Rune Nail Art

Why hello there! What is this? Two posts in a week? Wow. Today I have some bookish nail art for you. Yes, you have to bear with my mega gross nails. Ew.
Anyway, today's nail art is based on a book series. Yay for books! This book series is The Mortal Instruments. I was inspired by the runes that the Shadowhunters mark themselves with.

Ta-da!

On my thumb is the Iratze- the healing rune. The index finger has the Love rune, just the wrong way round😕 my middle finger has the rune for Clairvoyant Sight, allowing Shadowhunters to see through glamours. My ring finger has my favourite rune on- the fearless rune! My little finger has the rune for Gift/Talent. 

For the nails I use just three items. 

First, I used a base coat of Sally Hansen Growth Serum. I then went straight on to the colour, which is China Glaze Toungue 'N' Chic. It's currently my favourite nail polish, and the camera really doesn't do it justice; it's a gorgeous dark teal, leaning towards green with a very subtle glitter. 

Finally, I went straight onto drawing the runes, which I did with the Barry M Nail Art Pen in White. I love these pens as they are so much easier to use than normal nail art pens, and it's just like using an actual pen. I would definitely reccomend them. 

So that's the nail art from me. I hope you enjoyed this slightly different post! 

Until next time!

General update & a bookish favourites:)

Why hello there!
First of all, I'd just like to apologise for my lack of posts recently. I will try to update more regularly now! So today's post is just a general update, and I'm adding in some favourites of the last month.

So, I don't know if anyone's noticed but it's actually March! This year is going so quickly already. Personally I'm a little sad that Winter is over, as it happens to be my favourite season. But Spring has it's advantages; my birthday, Easter, lots of rain (I really love rain for some reason!).

I recently got a new phone, which means that the pictures will probably be better now. All pictures from now on will be taken on an iPhone 5c.

I've been reading an awful lot since Christmas. I read absolutely loads anyway, but even more so. After all, all you need is books!  Anyway, because I've been reading so much, some of my favourite books have changed. My problem is I have too many favourite books and I struggle to pick just one. So here are my top books, with some referring to the series. In no particular order...

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak.

You. Will. Sob. I'm not a big cryer. I hardly cry at films, and only a few books. But this fabulous piece of literature right here reduced me to full on, shaking tears. It's just beautiful. I don't think I have ever read something so well written. The characters are so realistic, you can imagine them actually existing. I have a tendency to absolutely adore a character and that happened a lot in this. The narration just adds something truly unique and wonderful! I love it so much. Read it now. I think this could be my favourite book ever.
It is set in war-time Germany, and follows the fabulous tale of Liesel Meminger, and she was changed by the wonder that is words.

The Mortal Instruments, Cassandra Clare.

Can I be a Shadowhunter? Please? Even just a vampire? Cassandra Clare has a brilliant way of making you absolutely love a character to pieces then hate their guts within a few lines. And she's kind of the queen of plot twists. But on a more serious note, I am desperate to be a Shadowhunter. I would quite happily live in that world, fighting demons, like a pro. Set in New York, it follows the wonderful Clary Fray, who has hair that I am seriously envious of.

Geek Girl, Holly Smale.

I am literally Harriet Manners' twin. This is genuinely hilarious, and I could not get over how much like Harriet I was. Holly Smale perfectly portrayed the social awkwardness where you tend to say really strange things, that just creep people out and make you look weirder than you already are. It's beautifully witty, interesting and just a very fun read. Normally I prefer fantasy or more futuristic books, but this is very real life and relatable and I really enjoyed it. Usually this sort of book is very similar to others in the genre but this was fabulously individual!


And something I'm really enjoying at the moment that is a book in essence: Wreck This Journal. I bought it about a year ago, and have done a page every now and then. Recently, however I have been really getting into it! It's almost thereauptutic, and really fun! I'm a creative person, so this is perfect for me. If you are unfamiliar with the book, it is a journal which has instructions or more accurately, destructions to follow to interpret as you like. I would definitely invest!

Write one word over and over- I chose dreams!

Pour, spill, drop, spit, fling your coffee here-I decided to make it more interesting and write out the lyrics to Cold coffee by Ed Sheeran out!

So that's it for now! Until next time!