Gel II - Carrot Cake

As the title says - just a simple picture to show the colour of Gel II Carrot Cake :)

come fly with me - kite nails

Here we have Gell II 'Bunny Hopping' with Kite stamping.
Simple but lovely. 

Movember Nails

I am so late in posting this, I apologise. 

Here is my Movember nails to show support in all those men out there donning daft 'taches in order to raise awareness of cancer.

Bauble Nails

Here we have Gel II 'Bunny Hopping' which is the most lovely pastel purple colour.

I added some silver bauble water decals to complete the christmassy look and viola.

Client loved them, as did I.

I cannot recommend Gell II enough - it's fabulous to work with, really lasts and looks awesome.

The extreme shine top coat is an absolute must, as it does exactly what it says on the tin!

Frozen Nails

Here are my Anna and Elsa nails.

I used Irrisitible glitter on top of O.P.I. Gel polish and used Gel II Extreme White with Water Decals.

A great and simple little design that looked fab!

Fancy French with a Christmas Twist

One of my staff (from my day job as a nursery manager) has always bitten her nails.

And I mean BITTEN. They were short, stumpy and very unhealthy.

She decided she wanted to have acrylics on for her wedding and while they were on, got out the habit of biting. When she removed them, she loved that her nails, albeit wrecked from the acrylics (she went to a NSS) were long.

So, the biting stopped. Once she had proved to me that she really had broken the habit, I offered to do her a 5 week course of IBX and also gave her some quality cuticle oil. 

She applied the cuticle oil twice a day as directed and with the IBX treatment her nails began to thrive.

My regret it not taking a before and after photo, as even I didn't expect the results that became apparent after 3 weeks. Application of IBX is once weekly.

IBX works from WITHIN the nail. It truly is the most magnificent treatment. My client is SO proud of her nails now. No more hiding in pockets or gloves, and seeing her face light up when she sees them makes my day. She has done all the hard work in breaking the habit of biting. To be able to see the difference really is rewarding.

She wanted some party nails. She has never before had a Gel Polish manicure, much less a french one!

Here, I am proud to present her nails. Fancy French polished with O.P.I. Gel colour Pedal Faster Suzi, with Gellux Silver on the ring finger - glitter pressed into the tacky layer. Topped off with MoYou Festive Stamping Plate.

Animal Print - leopard - with glitter

EVENTUALLY!!! A WHITE WITH A FLAWLESS FINISH!!

As any nail technicians out there will vouch for, trying to find a White that has a flawless finish is near impossible. I have tried SO many brands and had basically given up. 

I had so many designs on pinterest that I wanted to try out, but having whites that looked wishy washy, blotchy, uneven and basically crap, I was completely disheartened.

UNTIL I found Gell II in my life. I went to Olympia Beauty this year and went straight for the Gel II stand. I wasn't disappointed. The staff were lovely - second to none - and the products looked too good to be true. Hence I only purchased a few.

Extreme Arctic White was one of these purchases. I was in love after the colour pop I did for it. Stripped my nails bare and set to work. I HAD to have this product on!

I used the white on all but my ring fingers, where I popped some silver glitter on. I added a few pieces of silver foil, finished it off with some black lines to make Leopard print and viola.

I think they look great :D

Gell II - 'Come to Me'

My client 'loves' this colour, so much so she wanted a stamp saying so!

Gel II really has impressed her, so much so I have ordered some colours in just for her, as she no longer wants the use the other two brands I carry!

Look out world - Gell II is taking over - and not before time either!

Christmas Jumper Nails

Today I managed to squeeze in some time to treat myself!
I sat and wondered what on earth to do on my nails, and after having a look at my MoYou Festive Plate, I decided to give a few of them a whirl, and it turns out it looks fab. Well, I think so anyway!
Here I used Gel II as a base and pressed in a holographic red glitter into the tacky layer, then adding the stamping.
I was so pleased with the outcome!

Bridal French with stamping

I was SO excited to do these nails. I had a feeling I was going to be able to do something a little different with this one. My beautiful bride client wanted some French popped on her nails, but when I brought out my MoYou bridal stamping plate - I saw her little eyes light up! It was a total mission to get the tux on straight and took several attempts, but with deep breaths and  Perseverance we pretty much got there in the end. This was a great start to her 'happily ever after . . . '