I am addicted to nail polish and nail art.
I own over 80 nail varnishes, Barry M, 17, OPI, Jessica, Models Own, No7, Accessorize, generic nail art pens, you name it, I've used it.
I used to be a one colour a week kind of girl. I graduated to doing one one colour on one hand plus two nails on the other with three on the other a different colour to the other 7 (sounds more confusing than it is).
My mind was then blown by Barry M Crackle Effect varnish
Now, from here I bought this effect in every colour, black, white, blue, I even treated myself to the amazing Silver one in the Pirate of The Caribbean collection by OPI (which I found to be a little disappointing if I'm honest). I also invested in the purple crackle by Models Own which is actually my favourite of my crackles.
From here I got bored with my nails, I thought it couldn't get better than the crackle top coat so I had a brief love affair with Nail Foils
I got these from Boots, I don't know what brand they are but I do know they aren't Nail Rock
When I say brief love affair, I really do mean it. I tried these, I tried shiny silver ones, I tried realistic leopard Nail Rock foils and not one of the bastards was easier or more hard wearing. Biggest waste of money in my entire life, apart from you know.. that one time where I bought a concealer that was empty.
So, there I was in the nail care wasteland when suddenly, my mind was reinvigorated by my very good friend Louise of Because Wearing Black Looks Mysterious who was a pro a doing leopard print nails due to her recent purchase of the WAH! nails for Models Own nail art pen, so I decided to give it a go myself, resulting in this;
All Varnishes shown are Barry M, bright green, cobalt, block orange and lilac with WAH! nails for Models Own nail art pen in Black.
This was my first attempt and it is very safe to say that I am much better at it now and here is the proof:
Models Own in Gold Rush, Barry M in Block Orange and of course, WAH! nails for Models Own nail art pen in Black
From here I went to youtube nail art tutorials and started experimenting on my own resulting in all of this:
I am quite pleased with the outcomes above, if you are interested in any of the colours used in the above photos feel free to message me about them and I will tell you where they are from.
However, this is where it gets really good. Today I bought Magnetic Nail Polish by 17 and I must say I am in love.
The effect is created by holding a magnet in the lid of the brush over the wet nail varnish and BANG magic happens.
My love for nail varnish shall never end and even though my nails are absolutely stained, ruined and flakey, I will always have my polish to make them look awesome
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