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31 Day Challenge, Glitter, Nail Art

31DC2015: Red Nails with Barry M and Lynnderella

1st September 2015

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31DC2015 Red Nails with Barry M Gelly Red

It’s that time of year again when internet nail artists the world over have to decide between their spare time/social life/sleep and the 31 Day Challenge. Call me crazy, but this year I have once again opted for the latter! I was unsure for a while about joining the challenge this year but I eventually decided it would be plain weird not to. This will be my 5th consecutive year and it would be a real shame to break that streak so I’m going to try my hardest to stick with it right through to the end.

For the first few days I like to ease myself in with some plain(ish) manis as the prompts don’t call for much else. I took to Periscope on Monday (follow me @thesammersaurus) and asked everyone who was watching to help me choose which of my red polishes to use for Day 1’s ‘Red Nails‘. In the end, we settled on a classic red creme with a few glitter accents.

The Nail Polish

I used 2 coats of Barry M Blood Orange/Red for my base and painted on 2 thin coats of Lynnderella Ruby Red Ruby for the accents.

Here are the cues coming up in the challenge. If you’re only just finding out about this, it’s not too late to join in! Just post when you can and catch up if you have a chance. You can also follow along on the #31DC2015 hashtag pretty much everywhere but most of the action will be on Instagram!

If you fancy scrolling through the archives of my previous challenge efforts, you’ll find them here: 31DC2011 | 31DC2012 | 31DC2013 | 31DC2014

Thanks to Sarah @ Chalkboard Nails for the beautifully designed graphics again this year!

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Speak Up: End of Year Blog Survey

3rd January 2015

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— Take The Survey —

2014 was a really great year for The Nailasaurus – I released my own nail colour in collaboration with piCture pOlish, found myself shortlisted in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards for the third time in a row and completed the 31 Day Challenge again (okay, it took me 37 days but who’s counting?) – but I really want to make 2015 the best year yet.

Now that 2015 is upon us, I’ve already started making changes for the better. I’ve been working on some home improvement projects for the last week or so (with the broken nails to prove it) and have been on a de-cluttering kick, sorting through old clothes and nail polish like there’s no tomorrow. My only resolution is to ‘Live Better’; it’s very general and non-descriptive but it’s really the only one I need to cover all bases!

So that I can ‘Blog Better’ in the coming year, I’ve put together a quick end of year survey for you guys to take that will help me immensely! To keep this blog moving ever upward and onward, it’s essential that I know what’s working for you guys and what (if anything) you’d like to see shaken up around here.

The survey is a super quick 13 questions, most of them multiple choice, and every answer you can give really makes a difference. The questions go from a little info about yourself, to your thoughts on The Nailasaurus, to some general asks about blogs and social media.

If you don’t fancy filling out the survey, you can email me at any time with your feedback or suggestions and I’ll always get back to you. Thank you!

— Take The Survey —

Gradient, Nail Art, Uncategorised

31 Day Challenge x Nailvengers: Gradient Artwork

30th September 2014

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Image source: May Frenzy on Etsy

There’s so much going on in this post that I just can’t even! We’ve got some nail art, a video tutorial and a pretty sweet link-up right at the bottom! I’ve smushed together two different challenges in one for today’s nail art. Nailvengers this month called for gradients and I’ve gotten as far as ‘Inspired by Artwork’ in the 31 Day Challenge which looks like it’ll be stretching over more than 31 days by the time I get to the finish line.

My first stop for beautiful art these days is always Etsy and it never fails to deliver a healthy dose of nail art inspiration. I was looking for something featuring a gradient but with a fancy twist and when I came across this piece by May Frenzy Designs, I knew I’d struck gold. The watercolour finish is just perfect for me to revisit the watercolour gradient technique with a funky new colour combination.

For the nail art, I started with a base of Barry M White then created the watercolour gradient effect on top. There’s a video tutorial at the bottom of the post so be sure to scroll down for that and the colours used are: OPI William Tell Me About OPI, piCture pOlish Bonkers, Barry M Burgundy Crush and Barry M Caramel.

Watercolour Gradient Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Watercolour Gradient Nails // The Nailasaurus

Purple Watercolour Gradient Nails // The Nailasaurus

Neutral Watercolour Gradient Nails // The Nailasaurus

An InLinkz Link-up