Comic Nails #1

Hi there,

I've been inspired this week by comic books. I used to read comic books all the time growing up and I've always loved the artwork. Something about it just makes me feel like a little kid again and believe anythings possible. 

So here it is...

What you will need:

• Base coat & Top coat
• Base colour (of your choice)
• Black Striper
• White Striper
• Dotting Tool

1. Apply base coat. Once dry, apply your base colour to the full nail. As you can see above, I did four different colours to show some options. There's blue, grey (for a monochrome effect), yellow and red for a classic look.

2. Once your base colour is dry, Outline the entire edge of the nail with a black striper. This may take some time but be patient and take it steady.

3. Now with the white striper, you need to add a highlight to one corner/edge. I chose to add my highlights down in the bottom corner so I added a line following the curve of the nail and finished it with a dot just for extra detail.

Finish with a top coat.

Hope you enjoy recreating these fabulous and easy comic nails and I have more comic themed nails to come.

If you do recreate this look, I'd love to see it so put a photo on Instagram and #libidasnails

Stay Inspired

Lizz

xxx

Easy Nail Art #1

Hi there!


Iv been crazy busy over the past two weeks so I haven't had much time to do my nails. I'm still waiting for some stamping things to be delivered so while I'm waiting for those I thought I'd share with you some easy nail art that you don't really need any tools for and it's all quick and easy to do.


I've put together 3 designs that are super easy but look awesome!

#1 Simple Dots

This one is so simple but effective. Adding little dots at the cuticle edge of the nails makes your nails look longer. 

Paint your nail a base colour, I used grey. Then using a dotting tool or a tooth pick, dip a second colour (white) onto the nail creating dots. I usually do a big dot at the edge and make the dots smaller as I move up the nail. You can play with how many dots you want and how big you want them.


#2 Gradual Dots

This one looks amazing with all your nails done like this but it also stands out if you decide to do this on just one accent nail.

Start with a base colour, I've used a nude colour. Then choose a second colour for your dots, I've used brown to accent the nude base. Dot your second colour onto the top edge of your nail using a dotting tool or tooth pick, and gradually bring the dots down the nail making them more spaced out. 


#3 Diagonal Edge

I love doing this nail as it is so simple and all you need is a bit of tape for a straight edge. 

Start with a base colour, I've gone clean and simple with a white. Let that dry completely and apply a piece of tape diagonally across the nail. Select a second colour, I've chosen a silver glitter polish that I love. Paint the top part of the nail above the tape and peel of the tape immediately while the polish is still wet. 



I love all of these easy nail art designs and if you want to experiment a bit, you could always add gems or play around with colours. 

I'd love to see your creations on Instagram #libidasnails


Stay Inspired

Lizz
xxx

Under The Sea Tutorial

Hi there!

Got another tutorial for you today, and this one is inspired by the sea. 

It's quite easy to do but it is quite time consuming, so usually I just do this on an accent nail (usually the ring finger) and then paint all my other nails, either different shades of blue or just one shade of blue over each nail.

So here goes...

What you will need:

• Base coat & Top coat
• Sponge
• Dotting Tool (Optional)
• Blue Striper (Optional)
• White Striper
• Blue Sparkle Polish
• Dark Blue Polish
• Light Blue Polish

1. Apply base coat. Once dry apply light blue polish over the whole nail and let dry completely. 

2. Using a cosmetic sponge, apply a stripe of dark blue polish and a stripe of light blue polish next to it. It helps if you overlap the two colours where they meet as this helps the colours blend together on the nail.

3. Dab the sponge onto the nail making sure to cover the whole nail from each side. You may need to do this two or three times but let the layers dry slightly between and make sure to reload your sponge each time.

4. Using your white striper, Make a little starfish shape on your nail. Then put dots of white over the nail to make bubbles. For the bubbles you can either just dab the striper on its end or use a dotting tool.

5. This step is optional. Once the white polish is dry, using the blue striper, line the bottom of the bubbles and starfish to make shadows. It just makes them pop out a little more.

6. Once completely dry, add a glitter polish to finish.


Hope you enjoy my take on 'under the sea' theme.
If you recreate this look, I'd love to see it, so put it Instagram and #libidasnails


Stay Inspired
Lizz
xxx

Storm Nails

Hi there!

I live in a village in England and we often have floods around here and with this storm that has been hitting all of the UK over Christmas, I know there are a lot of people out there who have been effected by this weather. Luckily my house is never effected by any of the flooding but it does sometimes make it difficult travelling as we sometimes get stuck in the village with no way out.

Well I remember growing up, every time a storm hit, me and my brother used to sit at the door all wrapped up in blankets watching the storm. We used to count every time the lightening struck to when the thunder clapped and worked out how far away it was. 

This got me thinking and I used that memory as inspiration for this nail art. I have seen something similar to it before so its not totally original but it's still one of my favourites to do as its quite simple and easy but looks amazing!

What you will need:

• Base coat & Top coat
• Sponge
• Tweezers (Optional)
• White Striper
• Black Polish
• Grey Polish
• Purple Polish
• Blue Polish

1. Apply base coat. Once dry apply black polish to the whole nail, this may need two coats depending on how opaque your black is, you want it completely opaque.

2. With your nails or a pair of tweezers, pull bits out of a make up sponge to create a lumpy edge. 

3. Now with that lumpy edge of your sponge, apply a little bit of grey polish to it, you don't need a lot. Now lightly dab some grey onto the nail in patches. You don't want to cover the whole nail.

4. Do the same as you just did with the grey but with purple polish. Try to cover different sections of the nail but overlap some parts of the grey. Your aim is to make it look like storm clouds so it doesn't have to be neat.

5. Now do the same with the blue polish and let all of these dry completely.

6. Once dry, Use your white striper to draw on some wiggly lines going from the cuticle edge of your nail down towards the tip. This will become the lightening. If you don't have a white striper, you can just use a thin nail art brush and some white polish instead.

7. Apply a tiny bit of white polish onto the lumpy edge of your sponge and lightly press onto the nail. You get a better effect if you are heavier with this white near the cuticle where your lightening is striking from. Once completely dry, apply top coat.

I hope you enjoy recreating this nail art look and I'd love to see it, so If you do, put it on Instagram and #libidasnails 

Stay Inspired

Lizz

xxx

First Post!!!

Hi there!


My name is Lizz and I am starting this blog to share all my creations I do on my nails.

I enjoy experimenting with different nail art techniques and I love trying something new. Sometimes it all works great and I end up with gorgeous nails to show off... and then there's the other times when everything just goes wrong and they end up looking a mess... it happens to us all!

I can't always wear my nails for work so sometimes it kills me when I have to take them off but I always look at it as a chance to start with a new design.

I hope some of you will enjoy trying out my creations on your own nails or on a friends nails, but most of all I hope you enjoy experimenting yourselves and have fun doing it!!!


Stay Inspired
Lizz
xxx