Give Them Gel - Colchester Nail Tech

🖤 The brief was cute, witchy spring 🖤

I love how this set came out, so cute and the black and white is such a simple and bold vibe.
toolrange
Efile and manual tools


XPrime, Flexi Gel Persephone, black & White Gel Polish


Hydra Drops

🌿 Sparkly Spring Spings 🌿

My lovely client is working her way through all the glitters I have and I LOVE it ✨

Swipe for how I draw up my inspiration for my nail art appointments ✍️
toolrange
Efile and manual tools


PureBuild Bliss, Juniper, Green Velvet & Black Detail Paints

👋🐞 Hello Spring 🐞👋

I hope everyone is enjoying a bit of a break this long bank holiday weekend.

This folk art floral set is a cute alternative to regular pastel springtime florals. I really love the colour combinations here (and the sweet little ladybugs ofc).

🩵💜💚💛🩷 SmArTiEs 🩷💛💚💜🩵

Forget mini eggs nails, we’ve gone for the legendary, and all year rounders, Smarties!

🌙 A Mother’s Treasure… her daughter 🌙

A pleasure to hand paint my client’s daughter’s name and turn them into golden jewels.

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual tools

Nail Order
XPrime, Flexi Gel Persephone, Bubblegum cuticle oil

HONA
Black Detail Paint, Gold Holographic Chrome

♦️♣️ House of Cards ♠️♥️

This set was soooo fun to create and was a cute nod to my client and her partner’s anniversary.

I love it so much when you guys bring me inspo that has a special little meaning behind it.

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual tools

Nail Order
XPrime, Flexi Gel Persephone, Top Coat, Snow Fairy Cuticle Oil

HONA
Black & Cherry Detail Paints

🍳🍅🥓 Happy Fry Up 🥓 🍅 🍳

First time using SISSI clay and I am OBSESSED. It was so fun to work with and I cannot wait to do more 3D sets.

(I couldn’t stop giggling to myself when I was mixing up the gels to make bean juice hahahah)

Now I’ll wait for the The Fry Up Police to rate my (nail) plate 😂

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual tools

Nail Order
XPrime, Minerva Flexi Gel, Top Coat, Bubblegum cuticle oil

🫧 A moment please… 🫧

I honestly don’t think I’ve ever posted a plain mani but best believe I do offer them too… AND look how beautiful they look!

This is using Nail Order’s new FlexiGel, a hypoallergenic and versatile strengthening product that creates beautiful results like this for your natural nails.

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual tools

Nail Order
XPrime, FlexiGel Persephone

🎀 🎀 🎀

A moment for this colour combo…

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual prep tools

HONA
Swift tips, Purebuild Bliss, Delight & Sage Detail Paints

Nail Order
Maldives cuticle oil

🌼 Pretty Daffs 🌼

I love how gorgeous these daffodils look with the green!

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual tools

Nail Order
XPrime, AnGel Saint, Fern gel polish, Top Coat, Maldives cuticle oil

HONA
Buttercup, Sage & Green Velvet Detail Paints

🌷 Snowdrops for the start of Spring 🌷

Who else is excited for the return of alllllllll the florals?!

Inspo from 🥰

Nail Order
Ultima, Cami, Bottega, Fern, Fairypool, Navy & Blanc gel polish

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Efile and manual prep tools

🌺 Encapsulated Dried Flowers 🌺

I was obsessed with this trend last year and guess what… I am again this year. Feel like I’ve really perfected it now using Nail Order’s Ulitma gel which is such a game changing product.

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Manual and e-file tools

Nail Order
Ultima, Luxe gel polish

HONA
Gold Rush Chrome

🔥🩷 Post Valentines Flames 🩷🔥

Obsessed with this look… it’s giving Penelope Pitstop x Bad B*tch vibes!

Swipe for flash💥👉

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Manual and efile tools

HONA
PureBuild Bubble, Neon Pink Pigment, Glamour, White & Black Detail Paint

Nail Order
Maldives Cuticle Oil

❤️ Happy Day Dedicated to Love ❤️

Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Manual and efile tools

HONA
PureBuild Whisper, Cherry detail paint & Gold Rush chrome

Nail Order
Bubblegum cuticle oil

♥️ Milk Barrrrfff (Essex for bath) Hearts ♥️

Don’t get me wrong, I love complex nail art but there is just something so chic and satisfying with a simple milky base and tiny little hearts…

Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
Using: HONA swift tips, purebuild milkshake, cherry detail paint
Aftercare:

💕 Valentines Mix ‘n’ Match 💕

So proud of this set which is all handpainted!

I’m still undecided on which nail is the cutest… gotta be the cowboy boot… but what about the cherry hearts!?

What do you think?

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🖤 Love in Black & White 🤍

When you wanna celebrate love but want to tone down the red to last you the month through!

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🍒 Cherry Hearts 🍒

I originally saw this design with flowers and I knew I had to create something similar for Valentines.

Now I just wanna frame all tiny art with blue skies and fluffy clouds ☁️

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

♥️ Valentines Torties ♥️

Proof that torties are perfect all year round!

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🩷 Rose Quartz x Opal 🤍

You gotta treat your nails like jewels (not tools) when they literally become jewels, right?

My client works with her hands everyday in her job as a gardener, so they do get a right old bashing! She’s got the most beautiful natural nails but it has been a journey with aftercare and getting used to oiling at least twice a day to keep her cuticles in the best condition we can, especially in this cold weather.

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

✨ After Dark ✨

This has to be my favourite blue ever from HONA, it’s the most gorgeous colour and is perfect for celestial nail art!

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

💕 Three weeks until the day of lurvvvveee 💕

Loved creating this gorgeous valentines set with the most beautiful soft pink and crisp white hearts.

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🐢Torties are always a good idea 🐢

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

♑️ CAPRICORN SZN ♑️

We spent most of the appointment oooooohhhh-ing and ahhhhh-ing at this bad boys!

Would 💯 recommend Nail Order Polar Powder!

P.S. Only accepting cat eye nail art going forwards 😉

✨ Campaign for glitter to not just be for Christmas… WHO’s WITH ME???!!! ✨

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

💚 Jade Jewels 💚

Marbled sets are such a vibe!

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🎀 BOW-ing into 2024 🎀

I loveeeee this trend so much!

Added Moondrops chrome and little tiny pearls for something extra.

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Products & Aftercare: Nail Order

🍾 NEW YEARS EVE EVE 🍾

My last nail post of the year and ending with these sparkly blue babiesssss!

What’s everyone doing for NYE?! I always leave everything until the last minute and end up with a takeaway in my pjs 😆

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order

🔔 Merry & Bright 🔔

Excuse the claw hands but I had to get all the letters in otherwise is would have been ERRY & RIGHT 😂

✨ Prep: Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education
✨ Using: HONA
✨ Aftercare: Nail Order