Easy Mandala Nail Art

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I've been kind of terrible at posting regularly on this blog seeing as this is only my second post this year eek! But today I have a review of the Born Pretty Store BP-L051 stamping plate* to share with you which I used to create this gorgeous mandala design. I love how I can always rely on stamping to create intricate nail art with minimal work!

This stamping plate comes with 17 gorgeous designs. I had a hard time picking which one I wanted to use first but decided on the one you can see in the bottom right photo. I've also got a 10% off code you can use on any Born Pretty items so keep reading for that!

Swirly Watermarble!

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I was looking through my old nail art photos the other day and came across this watermarble design I did last year and forgot to post! I used pastel colours so it's perfect for Spring!

Ombré Roses

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Today's nail art features some free hand roses that are SO EASY to do. Just make a series of 'c' shapes that gradually get bigger and you're done!

Candy Swirls Nail Art!

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Today I have a quick little post showing you these easy dry marble nails. As it is spring I wanted to use pastel colours.

Easter Nail Art + Tutorial

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Happy Easter! I decided to add some little chickies to this nail art and incorporated the dry brush technique as well!

Sugar Spun Valentine's Day Nails + Tutorial

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If you've been following my blog for a while, you may remember these valentine's day nails I did about 2 years ago. I loved these nails so much and wanted to do a tutorial for them this year :) I was also feeling a bit uninspired this year and couldn't come up with a design I was happy with. So when in doubt go back to what you know! Keep reading for the tutorial!

Quick and Easy New Year Nails + Tutorial

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Last design of the year so it's no surprise that it's some new year nails. I love this design because it's so quick to do but looks chic and is perfect for this time of year. Unfortunately I'm working new year's eve and we can't wear nail polish so I can't actually wear these but hopefully some of you can using the tutorial below! :)

Easy Last Minute Christmas Tree Nails + Tutorial

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I'm posting this a little later than I wanted to but better late than never! I've got a really easy christmas tree nail design for you. It's perfect if you're doing your nails last minute as it takes hardly any time to do and you don't even need any nail art tools! There's also a video tutorial which you can see below!

Cracked Autumn Nails + Tutorial

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I have an easy autumn design to show you today before I start on some Christmas nail art. This one comes complete with a video tutorial which you can watch below!

Vampire Nails + Tutorial

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Here's another Halloween design complete with tutorial which you can watch below! Apologies for the claw hand pose - I wanted to include my thumb for once! I've been wanting to do vampire nails for a while now and I love how these turned out!

Autumn Dry Marble + Tutorial

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After seeing the gorgeous dry marble designs sveta_sanders has done on Instagram I decided to have a go myself and I have completely fallen in love with this technique! It is so quick to do and you can get really creative with the patterns you want to create. I also have a video tutorial you can see at the end of this post.

WNAC2015: Mint and Lilac

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I'm more than a week behind with the Weekly Nail Art Challenge (WNAC 2015) but I am determined to get them all done! The prompt for last week was 'mint and lilac' and here's what I came up with.

Summer Leopard Print Nails + Tutorial!

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Today's nail art is very summery. I wanted to do some animal print nails and decided on some good old leopard print!

Double Water Marble Nails

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I've got a bit of an obsession with water marbling recently, mainly due to the fact that I think I've found a way that works really well for me. A while ago I saw Carmen from ineedamani on Instagram do a double water marble design and I thought it was the coolest idea ever! After doing my water marble design last week I was reminded of her design and had to have a go at doing it myself!

Summer Water Marble Nails

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Today I've got some water marble nails to show you. I did get a few bubbles in this design but I love the colour combo so it doesn't matter too much! :)

Negative Space Pastel Nails

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For today's nail art I was totally inspired by Yasmeen (aka sloteazzy) on Instagram who did a gorgeous design using just a plastic sandwich bag. I've recreated the effect using different colours and decided to add a negative space heart too!

Green basket weave stamping

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I've got another review of a Born Pretty Store stamping plate* today. This one has a bunch of designs packed in. I wasn't sure what to call this design and settled on basket weave which it sort of looks like.

Watercolour floral nails!

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I went to Superdrug to buy some bits and bobs and while I was there I had to take advantage of their 3 for 2 offer on all cosmetics so I bought some more nail polish (surprise surprise!). I've used all 3 in this design. I also wanted to try doing some watercolour nail art.

Classy Water Marble Flowers

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I've been loving all the sunshine we've been having in the UK recently and although today seems to be a bit grey I had a go at doing some floral nails. The last time I did floral nails was exactly one year ago to the day when I tried creating some roses on my nails! This time I thought I'd try some water marble flowers. I realise the colours aren't very spring-like but I still love how they turned out!

Water marbling without water!

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For those of you who struggle with water marbling there is a solution! I was sent a stamping plate* by Born Pretty Store and one of the designs on there immediately caught my eye. I knew I had to do some water marble style nails and this is how they turned out!