Nail trends || Spring/Summer 14

Walking into the nail salon and not having a clue what style or colour to go for always seems to be a common dilemma for us girls...but do not fear, we've decided to  put your nail stress at ease and give you the low down on some super stylish nail trends to help see you through the spring/summer season! From matte black, to ombre, to ultra glam, to a pop of colour - there's something for everyone and every occasion!

Black shiny tips with black matte polish 

Lilac nails

Pastel orange nails

Matte plum nails

Pink ombre nails

Matte white nails

Sparkly glitter nails

Also - If you are looking for a GOOD quality nail technician then please check out Ellis at The nail bar. The pictures below are of her amazing work so please go over to their twitter page @NailbarLytham and give them a follow. All contact details are below. 

The Nailbar
14 Market Square 
Lytham, St Anne's
FY8 FLW

www.thenailbar-lytham.co.uk
Contact Number - 01253 731 101
Twitter @Nailbarlytham 

Offers 
Mani-Q Gel Polish - £20 (lasts 2-3 weeks)
Acrylic Sculpted Nails - £22 (Limited Offer)
Manicure - £20 (includes cuticle work, exfoliation, massage, polish of your choice)
Pedicure - £22 (includes foot soak, cuticle work, exfoliation, massage and polish of your choice)

Baby pink with sparkle nails

Pretty Purple nails

Pink with diamonte nails

Purple sparkle nails

Hope you like them girls!

DIY || Christmas Nails

Can you believe Christmas is 4 more sleeps away?! Nope, me neither, it has come around way too quick! This week has been such a hectic one with last minute Christmas shopping and everything else - so apologies for the late post. To get in the Christmas spirit I decided to get my creative hat on and design some festive nail art to glam up my nails ready for Christmas! They are actually super easy to do, so if you are looking to add a touch of festivity to your nails, continue reading to find out how! 

Snowflake and festive pattern design 

You will first of all need to paint your nails with a base colour of your choice. Ensure you give each nail a good two coats and that it is fully dry before applying your nail art. The Santa nail is slightly different so I shall explain that below.

After your nails are dry you will need some nail art pens, these are available from boots or super-drug, I am using the Barry M ones. Simply press down with the pen on your nails and draw your design. If like me your artistic skills are lacking, then practice on a piece of paper with your nail art pens first.

Santa Nails

First of all take a red nail varnish and paint a little section at the bottom of your nail - this will resemble the hat. You will then need to wait for this to dry. After the red is dry, you then want a nude nail varnish, paint a small middle section, and again wait until it is dry. After the nude is dry you then want to finish off the hat by adding a white rim right underneath the red nail varnish. Underneath the nude section you then want to paint the rest of the nail white as this will represent santa's beard. After this is dry, take a white nail art pen and draw two small circles onto the nude section - this will be the eyes. Wait for that to dry and then using a black nail art pen put a small dot in the white circle. For the nose use your red nail varnish and carefully make a little dot. Finally draw a smile using the black nail art pen in the white beard section.

To finish, apply a top coat to all of your nails to give a glossy shine. Here is the finishing result of my nails - 

Hope you enjoy! Happy Christmas everybody.