Day 22: Model's Own Instant Nail Art Wraps

Hi,

I had another manicure party at the weekend, where me and group of my girlfiriends got together and shared our love for nail polish by diving in to my collection, and seeing what gorgeous nail designs they come out with.

One of my friends found my nail wraps that I got in the Model's Own Sale and wanted to give them a go.

They are so easy to use and honestly I was quite eager to see what they looked like on so I let her loose hehe!

After many, many polishes came out of the box to try and match the pink colour of the hearts, we decided maybe she should try and clashing colour instead so went for a grey crème polish my Nails Inc called The Southbank, which you may recognize from my earlier Nails Inc Graffiti swatches.

Anyway as its turns out the nail wraps were super easy to use and with just one coat of top coat to protect it lasted about a week. So with daily top coats it would obviously last a lot longer.

As you can see these suit short nails very well so if you think your nails are too short to put nail art on them, these may be ideal for you.

At £8.50 a pack these are quite an expensive way to decorate your nails and I don't think I would use them all my fingers at once because of this. They work really well as an accent nail and will last you alot longer that way.

Let me know if you have tried any of the model's own nail wraps or whether you have tried any other brands in the comments below. I'd love to hear your opinions.

See you soon.

Jude x

Day 12: Nails Inc Graffiti Manicure

Hiya,

Having such a large collection of nail polishes, I often find that I don't have enough fingers to try them all out, so I asked some of my friends to help me out, and let them loose on my collection, to see what collaborations they came out with. I'm happy to say they all have great taste and they all finished the night with gorgeous manicures.

One of my friends noticed the new Nails Inc Graffiti polishes that I had just received and decided she wanted to give it a go. Although with several coats the graffiti polishes can be opaque I suggested layering it on top of a another colour to add contrast, which she did, as well as choosing a completely different polish by Model's Own for a ring finger accent!

It all sounds very clashing but it worked really well and here's the finished look:

Nail's Inc Graffiti "Brick Lane" over "The Southbank" &
Model's Own "Disco Mix" on the ring finger

Nail's Inc Graffiti "Brick Lane" over "The Southbank"

Model's Own "Disco Mix"

Nails Inc. polishes are well known in the UK as a London based company who are proud of their roots, so by creating these unusual, electric glitter polishes in the Graffiti collection they are clearly embracing their roots. "Brick Lane" is the monochrome polish of the collection containing black and pearl white micro, hexagon and strip glitter. It has a clear base with is relatively thick but not unmanageable, however the glitter doesn't come out very dense and does have to be placed more than painted onto the nail.

L-R: "Brick Lane" and "The Southbank"

"Brick Lane" contains many different colours and shapes of glitter

"The Southbank" is a pale grey creme polish which sets off "Brick Lane" perfectly. It applies opaque in 2 coats without streak marks, and is a great polish for the autumn/winter.

As an accent nail my friend fell in love with Model's Own glitter polish "Disco Mix" which she layered of Collection 2000's "Vivid Violets" which set off the mix of blue and purple glitter perfectly.

Model's Own "Disco Mix" and Collection 2000 "Vivid Violet"

The glitter in "Disco mix" is a very fine micro glitter in pinky/purple and a royal blue and is very dense when painted on the nail. It paints very flat and smooth over the nail and with a top coat is as smooth as a creme. It would go opaque in 2-3 coats but we used just one coat over "Vivid Violets" so you could still see the colour through it.

What do you think of this contrasting manicure? Right up your street or to much going on?

Love Jude x