With Adele and Lana Del Ray's nails flaunting themselves in practically every magazine I open I thought it was about time to get on that bandwagon and have them done on myself, or better yet, go one step further and that's how I ended up at Sophy Robson Nails in Hari's Salon on the Kings Road in London. Sophy Robson is basically the queen of nail art, famous for the dalmation nails she created for Topshop Unique's Fashion Show. Being a nail art newbie my friend and I spent hours on the Sophy Robson blog, here, and Haris Salon Website, here, getting inspiration for our first manicures.
Both of us decided to go for tips to achieve that perfect Lana Del Ray/Adele long nail. First was the tip extension, then the acrylic overlay, which was then followed by the nail art! If you haven't tried acrylic nails before they are just a hard overlay on top of your nails. They also make nail polish chip less & make it easier to apply. I finally decided on little heart tips whereas my friend went for a half moon and fun tip! (see below)
The whole process including drying time took about 2 hours, which sounds rather long but if you include tip and acrylic application, nail painting, nail art and drying time it makes more sense. The nails did last as long as you can deal with the gap between your nail and cuticle!
Have you ever had nail art? Which one would you choose?
Sophy Robson nails are available at Hari's Salon. Call 020 7349 8722 to book or visit their website here
Sophy Robson nails are available at Hari's Salon. Call 020 7349 8722 to book or visit their website here
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DeleteWow! I love your pink, heart tipped nails - they look gorgeous! I've started experimenting with nail art recently and I post my attempts on my blog here http://www.pinkflamingokisses.com/search/label/beauty
ReplyDeleteMy friend also got me the Wah! nails book for my birthday last week so i'm going to up my game now and try some more difficult designs. Actually, I think I might give those heart tips a go as they are just so pretty - good luck me!
Love your blog by the way! So glad I stumbled upon it. Check mine out too if you have time :)
www.pinkflamingokisses.com
Nicole x
Ah I'm dying to get my hands on the Wah nail art book it sounds fab! Let me know how you get on with the hearts! Will do :) xx
DeleteOh you should definitely get it, its so good! Although I think it will take me some time before I can master all of those designs. Saying that, some designs which i thought were tricky are explained really well that I reckon they won't be too hard (fingers crossed).
DeleteI think I'm going to give those hearts a try this weekend so I'll link you to the pics once I'm done :)
And thanks for checking out my blog as well! xx
Finally gave those heart tipped nails a go and I love them! Here is a pic of them :)
Deletehttp://www.pinkflamingokisses.com/2012/05/heart-tipped-nails.html?spref=tw
Nicole xx
LOVE it! x
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