Beauty // Baby Put On Heart Shaped Sunglasses.

You could be fooled into thinking that this was supposed to be a Valentines day post that I forgot to share with you because I'm a slightly very inconsistent blogger, but I can assure it's not! Just because theres photos of pretty rose's in it, that doesn't mean I was supposed to write this weeks ago ... although admittedly I can see why you may think that! Truth be told I'm not actually a massive fan of Valentines Day, and that's not because I'm forever destined to be alone ... It's just not really my thing. However there is is one thing about the occasion that I adore, and that my friends is the abundance of pinks and reds everywhere. Yes I'm yet again declaring my love for all things pink, and yes you got me I'm using this post as an excuse to do so.

It's perfectly normal to match your nails to a bunch of flowers, right? ... errr no? OK only me then. It seems I have a persistent need to be "matchy matchy" all the time. In other words my colour matching apparently has no boundaries. I know, I'm beyond weird. But I think we can all agree in my defence however, that pink and red are an irresistible colour combination. So it was somewhat obvious that as soon as I feasted my eyes upon this delectable bouquet I was going to instantly fall in love with these colours again, and in true Aimee style I would paint my nails accordingly. Because of course that's a perfectly normal thing to do! (errrr...)

Lately I've been noticing a lot of variations of "Heart-esque-style nails" (Yeah, I have no idea what to call them) all over the Internet, so I thought I would "attempt" something similar myself. Admittedly mine don't exactly look that heart shaped, however I weirdly prefer the way mine turned out. I feel it just suits my nail shape a lot more, although I guess its just personal preference! If however you do want a more "hearty" look you could simply just take the polish further up the nail, or paint the edges more rounded.

I don't really feel that these nails even need explaining, because believe me they are so incredibly simple. Trust me, if I can do it, you can do it. Fact. However for the sake of this blog post I'll briefly explain what I used and how I used it ...

1 // Firstly I selected my desired nail polishes, which also just so happen to be my current favourites. Since I'm obsessed with both these colours, It was really the obvious choice. Alternatively though, you could use any shades you fancy for this ... I'm already imagining it in a rainbow of pastels. (I wrote a post on L'oreal Colour Riche "Marie Antoinette" here, and Maybelline Color Show "Downtown Red" here too, If you want a little review!)

2 // Then I proceeded to paint my nails in the shade "Marie Antoinette" (Oh how I adore this colour!), which was shortly followed by a second coat. I find most pastel polishes need two coats (sometimes three!) to avoid streaking.

3 // Once dry, I then reached for "Downtown Red" and carefully swiped a small semi-circle (ish!) shape at the corner of the nail. I then repeated that on the opposite corner. TIP: Be careful but fast at the same time ... trust me, It just works!

4 // .... AND VOLIA!!! ... Yes It's that simple. See I told you it needs no explaining!

... And yes my hand looks strange. Why is it so impossible to take a decent photo of my hand? It was either this or the dreaded "dinosaur claw" hand pose ... and I just can't bear that!

So there you have it, a simple and easy (annnd quick might I add!) way to paint your nails, If of course you fancy it! This post has turned out incredibly longer than I anticipated, so I think I'll just go now before I write an essay ...

... Hope your all having a lovely weekend!