Minnie Mouse inspired Mani

Good morning fellow polish addicts.  Today I'm going to run through a brief description of how I did the Minnie mouse inspired Mani pictured below :D

 

I used Barry M Gelly in Blood Orange. Barry M Nail Paint in black and Sinful Colours Snow me White.

Additional items were some small fimo bows I purchased from eBay and a dotting tool.

 

 

I started with two coats of the Barry M Blood Orange (I know this seems like the wrong way to do it given that this is the tip colour but I personally found it ,much much easier than trying to get the red to sit well over the black polish if you try to do it the other way around!)

 

 

I then used some old striping tape to mark off the tips of the nails as I wasn't confident enough to freehand the lines well enough

 

 

I painted the bottom part of the nail with Bary M Black nailpaint leaving the tips red and ten removed the tape.  This did take a couple of coats again!

 

 

I then added white dots in the Sinful Colours Now me White, and added the small fimo bows and two layers of topcoat. (Apologies for messy cuticles - My camera seems to show up every teeny tiny imperfection - I promise they actually look much neater in real life!)

 

 

Et Voila! I know there are a few spots which would be a bit tidier but for a first attempt I was pretty happy with this, I've seen a few Minnie Mouse inspired Manis but not in this particular colourway and formation so smiles all round with a resolution to get much better!

 

I would love to hear your thoughts on this particular mani. Don't forget you can also connect with polishednotperfect via twitter. My handle is @polishxperfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teal and gold broke my stamping virginity!

Teal and Gold nail stamping - first attempt!

So for my first ever proper blog entry I thought I'd show you another first, namely my first proper stamping attempt. I just love the combination of teal and gold and I don't think the stamping turned out too bad either.

For this design I used Barry M Belly polish in Watermelon.

Barry M Gelly in Watermelon

It's a bit difficult to get a decent picture of the colour but I do love the Gelly polishes by Barry M. This one is a really gorgeous greeny teal colour (Chances are I will do a review of these shortly as I have a range of colours)

I did the over stamping in Nails Inc Chelsea Bridge Road which is a great gold foil and seems to stamp really well.

Nails Inc Chelsea Bridge Road

I used the Moyou London professional plate 09. The images were actually too small for my thumbnail so I doubled up. Luckily I don't think it's too obvious!

Moyou pro plate 09

Close up of image used (centre image)

I must admit to not having a great camera at the moment so apologies for the picture quality. 

 

TADA!!

Please let me know your thoughts on both my first proper blog entry and also I'd love to hear your favourite colour combinations.

Happy stamping!

 

Welcome to Polished Not Perfect

Hi and welcome to my new shiny blog. I'm a bit new to this so hopefully you'll forgive any early mistakes I make with regards to blogging.

I've recently got into my nail art and the various techniques that can be used. I'm still learning hence the title of Polished Not perfect but I'm hoping that by reporting my successes and failures that I can be a friendly reference source to those who are also unsure of where to start with polish techniques.

My current aim is to try and post something interesting and new at least once a week for you to digest and enjoy. As any good blogger would be I am open to feedback, comments and advice.

Happy reading and it's great to have you on board!

Much Love
Beccy
Polished Not Perfect