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Freehand, Glitter, Studs, Uncategorised

My Name Necklace

12th November 2013

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I’ve been wanting a personalised necklace for the longest time. I remember having a ‘Samantha’ necklace when I was in my teens which quickly turned green on the underside but I kept wearing it until I eventually lost it – which was probably for the best! I have a bit of a history of falling in love with necklaces. You may remember my T-Rex necklace from Slashpile designs which I posted about back in February and am still head over heels in love with but now there’s a new kid on the block – my ‘Sammersaurus’ necklace!

This necklace comes from a company called My Name Necklace who offer a huge range of customised jewellery including some Tatty Devine style pieces (at a fraction of the price!). This particular design is the sterling silver ‘Carrie’ style name necklace and I decided to get my online moniker, Sammersaurus, instead of something a bit more traditional like my real name! Once again, I’m in love. I also want to mention how amazing the delivery time was. I was told to expect a wait of 2-3 weeks which is more than reasonable because of course items are made to order but my order arrived in just over 7 days.

If you want your own personalised piece (or maybe you want to drop some heavy hints at someone else before Christmas comes around!), My Name Necklace have been kind enough to offer a code for 10% off any purchases. Just enter NAIL at the checkout!

For the nail art, I used No7 Just Black as my base colour. On my pointer I added two coats of NYC Smokey Top Coat and then added some 1.5mm Silver Studs from The Nailasaurus Emporium near my cuticles.
For the finishing touch, I monogrammed my ring finger using a nail art brush and Barry M Silver Foil.
It’s all topped off with a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

Stamping, Uncategorised

Honeycomb Hands

10th November 2013

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I’ve been so bad at blogging this week and for that I apologise. I’ve had a strange couple of weeks where nothing much has happened but I’ve just been busy all the time! I’m actually starting a new job tomorrow which is very exciting but means that blog posts may still be scarce for a while. Although it’s not always obvious, my regular posting schedule is Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and often with extra posts scattered in when I have the time so that’s what I’m trying to get back to!

I created the nimbus nails with a selection of pinks including piCture pOlish Mad Magenta and W7 Baby Pink. Click here for a nimbus tutorial.

I’m also wearing Sally Hansen Green Tea and Barry M Prickly Pear.

The honeycomb pattern is a stamp from Bundle Monster Plate BM422 and I used BK Matt White.

It’s all topped off with two coats of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamping, Uncategorised

Dreamy

8th November 2013

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Today I’m debuting the Bundle Monster fan plates here. I bought these a while ago, along with a second plate holder to house them all. The Bundle Monsters got overlooked because I’ve been so taken with the MoYou plates recently but I saw Nail Newbie using this stamp and just had to dig it out of the drawer!

I’m trying some new things with my photos so this a heads up that they may be a bit hit and miss for a while until I figure out how I like them! I haven’t changed too much, just the background and a few things in post-production but I think they’re already looking better. Constructive feedback is very much appreciated, I’d like to know how they look on your screens as I know they can vary!

The bluey lavender shade is Maybelline Ceramic Blue and I used H+M Jo Is In The House over the top for the glittery accent. The pink shade is Revlon Sweet Tart and I stamped over the top with Bundle Monster plate BM410 using BK Matt White.

I topped it all off with two coats of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

Stamping, Uncategorised

Remember, Remember

6th November 2013

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The highlight of my week was going to a firework display yesterday for Guy Fawkes Night. In firework terms, it’s the closest we get to Independence Day in the UK and I was like a little kid at Christmas stood there gawking up at the sky! What does that have to do the nail art, you may be wondering? Well I always think of V for Vendetta on November 5th and today’s nails feature red roses, as does the movie. Can I have that? Oh go on!

For this mani I used Sinful Colors Island Coral as my base. I used more colours for the Nimbus accents than I can list here! I just kept picking out colours and adding them on top to get the effect I wanted. The main ones you see in the mix are Barry M Papaya and Sally Hansen Sun Kissed.

For the rose patterns, I used Barry M Passion Fruit to stamp from MoYou Plate Pro 04 which isn’t on the site any more but you can get the same images on Pro 07 in the XL size.

It’s all topped with two coats of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

Gradient, Halloween, Uncategorised

Halloween Grungy Gradient

31st October 2013

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Here’s my second Halloween manicure of the day! I saw this look on Brit Nails last week and thought it was just perfect for the holiday. The technique for the distressed look comes from Chalkboard Nails so you can jump over there to read all about it. It was a bit trickier than it sounds – I messed up at first when I didn’t wipe the brush enough before painting on to my nail but I got the hang of it after a few tries.

I sort of wish I’d used a more icky green than this but I still like it. Mint just isn’t as menacing as slime green!

I used NYC Mint Macaroon as my base colour and created the gradient (tutorial here) using Collection 2000 Minx.

For the distressed look I used A-England Dorian Gray and followed Chalkboard Nails’ instructions on the technique.

Finally, I used two coats of Color Club Top Coat to smooth things over.

Glitter, Gradient, Halloween, Uncategorised

Happy Halloween!

31st October 2013

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I have two Halloween manicures that I never got around to posting this month so I thought I would smash them both out today while I still have the chance! The second look will be coming later today.

I got a package from Harlow and Co this week and inside I found an amazing Halloween glitter – KBShimmer You Go Ghoul! It’s a black jelly with purple and orange glitter bits of all shapes and sizes. It’s a shade that you could wear all year round unlike some holiday polishes that are really only suitable for 3 weeks out of the year.

I used two coats of KBShimmer You Go Ghoul! over one of Barry M Plum for the accent nails.

The gradient (tutorial here) was created with a base of Essie Fear and Desire and Barry M Plum. Clean up was a bitch on this one! I didn’t use my trusty liquid pallisade to protect my cuticles and the surrounding areas from the Orange polish which is why there’s a bit of staining there.

I used two top coats of Rica Glossy Glam.