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Hello lovelies,

I finally finished editing my new nail art tutorial and I think you'll like it ;) I'm calling it Dreamy Mandala Nails because I've used soft and almost pastel-y colours and painted over them with mandala-like patterns.

On another note - it was my birthday yesterday! I've already had a pre-celebration with two of my girlfriends on Saturday where we went to a concert in London and had a great time! I also went lovely dinner with my husband so all in all, it was a lovely birthday. Next year, the BIG 30!

But back to nails - here's the finished look:

Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen
Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen
Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen

 

I've used the following products:

 

Sally Hansen Tulips are Talking*

Sally Hansen Grape Gatsby*

Sally Hansen Crush on Blue*

Sally Hansen Barracuda* - These Sally Hansen colours are Superdrug exclusives available now, RRP £6.99 - other colours available at uk.sallyhansen.com

Crystal Nails One Move white acrylic paint

Winstonia Berry Wine nail art brush

Bundle Monster Poli-Peel Latex Barrier

Make-up sponge

Revlon Gel Envy Diamond Top Coat*

 

Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen
Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen
Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen
Dreamy Mandala Nails with TUTORIAL feat. Sally Hansen

 

I instantly fell in love with these nails and wore them for 5 days. I don't know about you, but I could wear feminine and soft looks all the time. I do mix up the colours a lot but vampy colours or these soft looks are my favourites.

 

And here's the promised tutorial so you can recreate this look on yourself. The hand painted mandalas can be replaced by stamping, MoYou London has some pretty awesome mandala stamping plates.

 

 

 

I'm also wearing a Luna Pyxis 3 Lines adjustable midi ring I ordered a while ago :) It's a nice looking and fitting ring in silver colour and it costed $4.80

 

So what do you think? Will you try and do this design yourself? If so, I'd love to see it so tag me @lucysstash ♥

 

Have a lovely day and see you soon! Lucie x

 

*PR sample

Hello lovelies,

 

Today is the second day of the Nail Art Fashion Week and the theme is SHOES! I've chosen to take an inspiration from Derek Lam shoes modelled at this year's New Yor Fashion Week. There weren't that many shoes that caught my attention but these ones are fun!

 

Model photo credit: http://www.imaxtree.com

Model photo credit: http://www.imaxtree.com

NAFW 2016 Day 2 - Inspired by Derek Lam Shoes
NAFW 2016 Day 2 - Inspired by Derek Lam Shoes
NAFW 2016 Day 2 - Inspired by Derek Lam Shoes

 

I chose these shoes because I liked the use of negative space and partially raised surface and the overall filigree look. It was a clear choice for me because it allowed me to do kind of a 3D look using gel.

 

I started with Unt peel off base coat because I will be using gel that I don't want to wear for long. Then I've painted on all the white filigree with white acrylic paint from Crystal Nails. Once that dried I have used a small nail art brush and Bela Forma Mat White gel paint 23 and painted inside the filigree pattern. I've left a white border around it so it looks like the surface is rising in the middle. Lastly, I've sealed it all with Gelish Top It Off gel polish top coat. For this experiment I've used the new Mylee PRO Elite LED lamp (will be reviewing it) and it seemed to have worked a treat!

 

So what do you think of my shoes inspired nails?

 

NAFW 2016 Day 2 - Inspired by Derek Lam Shoes

 

 

Don't forget to check out manicures from all the other co-hosts: Maria from So Nailicious,  Victoria from

Manicurator, Emily from Very Emily and Anja from Lieve91.

 

You can follow the challenge and see all the manicures created each day by checking out the #NAFW2016 hashtag on Instagram and Twitter. We will be reposting our favourites on our Instagram accounts so join the challenge, create some amazing looks as suggested by the schedule, include #NAFW2016 and maybe you'll be the one featured on my IG account! If you'd like to know more, check out the announcement post with all details and how to join!

 

Have a lovely day! Lucie x