Hi lovelies,

As a sort of follow on to my Thor inspired nail art, I thought I would make another tutorial for the lightning nails I did in that design, especially since I've had such a great response to my dream-catcher tutorial.

Also, lightning nails look heaps cool and like galaxy nails, are deceptively easy. So here's my little pictorial for them, and I have to say, I think this is better than my last one. At least I managed to stay on track with this one and I didn't forget that I was meant to be taking photos once! I'm so very proud. I also got my lightbox re-set-up and got myself a good lamp and my photography is (dare I say it) looking to be on the way up!

For this tutorial, you are going to need:

Black polish (I used Black Out by Sally Hansen)

Greenish/blueish polish (I used Sweet Pea by Australis)

Fuchsia polish (I used an unnamed fuchsia by Urban Colours)

Light blue polish (I used Shade 12 by BC Company)

White polish (I used Snow Me White by Sinful Colors)

A top coat (I used Super Fast Drying Top Coat by Poshe)

Fine nail art brush

Sponge (I used a regular make-up sponge that I found in my local $2 shop)

Inspired By: Avengers Assemble - Thor

Hi lovelies,

So I've been making a good head start on my New Year's resolutions and done another member of the Avengers as part of my Avengers Assemble series. Today, we have Thor, Norse God of Thunder...

While I was pretty happy with them overall, and very happy with some elements, I do think it could have been done a lot better. I was really quite proud of my lightning bolts and I reckon I've improved since I last tried them. It was just a pity that the pink bled through into the white when I applied my top coat...

Because these aren't the most straightforward 'Inspired By' nails I've done, here's a little run down on what each nail is meant to be.

Multi Dot Nails

Hello beautiful people,

You know what I love about the holidays? That fact that life slows down. Not just my life, but all of my family’s as well. With four children, my mum has a full schedule in making sure the household doesn’t fall apart and with so much homework and study, me and my sisters hardly get to see each other.

Back to School and a Green Glitter Manicure

Good morning!

How are you all today? I myself am feeling rather fabulous as I am sporting a brand new manicure, complete with sparkles! :) Unfortunately, my enthusiasm for life is somewhat dampened by the fact that tomorrow, I have to return to school… :( I dread it. School is the bane of my existence. I’m not even exaggerating. The sooner I get out of school, the better my life will be. In my personal opinion, November just can’t come soon enough…

Geometric Nails

Hello my lovelies!

I have another manicure for you (anyone sensing a pattern here? I think I’ve found a new obsession!). This one is very cool, if I do say so myself, (although definitely not as good as my Galaxy Nails – which I’m going to have to take off today, unfortunately (so much chipping)) :(.

Feeling like Myself and a Sea Goddess Manicure

Today, I feel like me. I feel like Lissa. I haven’t felt this way in a very long time. It’s not mind-blowing, it’s not the end of the world, it doesn’t even mean that I’m out of the woods yet. It’s just the little things. Today, I was excited to eat breakfast simply because mum had made fresh bread. That’s me. Today, I spent 2 hours dusting off my nail polish collection and organising it. And then I painted my nails and made them look beautiful. That’s me. I then spent 30 minutes photographing my nails because I thought they looked so beautiful. That’s also me. I listened to Wham and danced around crazily and singing while I did the ironing. That is so me. And it’s these little things, these little bits of Lissa poking through that make me feel hopeful. That there will be an end to this. That even though I feel sore, bloated and hungry all the time, I can still be me. I can find Lissa again.