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    Raise Your Nails For Luca!

    23rd July 2012
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    The subject of this post is kind of a serious topic considering the kind of stuff I usually write about. Today I want to take some time to tell you about an inspirational little boy of just 3 years old – Luca – who survived against all odds after he was diagnosed with Meningococcal Septicaemia in January this year. He didn’t come away unscathed however, and the devastating effect the disease had on his body meant he ended up losing both of his legs. A charity was founded to help raise the funds so that Luca will be able to get the best prosthetics available and every chance at a great life.

    I’ve been following his story on Facebook for a while now and every little snippet brings a smile to my face. Luca’s got quite the online following and I’m not surprised. The campaign calls for everyone to ‘Raise Your Hands For Luca’. All you need is a pen and a palm to show your support, but you can read more about that on the Facebook Page. Of course, instead of writing it on my palm, I had to scribble it on my nails and raise them instead!

    I thought I would just take some time to show my support to Luca the best way I know how and try to share the cause with you guys. Please go and Like or Follow ‘For Luca’. I do both and I promise you’ll love seeing his updates!

    Read Luca’s story here
    For Luca on Facebook
    @For_Luca on Twitter
    For Luca on Just Giving

    This base colour is No7 Lucky Lilac and I freehanded on the lettering with a small striping brush. The font is Action Jackson.
    I used the 2012 Bundle Monster set with W7 Black to add some fancy details on the ‘spare’ nails.
    Finally, I added a topcoat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.

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    Stamping, Studs, Uncategorised

    Best of the Bundle

    17th July 2012
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    The Houndstooth design is by far my favourite from the most recent set of Bundle Monster plates. There aren’t a lot of patterns in the 2012 Bundle that really stand out to me but this is one of them. And it stands at the front! I love those stamping patterns that are so seamless, you can’t tell which colour is the base and which was stamped on. I was going to leave it open for interpretation but I’ve totally given myself away with the black accent finger!
    Bundle Monster BM223 and Studs

    Bundle Monster BM223 and Studs

    Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster BM322
    Barry M Gold Foil and W7 Black
    Square Studs from Born Pretty Store
    Top Coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast

    Bundle Monster BM223 and Studs

    Bundle Monster BM223 and Studs

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    Social Media Nails! Also, who wants to Pin for me?

    13th July 2012
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    I mentioned last week that I had started a new job but I didn’t give too much away because, ya know, it’s private and all that. All I will tell you is that it has something to do with social media so these are the nails that I wore to the interview in an attempt to stand out a bit from the the other applicants. I drew the company logo on my other hand but that was too ugly to photograph! As it turned out I got way too shy and didn’t just want to say ‘Hey boss man look at my nails’, even though we discussed this blog and the fact that I do nail art which would have been a perfect segue for me to show him.
    I tweeted the nails to him a fews days later anyway and ended up getting the job. Whoopee! It may or may not have been because of the kick-ass nails – who knows?!
    I’ve painted social media nails before and the only differences this time are my much shorter nails and Pinterest in the place of Blogger. This leads me to a very exciting little announcement…

    I’m looking for some guest pinners for my ‘Nails’ board on Pinterest!

    Social Media Nails by The Nailasaurus
    Social Media Nails by The Nailasaurus

    More pictures (there are a lot!) and details about Pinning are after the jump!

    I looove Pinterest and spend a lot of time browsing on there but I suck when it comes to actually pinning great stuff. I already have a ‘Nails’ board on there which is covered in pretty nails, but I want it more covered! Now this could all go awfully wrong but I’m gonna go for it anyway! 
    The plan is to add a few guest pinners to the board who can bulk it out and just make it a great board. I’m looking for people who are great at pinning and really know their nails so if you think you’re up to the job and would like to be considered, please follow these instructions:
    Email me a with a link to your nail board (contact info here)
    Make sure the subject line reads ‘Guest Pinner’
    Easy as pie!
    Submissions are now closed. Thank you!

    I will choose my favourite Pinners as soon as possible and they will all be contacted. I’ll try my best to get back to everyone whether the answer is yes or no but this is a one woman mission so obviously if there are stackloads I won’t be able to. If you haven’t heard back within 2 weeks from today (July 13th), assume you were not selected.
    Social Media Nails by The Nailasaurus

    Social Media Nails by The Nailasaurus

    Social Media Nails by The Nailasaurus

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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Blink 182 Nail Art! What’s My Age Again?

    11th July 2012
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    I went to see one of my favourite bands EVER in Cardiff last night! BLINK 182! Needless to say, they were amazing and definitely worth the two year wait! Travis Barker’s drum solos were just epic and he didn’t miss a beat or even break a sweat.
    On stage, Tom said something about it being 30 years this year since they started ‘playing songs about growing up’ and it just reminded me that I’m an adult now and I’m not really growing up any more. Well I’m 21 so maybe I still have a few years of reckless abandon left! But every time I listen to their music, I’m reminded of being a teenager and going through those things they sing about and I just love them for being the soundtrack to my youth. 
    The nail art is based on some of their album covers – Neighborhoods, Enema of the State, Greatest Hits, Self-Titled/Untitled and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.
    It would be really amazing if they saw these nails so if you have the time and inclination, I would love if you could tweet a link to @markhoppus or @travisbarker or @tomdelonge or heck, even all three of them!
    To make it easy for you, here’s a short link I prepared earlier! http://bit.ly/M3ndLZ
    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art

    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art
     More pictures after the jump!

    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art

    I used a small striping brush to freehand all the details. My base colours are Barry M White and W7 Black. The small black and white details were done with acrylic paint but I used polish everything else.

    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art
    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art
    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art

    Blink 182 Freehand Nail Art

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    Freehand, Gradient, Uncategorised

    Let Me Upgrade You

    8th July 2012
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    I added some black block detail to the gradient from my last post. I just took a striper brush and my trusty W7 Black to it and here’s the result. I looove it!
    I’m sure a lot of you are wondering what’s going on with the Load N Vote contest. Voting should be live by now but it seems there’s another hiccup with their site and/or server. I am so sorry but I guess that’s the risk I took running a competition with a start up site. I know some of you saw the post that got published earlier today when voting was supposed to open, that will go up again once everything is fixed. Once again guys, I’m sorry, but it really is beyond my control.

    Gradient Nails from my previous post
    W7 Black added with a striper brush.

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