Hyacinth and Black Striped Nails for Motel Rocks!

Some exciting news is that I have recently accepted the position of resident Nail Art Blogger (along with Leanne at Do Not Refreeze!) for Motel Rocks Clothing! Every now and again I will be creating Nail Art tutorials for manicures that are inspired by their prints and clothing ranges (WHICH ARE TO DIE FOR). Their clothes don't follow the trends - they set them. The prints they create become iconic and there is literally something for everyone in their ranges (can you tell that I am a bit in love with Motel Rocks?)

This is great news as it means even more tutorials for you guys! You also get 15% off clothing at Motel Rocks with my discount code TOPBLOG15 (see the banner --->)

The first tutorial is one I have been meaning to do for a while - how to get perfect stripey nails that look professional and neat! For more on how to achieve this manicure at home, click the link below :) It's easy and uses only tools that you have around the house!

Click here to see the full tutorial on Motel Rocks!

You can read a post I did previously on a Motel Rocks and Glossy Box event HERE :D

Have a great weekend, everyone xxx

Zooey Deschanel's Golden Globe Tuxedo Nails - A Tutorial.

The world has gone Zooey mad since her new (amazing) show, New Girl, hit the screen. I just love her. She is just bloody brilliant. Lesbian crushes aside, I wanted to do a tutorial for the Nail Art she sported at this year's Golden Globes - I love that now Nail Art has gone mainstream we see it a lot more on celebs! Zooey wore little,  black and white Tuxedos on her digits, which are incredibly easy to do and perfect for short nails. Since mine are being stubborn at the moment and refusing to grow, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do a Zooey Deschanel Nail Art Tutorial.

Start out with a white base and use a striping brush of Nail Art Pen to paint a thin, black line along the nail tip:-

Next, we need to draw the little, tuxedo bow-ties. The easiest way to do this is to draw 3 small dots across the top of the nail, to create the basic shape of your bow tie, then join them together:-

After you have drawn the little bows, it's time to draw the tuxedo buttons. These are just 3 small dots in a vertical line from the bow-tie to the tip. Make sure you have a good sized bead of polish on the end of your Nail Art Pen, dotting tool or tooth pick then lightly dab it onto the nail:-

Add a topcoat and Voila! Your very own Tuxedo nails, perfect for any occasion, even red carpet, Hollywood dos apparently!

Let me know what you think! I would love to see a picture if you follow the tutorial - it really is very simple and the look you can create is so much fun! I will leave you with a picture of Zooey Deschanel to drool over. If you don't like her, then good luck in life without a soul.

Motel Rocks and Glossy Box Event!

Hi Everyone!

On Thursday night I packed my enthusiasm and Railcard, once more, and jetted down to London for the Motel Rocks and Glossy Box Blogger event. I was really excited to receive this invite because, as I’m sure you all realise by now, I absolutely love Glossy Box. I also hadn’t heard much from British Fashion Label Motel in a while, so was really glad to re-discover them, in a big way! It was great to meet up with other bloggers, there were some new faces as well as some cheeky, familiar ones (I’m looking at you London Lipgloss!) and we all got to peruse the new Collection from Motel.

The cocktails were flowing and there was even popcorn and CandyFloss! There are some beautiful dresses in the new Motel collection perfect for Christmas Parties. If you’re a svelte, confident bunny there are some amazing Body-Con dresses that my figure would look ridiculous in, but would flatter a toned figure! Here are some of my favourites from the collection, as well as some that Selina (of Motel) described as the gems of the collection:

90's Boyfriend Coat in Check with Black Fur - £84

Laureen Sheer Panel Dress in City Scene - £32.00

Gabby Sequin Dress in Gold £58.00

Motel Freya Cropped Jacket in Forest Green - £65.00

Motel Renee Cage Back Dress in Monochrome Triangle £38.00

Motel Breana Playsuit in Leopard Print £52.00

 Just a handful of my favourites from the night! You can now buy all of these items at the Motel Rocks Website. Here are some other photographs from the night:

 

Fellow Nail Artist/Blogger BOOM Nails was also there, lending her expertise and doing manicures! She also has a fab Nail Art Blog! I already had mine painted, so didn't join her queue of adoring fans, but it would've been great to chat to her! :D

There were lovely drinks and some Candy Floss too, there's me and Rosie from Budgeting Beauty (who is PROPER LOVELY) with our pink beards.

Over at the Glossy Box table there were several treats in store, some edible, some not! Just look at those cupcakes by Lolas Cupcakes - They were sparkly and tasted every bit as good as they look! They were also running a contest to win a Glossy Box by guessing how many items were inside a mystery box. The answer is 17, and I did not win hahaha. It was also great to meet the Glossy Girls, who I chat to all the time on Twitter, they are so lovely!

 

Me and Rosie pretty much spent the rest of the night larking around and chatting to various bloggers, including Kate from Dolly Bow Bow! She was tempted by the Forest Green Cropped Fur Coat, and me and Rosie were thrilled because we were nowhere near brave enough to try it ourselves! Even when Kate looks slightly like Sully from Monsters Inc, she still looks stunning!

I WANT KATES HAIR

 

I also tried on the 90's Check/Fur Boyfriend Coat because a girl can never have too many, and I loved it! I am seriously in danger of buying every single one of my favies from the collection! Sorry Bank Account.

I will show you my Event Manicure tomorrow! I hope you had fun looking at the new things from Motel, as well as getting a look into the Event as a whole. I had a brilliant time and met some absolute BABES. It was interesting doing a more fashion inspired post, I don't claim to be a fashion geek at all, but Motel's clothes are so fun, I feel you don't have to be uber fashion forward to appreciate them. 

Thanks for reading everyone, and remember....

Please note this is NOT a sponsored post, I was invited, and honoured to attend, the Glossy Box/Motel Rocks event and was in no way compensated for my attendance. :)