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.

Christmas Stocking Filler ideas - For Her

With Christmas around the corner (6 weeks in fact!) now is officially the time to commence the shopping. Lets be honest, shopping for other people is not always as simple as walking into a shop, seeing something and popping it straight into your basket - so here is a little gift guide to give you some ideas and perhaps spark some inspiration if you are still unsure of what to buy! 

 

1. I want candy gift box // £7.95 // Lush  -

2. Lipstick in Inhibition // £8.00 // Topshop 

3. Salted Caramel candle  // £8.39 // Yankee Candle

4. Cath Kidston Make-up Bag // £8.00 // Asos 

5. Panda Hottie Body Warmer // £8.00 // Topshop 

6. Pug Mug // £8.00 //  River Island 

7. Elegant Touch Christmas Reindeer nails // £7.00 // River Island

8. Cat Doodles pen // £4.50 // Asos 

9. Butterfly 2014 Diary // £8.00 // Paperchase 

 

 

1. Christmas candy gift box // £19.95 // Lush  -

2. Coral contrast trim wash bag // £13.00 // River Island

3. Brown pug knitted slipper socks // £12.00 // River Island

4. Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser // £19.75 // John Lewis

5. Pretty Posy Red Lingerie one piece // £20.00 // Pretty Pink Princess

6.  O.P.I Christmas Mini Nail Set // £.13.95 // Asos

7. Coconut Shower, Scrub & Soften Collection // £17.00 // Body shop

8. Mac lipstick // £15.00// MAC

 

I also wanted to mention a company called Mini-Sidney, a gift shop that makes gorgeous handmade and personal items. They have some really cute stuff that would make lovely Christmas presents and are really reasonably priced, so do be sure to go over to their Facebook page and have a nosey! Link is here.   

1.Cute Gingerbread men tree decorations

2. Beautiful vintage style Christmas decorations //  £2.50 each

3. Large Personalised children's stockings handmade // £8 each

4. Personalised family organiser chalk board - colours can be changed to suit, small quote or family name stamped on the large heart //£10.00

5. Cute little strawberry magnets // £1.50 each

6. Our little Mini-Sidney bunny - perfect gift for a newborn baby. Can be made for girl or boy with free personalisation
 

Hope this give's you some ideas - Our Pretty Pink Princess dresses and bikinis also make gorgeous Christmas presents so don't forget to head over to the website to take a look at the new winter range!