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    What’s in a Name?

    3rd August 2013
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    Bit of a late post today because I’ve been out all day hunting giant Gromits in and around Bristol as part of Gromit Unleashed! It’s a trail of Gromits scattered across the city all decorated by different artists including Cath Kidston, Quentin Blake and Zayn Malik. Yes, that’s Zayn from One Direction! It was a super fun day out except for the crazy rain that struck just after lunch time. Boooo!
    I loved Will Paint Nails For Food’s Fractal design so much that I wanted to have a go myself. It took absolutely ages and made my eyes hurt but it was totally worth it. I’m also showing off the last of my new Born Pretty goodies today. I’m rocking a Rose Water Decal and some of their new, colourful 2mm studs.

    1. My base colours are Barry M Prickly Pear and Sally Hansen Crinolin.
    2. I applied the studs using a dot of clear polish and then a top coat over the top.
    3. The water decal is pretty self explanatory. Drop it in some water, wait 10 seconds, peel off the decal and place it on the nail.
    4. I used Barry M Plum and a small nail art brush to create the fractal design on my ring finger.
    5. It’s all topped with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Fresh Lookin’ Studs

    16th July 2013
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    Yesterday you guys provided me with inspiration by the bucket load when I asked on Facebook and Instagram which colours you thought I should use with these new mint studs from Born Pretty. The ideas that popped up time and again were purple, green and brown (to make mint choc chip!). I tried the brown idea because it sounded very appetising but I couldn’t make it work so I moved on to option two… something with purple and green.


    The studs are the new 2mm coloured ones from Born Pretty Store and it’s $3.59 for a pack of 200 studs. There are 11 colours ranging from pastels to bright. It’s been a while since I had a good browse of Born Pretty so I’ve been surprised to see the amazing new items they have on offer. I’ve already placed two orders with them this week so I’ve got some square pastel studs on their way too. I can’t wait to play with them!

    1. For the nail art I used a base coat of Barry M White then topped it off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.
    2. Once that was dry, I placed on two strips of striping tape where I wanted the white to show through.
    3. Using the brushes straight from the bottle I very carefully painted on NYC Water Street Blue and Lavender Cupcake between the lines of tape. I removed the tape immediately.
    4. I used a nail art brush to dot a tiny bit of clear nail polish on to my nail where I wanted to stick the studs. I picked up the studs using the same brush while it was sticky and pressed the studs down in to the polish to make them really stick (video here).
    5. The colour on my other fingers is Sally Hansen Green Tea.
    6. I topped it all off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.

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    Snippet: Blue Grey

    6th July 2013
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    My base colours are Sally Hansen Gray by Gray, Sally Hansen Thinking of Blue and Sally Hansen Ion. Gray by Gray and Ion are currently available for £1.50 from Fragrance Direct which is quickly becoming my favourite place to shop for polish online! 
    All three of the stamped designs are from Bundle Monster Plate BM315 and I used Barry M Gold Foil. 
    I attached the studs by painting on a top coat and applying them while it was still wet. The studs on my pointer can be found here and the square studs here, both from Born Pretty Store. 
    It’s all finished off with a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat except for on the nails with studs as top coat tends to make the colour run.

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    Half/Stud/Half

    15th June 2013
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    I know it’s been quiet around here this week. I’ve been more than a little bit poorly but I’m on the mend now and slowly getting back in to the swing of things. I’ll start with something sweet… pastels!

    The colours here are Sally Hansen Green Tea, Sally Hansen Dorian Gray, NYC Raindrop, NYC Lavender Cupcake with Sonnetarium Lenten Rose on the ring finger.
    I painted them all on as skittles then added a top coat to make them dry nice and quickly. Once the base colours were dry, I used scotch tape to mark a clean line halfway down each nail. Then I painted a second colour over the top one nail at a time and removed the tape straight away. I waited for that to dry and added a final top coat, attaching the studs while that was still wet.

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    Pop

    25th May 2013
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    The pink polishes in my collection get overlooked most of the time – I’m just not a pink and sparkly kind of girl. I spotted this colour combination somewhere this week (although I have no idea where!) and it just popped right out at me so the next logical step was to paint it on my nails! 

    The blue is Barry M Guava and the pink is an unnamed Kriston polish which is a brand I’ve only ever seen in my local pharmacy.  On my pointer finger, I used one coat of the Kriston polish with two coats of Sally Hansen Lady Luck. The black studs are from Born Pretty Store and on my ring finger I’m wearing a base coat of Barry M White stamped with W7 Black and Bundle Monster Plate BM201.

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    Sally Hansen Street Style Tutorial: Studs n’ Chains

    19th May 2013
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    This month, Sally Hansen’s I ♥ Nail Art theme is Street Style and the call for inspiration is ‘heavy metal, pop art and graffiti glam’. I stopped reading at heavy metal… it’s got to be the studs for me!

    Before you start make sure you’ve got everything you need. The only polishes I’m using for this are Sally Hansen Black Out and Dries Instantly.
    I’m using some gold bullion for the studs, an old necklace for the chains, a pair of pointy tweezers, a nail art brush and a few toothpicks.

    I’ve got a selection of chains which I’ve collected just for nail art purposes! Some of them are necklaces I’ve tired of and instead of throwing them out I’ve done a bit of upcycling and started wearing them on my nails. Others are ones I’ve picked up in the cheap in stores. If you need a chain, just pop in to places like Claire’s to see if there are any chains thin enough for your nails.

    To avoid any smudges on your polish, before you even paint on the base colour measure and cut off a piece of chain for each of your nails. Just rest it across to get an idea of how much you need, then snip it off with scissors, wire cutters or anything else that will do the job!

    Start with a base of Sally Hansen Black Out and let it dry.

    Using the nail art brush, paint on a line of clear nail polish where you want to stick the chain and move swiftly on to the next step…

    Place the chain across your nail and pat it down in to the polish to make sure it’s really stuck there!

    I always use a toothpick to place the studs. I dip the end in a bit of clear nail polish to make it sticky and use it to pick up the fiddly little beads.

    Add a coat of Dries Instantly and place the studs on to your nail while it’s still wet.

    Finally, when everything is completely dry, dip a small paintbrush in acetone and sweep it along your cuticle line for a nice clean finish.
    Don’t forget to enter your own Street Style looks over at Sally Hansen’s Facebook Page. As always, there’s $500 and a trip to NYC up for grabs. I’d also love it if you tag me on Twitter or Instagram (@thesammersaurus) so I can see your entries too!

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    Red Red Ruffian

    28th April 2013
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    This weekend has completely passed me by, I really can’t believe it’s already over! I’ve had a good balance of excitement and mundaneness. Think a Saturday night drinking with old friends and watching Iron Man 3 today vs. lots of cleaning and a nail polish cull! 
    I reorganised my Helmer and picked out 37 bottles for recycling, or as I like to call it…. frankening fun! It was good to go through my stash and rediscover a lot of polishes that I’d kind of forgotten about. Every two minutes I’d be like, ‘Aaaah yes, I remember you!’. It made me realise I probably need to figure out a way to catalogue my ever growing collection. Call me crazy, but that job sounds like hella fun!

    The two colours here are Barry M Lychee and Barry M Blood Orange. I painted on the red ruffians using a nail art brush and added some orange studs from Born Pretty Store. Finally I topped it all off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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