acrylic paint - Lucy's Stash

Hi everyone,

Today's post is dedicated to Emily aka Very Emily. She's going through a very tough time and various nail bloggers have decided to do this 'Hugs for Emily' post to show her support and recreate one of her manicures. When I found out about this I knew I wanted to join and send some positive energy Emily's way. I love her blog and manicures so choosing to recreate just one was really hard.

I'm recreating her entry into this year's Picture Polish Blog fest with few modifications. The design is a chevron manicure (zig-zag design?) using Nail Vinyls so that's what I've used as well...

Hugs for Emily | Chevron Nail Art with Tutorial

For this design I have used Cirque Dear Dahlia and Midsummer Night from the Kontiki Collection (reviewed here), Nail Vinyls chevron stickers and Nsi Prims Paints acrylic paint in Little White Lies.

And here is a picture tutorial I've prepared for you:

This is how the design looked mid-step before painting the white nail art...

So that's all from me today. Please send happy thoughts to Emily or visit her blog and leave her some nice comment. Sometimes we all need a little emotional support and I love how the nail community can be a great support! If you would like to see more Hugs for Emily posts, search for #hugsforemily.

Have a good day! Lucie x

Hello lovelies,

When I did the partial cube pattern for piCture pOlish Blog Fest 2014, I couldn't leave it just like that so I took the time and coloured third shade in to create side of the cubes. For this I have chosen subtle piCture pOlish Tiffany. It did change the design slightly but not dramatically and I thought it is worth sharing :)

The polishes I've used are piCture pOlish Tiffany, Atomic and Moody Blues and black acrylic paint. All polishes available at piCture pOlish website.

I'm also wearing two new rings from Astrid & Miyu*. The first one is Silver Zodiac Ring Libra with two opal stones that fits nicely on my middle finger (available here). The second ring is a Classic Silver Chevron Midi ring with a little crystal. This ring is available here.

The Astrid & Miyu rings are so far the best quality rings I've worn yet. They are sturdy and well-crafted which makes it very easy for me to show them to you and recommend them :)