Join The Navy

With London Fashion Week over its time to look at what the biggest nail trends were seen on the catwalks. Many designers such as Gianfranco Ferre and Manish Arora used deep shades of navy for their models nails. Either used as a full block colour or used in nail art this shade looks stunning for autumn and winter. Wearable for both day and night you can't go wrong. Suitable for both work and play too this trend is a god send.

Nail brands such as OPI and Seche have this look nailed! For fun twists on this trend try using an ombré affect by pairing a navy tone with a shimmery silver or pearl shade.  Perfect for cool nights. Glamorous and sexy. For a sultry night look pair these nails with a simple long black dress!

So what are you waiting for? Join the navy today and make a splash! Remember to sparkle to the tip!

Temptation

Leighton Denny never disappoints when he releases a new range of polishes and this time is no acceptation! His latest collection, Temptation is a six piece collection with stunning shades from teal to lilac.  The polish colours hit the berry and jewel colour trend in both fashion and beauty! What more could you want?

Both sophisticated and daring the long lasting shimmery shades are perfect for autumn nights. My personal favourites are Hypnotic, a teal blue with a taffeta apppearance and Attention Seeker, a vibrant berry red shade. The other colours, Lilac Lust, which is a shimmery lilac tone, Mutual Attraction, a shimmery burgundy tone, Statement Maker, a beautiful emerald green with a metallic touch and Temp Me, a deep purple with a metallic green undertone, mean that this collection will appeal to everyones taste and style. Each as stunning as the last its hard to choose which to buy first! With them being only £11 each you can afford to treat yourself to them all! These will be the perfect accessory for night time and will make you be noticed for all the right reasons!

Can you resist the Temptation? Remember to Sparkle To The Tip!

Oxblood

Autumn 13/14 brings us exciting new trends for the beauty world. This season is the time to try out the new Oxblood trend!

Wave good bye to the classic bright red shade and say hello to the deep red tone known as Oxblood. Similar to burgundy and deep berry, this shade has been seen on the runways of Elie Saab and Reem Arca. Some shades so deep they even bordered on black. Keep the coats super glossy and high shine for the wow factor! Maybe even hit two trends at the same time and add a single small gold square stud on your ring finger!

Subtle and seductive this trend is perfect for autumn nights. Release your sinister out side now! Remember to Sparkle To The Tip! 

Take a walk on the 3D side

Nails in fashion are becoming more and more adventurous and Avant Garde. With designers and nail technicians constantly using new techniques and ideas make your nails even more stunning its hard to keep up! One of the best show stopping nail trends that has hit the scene is 3D nail art. With the most popular being flowers, bows and studs its hard to choose which!

Every girly girl in the world loves flowers. With the vintage trend in fashion being so popular this could be your way to nail the vintage trend! There are many ways to do the 3D flower. Most nail technicians will build these out of Acrylic meaning they are individual to you and they are super strong. This is perfect for summer, it gives you a delicate, elegant and pretty look for weeks on end!

Carrying on from the delicate and pretty look of the flowers, the 3D bow trend ticks the same boxes! Again these will be created using Acrylic to make sure they have strength and will last everyday. Bows definitely have the cute factor. I would vamp them up by having black nails an deep red bows!

The final major 3D nail trend is studs! These are great for nights out! These are small stick on accessories just like gems and pearls. The darkest of the three trends, studding definitely vamps up and add a rocky edge to any look. For the best look try black nails with gold square studs!

So no matter what your style or your look there's always a way to rock 3D nail art! Remember to Sparkle To The Tip! 

Textured treats

This summer it's all about nail textures and effects! Instead of simply having either matte or shiny nails why not be more daring and fun with the various texture polishes that are out there. We have already seen the launch of the Velvet Manicure earlier this year and now the nail world has released new textures to treat us. There are textures for every occasion and for everyone's style and here I have picked my favourites.

Illamasqua Speckled Nail Varnish gives an affect similar to a birds egg with the small speckles in the polish. The polishes come in pastel shades of blue and mint with contrasting speckles for maximum affect. I love this texture. This look was seen on the cover of Scratch magazine for their Easter edition! If your wanting these beautiful polishes then don't be shy as these are limited edition and I'm sure they won't be in stores for long.

Every summer the rock and roll trend comes into fashion and this summer it's no different. Nails Inc have launched their leather look texture nail polish. This polish when dry gives the look of matte leather and the pack even gives you an extra rock and roll edge with small skulls that can be applied to your nails too! These nails are sure to rock your summer nights. The "Bling It On Leather & Skulls" pack is on sale now at www.nailsinc.com. This style has even been seen worn by Alexa Chung!

OPI have done it again. They have launched a new range and instantly started a new nail trend. OPI have created a Liquid Sand nail varnish range. Most glitter polishes need more than 2 coats to give all over glitter coverage but with the liquid sand technology the glitter is evenly and heavily distributed giving excellent coverage. The effect when the polish is dry is matte and rough giving the look and feel of sand. These polishes come in various colours including a limited edition James Bond vixen range too with colours being named after characters such as Pussy Galore and Jinx. If you've ever wanted to be a Bond girl then how's your chance!

Magnetic polishes aren't new but Essie have revamp the look. They have created a range of polishes that comes with a magnet that will, when used over two coats of the nail polish, create a reptile skin texture! The deep burgundy shade called "Sssssexy" is my favourite. Simple but affective this polish is perfect for summer holidays and parties.

Nails Inc are spoiling us with yet another 2 textured polishes! Yes 2! The first is a denim effect polish. This polish when applied is glossy but dries down to a matte textured finish. Just like denim! The double denim trend can now be worn on your nails. Amazing. The next is a Concrete effect! This polish dries matte and grainy just like concrete. Including doing the obvious grey colour varnish Nails Inc have decided to go bright with tones of blue, yellow and red for an ultra summery look. Stunning.

So whatever your style and for whatever occasion you can have amazing textured nails in beautiful colours. I can't wait to see what textures you'll choose for summer! Let me know which are your favourites in the comments below! Remember to sparkle to the tip!

Bio Sculpture

The phenomenon that is Bio Sculpture is a nail treatment that promotes the growth of your natural nails. The products cure under a U.V.A light and with 150 colours it's hard not to resist. The colours are super strong, soak off easily, non chipping and hard wearing but when removed does no damage to your natural nails. The products require no buffing, no primer or bonding before applying the colour meaning that there is no dehydration of the nails helping to keep the your nails as healthy as possible. Helping to promote their growth. Bio Sculpture is the original and is still the only soak off gel brand that can reshape and sculpt while still promoting the health of the natural nail.

Bio Sculpture have had many firsts in the nail industry since 1988. To start with it was registered as the world first soak off gel that cured under UV light and created a hard wearing crystal clear finish. In the same year Bio

Sculpture then created Sculpting Gel. A gel that was flexible and that could create a natural. Looking nail extension. Two firsts in the same year for the nail world. In 2010 they released Treatment Gels that helped technicians customise nail treatments to their individual client needs. Since then has expanded in to 30 different countries making them the leading nail care brand and is only getting bigger.

The colours are updated twice a year for spring/summer and for autumn/winter. Meaning you will always have that seasons hottest colours asap. The colours are amazing. With every shade of purple, blue , pink and nude imaginable the range just keeps growing. With he addition of glitter and florescent colours. Offering nail technicians even more nail possibilities.

Since its release in 1990 "pilar box red" still to this day remains as their most popular colour that created a non chip colour for three whole weeks. They now even offer nail wraps and nail art.

With few salons offering this service many mobile nail technicians are keen to start the Bio Sculpture Course that teaches technicians how to use their products and can even offer then clients! Looks like we will be seeing a lot more of Bio Sculpture. Remember to sparkle to the tip!

Perfect painting

Nobody wants boring nails, anyone who's into fashion and beauty knows how important it is for your nails to look stunning. They help to perfect and finish off any look and can change your whole image. Choosing the right colour polish to top your nails is essential. With all of the amazing colours and effects available it can become easy to forget that painting your nails correctly and neatly can be quite difficult and time consuming. However, although it is time consuming they will be completely worth it. Here are some hints and tips on how to paint your nails like a professional.

Always remove any old nail polish that is already on your nails, even if chipped. Remember to file and shape your nails prior to applying colour too along with removing cuticles for fantastic looking nails. Always use a base coat to keep your nails from turning an unhealthy yellow shade and always apply a base coast before your coloured nail polish. Start at the white half-moon above the cuticle and apply in an upward motion. Let the base coat dry for 4 to 5 minutes before attempting to apply colour. This will help the colour polish to stick to the nail more easily. It also helps to pretext your natural nails from the damaging effects of polish such as staining and peeling, along with giving your nail polish a more even texture. 

Apply two coats of polish for a professional, salon-quality finish, remember to allow each coat to dry before applying the next one. This will help you avoid messing up your manicure. Start painting your nails with a stripe in the centre of your nail, then to the left and then a final stripe to the right covering the whole nail. This helps to subtly focus the colour in the centre of the nail. Letting your nails dry while sitting around doing nothing can be boring, but it’s also the only way to make sure you don’t smudge your polish after applying it. Plus, it might be a good excuse to get some much needed down time. Practise makes perfect. 

If you've gotten some nail polish on your cuticles, fingers or anywhere else, don't worry. Dip a Q-tip in some nail polish remover and gently remove the extra polish. This will make sure your nail polish job is clean and neat. Then apply a top coat. This helps to add extra shine to the nail polish and it also helps to seal and protect the colour, giving you at least an extra week out of the nail polish. Finish off your nails by applying cuticle oil to help keep your cuticles healthy and moisturised. 

Then you have beautiful nails for at least 2 weeks. Enjoy making your nails look amazing in lots of different polish colours and polish textures and always remember to sparkle to the tip!