Hello lovelies,

I was going through my folder with manicures and it occured to me that I have A LOT of manicures that I never got to share with you! There are swatches and nail art designs and I though it would be a shame if they never got to be seen. So here is the first lot of nail art looks that I never shared:

1. Ledlighting & Stamping Nail Art

I've used Dance Legend All Or Nothing for base and then black stamping polish, Pueen Lace Blossom stamping plate and Dance Legend Aquarelle polishes in Picasso, Dali, Rafael, Sisley.

2. Polynesian Pattern

I've used Dance Legend Glass collection 1052 and City Lights Hen-Party, Konad Black stamping polish, Bundle Monster Polynesia BM-XL106 stamping plate

3. Gold Leaf Rain

Cirque Au over Models Own HyperGel Inky Blue.

4. Monochrome Triangles

I've used Cirque Back To Basics set. I remember ot publishing this mani because it got smeared when I put on top coat :(

5. Parrot Feathers inspired

I've used Barry M polishes in Elderberry, Grapefruit, Indigo, Barry M 134 (yellow), Pomegranate, Raspberry.

6. Typical Britain ;)

I've used Dance Legend Grey Britain as a base colour.

7. Cactus Nails

I've used Glitter Gal She’s Cactus and acrylic paint.

8. Freehand Geometric

I've used FUN Lacquer Belle and a A England Camelot.

9. Metallic Foil Polka Dots

I've used Born Pretty Store nail foils and CND Tinted Love.

10. Studded Nails

I've used Zoya Flynn and studs from Born Pretty Store.

Those were just 10 out of many nail art manicures that I never published. Sometimes I had too much content and not enough time to write and publish the blog post or I didn't like the final look for some reason. As you can see, some of these manicures are crappy and not so great but they are few years old and it's nice to track my own progress in nail art.

What do you think? Which nail art mani do you like best?

So how I did these nails? I've done the regular nail prep including cuticle removal, wiping nails with alcohol, applying a gel bonder and Color Club Foundation+Primer Gel Base Coat. Then I've applied a coat of Color Club French Tip, a white creme gel polish. It's always a good idea to apply neon colours over white as it helps them get brighter. Next step was to create the vertical gradient. For this I've used three IBD gel polishes in Head-to-Toe Gelato, Parisol and Ingénue.

I've painted each half of the nail with different colour and blended it with the brush in the bottle. It's not ideal but it worked just fine. I wasn't after a perfect gradient so using a brush straight from the bottle was okay. Besides, it's not very easy to do a gradient with gel polish (thicker gels are better) and a brush. Once I was done with the gradient and cured the nails, I've applied Indigo Nails Mermaid Effect glitter with a fluffy brush. I didn't put the glitter on whole nail but as a gradient so it looks like the glitter fals down the nail. Lastly, I've sealed the nails with Color Club Seal+Shine Top Coat. The nail lamp I've used for this was Melody Susie LED Violetili lamp because I don't have Clor Club nor IBD lamp.

And this is how my manicure looked after more than two weeks...

I was very pleasantly surprised that the gel manicure lasted perfectly like this considering I was combining products from different brands. The removal was a bit of a pain because the longer you wear gel and gel polish, the harder it gets. But I managed and now I'm back to regular nail polish!

So what do you think of this simple yet fun nail art? Would you wear it? Let me know in the comments ;)

Have a lovely day! Lucie x