Pastel Purple to defeat the Winter Blues

I love painting my nails, so when I do, there has to be some thought behind my choice of colour because your nails complete your whole look! So this time I chose the popular summer shade of the pastel purple to brighten up the dull winter that the UK seems to be having at the moment. 'Beautiful rain' isn't exactly the words I would use to describe the weather right now, but that's a different scenario.

I started off by using my Model's Own 'shape it buff it' nail file which features four sections: 1. even it, 2. smooth it, 3. buff it and 4. shine it. Combining all of these steps together, even me who isn't very talented when it comes to keeping my nails in tip top condition, makes me look like a professional (sort of).

I then went onto using a base coat with strong results to make sure that my nails don't become weak, and to also make certain that I never have the situation where my natural nails without nail varnish are like a rainbow because I forgot to put a base coat on them and then they became stained - oops.

Then it was time for the polish (again another area I am not so talented in), but my trick is to dip an ear bud in some nail polish remover and wipe away any mistakes that you might have made!