DIY Nail Extensions: A Follow Up To Two Tone Colour Design💅🏾👩🏾‍🎨

Heyyy,

This nail look is one of my favourites. I’ve done it before on shorter nails, but I think it looks better on longer tips. I used Rimmel London and Seren nail polish.

I started it off with a calcium gel base coat, with normal nail polish. It was finished off with gel top coat. You don’t need a UV lamp to create this design. All you need is yourself and your stash of polish paint. Also, a set with false nail tips to attach to the nail bed.

Tip: buffer the nail bed before placing the extensions, so it lays flat.

Once you’ve completed your nails, accessorise your finger with jewellery of your choice. This helps to enhance the appearance of your nails, as it creates contrast with lighting and also when you look at your hand. The use of rings is helpful for making you stay grounded. You can play around with it and provides a sense of safety that you’re here and alert.

Thank you for taking time to read this post and I hope you enjoy the art of doing your own nails.

Whilst you’re here, check out these related nail posts too:

#StayPolished💅🏾🤳🏾Chanda Demi West

Trial + Error📈🗓

How many of us could say we never?

Braved the storms of the craziest weathers

Facing the fears of daily terrors

Sometimes it’s a wish you can sever

Testing out creates experience forever

Everything in time comes together

You can never say never

Hopefully a night sleep goes down like a feather

Written by Chanda D

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Sunny D Delight ☀️🌞

A sunny delight

Stepped out and that’s what was on sight

Minimal wind that’s so quite

If everything appear as it seems

We wouldn’t of been trying to fight

Supposingly estranged with doubt

The sun touches your skin

Your vitamin D type

Grateful for the better weather days

And the promise it brings to stay

Written by Chanda D

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography 📸

In The Midst Of A Midday Twist🌐

I could see something

Give it a miss

Change things and maybe diss

I won’t see it unless everything is crisp

It’s weird how computers nowadays

Don’t have a floppy disk

You could forever search through the mist

However that might a provoke a never ending twist

Written by Chanda D

Image source: Google (picture cited)

DIY Manicure + Polish : Sea White Sails 🌊🛥💅🏾

 

Helloo☺️

New nail polish, new nail design…

I used vegan nail polish brand Seren and Barry M cosmetics. This was my first time using it, the product is less thicker than your ordinary brand. In total, you will need to use three coats of paint, excluding base coat and top coat.  I don’t have all the professional nail equipment, but I use what I can in the house to assist the nail looks. Again for this design, I used the edge of kebab sticks (snapped in half) to create the diagonal strokes. It won’t come out perfectly, but it is worth a try when you want to experiment your creativity.

The whole procedure doesn’t take up too much of your day. However, the moment when you are doing your nails allows you to hyper focus. It’s one of the times during the day you can relax and remain mindful of what you’re doing and how you want the pattern/design to be. I used ultra form tips to add extension to the original nail bed. Prior to the installation, a full manicure was done. This includes cutting the cuticles, filling the nail bed to lay flat and shaping your natural nail.

Overall, it’s time to set aside your day to do something nice for yourself. Eventually, once you’ve learnt the expertise of the trade, you can go on to do it for other people and practice. This will help add to your knowledge on how to work with different people and their differentiations.

I hope you enjoyed this post and #StayPolished💅🏾

Chanda D

Do you ever think some nail designs look better on longer nails? Add your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Once Upon A 5am Rise⏰🌅

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Artwork produced by Robin Moline

Once upon a morning…

….you wake up and rise. Unfortunately, you might wake up at a time that is inappropriate for you, but who’s to say it weren’t meant for something you were supposed to do. There are many reasons for being up at this time, it may cause you sigh or wish you go back to bed. This is time where your mind is silenced by the peaceful sounds of nothing. While waiting for the sun to come up, because everything is dark in sight. You hear the effects of driving cars every so often, depending if you live on a busy road or off the main road. Everything seems to popping off in the distance. There’s a party over there and you’re listening.

There comes a time, when it’s okay to resume your schedule. The jump out of the covers to pursue the day. A follow of daily routine that consume your day. It starts with a brush off the teeth and tongue. The eventual end pancaked out in bed (alone). Everything that fills you your day is a sandwich filler. Whether it be a job, children or pursing hobbies; it is a full time occupation of it’s own. You sense the cold these days before you leave your home. It allows you to make good choices of clothes to wear for extra warmth, so you’re not overstimulated by these bitter temperatures.

In the UK, the weather has a individual mind. It can go through different types of changes a day. Increasing and decreasing the temperature as it wants. It fluctuates like the sun and moon does. It is surprising you can wake up to snow dust. The adaptation to it is a must, sometimes you’ll be controlled by an external situation that you can’t trust. That doesn’t always mean to lock yourself in a box. You are free to do as you please, as long as it feels good to you. Make sure you carry emergency winter supplies such as a scarf and gloves. This will help you when it gets rough.

Note: I wrote this as bed time story for those who are wide awake at this time. The time you read it isn’t limited to one specific point to the day. So feel free to browse through at any day.

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Like a butterfly, you eventually drift off..

Thank you for reading this passage

Chanda D

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DIY Manicure + Paint: Sparkly Polka Dot😍💅🏾

New set of colours, shorter nails😍

Hiii😌

I dropped out the false tips for a more natural look this time. Sometimes false nails can get in the way of being able to function normally. Especially, if you’re not use to them on a regular basis. Visually, they do look appealing, but for practical reasons, it can cause obstructions to daily life.

I used three colours for this look and one coat of glitter paint and gel top coat to finish it off. The products used were from Rimmel London and Gambrini. If you’re looking to re-create this look at home, all you need is nail polish and kitchen essentials ready. Wait for it.. you don’t need all the fancy appliances from the nail shop to do it. This method allows you to be free with your technique. I used wooden sticks from the kitchen, the ones you put kebab on; to do the gold dots.

The whole process took about over an hour to do. It’s easy for those who have short nails and/or willing to grow them out. In repeated use, false nails can damage the nail bed. So, this type of design can be used as breather period to restore your natural nails back to health.

That’s it for today’s post, I hope you’ve enjoyed it

#StayPolished 💅🏾💅🏾

Feel free to leave comments about what you do to keep your nails healthy or what helps you grow them out 👇🏾

Chanda Demi West

#Photography: Waterloo Walking 🚶🏾‍♀️🌃

Chanda Demi Photography Chanda Demi PhotographyHave you ever gone somewhere and after you’ve left the location, instead of going straight home.. you’ve decided to take a detour?

That’s how I ended up here, take a left.. take a right and see what’s in sight. The explanation for the two photographs you see above.

I’ve realised it’s not easy to shoot at night, you have to fiddle around with the camera settings, to figure out the best match for the lighting you’ve been presented with.

You do what you can, with what you have and make the most out of it

Feel free to share your tips below on how to capture pictures in low light👇🏾

Thank you ☺️

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography📸

The Birds And The Breeze 🐥🌬

Chanda Demi PhotographyBirds tweeting while breeze hits

You couldn’t give that a miss

Emphasising all the minor bits

Putting cocoa butter on the lips

Taking and breaking things apart

Surely included in the mix

Changing parts that needs a fix

Don’t forget to silence the mental diss

Waking up after a dream,

To a morning of rain all it seems

The sun isn’t shining so bright,

The noise of rain distributing light

That’s a new day starting in sight

Chanda D

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography📸

Bedtime Burrito 🌯🛌

A short story about the time in bed…

In the bed, you’re the stuffing..

It’s just a bit past midnight and wrapped up in the bed covers like a burrito that’s been left un-fed. You lay on your back and stare to the ceiling. The silence in the air fills the space in.

It’s time to read a book or play on phone. One of the times in the day you spend alone. You could dream about eating a ice cream cone or something you adore more. If you’re up too late, you begin to feel a yawn.

You find a position to sleep in. On your back, front or side, whatever you decide; just hope your body won’t mind. A static placement entwined to help on the R.E.M. ride. All minimal distractions settle the mental fine.

It’s at the point you drift off without a thought. The hours pass retaining the residual heat from the overnight stay. In between the sheets, that’s a way to keep the warmth in. Feel it up like you’re floating in the sky.

Until the next morning rise… 🌅

The process called the bedtime burrito roll ☺️

Image source: Chanda Demi Photography📸