Despicable Me Minion Design!

Not a review, but this is a super easy design for a minion from the film Despicable Me! I love the minions and having them on my nails was great fun- hope you can enjoy it too!

1. Paint whole nail yellow
2. Paint black stripe 2/3rds up the nail
3. Use black nail art pen, or dotting tool to put little bits of hair above goggles
4. Use dotting tool to put silver dot in middle of black strip, or two depending on number of eyes
5. Use dotting tool to put smaller white dot on top of this
6. Use nail are pen to put smaller black dot on top of this
7. finish with top coat and voila! Your own little minions!

Toothpick can be used in place of the nail are tools, American Apparel 'Sunshine State' used for yellow polish.

Happy Painting!

Love,
Tash
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Rococo Polish 'Smitten' Review

When it's a rococo polish review I think we know by now it's because my mum has treated me to a manicure at the lovely Margaret Dabbs salon. When I was in there the last time, one of the lovely nail ladies confidently told a customer that "getting your nails done is not a luxury, it is a necessity!" with a nod of agreement from all surrounding I sunk into my chair knowing that this must be what heaven is like.
Having been very busy with school after summer I haven't had a chance to post very much, but with a few free days due to being ill and off school there will be a tsunami of posts of all my summer polishes that have been waiting to be reviewed.




I am smitten (sorry!) with this lovely duck egg blue colour which is quite similiar to Essie's 'Mint Candy Apple', but if it's even possible, the pigment is even stronger and it has more of a blue hue rather than the green that Essie's polish has. Especially noticeable when it catches the light and a gorgeous blue colour explodes from your hand, so summery it makes you want to burst into song with a summer classic.
To complement the blue the nail technician used Rococo's gold leaf polish on my fourth finger to contrast the blue.
Rococo polishes are very thick, and I struggle to use them without making a mess. But with a steady hand you can make a great manicure that lasts a long time. With the manicure only needing about 1 1/2 coats. Due to the thickness it is not one for those in a rush as you really need about 4-5 hours to let it dry properly, time which I could happily have spent sitting in the salon with Sam Smith in the background, but soon I had to come back to reality and leave the salon- but I think we all know, I will be back.


Here are my ratings for 'Smitten' by Rococo Nail Apparel:
Chipping-3.75
Shine- 4.5
Richness of colour-4.5
Classic-ness-3.5

Overall- 4.75!!

Love,
The London Nail Blogger

'Daisy' design from WAH nails ft. Rimmel London 'Black Cab'; Natural Collection's 'Tips'; American Apparel's 'Sunshine State'

I came across this tutorial a few days before going back to school, and the WAH girls made it look so easy on the video I had to have a go. Much to my surprise it was actually easy and greatly impressed my friends at school! I love this design as it looks as though you have; A. spent AT LEAST four hours on your nails; B. you have used nail stickers; C. you can wow people when you tell them that 'no, they are not stickers!'


Here are my photos of the design. You can have it either with or without the yellow dots, the dots make it more summery and fun but the pure white flowers have a more sophisticated touch for an evening look. 





I used Rimmel London's 'Black Cab' for the black, which had become extremely gloopy and in need of a reboot but it just about did the job. I used the Natural Collection 'tips' polish for the white and American Apparel's 'Sunshine State' for the yellow. I have invested in nail art tools- for about £5- for the dots. But the same effect could easily be made with the end of a toothpick for a cheaper price.                                 
Since this isn't really a review I cannot give ratings, but I hope you too embark on this easy design! Since WAH have removed the tutorial video from youtube I can't post it, but here are the steps to do the design:

1. Paint nails with base coat and black polish
2. Put white polish on end of dotting tool and place five small dots in a small circle 
3. Repeat white dots across nail 
4. Put black polish on end of dotting tool and put a dot in the middle of the white dots and spread a little of the black polish into the centre of each of the white dot to create the petal effect.
5. For the more sophisticated evening look in the second picture stop here!
6. But, for the full daisy look, put yellow polish on the dotting tool and place a small dot in the middle of each of the flowers. 
7. Complete by placing a clear top coat on for extra shine 
8. Enjoy some major nail envy from your friends!!

Happy Painting!

Love, 
Tash 
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