Caroline Burke | Burkatron

yikes my nails have been so neglected!

I love to give my paws a manicure every week but since I started decorating my new house I've not had much time for pampering! just keeping them from breaking as I'm sanding down floors is an achievement ...having a few hours free to file and paint them is a bit of a treat!

this is quite a quick nail art so thought I'd share it with you guys!

start off with a white base coat, I've used topshop spilled milk polish here... 

take a pink and yellow polish and draw on alternate circles using the brush, space them evenly I have 3-4 circles on each nail. 

once dry take a black nail art pen (mine is from models own and I really recommend theirs) roughly outline around the circles and add a small flick in the center to suggest the petals.

use a dotting tool dab on green polish to add the leaves, seal with topcoat and you're all done!

I did these fairly quickly so I'm sure they would look neater if you try them yourself! 

now all I have to do is try not to chip them whilst I'm decorating... fingers crossed!

caroline x

hello guys! 

today I have some geometric nail art that I've created using some polishes from nailgirls! I also have a little giveaway for you hurrah!

nailgirls kindly asked if I'd like to be their nail art blogger of the month and create a nail art for them, they've also offered some polishes for you guys to win too... (pop down to the end of the post if you want to enter!)

the formula of the polishes is really good, I've always found yellow a difficult polish and this is the best one I've tried to date, the coral formula is fantastic needing practically 1 coat for full coverage (wowza!)

I added some studs and a slick of topcoat to finish off the design!

so onto the fun part the GIVEAWAY!!

we have two nail polishes and a nailgirls top coat up for grabs and the winner gets to choose which colours they receive!

this giveaway is for burkatron followers in the UK only due to new postal restrictions on sending polishes overseas!

simply enter through the rafflecopter box below and follow the entry requirements... good luck ladies!!

I saw a tutorial for these nails in company magazine and just had to try them (thanks for the inspo you wonderful bunch!)

the tutorial is a simple one but if you drink a gallon of tea a day like me I'd recommend you do these before the caffeine shakes kick in! 

(if you want these to be really perfect you can always paint a set of false nails and stick them on once dry!)

start with a blue base coat (I used illamasqua nobel) use a white nail art pen to draw on cloud shapes.

next draw in a white rainbow shape emerging from the cloud.

use yellow, pink and green stripes for  the rainbow and leave to dry.

finish off by outlining it all with a fine brush or black nail art pen!

I did these quite quickly so I'm not 100% happy with them but I love the design, definitely one I'd do for a festival or day out at the seaside! 

have you seen the nail art tutorials in company? tempted to try out any of the others? 

back soon!

caroline x

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yikes my iPhone has been snap happy of late, here's a look at some of it's latest adventures.. 

working on some nail art for laura ashley | little pretties seaside charm bracelet | fragrance direct goodies | sunny afternoon in the garden | rosie fox delivery | grazia fashion blog love feature yipeeee! | issue 4 of crafty magazine with my animal head coat hook feature- a brilliant mag for anyone who loves DIY | punktured jewellery bracelets | pink daisy nails

boss jour perfume | holy moly, refinery 29 gave my nails wraps a great review *happy dance* | superdrug nail art supplies for a feature I'm working on | liquid gold- finally mine! | fish & chips after a stressful day! | bright nails courtesty of essie fear & desire | black daisy nails, my go to easy nail art when I'm busy! | flower crown day | my bow nail art tutorial is most pinned in company mag this week hurrah! thank you lovely people of pinterest!!

surprise delivery from scratch, my nails wraps are nearly sold out so grab them before they go! | love cleo antique key bracelet | first bbq of the year, fingers crossed not the last! | button hoarding | new gladiator boots | grazia manicure monday with my great gatsby nails | giving my dry skin some lovin' | laura ashley wallpapers | barry m impulse buys

easy peasy nail art coming up!

I've been playing with some items that I've received from superdrug- one of which happens to be these bourjois manicure toppings. I'm so late to the party on this one (call myself a nail art blogger huh?)

I love painting my nails but not everyone has the time or inclination for fancy pants nail art so this is a great one which takes no skill at all (seriously even my boyfriend could master this one!) 

start off with a base colour, I've was given this lovely peppermint rimmel polish for some recent nail features so I decided to give it a whirl!

I'm not sure why but I barely own ANY rimmel polishes, I have my favourites and I tend to stick with them so poor old rimmel hasn't had a look in for a while now. 

I've seen quite a few glowing reviews on them lately especially these salon pro offerings; now I've tried one I would totally purchase these in future as they're under a fiver and it hasn't chipped once (watch out models own!)

bourjois manicure toppings*

next sprinkle the micro pearls over wet polish (with a piece of paper underneath to catch any excess beads!) if your base coat has dried add a lick more paint before you shake! that's it, easy peasy.

seal with topcoat as these rascals would probably rather explore than stay on your nails without it.

it's a pretty effect, not one I'd want to wear everyday as I find anything that's raised on my nails gets caught in my hair! definitely one for a night out or special occasion for me.

the topping are just shy of £7 which I think is quite reasonable? this manicure barely affected the contents of mine so I think they would last quite long if I'm careful....

I hope you like them! have any of you tried them.. what did you think?

back soon!

caroline x

I painted some simple 1920's inspired nail art that I'd I thought I'd share with you today!

nails inc grosvenor gardens & queen victoria street*

I immediately thought of the great gatsby movie when I opened these polishes! they're quite an opulent pair so I decided an art deco design would be appropriate to show off the jewel tones and rich glitters.

queen victoria street is a beautiful polish, it's also an absolute nightmare to photograph! I've tried three cameras and it always photographs slightly blue, it in fact a stunning emerald green in the flesh! 

I used the second polish grosvenor gardens to fill in the triangles, this glitter polish is a beauty! it's a chunky 3D pink and lilac pastel glitter with smaller green flecks throughout to create texture; it has really good coverage and would look lovely over nude or pale nails this summer.

I finished off by outlining the triangles with my white nail art pen then sealed with topcoat! 

the polishes themselves are great, I've tried quite a few nails inc polishes over the last year and find the colours and formula good across the board. 

the glitter polish is my favourite but it's hard to capture the full spectrum of it's colours here so I'll post some other snaps on instagram of it for you too!

I hope you like them! 

back soon 

caroline x