Inside Out Nails

I recently saw the movie Inside Out with my parentals and what a hoot! Seriously a great film, super funny and wonderful for helping children regulate their emotions. Love a movie with a witty script and psychological benefits!

Any the who, obviously a nail design must ensue, capturing the quirky characters Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust.

You will need:

Sunshine yellow polish - O.P.I I Just Can't Cope-A-Cabana

Moody blue polish - Essie I'm Addicted 

Very violet polish - Covergirl XLPlumped-Up Plum  

Blood red polish - O.P.I Big Apple Red

Grass green polish - O.P.I You Are So Outta Lime

Dark purple polish - Barry M Indigo 

White polish - Face of Australia Cool Cotton

Black polish - Essence Black is Back

Base coat - Revlon Quick Dry Base Coat

Fast drying top coat - Essence quick dry topcoat 

Top coat - Seche Vite

Dotting tools

Striping brushes

Start with a base coat and then paint each nail a different colour to match the 5 emotions represented in the movie

Add a layer of fast drying top coat to ensure the white we use for the eyes over the colour isn't blended

Take your white polish and use dotting tools and striping brushes with white polish to create the different shaped eyes. 

Now add details to the eyes to really show their personalities. 

Joy - oval eyes with a blue outline, blue iris and arched blue eyebrows 

Sadness - round eyes with blue iris and black glasses frames

Fear - round eyes with purple iris and concerned purple eyebrows

Anger - trapezium eyes with red iris and frowning eyebrows

Disgust  - cat-like eyes with green iris and fluttering eyelashes

Leave plenty of time for the designs to dry and add a glossy top coat taking care to glide, not drag, the brush across the nail

Inspired by Jen Goode's Inside Out nail design

Candy Hearts

Regardless of your plans or feeling towards Valentines Day it's a perfect excuse for 

some cute and sweet nails!

Cupcake Nails

Sweet enough to eat

Recently I turned 21 on the same day my gorgeous sister turned 24! Yeah, it's pretty cool, we're not twins but we get to share a birthday! It's legit the funnest, greatest, most special thing ever getting to celebrate a double birthday with my best friend every year!!!

Birthday Buddies 

As part of the birthday celebrations we had some of the cutest cupcakes from a fabulous store in Sydney called My Little Cupcake. Their cupcakes were so delicious and adorable and inspired these cupcake nails

The Matrix nails

Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. 

You have to see it for yourself.

The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.

Toy Story Nails

I have a confession... 

I HAVE NEVER SEEN TOY STORY.

True story peeps, I have managed to exist for nearly 21 years without seeing any of the Toy Story movies. This has not been a deliberate avoidance, we simply have not had the chance to come face to face. 

This doesn't mean that I am totally oblivious to the world of Toy Story and the blissful characters that fill it. So even though I haven't seen any of the movies I do know how to Google and have become familiar with some favourite characters and created a nail art design inspired by them.

Movember

Hello beautiful people! I'm sitting here at uni on my last day of class for my degree (can I get a whoop whoop!!!) painting my nails and contemplating asking a stranger to get my top coat out of may bag so I don't smudge my fresh new paint because why not I say! 

While pondering the important things I wanted to share some nails I did in support of Movember, the beautiful time of year when men try their gosh darn best to grow and rock a thick and lush mo to raise money and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer as well as men's mental health. Good on them! 

Some of the guys I work with are involved and they are really trying, nearly half way through the month and I'm almost certain I can see some whispy fluff on their champion faces ;)

My kitty cat Wattle and I wanted to support the cause so we donated and came up with these cute mo-tastic nails

Face of Australia - Cool Cotton || piCture pOlish - Totes || Sinful Colors - Black on Black

If you are in a position to help out this great cause please do and let's get these guys chatting about their health because they are pretty great:)

Movember Australia

Mental As

Mental Health Week

The 5th - 12th of October is Mental Health Week in Australia and this week the ABC channel has dedicated TV shows and events all in the effort to raise money and awareness for mental health. 

" To support Mental Health Week, ABC is going Mental As... Join us, show your support and donate to mental health research today."

What a fabulous effort! I am so impressed by the ABC and the incredible work so many people have contributed to the cause. Last night the variety show 'Crack Up' was screened as the finale of the week and it was a hoot and a half! Talent from a range of channels put on a fantastic and hilarious show and over $1,000,000 has been raised so far. The aim of this week has been to remove the negative stigma of mental health, to start conversations and support those who are experiencing ill-mental health. 

Surprise surprise I was inspired by the fab logo and design the ABC are using for their Mental As campaign that I wanted to create some nail art! So here we go...

Pink Ribbon Nails

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Australia.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Australian women. I know amazing women who have beaten, are battling and who have sadly passed away from breast cancer. October is a special opportunity for us to focus on breast cancer and its impact on those affected by the disease in our community and continue to raise awareness.

This is a beautiful campaign and I wanted to create a piece of nail art in support.  

I water marbled with Candy by piCture pOlish and White On by Sally Hansen.

For my surprise nail I made a soft ombre with the same pink and white polishes and then used Fing'rs pink bling embellishments to create the pink ribbon which I secured with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. 

For more info check out:

National Breast Cancer Foundation

McGrath Foundation

Ombre Rose

A rose by any other name would look this damn fine

Spring is almost here in Australia and that means flowers and who doesn't love flowers? Strap in an get ready for some simple and beautiful rose nails featuring some gorgeous piCture pOlish colours :)

Pastel Dream Catcher Nails

Seriously McDreamy nails with a splash of glitter!