NAILS: Gradient Two-Toned Leopard

If you know me, you'll know that i'm obsessed with nail art and having my nails painted a different colour every week. I'm not the most artistic person in the world but i thought i'd give these amazing two-toned nails a try. 

Inspiration:

Source: Tumblr

My Version: 

You'll need:

- two/three colours of nail varnish (I used Milkshake & Celestial by Topshop)

- nail dotting pen or nail art pen

- make up sponge & scissors

I started with two coats of my base colour, 'Milkshake' and let it dry. I then cut a small piece of the make-up sponge and painted a thin layer of 'Celestial' on the edge of the sponge. 

Dab the colour lightly at the bottom of the nail - gradually build the colour by repeating and let dry. 

For the leopard print - draw one curved line and roughly join with another curved line to make the 'spot'. TIP: I looked at pictures of leopards and practised drawing the outline of their 'spots'.

Fill the spaces around the 'spots' with some messy dots and a few curved lines. Et voila! 

END RESULT:

Aisha, xo

BLOGLOVIN / TWITTER

P.S. Please excuse the writing on my hand! I have a terrible memory and need to write things on my body to remember! :)

NOTD: Pastel

 Loving the pastel trend at the moment!
CELESTIAL by Topshop

Galaxy-Inspired Nails

Galaxy-Print Manicure 

Inspired by Miss Chievous

DIY: Funky Leopard Print Nails

I saw this post on Jezebel last night and thought I'd try it for myself! Here's what DIY leopard nails should look like (click the image to see the instructions):

Jezebel

...and this is my version/attempt:

I thought that it'd be really hard to do, but to be honest it only took me about an hour to do. The instructions asked for two coats of your base colour but I only did one. I'm actually quite chuffed with my effort but I definitely think that it would look better with slightly longer nails. I'm definitely going to be more adventurous with my nails from now on.