Spring flowers nail art

Here is another cute Spring nail art design inspired by one done by Cute Polish on YouTube.

Step1: Paint a neutral base coat. Apply 2 coats if necessary and wait till its completely dry.

Step 2: Make 5 small dots with a dotting tool (in any colour). While still wet, take a toothpick and draw a line from the middle of the dot into the center of what will become your flower.

Step 3: Make a dot in the middle of the flower (in a different colour) and wait for the whole design to dry.

Add a top coat and you're done!

Tips and tricks

Do one nail at a time. This will ensure that you have enough time to make the stripes in each 'petal' before the nail polish dries.

Wipe the toothpick after making each stripe. A ball of polsh will form on the end of the toothpick, it becomes messy and will smudge. Take a tissue and wipe the polish of the tooth pick when there is too much polish on the end.

You don't have to stick to doing one flower on each nail. You can do as many as you like. They can even overlap each other.

If you are inspired by this nail art design, send me some pictures, I would love to see them. Share them on Facebook or Tweet them to me

Miss Claira-Bella

Xoxo

Essence's super easy Nail Art Stampy Set!

So a while ago I was browsing the HUGE Essence stand at my nearest Dis-chem store and saw they have their very own stamping plates. I was sooo over the moon because, me being a nail fanatic, I have been wanting to purchase the infamous KONAD image plates on amazon.com. The reason I haven't purchased the KONAD image plates is because it would cost a ridiculous R250 for just one plate!! (Not including the scraper, stamp or polishes) *Over my dead body*

It is with utter delight that I tell you, my Essence Stampy Set cost me 80 bucks! 

The plate, scraper and stamp came in one set for R39.95 and the stampy polishes were R19.95 each. Bargain!

You can get such beautiful design's on your nails and its really easy. This is a perfect "Nail art for dummies" set. There are various plates with numerous designs on. You can buy individual image plates for R19.95 each.

Here is a demonstration on how the Stampy Set's work:

Just a few tips and tricks from my end:

*Scrap paper - Put a piece of scrap paper under your stampy plate. Sometimes when your scrape away the nail polish, it goes off the side of the plate and onto the surface you're working on. 

*Be super quick - If you wait too long between each step, the polish will dry.

*Push hard - If you don't apply enough pressure when putting the image onto your nail, it wont stick and you'll be left with only half a picture on your nail. The stamp is made out of rubber so it will not damage your nail.

*Always use a top coat - This will make sure the design will stay on your nail.

I'm so glad that there is an affordable way for ladies to get really nice nail art and I'm really impressed that a brand like Essence can be compared to the KONAD brand of stamping plates.

If you liked this post then chances are you'd love browsing my Nail Fanatic category! Click here.
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Miss Claira-Bella

Xoxo

P.S. Essence also has striping brushes and dotting tools to complete your nail art collection :)

Spring Bumblebee Nail Art [Water Marble]

I feel that Spring is the best time to wear nail art designs. It's a time to go from dark Winter colours to warm Spring pastels, to trade in our cosy boots for pretty slip slops and an opportunity to pull off some really cute nail art designs. So over the next few weeks I will be posting really easy nail art ideas to try on your nails for Spring!

In this post, I tried a bumblebee inspired water marble design done by Simple Little Pleasures on YouTube :)

Here is her video tutorial:

When trying any water marble design, remember to prep your nails properly to minimize the issue of having to clean nail polish off your skin. Click here for a tutorial on how to do water marble prep correctly.

I want you to try this out and post pictures on my Facebook Page or share them with me on Twitter! Water marbling is super fun and really easy, just make sure you have a good brand of nail polish so that it spreads nicely across the surface of the water.

Keep your eyes peeled for more nail art idea's here on my blog :)

Miss Claira-Bella

Xoxo