Lace French Tips Nail Art Tutorial
For today’s nail art tutorial let’s do lace tips!
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You need:
Begin by painting a glitter base coat and allowing it to dry.  Water down your paint/polish so it’s an easy consistency to paint with and draw a thin line as if you were marking the bottom of a french tip.
 Add another line above it following the same curve.
 Now make small diagonal lines between the two.
 And make diagonal lines in the other direction so they form crosses.
 Add more crosses to the top section of the nail.
 Along the bottom curve, paint small semi-circles.
 Add little flicks along the semi-circle line.
 Once it’s completely dry, give the nail a top coat with clear polish.
 Done! I love how effective this looks with the bright glitter as a base!
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Some Random Cute Artwork!
I’ve been doing a little bit of painting lately so I thought I would show you guys in another art dump ^_^
    I’ve been trying to sketch more too, Lottie ^_^
   Spring! This was going to be the first page of a calendar I was going to make but I never ended up finishing it.
   I went through all of my old artwork and got rid of a bunch of stuff. It was kind of nice to get rid of like 15 years worth of sketches, very cathartic and nice to clear out!
I thought you guys might like to see some of my really old art!
 This was the cover page sketch of a comic book I wrote called “Frills”. I used to illustrate a lot of comics, I really miss it!
      Bonus: This was actually the original header for my blog! Way back when I had short black hair! Some days I think about cutting my hair short again but I think I would really miss it!
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Lace Obsession – Outfits Of The Day
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 Shirt and skirt set: Supre
Shoes: Bodyline Scarf: Chanel Hat: H&M   My favourite part of this outfit is actually the cube ring that I’m using as a scarf ring now!
 And lastly a few more photos from filming. I made this hair bow too for one of the video tutorials ^_^
   I think I’m really obsession on lace clothes at the moment, how about you guys? What are you wearing a lot of?
And of course, I’ve been posting a lot of outfits on my instagram account this month too. The following photos were sponsored by their respective companies ^_^
Favourite way to wear big brooches at the moment? As scarf ties! If the pin is big enough you can even just slide the scarf ends through it rather than pinning. The beautiful swan pin I¹m wearing is from Bella & Chloe and is vintage sterling silver, the collar tips are from them as well. Totally loving the idea of collar tips at the moment too, they are an awesome way to customise any collared shirt. Check out the rest of the cute silver jewellery in the Bella & Chloe store here: http://www.bellaandchloe.com/
Shirt: Thrift store (Originally Valley Girl I think)
Scarf: Junk store Hat: H&M Jeans: Valley Girl which I bleached Shoes: Target     So comfortable! This shirt is so thin and smooshy that it’s pretty much the most comfortable shirt I own. Second hand shirts are always the most comfortable
    This outfit was from a crafternoon with Kim.
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Shirt: Target
This is a shirt I never thought I would wear again! I bought it when I was a kid working generic retail jobs. I love finding new ways to style old clothes! 
And this outfit was from the Lotus/Lily farm we went to.
Have you guys seen Tiny Hands jewellery? They hand make tiny food themed pieces that smell like what they are! I’ve had one of their donut necklaces for ages but they sent me a strawberry ice-cream one to match and it smells amazing! Also totally cute ^_^ Make sure you check their website here and see the full range: 
Tuesday’s Toes with Pedi-Sox! So after last time, I wanted to do matching toe nail art for all of my Pedi-Sox! So this month I went with the mary-jane style socks and did mini tuxedos to match ^_^ To try it yourself: 1. Paint the nail white. 2. Use black acrylic paint to make a bow out of 2 triangles. 3. Add 2 dot buttons below it and top coat once dry. Done! Love!! To order your own mary jane style Pedi-Sox check out 
Current favourite nail design! I’m really getting back into doing my nails regularly and I’ve been so inspired by the epic glitter toppers from Glitter Lambs. Seriously this is BLING when the light hits it! This is a pearl base with Kawaii Bake Sale glitter topper and then gold studs on top. So pretty! You can check our their store and get your own glitters here: 
Today’s make up was inspired by my idea of a romantic date look. I created the whole look using Younique beauty products including my new favourite mascara: Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes. This isn’t any ordinary mascara, it’s actually has tiny fibers you apply to *create* lashes *_* so effective and I’m obsessed with it! To recreate my look: base/concealer- Mineral Touch Pressed Powder in Scarlet, blush- Stunning, lashes- Moodstruck 3D Fiber, Eyes- Moodstruck Mineral Pigments (Curious as highlighter, Flirty all over the lid, Sassy in the crease, Devious mixed with Refreshed Rosewater as a liner, Confident on the bottom lash line), lips- Lavish. You can get all of the products here: 
So last week I had a sort of Minnie Mouse themed outfit, here’s the nail art that went with it! It’s from Glitter Lambs and it’s SO glittery! The nails are a base of pearl with the Minnie Mouse Princess topper over it and then hand painted black spots and Minnies. This brand is everything I love about glitter, it’s so sparkly in the light! Go get yours here: 
Current obsession now that it’s gotten cold enough? Pedi-Sox! They are cute socks with an opening in the end so you can be warm while painting your toes. I have actually been wearing them all week because I overheat in regular socks so this way I get comfy feet without being too warm! They’re also great for sealing in moisturising treatments like SofSpa which is good for both feet and other areas with dry skin. You can order online in lots of cute designs: 
That’s a lot of outfits!! Clearly I need some more pyjama time 😀