Spring Fever Nail Art Inspired by Sally Hansen

The best way of procrastinating is definitely getting caught up on Youtube videos and quite a few of the girls that I had watched all had these gorgeous, summery, flower nail designs on which kept catching my eye. Investigating a little further I found out that they were Sally Hansens 'Spring Fever' Nail Strips.

 

After searching through my local Boots and Superdrug and coming out empty handed I decided Iw ould just have a go at creating my own. This is what I came up with and I'm pretty pleased with the result! :)

They were actually fairly easy to do, just quite time consuming to get the design on all 10 nails. I used a base coat of Alpine Snow by OPI and all the other colours on top were with acrylic paint making it easier to work with. And of course I filmed it to show you guys...

I would love if you gave it a go and sent me photos on Twitter or Facebook (both are 'iBeautyBoutique) it's a lot easier to re-create than it looks, plus it will save you money on buying the strips!

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Ikat Inspired Nail Art

I feel like I've been absent from the internet for ages and am making a vow to properly get back to uploading videos on a slightly more regular schedule, starting today!

I found this video saved on my computer that I filmed absolutely ages ago but just hadnt got round to editing so today I gotten into gear and edited/voice overed (if that's even a word!) and uploaded all this afternoon!

As I said I filmed this ages ago but as the weather is starting to get warm where I am I figured it's still relevant as it is a very spring/summery design.

I love the ikat design as you can play about with the colour as much as you like, making it either very uniform or as crazy as you fancy having each nail a different colour! I decided to use three main colours that were all really summery! Along with OPI's Alpine Snow and a black nail art polish I also used Max Factors 'Pretty In Pink', Essie's 'Mint Candy Apple' and 'OMP!' by Nails Inc (although I think this colour was made as a limited edition as a freebie for a magazine).

The design is super easy to do and as ever I would love if you sent me any re-creations as it's great seeing your take on the nail art design! You can find me on all the usual places (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pintrest) all under 'iBeautyBoutique'...come say hi!

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Nail Of The Day: Barry M Spring Green

This polish is about as bold as they come and definately makes a statement. There aren't many colours of polish that I won't wear but I think with my pasty white skin this may be where I have to draw the line! I guess you could say it's a kind of emerald green, or maybe a grass green? I think if I were to wear it it would have to be with some sort of nail art like some pretty white daisies.

For me, it's probably one more for the fancy dress box to bring out at Halloween though, what do you think? Could you pull this colour off?

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Top Spring Nail Polishes!

I love the fact that as the seasons change our wardrobes do too, including the colours we put on our nails. So I thought I would show you my choice of spring nail polishes! The spring is when I tend to put down the dark polishes and go for a lighter, more colourful look on my nails.

No7 Stay Perfect in Lucky Lilac - 50

 

 

This is a really pretty pastel lilac that I wore loads last summer but I think this is a gorgeous colour for this spring. It's a cream so doesn't have any shimmer and I like the fact that this one doesn't have a grey tone to it like I have found a lot of the lilac polishes to have but it's still very soft a girly.

Rimmel London 60 Seconds in 409 Coral Crush

I'm not usually a fan of shimmery polishes but with only a very slight shimmer this coral definately makes it into my top 5. I also love that although you can't see any glitter in it at first when it catches the light it really glimmers.

OPI in Italian Love Affair

 

This has been one of my favourite polishes for a couple of years now, you just can't go wrong with it. Another pastel colour but with a very slight pearl to it, this light pink is opaque so you get amazing coverage on your nail from it and I think it really elongates my fingers and nails.

No7 Speed Dry in Hot Pink - 40

 

A brighter colour that I will most definately be wearing all through the summer as well. I love that it's a nice, bright and bold hot pink but not flourescent so doesn't look too over the top to wear everyday. Again, this one is a cream so doesn't have any shimmer or glitter and would also look great on the toes too.

  

China Glaze in Material Girl

One of my new discoveries that I am addicted too. I recently showed this polish in a 'Nail Of The Day' post and have been showing it off ever since! 

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