my old favourite combo of nude and black.

I really hope that Revlon never stop making "Gray Suede" as I will be crushed! It is my all-time favourite nude and just a fantastic neutral colour. I did try this manicure with a more peachier shade (one that came in a gift box/nail art kit of sorts from Urban Outfitters from around Christmas time) but the polish was horrifically streaky and far too bright for my skintone. So after that first attempt, I decided to stick with something I knew!

After applying two coats of "Gray Suede" I then drew on the half moons freehand using my trusty WAH nails/Models Own nail art pen. Whilst my white version somehow broke sitting on my shelf (Models Own were very nice and gave me some replacement polish) my black one is perfect and dreamy. It was easier than I thought to do the half moons using the brush and my right hand isn't too bad either.

To stick the decals on I first stuck them onto the ball of my finger, pressed on it either side with a pair of tweezers to curve the decal and then stuck it onto my nail with some Seche Vite, which finishes off and seals the look.

Nude: Revlon "Gray Suede"
Black: WAH nails/Models Own nail art pen
Decals: eBay

Also I just wanted another chance to show off my new ring that I got from Topshop on Friday! It's so pretty and sparkly that I just had to buy it even though I'm poor and hate stars...

Pass the Pastels

Mmm pastel shades. I love pastel shades. That is I do until I get sick of them like I've eaten far too many Parma Violets. But right now I am back to loving pastels again mainly thanks to these two photos:

The Cherry Blossom Girl is my absolute girl/life crush. Everything she posts is so gorgeous and whilst I can't stand most outfit-posting-bloggers (the majority seem far to up their own asses), I just adore her's. Here's an example of one of the many beautiful photos that she takes and I am in love with her sweet macaroon-coloured nails! Of course if I'm going to replicate this look I may need to conduct some research that begins with buying some macaroons...

The new gradient/ombre nails. I love these super pretty shades and this manicure has been sitting on my Tumblr for a while now. I think it's time to give it a go... Here are the shades that stephanieanguyen used:

Pinky: OPI’s Samoan Sand
Ring: OPI’s Kiss On The Chic
Middle: OPI’s Lucky Lucky Lavender
Index: OPI’s Rumple’s Wiggin
Thumb: OPI’s Do You Lilac It?

This reminds me that I saw OPI's Samoan Sand being used at a show during New York Fashion Week this year. I think it was Max Azria but don't quote me on that. Nevertheless it's very pretty and like a peachy-nude (I seem to be all over these at the moment) so I may need to pick a bottle up.

I really want to get back to London and my entire polish collection to yank out all the pastels I own and paint my nails in the sweet shades but I currently have a list of nail ideas as long as my arm so it might be a few weeks before they make an appearance on this blog. Keep your eyes peeled though as when it comes to my nails I get bored pretty easily...

Married to Chanel

These were some nails I did a while ago. Rather simple, chic and featuring Chanel (I'm a sucker for Chanel). If you'd like to read more about how I did them, click here to see the article I wrote for Grazia.

Base: Revlon "Grey Suede" (the best nude colour I've found for my skintone so far)
Tips: Barry M Black with Nailene's Perfect French Tip Stickers
Chanel logo: eBay (also have some LV to use and some YSL ones on my hitlist...)