Tie-Dye on the Highway

Hello!
I'm back after an unintentional hiatus in which my nails had to be cut and polish was not being my friend.


Anyways, I wanted to try a sort of tie-dye type design, due to my recent obsession with it, but I thought I'd play it safe and just do a gradient. I first painted all my nails with two coats of a cheap white Natural Collection polish (which, by the way, is surprisingly good for something costing £1-2) before sponging on China Glaze Electric Pineapple at the base of the nail with a make-up sponge. 

Once that was dry, I used a pale pink that may have been Barry M Strawberry sponged onto the middle of the nail and my current favourite nail polish ever to exist (OPI I Vant to be A-Lone Star) on the very tips. Finally, I used Seche Vite on top of it all to make it super shiny! It doesn't really look like tie-dye but resembles it enough to keep me happy :)

P.S Sorry for the even worse than usual photos! Not sure what happened but only one photo turned out even remotely good enough!

An Introduction

Hello :)

I started getting obsessed with nail polish about a year ago and began to read blogs shortly after, so it is only natural for me to want to start my own after seeing all the beautiful colours other people have painted their nails with. So, anyway, my name is Hannah, I live near(ish) London and I am a nail polish addict.

It has taken me several months to build up the courage to start actually posting on this (I mean, come on, there are nail blogs out there that are so fabulous that I could never hope to come close to them!), but I saw this tag when I was shamelessly googling Pretty Little Liars nail images and thought it would serve as a good first post.

Favorite nail polish brand? 

I don't really think I have a favourite but I own mostly OPI and, for the most part, their formula and colours are wonderful.

Glitter or no glitter? 

GLITTER! It seems strange that this is coming from someone who named their blog after creme polishes, but glitter makes my nails look like a party and who wouldn't like that?!

When do you change your nail polish?

If it is term time, I can only find time to paint them once or twice a week. If I am not at college though, I change it nearly every day. I get bored VERY easily.

What’s your favorite color on your nails? 

Usually, whatever I am wearing that day. I always put polish on and claim that it is my absolute favourite colour ever to be created but then the next day, when I put a new colour on, that new one will become by favourite. I suppose if I HAD to choose...it would be A England's St George. Maybe.

Darks or brights? 

Although I love dark colours more, I probably wear brights more now that it is going into summer.

What color are your wearing on your nails right now? 

Barry M Shocking Pink and a goldy Max Factor polish.

Matte nails : are they in or are they out? 

IN IN IN! I love making shimmer polishes matte! OPI The One That Got Away is beautiful when made matte.
French Manicure?
They look good on some people, but I prefer a bit of colour on my nails!
Favourite Winter/Autumn colour?
China Glaze Glittering Garland
Favourite Spring/Summer colour?
OPI Do You Lilac It?


And that's all! I hope someone somewhere reads this blog, but if not, it'll always be a place for me to look back and rediscover nail designs and colours I forget about.
Goodbye, young grasshoppers.