Dripping Paint Mani

Hiya Lovelies

Hope everyone has had a fab week! The weekend is just around the corner and we’re so looking forward to it. What plans have you got this weekend? We hope ya’ll be getting creative with those fingertips and paint some funky mani’s. Firstly we’d just like to let everyone know that we’ve now made it easier for you to head over to our Etsy store by adding an Etsy badge, as you can see on the right, which if you click on it will take you straight there. Secondly, we’d like to thank everyone for helping us reach over 500 followers!! And as a token of our appreciation we are currently doing a giveaway over on Instagram so don’t forget to check that out and take as part as you’ll be in for chance of winning some special goodies.

Now back to nail art. Today’s Mani features a design we did a few days ago. Its something different to what we usually do but we have seen so many different versions of it so we decided to recreate it ourselves and add a NailGal funky twist. There are a few techniques in creating this Dripping design. We chose to use a dotting tool but it can easily be done using a tooth pick or anything else that you may find that could be suitable. You can also use any colours you like and as many as you want as it is quite versatile. We decided to go for this gorgeous pink shade from the Models Own Collection, Silver Sterling from their metallic collection and a black varnish as a border to add that cool cartoon effect. The Mani itself is rather simple and easy to achieve and anyone of any nail art skill level can do it. 

 

New Year new nails!

Hiya everyone!

Yippee its the weekend! Hope everyone has had a great week and are looking forward to what the weekend has to offer. Firstly, we’re now on Facebook! whoop! So don’t forget to check out and like our page and tell your friends. You can find the link on the right  on our blog roll. And secondly we’ve had a busy week creating some new sets of nails. Each and everyone So why not treat those fingertips to a set of new unique and funky nails. New Year means new nails! Whether its for a night out in town, a wedding, a birthday party, any special occasion or even just to add some manicure magic to your everyday look, then come to NailGals.

 

 

Which one is your favorite? Which one says youuu!

Have a fab weekend!

Ruffian Mani and How to

Hello lovelies,

Hope everyone had a great week and are having a fab weekend so far! We’ve had a fun and busy Saturday creating some new nail sets for you beauties. New Year new Nails! They are now available for purchase at our Etsy Store so why not head over to our site and treat your fingers to some pweety talons!

Today’s Nail art we’d like to share with you is this simple design which everyone has called Ruffian/Ruffian inspired or French/Half Moon Mani. We’ve seen so many different versions of this design and although it has been around for a few years now we still love it!! It is like a new and improved French Mani with a funky twist and NailGals are all about the funky twists!

There are also different techniques on creating this design. Some people find it easier to use french tip guides or sticks to create the curve however we personally don’t like using them as they can be quite fiddly and messy. We just apply the polish like you would for a normal manicure but just start a little further down from the cuticles.  Here we have some pictures showing you how to do it this way.

 

We hope you like it and enjoy doing it yourself. You can experiment using any 2 colours or try a gloss and matte coat. It might take a few times to get a hang of this technique but practice makes perfect. You can even be imaginative and paint a unique design on the ruffian bit. The possibilities are endless!

Quatrefoil inspired Mani

Hiya lovelies

Hope everyone had a great weekend getting creative with those nails! Today we have this lovely Quatrefoil design which seems to be a very popular pattern at the moment and can be found on clothes and home decor. I have seen many wonderful nail design versions of this and so we thought to do one ourselves. It is easier than it looks to achieve it and we’re very proud how ours has turned out. All you need is a dotting tool or anything similar, use any colour s you want and voila you got yourselves a pretty and trendy manicure. We do recommend to use two colours that contrast in order for the pattern to stand out more.

 

 

At first I didn’t know which colours to use so decided to just pick out two randomly blindfolded haha

The varnishes used are both from the Barry M Nail Paint collection. We hope you like it!

There are so many different ways to create this look and we’ll definitely be trying it out again. Go on give it a go! If you do and you’re on Instagram or Twitter then tag us and we’ll give you a shout out! We’d love to see your recreations.

New Year’s Day Nails: Elegant Bronze Leopard Print Mani

Evening lovelies,

Happy new year! How is everyone feeling today? Hope everyone had a great time last night celebrating the New Year and are well and truly rested. What a better way off kicking off 2015 than with this pretty Leopard print Mani. We wanted to share this quick post with you guys as we love this design so much and can’t get over how elegant it looks. The Gold/Bronze colour looks so classy and the perfect matching with the tiny Leopard spots.

 

 

The varnish used was Revlon’s Parfumerie – ‘Beachy’ Love this scented collection. The formula is great!- If don’t have one already than it is definitely needed!

This design is a great way to revamp any look and even play up the simplest/casual outfits.

We hope you like it! What Mani’s are you sporting today?

2014 in review

Hi everyone

Todays post is something different. We would like to share with you our annual blog report. Although we only set up our new blog site a few months ago we are still pretty proud with the results/feedback so far. Thank you so much to everyone that has helped this happen!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 390 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 7 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

New Year’s Eve Nails!

Hiya lovelies,

How is everyone doing?! Got the Monday Blues? Then why not get creative and start thinking about what nail art your’re going to be rocking this NYE. Its the time again to bring out those sparkles! Today we would like to share with you some nail designs we’ve created in the last couple days and old ones too just to give you ideas on what to do. However if you simply don’t have the time come to us! Just drop us a quick mail at nailgals@yahoo.co.uk and we’d be happy to help. These designs we have for you are super fun, unique and perfect to help you stand out and look different from everyone else, especially if you want to catch the attention from a certain someone. 😉 Whether you’ll be out partying with friends, having a romantic night with your other half or having a quiet night in with family/friends we still think you lovely ladies should be entering the New Year with style!

 

We hope you like these. These are just some of many many different ideas. The possibilities are endless! What NYE nails will you be sporting?

Inspired Abstract Water Colour Mani

Hello everyone!

Happy Boxing day! Have any of you attempted to brave the Boxing day sales?! We decided to as I really wanted to use my vouchers but its absolute manic! We hope everyone had a great day yesterday filled with lots of food drink and laughter and we hope you got what you wanted. And we hope you all sported those cute and funky festive nails! We’re now super excited about creating those NYE party nails. Stay tuned as we will be sharing our sparkly party creations with you! However today’s creations features this lovely abstract design inspired by this streaky water colour print which we came across and thought would make a great funky nail design and we’re so pleased how they turned out.

We’re so please on how it turned out. We’ve done this design a few times before but as the colours in the print are much more bolder and brighter we decided to mix less water with the varnish. We realised this was the trick. We tend to use more than we should thus creating a more pastely ( I think I just made that word up) shades.

Anyways we hope you like it! It was real fun painting it!

Christmas Present Nail Art

Afternoon everyone,

Happy Christmas Eve! Today’s first nail art features this simple but pretty Christmas present Mani.

There are so many different versions of this design however our NailGal decided to go for the more simple but still cute look and its the perfect fitting for today as we’re all busy wrapping up our presents! Can’t believe is Christmas is tomorrow. It only feels like yesterday that it was Christmas last year! How time flies! What’s everyones plans for tomorrow? Having the whole family round for dinner? Or going out celebrating? Well I’m sure none of you lovelies will have much time to be getting creative and paint those nail designs. So this design below is perfect as you can see it is very easy to do. And you can use any colours you like!

 

 

 

If you haven’t already done so check out our previous post on ideas for simple and super easy nail art for those of you are busy rushing around preparing for tomorrow or for those of you who have just discovered the magical world of Nail Art.

 

Easy and Simple Lazy Girl Mani’s

Hi Lovelies

Do any of you lovely ladies ever spot other girls nail designs and think wow wonder how she did them? Well we do all the time! It’s one of our inspirations. You probably also think what tools she used to create those detailed and intricate patterns? Well the nail art we have created and sharing with you today are just some examples of what can be achieved without using dotting tools or special nail art brushes. They are also perfect for those of you who just don’t have enough time to be getting creative and imaginative or are too busy rushing around preparing for Christmas however still want to be rocking those funky and chick nails.

 

One stripe Mani

This design came to mind as I was in a quick rush to go out and run errands and I had this lovely Barry M Pink varnish and the Models Own black nail art pen to hand and did this under 5 minutes. You can use any colours as the base for this.

 

 

 

Messy brush stroke 

We love this design so much as you can use any colour combos you want and all you need is the varnish brushes themselves and you don’t have to conscious about how much time you got as you this doesn’t require to be neat or perfect. The messiness adds to the effect.

 

White thick stripe on a dark base colour

Add a white or any brighter colour to accent the darker base colour. This adds a funky contrast.

 

French Mani with a simple twist

An easy and simple french mani. Just add a black thin boarder on the tips. Or if you prefer a thicker boarder that can work too.

Chevron Accent nail Mani

Why not go for a zig zag design on the accent nail and one colour of your choice on the others. If you have them to  hand you can either use chevron stickers or freehand the zig zag pattern with a nail art pen.

 

Cute Dotticure

Again with this look you can choose any colour. If you are a beginner and don’t have dotting tools to create those dots then you can use anything that has a round end such as a hair pin.

 

Sideways French Mani

Another french Mani with a twist. A sideways French Mani. My favorite of them all. So chic and perfect finish for any casual outfit

 

So we hope you like them as much as we enjoyed creating them. If any of you are feeling that extra extra lazy you could just do these designs on the accent nail and just rock that look. It will still look effective and chic! However NailGals are always here to help. For booking inquiries drop us an email on nailgals@yahoo.co.uk after all we’re here to put the fun into those funky nails!