Mystical Dragon with floral nail decals

Joshua went to say the night at his grandparent's house last night so after catching up on housework I had a few moments to give myself a manicure. I used Mystical Dragon by Fashionisa and white floral nail decals. 

I need to go through my nail polish collection more often when I have the chance because I forget all the gorgeous and unusual colours I have. 

Mystical Dragon applies smoothly but stains my nails badly even with a base coat but I find most blue/green nail polishes stain my nails. I used two coats of the polish which shifts between a dark blue and turquoise with flecks of silver laced through. 

After letting both coats of polish dry I used some white nail decals and finished with Seche Vite. 

Barry M Mint Green with Nail Decals

I love DIY nail art, especially stamping with my Konad kit. However, as much as I love Konad it can take a bit of time, especially with clean up. Nail decals AKA nail tattoos can jazz up a manicure fast and there is no clean up afterwards.

These nail decals were part of a set which I ordered from Amazon. For less than £5 I got hundreds of sheets of different designs, some coloured, some packed with glitter and some were black and white. These black starts have a tiny silver gem in the middle.

I painted my nails with two coats of Barry M's Mint Green Nail Paint and let that dry. Then, using tweezers, I peeled the nail decals off the sheet and placed them in the middle of each nail. I finished the manicure off with a coat of Seche Vite's fast dry top coat. 

With all nail art a good top coat is essential, it helps protect the design making it last longer. Applying nail decals takes a bit of patience as the process is quite fiddly, however it is worth it for a cheap at home manicure.