Caroline Burke | Burkatron

spring bling anyone..?

I love these nails; I have to thank you girls at wah for the inspo! I never thought about putting gemstones with polka dots until I saw one of their manicures; I thought it was seriously cute!

it's also not too tricky! 

I've used one of my most loved nail polishes models own beth's blue which is just the most adorable pastel blue and a perfect shade for spring.

the gemstones are a collection I've built up from amazon and eBay; you can buy packs for a few pound and they really do seem to last forever!

the hardest part is the polka dots but they're simple if you use a nail art pen or dotting tool. 

if you don't have either you can always make a DIY dotter yourself; I've resorted to using pencils dipped in polish to make dots on nails in the past aha!

I hope you like them!

back soon, ps. don't forget there's still time to enter my nail polish giveaway!

caroline x

if you're anything like me you may be partial to pimping out your nails with a little bit of glitter! 

glitter polishes remain my nemesis when it comes to removal ! this type of glitter mani however is a zillion times easier to take off than a full glitter varnish.. hurrah!

I have quite a few glitter top coats but sometimes I like to create my own. I was recently introduced to a new type of glitter called 'flitter' when I was sent some assorted glittler pots by viva la nails (their website is a must see for nail art supplies!)

flitter isnt in many top coats on the market and it's gorgous!! that was all the inspiration I needed to whip up a new glitter combination for my nails! 

the glitters I tried were brilliant! I've used standard glitters before but these are much better due to the assorted sizes and textures! I used a combination of shapes and types on my nails including:

flitter (glitter strips)

neon glitter (really vibrant and a mixture of sizes)

super glitter 

I think this manicure works best with an assortment of types, you can put the glitter into a bottle of clear polish and make a bottle of glitter topcoat but you'll probably find the glitter will begin to discolour and bleed into the varnish! 

I think it's best to apply the glitter straight to wet nails and seal it afterwards! here's how I did mine: