What I’m going to wear to Cheltenham Races Ladies Day on 11th March

Today I have been asked to take part in the #ColourMeMarch campaign so I have put together an outfit idea for Ladies Day Wednesday 11th March at Cheltenham Races. The theme of the Colour Me March campaign is colour, so for my entry I chose my brightest dress which has neon pink hearts and splashes of neon yellow in the design. I have also created some matching nail art designs because if you are going to wear a statement dress you need to have some bright standout nails to go with it!

If you want to enter the competition you just need to put together your own colourful outfit and tweet a photo using the hashtag #ColourMeMarch or you can enter online by following the link below:
http://www.thefestival15.co.uk/colourmemarch/

These are my two nail designs I have created to match the amazing pattern on my dress. I used two coats of black polish for the base colour on both designs. For the design on the left I used a pink Wah Nails nail art pen to draw tiny hearts in a polka dot pattern. For the design on the right I used a neon yellow polish and a thin brush to draw a big heart outline in the centre of the nail and then filled it in with two coats of neon yellow. To create the pink pattern I painted one coat of a Barry M pink crackle polish over the yellow heart and then waited for it to crack. As always I finished off my nails with a top coat to make the colours super shiny.

My dress below was from the Versace for H&M collection. I love the combination of neon colours and the heart pattern with black fringing on the top and bottom of the dress. It is definitely a statement dress and it grabs attention when I wear it which is why I have chosen it for my #ColourMeMarch outfit.

Bold Crackle Polish

This is a crackle polish design that I love to do as it is quick and easy but makes a bold statement when you use bright and contrasting colours. You can use whatever colour polishes you like so play around with it and choose your favourite combination. 

How to get this look: 

Start by applying a base coat and two coats of your chosen base colour (I used yellow.) 

Apply a coat of crackle polish across the whole length of the nail - don't worry about covering the whole width of the nail at the tip as this will get covered anyway. 

When your polish has finished separating into its crackle effect apply your second colour (mine is pink.) Using a thin brush or striping brush start at the tip of the nail in the centre and draw a diagonal line to the bottom of the nail. Do this on both sides so you are left with a yellow triangle in the centre and fill in the rest of the pink down the side of your nail. 

Finish by applying a top coat.