Nails: Black & Teal

I decided that I wanted to create a simple but statement look on my nails. To do this I used:

- Barry M nail paint in 'Aqua Glitter' (231)

- ELF nail varnish in 'Black' (#D19)

- Barry M Top coat in 'Clear' (54)

- Nail gem wheel containing teal coloured gems

To begin I applied a base coat to my nails, the top coat by Barry M doubles up as a basecoat so it's a really good nail varnish to have. Once that'd dried, I then applied ELF's Black polish to my nails leaving out the ring finger on both hands. I applied two coats of the black.

To the ring finger I applied one coat of Aqua Glitter, once dry I added another coat and immediately started to add the gems on top of the nail varnish as it acts like a glue when wet. To apply the gems I used a small amount of blue tac on the end of an orange wood stick (wooden cuticle pusher).

When I had finished applying the gems I applied a top coat to all my nails and left them to dry. This nail design is quite time-consuming when you apply the gems but it looks really effective once finished!