Foil Splatter Tips | Scrapbook Nails

This was a bit of a fail :-(
I originally thought the foil I picked out looked a little peacock like, so I thought if I put it on my tips, on top of a blue base it might look like a peacock inspired mani.

Then I realised it looked nothing like a peacock...

So I decided to go for a 'tip splatter' and this is how it turned out.... it's not the best, but I think if I tried it again, with different colours for the base and foil, it would like quite pretty.

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Base colour - Nails Inc, Hanover Square
Foil - from a RIO kit.
Top coat - the special foil one from the RIO kit, followed by TopShop Nails, Matte
(All topcoats are RUBBISH at keeping foils on the nails. You can see in the pics that the foil had already stared to come away from my tips after just one day. As matte topcoats are a little thicker then most, I thought I'd give that a whirl. In my opinion, it didn't make the foil last any longer - worth a try though, right!)

Neapolitan Dreams | Scrapbook Nails

I've named these my Neapolitan nails, although if we're talking about the ice cream, I have done the colours in the wrong order...

Still, I love the yummy texture of this manicure. I didn't use a sponge for this, I used a blunt bristled nail brush and just dabbed the colour on. I wasn't going for a gradient, more of a 3D layer type effect. I used a crackle polish for the pink, which helped to achieve the look I was going for.

Doncchha just love pink & brown together?!

I used:


Base coat - No7, So Smooth


Brown - Barry M, Mushroom 310
Pink - Barry M Crackle, Pink Fizz 314
White - Models Own, Snow White

Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat

Jubilee Union Jack Nails | Scrapbook Nails

Like many Brits this week, I've been sporting Union Jack nails to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
This is certainly not my neatest ever nail art, but from a distance(!) they looked pretty cool.

I couldn't resist snapping up these OPI polishes, not only are they pretty, sparkly, shimmery, glitters but they're limited edition too- it would have been rude not to! They're from the 'Great Britain, Great Nails' Jubilee Collection.

I'll use this as my practice round before my TeamGB Olympic nail art commences in July!

I used:

Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Blue - OPI, DS Magic (Jubilee Collection)
White -  OPI, Happy Anniversary (Jubilee Collection)
Red -
 OPI, DS Bold (Jubilee Collection)
Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat

Save Me, Hanover Square | Scrapbook Nails

I love the Save Me polish from OPI's Nicki Minaj collection, but, for me, it's too busy to have on my nails as full coverage. I opted for glitter tips, and one accent nail. It's quite a unique glitter - there are blue bars, mixed with a fine holographic glitter.

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth
Base Colour - Nails Inc, Hanover Square
Glitter Tips & Accent Nail -  OPI, Save Me (Nicki Minaj collection)
Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat
Matte top coat (added day 2) - Topshop Nails, Matte Top Coat

Gold & Blue Striped Nails | Scrapbook Nails

Waassapppnin?!

I did say to look out for more of these manicures... bet you didn't think you'd see one so soon haha!

This time, I used a blue & gold combo, which I think worked quite well. With this technique, it's important to use an opaque top colour as you can only apply one coat - you have to take the stickers off before the polish dries, otherwise you'll pull up the dried polish with the sticker and your lines wont be as neat.

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Blue Base Colour - Nails Inc, Albert Place
Gold Top Colour - Barry M, Foil - 320
Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat

Flicked Golden Peach | Scrapbook Nails

Golden Peach is the perfect description of this Model's Own polish. It's a lovely peachy orange, with a gorgeous warm gold shimmer to it. It looked nice on it's own, but I added in some black and white flicks with my nail art pens to jazz it up.

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Orange Base Colour-  Models Own, Golden Peach
Black flicks - Kiss Nail Art Paint, Black

White flicks - Stargazer Nil Art Pen, White

Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat

Black & Blue Stripe Nails | Scrapbook Nails

I love stripes. Probably more then I love polka dots.
I had some long, thin, strips of stickers laying about from a craft kit, so I cut them up, placed them over my dried blue nails, then painted black over the top. While the black was still wet, I removed the stickers, and was left with this amazingly neat & tidy nail art. Love it, it's one of my favourite manicures to date. Be prepared to see a lot more of these... I've already placed an order for some stripping tape!

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Blue Base Colour-  Miss Sporty, Clubbing Colours
Black Top Colour - Orly (mini), Black Out

Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat