Caroline Burke | Burkatron

wowza I love white nails. 

I find then so chic and simple.. I just can't resist reaching for my white polish of late. 

I decided to jazz them up with a simple abstract design inspired by wah's keith haring nails! it's a fun nail art with no set design just draw on some geometric shapes, dots, swirls and get creative! 

you'll only need two things; a good white polish and a nail art pen, I've used models own snow white with their black nail pen for mine.

just make sure to wait for the white base coat to dry before drawing a rave on your nails! 

caroline x

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my inner child loves fruity fingers so I decided to paint some strawberry nails at the weekend!

I thought I'd share the tutorial with you as it's quite easy and a fun option for summer (I hope you'll try them too!)

once dry you'll need to paint on the strawberry leaves, I've just used the corner of nail polish brush but you can also use a nail art pen/brush to do this.

lastly you'll need to add some white dots to suggest the strawberry seed pattern! I used my white models own nail art pen but you can use a small dotting tool! slightly drag down the circles of white polish so the shape becomes more like a teardrop.

seal with polish and you're good to go!

I hope you like them!

back soon

caroline x

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I'm always on the hunt for the 'perfect' pink nail polish.. a classic go-to nail colour.

I love bright bold shades on my nails especially in the summer and this orly polish I received from beauty expert is so darn pretty! 

orly choreographed chaos* £10.25

on first look I wasn't sure if I'd like this one! it has a slight shimmer finish in the bottle and I wasn't sure how it would translate on my actual nails. 

fear not I was wrong aha! it's beautiful on and I LOVE the colour, a classic hot pink but just light enough to be uber feminine.

the polish itself applies really well, the formula is rich and smooth. this is two coats swatched here and it dries quickly, I didn't find that it chipped easily (I think I had it on for three days in total) 

I couldn't resist adding a little daisy nail art to mine to brighten up a dull afternoon, you can see the tutorial for this look over on beauty expert! I think this will be the shade I reach for when I'm having a pamper day.. a perfect princess pink.

you can have a peek at it yourself here!

what do you think? are you a pink nail kinda gal?

caroline x

eeeeeek, I've been so excited to share this post with you guys!

I was recently contacted by an LA based company called scratch, an awesome duo of ladies whose mantra is simply to create current, fun and wearable nail wraps, sounds good huh? 

when scratch asked if I'd like to design a collection for them and I said HELL YEAH and so the scratch & burkatron collaboration began...yipee! 

I designed four wraps in total, the watermelon design has already sold out (on pre release) I couldn't quite believe my eyes when it was reviewed on zooey deschanels website hellogiggles and they were all snapped up!

I'm super duper excited to announce that the main collection is officially launching TODAY on scratch (happy dance) there are three designs in total and I thought I'd share them with you

I know not everyone has the time or inclination to sit painting their nails so these are the perfect way to adorn your fingers when you've got a busy schedule.

I've used wraps before with mixed results; these ones are brilliant (I'm not being biased aha!) they're thin and flexible like stickers so apply beautifully with no wrinkles or curling. they also last really well so I was seriously impressed with the batches I've been testing out.

This month I have the honour of being the featured artist on scratch and they're will be new collection launching regularly so keep an eye out on their site to see what exciting design are coming up!

I hope you like them; I'm so proud of them and it's been wonderful working with chelsea and kim on this collaboration!

if you'd like to order some of the burkatron range head over to scratch as it's a limited edition once they sell out they will be gone forever *sobs* 

which design is your favourite? what do you think to wraps in general?

back soon!

caroline x

wowza.. it feels like ages since I've painted my nails!

I managed to break two of them in half moving furniture so I had to give all my nails the chop as they were crazily uneven *sobs*

I don't really mind having shorter nails though; I think to keep them healthy you should cut them down every few months (this works for me as mine get weaker the longer they grow) my nails grow fairly quickly helped along by regular use of OPI nail envy (miracle product) and lots of TLC!

I painted these quickly as I was heading out to an event but I thought I'd share them with y'all in case you wanted to try them too! 

as I did these at night I didn't photograph the steps but I'll break down the basic idea for you..

I used models own peach sherbet as the base, a really pretty spring shade; the flowers are just drawn free hand so no nail art pens needed -but you can use them if you'd like! 

you don't need to be precise with this nail art as the flowers are quite abstract and vintage inspired! just play with the colours and have fun; it also works on shorter nail just paint less flowers try 2-3 instead of 4.

I'll try and get some more tutorials up soon, I've been so busy this month my nails have been seriously neglected! 

back soon!

caroline x

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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