How it all started for me...

I realised that I have never really said how I got into nail art so here goes. As a young girl I was not into pink, princesses, glitter, dressing up or make-up but I preferred to be out with friends kicking a rugby ball around, playing on my Sega Megadrive, playing with Ghostbuster and other not very girly things so for me to now be passionate (obsessed - some might say) with all things nails and glitter is quite a strange one.
I had always been into art and crafts and even studied Art at A Level but fell out of love with the subject due to having a teacher that didn't let us come up with our own ideas and ways of expressing ourselves so it turned into a chore rather than something I enjoyed doing. I moved away from Art and moved into Sport & Leisure where I managed to gain a degree and also became employed at one of the UK's top sporting National Governing Bodies where I worked for almost 5 years. I then left that role to work closer to home (I was commuting for 5hrs everyday....and that was if everything was running to timetable!) and took up an admin / receptionist role which was 5mins walk from home and was idea for me at that point in time. The role went from being extremely hectic working 12hrs a day to the following week having nothing at all to do and this is when my mind began to wonder and think about other things.
I began trying to grow my nails out of determination when my boyfriend (now fiance) bet me that I couldn't stop biting them....and I succeeded :) I then found that I didn't like the look of nude nails and during some of the 'down time' at work I began daydreaming about how I could make my nails look better and that is where it all began. I found myself waking up thinking of nail art and falling asleep dreaming of nail art (sad, I know!). I invested in some supplies and set to work coming up with ideas to decorate my nails (and anyone elses who sat still for too long). At first this was just a hobby but I wanted it to be come more so I gave up my job (a brave move) and moved in with my fiance to support him through a difficult time and started out on my road to hopefully becoming a Nail Queen one day. I now sell hand painted sets on Facebook, Etsy, Ebay and I am in the process exploring another couple of avenues. All in all, I am loving living the nail life so far and it can only get better.