Birthday Nails

Hey Everyone! First of all sorry that i haven't posted in so long! Secondly, I am sorry this is not a alphabet nail art challenge post but as it was my birthday on sunday, i wanted to do birthday themed nail art! So anyway i will continue with the alphabet nail art challenge after this post but for now i wanted to show you these birthday nails. I wasn't sure on what exactly i wanted to do so i just kind of mixed and matched some ideas i had. To begin with i painted all my nails with two coats of technic seashell. Once they had dried, i began with my little finger nail-candles. I then used a rio nail art pen to paint two pink stripes and one purple stripe vertically across my nail-for the candlesticks-leaving a small space near my cuticle. For the flame of the candle i used an orange rio nail art pen to create a small teardrop shape at the top of each candlestick. I then moved onto my ring finger-cupcake. To begin with i used miss sporty clubbing colours baby pink to create a thick stripe at the edge of my nail. I then used a bright pink rio nail striper to create thin vertical lines across the pale pink section of my nail. After this i used a rio white nail pen to create the icing on the cupcake by doing a dome shape on top of the cupcake case. I finished this nail with a small red dot for the cherry on the top, using a dotting tool and an unnamed red polish. On my middle finger and my pointer finger i created bunting-I won't explain how i did this because i've already done this in my B for bunting. Finally i did my thumbnail-balloon. I used collection 2000 work the colour in the pink to create a balloon shape at the edge of my nail- an arch with a small triangle- and then i used a white rio nail pen to outline the balloon and a black striper to make a string. I finished off this design with rimmel rock your colour glitter top coat. What do you think?? Ellena x

B for Bunting

Hey everyone! I'm sorry it's been so long since i've posted but i will try and keep posting fairly regularly from now. Today's nails are bunting inspired. I wasn't sure what to do for B because there are so many possibilities but i decided on these. I know they're a bit simple but i think the colours look pretty together. Anyway, i painted all my nails two coats of rimmel lasting finish pro in the shade wild orchid. By the way, this nail polish is great, it lasts for ages and gives a really smooth, opaque finish so i would definitely recommend it. Then i took a white nail striper and painted a curved diagonal line across all of my nails. I then took a white rio nail art pen and drew medium sized triangles along one side of the curved line on all of my nails.Afterwards, i used a bright pink rio nail art pen to fill in all of the triangles but leaving a white border around the edge of each triangle. My triangles are a bit wobbly but i'm sure you could do better ones. Finally, finish off with a top coat.