Bruzz Nail Brush Review

Today I am reviewing a new nail product called Bruzz - a uniquely designed nail brush.

Personally, I never used to be a fan of using a nail brush to clean my nails because the bristles are rough and I don't want to chip or damage my nail polish after I've spent hours on a nail art design. The Bruzz nail brush is very different to any other nail brush I have seen. It has soft rubber bristles that are antibacterial and vanilla scented and the shape of the brush means there are bristles on three different angles so it cleans each side of your nail at the same time. 

I have been trying out the Bruzz for the past week now and I am really liking it! The bristles are gentle so I don't have to worry about the brush chipping my manicure and it hasn't even damaged any of the Swarovski crystals that I currently have stuck on my nails. 

I find the Bruzz really useful when I am cooking as my nails are so long it's really important to clean under my nails when I am handling food. After cooking I have been using the Bruzz with soap and water to scrub my nails - you can just add a drop of hand soap into the middle of the bristles and add a drop of water and then rub your nails across it for a deep clean. The rubber bristles can also be removed from the outer case so after using the Bruzz you can remove the inside and run it under a tap to clean it.

Overall I would definitely recommend this product if you have long nails like me or even if you have short nails but do a lot of cooking or baking! I am really impressed by Bruzz's new take on the design of a nail brush as it is easier to use and much more hygienic than a standard nail brush.

If you want to get your own Bruzz nail brush it comes in pink, blue and white colours and you can buy one from Boots and Amazon. 

Rose French Tips

Today I tried out a new French manicure design with roses painted on the French tips. I added a silver line across the bottom of the tip and used swarovski crystals for decoration but if you don't want to add the sparkles the rose tips look great on their own for a vintage style design.

For this design you will need a white and pink polish for a French manicure - I used OPI Alpine Snow and OPI Bubble Bath. You will also need three shades of pink, a nail art brush and a green polish. Silver polish and crystals are optional.

How To Get This Look:

Start by applying a base coat.

Paint white French tips using your white nail polish brush by starting at one side of the nail and carefully painting horizontally across the tip leaving a smooth curved line that matches the natural shape of your nail tip. If the line is not smooth go back and do a second stroke of white in the opposite direction to even it out. (If you still can't master the French tip you can dip a small nail art brush in nail polish remover and use this to remove the excess white polish leaving behind a smooth line.)

Next paint one coat of a natural pink polish over the whole nail.

For the roses use a dotting tool and the lightest shade of pink to paint circles on the tips. (The circles don't need to be perfect.) 

Then, using a very fine nail art brush, use the two darker shades of pink to draw small curved lines on the light pink dots so that they look like roses. 

Now draw leaves next to some of the roses using green polish and a fine nail art brush.

Optionally, using silver polish and a very fine nail art brush, draw a thin silver line under the tip by following the shape of the white polish. Add swarovski crystals or diamantés in the middle of each nail on the silver line.

Finish by applying a top coat. 

Blossom Nails

It's the time of year when blossom trees are covered in beautiful flowers and this always makes me want to paint flowers on my nails! I decided to draw pink blossom on my nails using two different shades of pink with a purple base coat called Do You Lilac It by OPI. To paint this design you will need a striper brush, a dotting tool and a small nail art brush.

How to get this look:

Start by applying a base coat and then two coats of a lilac nail polish.

Using brown polish and a striper brush draw a long line from the tip of your nail towards the middle and then draw small lines coming off it on each side like a tree branch.

Using a pale pink polish draw pink circles on the branches - they don't need to be perfect circles or flower shaped yet so just dab a small amount of polish with the tip of the nail polish brush.

Using a dotting tool apply a dot of darker pink polish to the middle of each pale pink flower.

Using the light pink polish with the dotting tool draw some small dots on the branches to look like flower buds.

Use brown polish and the dotting tool to add some tiny brown dots in the centre of the flowers.

On a few of the flowers use a small nail art brush with light pink polish to add five dots around the flower to give them big petals.

Finish by applying a top coat.


If you try out this design let me know @KathleenEmilyy on Instagram and Twitter.

Cinderella

I went to see the new Cinderella movie at the cinema recently and I loved it! The sparkly dress, golden carriage and of course the glass slipper were so beautiful that I used them as this weeks nail art inspiration. The base colour I used is An Even Bigger Splash by Wah London and all of the nail art pens I used were also from Wah London. The silver polish I used for the glass slipper and other sparkly details is Radiance from OPI's designer series; the polishes from the designer series contain diamond dust which makes them amazingly glittery.

How to get this look:

Apply a base coat and then two coats of a blue polish

Cinderella Text - use a white nail art pen to write the text 'Cinderella' with the i starting inside the C. To make your lettering as neat as possible use a wooden cuticle stick on any messy letters by pushing the polish while it is still wet or tacky back into the correct position. Using silver polish and a nail art brush draw small + shapes to look like glittering stars.

Castle - use a white striper brush to draw each castle turret and then use a gold or blue polish and a nail art brush to draw a triangular roof on the top of each turret. Draw a semi circle using black or grey polish at the bottom of the castle where the entrance would be.

Carriage - using a white nail art pen draw a white circle in the middle of your nail and then fill it in with white. Draw a spiral shaped wheel underneath the circle on both sides and then join these to the carriage with a curved line. Using gold polish and a nail art brush draw a gold oval outline inside the carriage to create the carriage door and then draw a gold decoration on top of the carriage. Using a nail art brush or dotting tool draw silver dots all around the outside of the carriage to make it look glittery and magical.

Cinderella And Her Sparkly Dress - start by drawing the rough shape of the face and neck with a skin coloured polish. Use two shades of blue for the dress, start with the lighter shade by drawing the top of the dress with a slim corset sized waist and then draw a big ball room skirt. Go over the skirt with the darker blue polish on both sides leaving a lighter blue triangle in the middle of the skirt. Also using the darker blue polish draw a thick line around the chest going onto the shoulders to create the Cinderella style dress like in the new movie. You can now neaten up the face shape to make sure it is in proportion and then draw on the arms. Add some yellow hair, a blue headband, eyes and bright red lips. Finish off the dress by painting tiny dots of a sparkly silver polish onto the darker parts of the dress so the dress is nice and glittery.

Glass Slipper - using a silver polish and a nail art brush draw the stiletto heel and then the main part of the shoe. You can neaten your shoe shape using a wooden cuticle stick if required.

Finish by applying a top coat.

Daisies

We've had some lovely sunny weather this week so I felt like painting a summery design on my nails. I wanted to try out a new polish from OPI's Hawaii collection called That's Hula-rious which is a lovely pastel green colour. I used this as my base colour and then used my Wah Nails nail art pens to draw some daisies on my nails.

How to get this look:

Start by applying a base coat and then two coats of a pastel green polish.

Using a white nail art pen draw a small white X and then fill in the spaces between each line with more white lines to create your daisy petals.

Draw a yellow dot in the center of the petals with a yellow nail art pen or a dotting tool.

Repeat these steps and draw more daisies around your nails in different positions and patterns on each nail.

Finish by applying a top coat.

Easter Bunny Nails

Its Easter tomorrow so I tried out some bunny and egg shaped water decals that I got from Viva La Nails. It is my first time trying out water decals on my nails and I found the process very simple so I would recommend them for beginners or if you're just feeling a bit lazy and want some nail art without the effort of painting an intricate design. I have the Easter water decal sets in both pink and blue colours but I chose to use the pink set on my own nails.

How to use water decals:
Apply a base coat to your nails and then two coats of your chosen coloured polish.

Cut out one of the shapes on your sheet of water decals and drop it into a bowl of water and leave for about 20 seconds.

Pick it up out of the water either with your fingers or with tweezers and place the decal on your fingertip with the picture side down.

Peel the backing paper off so you leave just the decal image on your finger and then transfer the decal onto your nail by pressing it onto your nail with your finger.

Apply a top coat to protect the decals and stop your nails chipping.