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    31 Day Challenge: Glitter

    19th September 2014
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    piCture pOlish Pandora // The Nailasaurus

    I laid down piCture pOlish Pandora on my nails fully intending to create some glittery nail art over the top. But as soon as I finished, held out my hand and took a second to admire Pandora, I decided it really didn’t need anything extra.
    It’s somewhere in between a holographic polish and a glitter. I feel like the chunkier holographic particles push the finished look towards a glitter but it applies (and removes, yay!) incredibly easily like a holo. 
    I used 3 coats in these swatches with HK Girl Top Coat. This polish is the up to the usual high standards I’ve come to know piCture pOlish for – smooth application, lasting wear and truly stunning, unique looking shades.

    Where to buy Pandora

    Pandora is available directly from picturepolish.com.au and their international network of stockists.
    piCture pOlish Pandora Swatch // The Nailasaurus
    piCture pOlish Pandora Swatch // The Nailasaurus
    piCture pOlish Pandora Swatch // The Nailasaurus
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    Glitter, Gradient, Holographic, Nail Art, Uncategorised

    Well That’s Just Peachy

    12th June 2014
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    Gradient Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    Every nail polish addict in the UK knows Poundland is the place to be! It’s impossible for me not to get my hopes up whenever I’m in there as they nearly always have Sally Hansen or Revlon and occasionally something new will pop up. When I was browsing (or perhaps rummaging is a better word) yesterday, I spotted some fresh meat and took a closer look. It was this holographic glitter from a brand called Filthy Gorgeous which I remember seeing for £9+ retail in the past…. for £1! Of course, there was no question. I had to buy it. I love me some holographic glitter and I don’t think a girl can ever have enough.

    For this nail art, I used Barry M Lychee as my base colour and created the gradient using NYC Peach Popsicles.
    There’s a gradient tutorial here.
    I painted one thin coat of Filthy Gorgeous Prism and finished it off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl.
    Gradient Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    Gradient Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    Gradient Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    Gradient Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
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    Gradient, Holographic, Stamping, Uncategorised

    Valentine’s Day Holographic Gradient Nail Art

    4th February 2014
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    You may notice that things are looking a little different around here. Over the weekend, I finalised the redesign on my blog and I really love the new look! It’s been a long time coming so it’s such a great feeling to tick it off my to-do list. I wanted to clean up all the clutter and make things a bit airier so I’m really pleased with the outcome and my favourite part is the bigger pictures! I hope you guys like it too but if you have any suggestions for functionality or features that could make it better for you to visit, look around and read, then I’d really like to hear your thoughts.
    Today’s nail art features a few from the new piCture pOlish collaboration collection – the Bijou Holos. These two shades are just so perfect for Valentine’s day so I thought I’d combine them for a sweet as sugar Valentine’s gradient.

    I used piCture pOlish Pirouette for the base colour and then created a gradient using piCture pOlish Scarlett.  There’s gradient tutorial here.
    I had to remove the gradient from two of my nails after a failed stamping attempt so I painted them again with Scarlett and then stamped using Bundle Monster Plate BM421 and BK Matte White.
    It’s all topped off with a coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

    Here are a few shots of the gradient before any nail art.

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    Freehand, Holographic, Stamping, Swatch, Uncategorised

    A-England Dancing With Nureyev Swatch

    15th December 2013
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    A-England has just released their Ballerina Collection. As always the shades are inspired by, and named-for a little piece of history. This time, it’s ballet history. There are four shades in this collection, each one a soft silver holographic with a tint of colour. The shade I have here is Dancing With Nureyev which has a blue tint. I used two coats for this swatch and you’ll also notice it works for stamping, even over the very dark plum base!

    My base colour is A-England Dancing With Nureyev and added the ruffian style accents with Barry M Plum.
    For the accent nail, I switched up the two colours using Barry M Plum as the base with Dancing With Nureyev to stamp on a slice of the pattern from MoYou plate Suki 08.
    It’s all topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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    Glitter, Holographic, Stamping, Uncategorised

    When Whimsy Collides

    10th December 2013
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    Today’s nail art is very simple. I mean VERY simple! I tried a few nail art possibilities with the purple holographic polish but in the end I decided to keep it as it was in all its mauve beauty.

    This holographic glitter was first spotted on the blog last week and I’ve worn it almost every day since. I’m completely obsessed. I’ve never been someone that was distracted by sparkly shiny things but there’s something about a glitter that glistens like this that has me hooked. It really is like magic! In the same post, I mentioned my long standing desire to own China Glaze Fairy Dust and over the weekend I finally ordered a bottle. As if by fate, I had an email from Nail Polish Direct declaring a China Glaze sale and took it as a sign from the Fairy gods!

    piCture pOlish Whimsy with Nail Art


    China Glaze When Stars Collide with Nail Art


    The blue base colour is piCture pOlish Whimsy and the purple holographic polish is China Glaze When Stars Collide.
    I stamped on the wavy design from MoYou Sailor 05 using BK Matt White.
    The glitter on my index finger is Claire’s Holographic Glitter.
    It’s all topped off with a coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails Top Sealer.

    piCture pOlish Whimsy with Nail Art

    piCture pOlish Whimsy with Nail Art

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