Sparkle Knails

New nails for Mum who absolutely is not ready to switch to the darker shades 😄

Tangerine dream and sweet pea from Magpie Beauty.

At long last all of her nails are near enough the same length. For those of you wondering, Mum has been a challenging client over the years and more often than not would remove her nails after only a few days of having them on… 😵‍💫 Fast forward to now where she has regular 2 weekly appointments using Give me strength - cuticle oil, rubber gloves for cleaning and a lot of willpower from Mum - and look how good they look now 😁

And if we can all imagine another set of nails in shade Cherry Blossom that would be fab as I forgot to get a picture from Saturdays client 🤦🏼‍♀️

Now I know what you might be thinking.. Christmas nails?! In September?! Is she mad?! No I haven’t lost the plot - yet!

The second autumnal shade manicure from last week using everything Magpie Beauty.

Gel polish shades used were Little bo peep, cat got the cream and hot embers to give it a little glow 😎🌟 my client also wanted some leaf themed nail art so I used this water decal and I used a small amount of hot embers to make the leaves more autumnal. Not Christmassy.

(For those that think they might want Christmas nails in October, the answer is no 🤣 no you cannot have Christmas nails now.)

The first of two lovely autumnal manicures from last week 😁

This is Magpie Beauty gel colour in Chill out finished with holo glitz top coat for added sparkles 💖

I love watching clients go from “just something neutral and plain please” to “I want the sparkles too”

As always I am happy to go with the flow but if you’re looking to start sparkling…. Let’s go! 🤪🤩

I just want to take a moment to talk about something it seems the whole world has stopped talking about for 6 years…

Was working with a mask on today easy? No.
Was it enjoyable? No.
Was it comfortable? Hell no.
Did my client request that I wear one? No - but she was grateful I had!
Did it prevent me from passing my cold to my client who may not fair so well if she caught it? I really hope so!

My personal stance on illness is generally pretty laid back. But, I do have clients who may be more susceptible to developing complications from a simple cold. We can’t avoid being ill and I completely understand these things happen but can I just ask that even if ‘it’s just the sniffles’ you let me know so I can plan accordingly in case the next person I see isn’t blessed with a robust immune system! 😷

As always, Orla is thrilled at the idea of having to bring home the bacon 🤣 and as always she was a little superstar and made someone’s day that little bit brighter 💖🐾

Last sets before my holiday!

W/C 21/09 already has limited availability so thank you to everyone for keeping me busy! 😁

I’m off now and my next available appointment is 22/09. As always, I do recommend booking ahead to avoid disappointment.

See you in a few weeks! 😌✈️

By now, it should be no secret to my clients how I feel about the colour yellow 🤣

However.. I am warming to it! What’s happening to me?! 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

Even had yellow nails a while back! Fairly certain there is no photographic evidence of this though - sorry! 😁

First of two luxury pedicures this week.
Always a good idea to treat your feet 👣😌

New nails for my mum this week too. Will they last until I return from holiday?! I’m not sure 😂

After many months of no picking chewing or biting she had a little relapse so let’s see how they look in a couple of weeks! 😁💅

A lovely mummy and me mani (mini mani for little ladies) from earlier this week 💖💅 🥰

Something tells me mummy won’t ever be allowed to get her nails done alone again 😁😂

Due to a cancellation I have some availability this week 😌

I will be away from 9th - 18th and not returning to work until the 21st and my diary leading up to the 9th is already filling fast! If you’re looking for an appointment around this time please let me know as soon as possible to avoid disappointment 😌💅

* Picture purely for your enjoyment 😂 *

When I say I did these custom nails.. I mean.. we are talking FULLY custom. Every nail was made up of three different colours out of all of these lined up 🤣

I was told there was an under the sea theme for a birthday party so we found some stickers to match and I created something I’ve never done before! *patting my own back* 😁

Included is the feedback from my client after we created this absolute masterpiece 🥰

It’s always a challenge when the next client wants the same colour but that was a custom shade made up of three colours and now I can’t be sure which ones they were 🤣 💅