MANI MONDAY- CLINIQUE A DIFFERENT NAIL ENAMEL

Today's nail look has been created using a little Clinique freebie polish that I got a few months ago. Clinique claims that this is an allergy free polish suitable for the most sensitive of skins. I think that this is the colour "Happy" although it doesn't say the shade on the bottle. 

The polish goes on really smoothly without going gloopy and dries to a super glossy finish.
A cute accent nail with polka dots was created using the Sally Hansen nail art pen. 

Excuse the one chipped nail in the pic...not sure what I did for that to happen.

Last time I wore this polish it lasted nearly 3 days without chipping! 

Products used:

• Nails Inc Hyde Park Base Coat- strengthens weak & bendy nails.
• Clinique A Different Nail Enamel in "Happy"-  nail enamel for sensitive skin and eyes.
• Nails Inc "Kensington Caviar" Gel Effect Plumping Top Coat- creates a gel-like finish & helps prevent colour fading, chipping & breakage.
• Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in "Fine White 310"- used to create the polka-dot effect.

Have you tried out Clinique nail enamel? 

I wouldn't mind the bright pink shade called "Hi Sweetie"...it's very me!

Thanks for reading my lovelies! 

MANI MONDAY- NUDE POLKA DOT!

This has been one of my favourite nail looks which has been created using Nails Inc and Sally Hansen products. When I first applied the nude polish I thought that it looked a bit dull as I am usually a fan of bright pinks but adding the polka dots makes it all a bit more interesting. 

Products used:

• Nails Inc Hyde Park Base Coat- strengthens weak & bendy nails.
• Nails Inc "Eaton Terrace" The Perfect Nude Polish- nourishing ridge filling formula.
• Nails Inc "Kensington Caviar" Gel Effect Plumping Top Coat- creates a gel-like finish & helps prevent colour fading, chipping & breakage.
• Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in "Fine White 310"- used to create the polka-dot effect.

I start off by filing my nails and pushing back my cuticles followed by rubbing in some vitamin E cuticle oil. The base coat is applied followed by two coats of the nude nail polish and I let each coat dry in between. Next I paint on the dots and let dry before finishing with a layer of the gel top coat. 

This would normally last a few days but it depends on how much I use my hands at work!

I always seem to get polish in my cuticles :( Any tips on how to avoid this please leave a comment at the end. 

Thanks you for reading and I look forward to seeing all your Monday Mani's on Instagram!