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Rainbow Fish Glitter Placement Nail Art

10th August 2014

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Rainbow Fish Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

You may remember a mani from last month that contained a few acccent nails with glitter placement resembling the Rainbow Fish. Well, I loved the accent so much that the next day I went to town on the rest and did a full hand of rainbow fish nails! I took some pictures I never posted on the blog which I came across as I was deleting some old files and thought you might like to see. I think all together, this mani probably took close to 2 hours but SO worth it.

Polishes Used

piCture pOlish Swagger

Nicole by OPI Be Awesome

Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat

Rainbow Fish Glitter Placement Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Glitter, Gradient, Nail Art, Uncategorised

T-Rex Decals from She Sells Seashells

8th August 2014

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So I’m just scrolling through Instagram one day when I’m tagged by @dilemmanails in a photo of the most perfect nail embellishments I could ever hope to see – tiny little T-Rexes! Luckily for me, the embellishments are from She Sells Seashells, a UK based nail art store and one of my favourite places to buy nail decor online. I snapped some up for myself (along with a few other items!) and set about waiting for the postman to pop the package through my door.

When they arrived early this week, I couldn’t wait to try the embellishments out. I love that they’re really tiny so they don’t take up too much space on my little nails. It’ll be fun to try out some other ways of wearing them!

PROTIP: If you have curved nail beds, bend metal decals like these gently around a pen or the handle of nail art brush to match the curve of your nails. That way you won’t get bits sticking out and catching on things, the embellishement will sit flush to your nail.

What I used

Barry M Vanilla

Barry M Espresso

Revlon Sequins

T-Rex Embellishments

Single Chevron Stencils

Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat

Nail Art, Uncategorised

Pastel Goth Textured Saran Wrap Nail Art

6th August 2014

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Let me introduce you to the new look Nailasaurus! I’ve been itching to get a new design on this blog for a while now and after a few weeks spent looking around, I finally settled on a new template. Things aren’t too different so you shouldn’t have trouble finding anything, but I might continue fine tuning it until I’m really happy with the way it looks and the way it’s used. It looks amazing on mobile devices too so don’t forget to check it out on -the-go when you get a chance.

The biggest change you’ll notice is the way you comment on my posts. I’ve installed the Disqus system which you’ve probably seen around on other blogs. I think it’s much better than the old Blogger system for drumming up good conversation and it looks a lot prettier! You can sign in using your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Disqus account and it’s really easy to track your conversations and replies.

The nail art I created today is one of my favouite manis for a while. The pastel purple textured saran wrap is really dainty but the crosses give it a bit of an edge.

I started by painting all my nails white and top coating with HK Girl. I marked off the crosses using striping tape and applied the texture over the top using the ‘textured saran wrap’ method (video at the end of this post).

What I Used

Barry M Matt White

2true Shade 15

NYC Lavender Blossom

Sally Hansen Lady Lavender

Sally Hansen Pinch of Punch

Striping Tape

She Sells Seashells Gold Shell Embellishements

Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat

Pastel Goth Nail Art Polishes // The Nailasaurus

Pastel Goth Nail Art with Seashell Accent // The Nailasaurus

Pastel Goth Nail Art with Crosses // The Nailasaurus

Purple Textured Saran Wrap Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Purple Pastel Goth Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Nail Art, Uncategorised

Geometric Nail Art with Barry M Malibu

4th August 2014

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Press Sample

Nicole by OPI Lay it on the Lime Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

What would you call a design like this? Where the lines meet up at the corners, but continue on in a different direction? I just feel like there must be a name for it! I’ve been through a few possibilities like ‘Alternate Chevrons’, ‘Crosshatch’ and ‘Weird Zig Zag Things’ but I just don’t think any of them are right. It’s been distracting me for a while now – a real mind bender!

To achieve the disconnected look, I used scotch tape to tape off half of my nail and applied rows of striping tape at an upward slant. Next, I painted over the tape with Barry M Malibu then removed all the tape as quickly as possible. I added one thin coat of HK Girl to dry the polish and then repeated on the other half of my nail.

What I Used

Barry M Coconut

Barry M Malibu

Nicole by OPI Lay it on the Lime

Glisten & Glow HK Girl

‘Lost in Space’ Midi Ring from Astrid & Miyu

Gradient, Nail Art, Stamping, Uncategorised

MoYou Hipster Stamping Nail Art

2nd August 2014

What I Used

Gradient Tutorial

Revlon Cloud

Maybelline Ceramic Blue

piCture pOlish Totes

BK Matte White

MoYou London Hipster Stamping Plate 08

Astrid & Miyu Infinity Midi Ring

Glitter, Nail Art, Uncategorised

Nailvengers Assemble: Glitter Placement

31st July 2014

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For July’s Nailvengers challenge, we’ve decided to jump in to glitter placement. We’re all of differing abilities when it comes to this style so you’ll see a really wide range of designs when you visit Brit Nails, Lucy’s Stash, and xAmeliax to see what they came up with for the challenge today. I’ve had these round glitter pieces sitting in my ‘to try’ pile for a while now so I thought today would be the perfect day to debut them.

I started out just placing the dots on randomly with all the colours mixed together but after one nail, I decided I’d rather group them together in combinations of three to four colours so each nail looked different from the next. My favourite is the index finger – a surprisingly compatible combination of blue, purple and coral!