Blue vintage rose nail art

A few weeks back I did a similar post with a blue and pink vintage rose look and I loved it so much I decided to do a blue version as nearly all my clothes are blue!

Step 1: paint your nails with two coats of a opaque white polish, I used gallery colours in shade white lightening.

Step 2: once the white has dried make 2 or 3 splodges (very technical I know, just very rough circles) with pale blue nail polish, I used accessorize green lagoon.

Step 3: use a tooth pick to paint dark blue lines around the splodges and a dot in the centre of each splodge. Then use the tooth pick to paint green flicks that look like leaves from the edges of the flowers.

Step 4: use the tooth pick to fill the white space with tiny blue dots.

Step 5: once all the nail art is dry seal with a top coat.

Daisy nail art

This is a really cute and easy look for summer.

Step 1: paint two coats if a metallic blue polish.

Step 2: once the blue has dried, use a dotting tool to create 5 white dots in a flower shape.

Step 3: make 2 more white flower shapes with the dotting tool.

Step 4: use the dotting tool to create a yellow spot in the centre of all the flowers.

Step 5: complete with a top coat.

Flower nail art using Barry M Gelly polish

I absolutely love the Barry M gelly polishes. They apply evenly, have a good shine and only need one coat. The colour selection is also really good but my favourite by far is Guava. 

I painted one coat of the polish in shade Guava. Then used a dotting tool to create a white flower in the corner, then filled the remaining space with white spots. I completed the look by adding a gemstone in the centre of the flower.

Vintage flower nail tutorial

I've worn this nail look for about a week now and I have had so many compliments on it and so many people have asked me how I did it so I thought I'd make a blogpost about it. It looks really difficult but it's actually pretty easy to do. You don't even need loads of nail art equipment just 3 polishes and a toothpick! 

Step 1: paint your nails with two coats of a pale turquiose polish, I used accessorize green lagoon.

Step 2: once the blue has dried make 2 or 3 splodges (very technical I know, just very rough circles) with pale pink nail polish

Step 3: use a tooth pick to paint dark pink lines around the splodges and a dot in the centre of each splodge.

Step 4: use the tooth pick to paint green flicks that look like leaves from the edges of the flowers.

Step 5: once all the nail art is dry seal with a top coat.

Prom nails

For prom I wanted something sparkly but with a bit of nail art too. My dress is a teal colour so I made the flowers and spots match my dress but you could use any nail polish to make it match or contrast with your dress.

Step 1: paint nails with two coats of sparkly silver and wait to dry.

Step 2: Using a dotting tool paint 5 dots in the shape of a flower with the teal polish.

Step 3: Using the opposite end of the dotting tool paint approximately 5/10 blue dots equally spaced on the nai

Step 4: once the flower has dried use a smaller dotting tool to make a black spot in the centre of the flower.

Step 5: once dry finish with a top coat.

Blue spot and flower nail art variations

This nail art is relatively easy if you have a dotting tool. If not you can pick up a pack of 5 from ebay or amazon for £1/2. I will show you various flower and spot designs that are all simple and achievable.

For this tutorial I used an accessorize polish-green lagoon for the base colour. The flower petals and the blue spots were painted in rimmel salon pro-713 Brit pop. The silver spots and centre of the flower were painted in gallery colours- silver sparkle 419

Step 1: Paint 1/2 coats of green lagoon and wait for the last coat to dry.
Step 2: Using a dotting tool paint 5 dots in the shape of a flower with the Brit pop polish.
Step 3: Using the opposite end of the dotting tool paint approximately 5/10 blue dots equally spaced on the nail.
Step 4: Once the blue is completely dry paint a silver spot in the centre of your flower using a slightly smaller dotting tool.
Step 5: Using the opposite end of that dotting tool paint approximately 5/10 silver dots equally spaced across the nail.
Step 6: Once all your nail art is completely dry, finish with a coat of clear nail polish to make your beautiful nails last longer.

On this design I love how the ring finger is the accent nail which draws a nice focus to the piece.

Step 1: paint your nails with two coats of a pretty base polish, I used rimmel salon pro in Brit pop.

Step 2: use a small dotting tool to paint white dots over all your nails except your ring finger.

Step 3: use a slightly larger dotting tool to make 5 dots in the shape of a flower on the top corner of your nail.

Step 4: repeat step 3 in the bottom corner of your nail.

Step 5: use a small dotting tool to fill the space on your ring finger with dots.

Step 6: use a small dotting tool to do black nail polish in the centre of your flower.

This design features one larger flower in the centre and is easier if you are new to nail art because it is bigger you don't have to be as precise. 

Step 1: paint your nails in a light base colour, I used a white gallery colours polish.

Step 2: wait for it to dry and then paint 5 blue spots in the shape of a flower using a dotting tool.

Step 3: wait for your blue spots to dry, then using a smaller dotting tool paint a black spot in the middle of your flower.

Step 4: use a silver glitter polish and a dotting tool to add a spot to each corner.

How to use striping tape for nail art

Striping tape can be used in various ways and is super cheap to buy from ebay.

The most simple way is to simply paint your nail in a pretty colour and then lay the striping tape in a pattern. Then finish with clear nail polish.

Another way it can be used is to paint a base coat and then apply the striping tape, you the tale as a guide for where to paint to. Then remove the tape and add gemstones along the line.