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Peaches and Cream

23rd June 2014

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It would seem that I’m on an Orange kick at the moment. Out of nowhere I seem to have amassed a collection of really gorgeous orange shades and in this weather it just feels so right to wear them. Although this nail art is really simple, I think the stunning peach shade sets it off just right and chevrons always add a nice pop !

For this nail art, I used NYC Peach Popsicles and Graffiti Nails Ice White as my base colours. I used a thin coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl on the white nails to dry them quickly.

For the chevron effect, I used the Chevron Stencils from She Sells Seashells and No7 Just Black.

The glitter on my first finger is Maybelline Acid Wash Top Splatter.

It’s all topped off with a two coats of HK Girl.

Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised

Our Paper Hearts Are Folding

5th June 2014

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Yellow, Black and White is such a stunning mix of colours but I don’t remember ever having worn it on my nails before. I got this mani in mind to use the colours and in my head it looked awesome but I noticed they kind of remind me of Wolverine and now that’s all I can see when I look at them! I’m talking about the yellow spandex clad version from the comics, not Hugh Jackman’s rugged, leather jacket wearing stud from the movies. I suppose there are worse things for nail art to remind you of!

I started off with three coats of Tiger 56 for my base colour and once that was dry, I painted on the V shapes with a black liner polish.

I filled in the empty space at the sides using W7 Black and then outlined using Sweet Color White Liner.

The glitter on my accent is Claire’s Holographic Polish.

It’s all topped off with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

Freehand, Uncategorised

Assassin’s Creed Nail Art

23rd May 2014

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I’ve been playing my way through the Assassin’s Creed series since some time last year although I skipped over the first two and started at Brotherhood. Recently, I’ve been spending nearly every Friday night under a blanket playing Black Flag in the dark. Oh what a glamorous life I lead! I’m enjoying playing as Edward but I think that’s only because he’s from Swansea (which is about an hour down the road from me) but Ezio is my favourite of the Assassin’s I’ve played as.

For the nails, I used Barry M Almond as my base colour. I painted on the ‘hood’s using the Sweet Colour Black Liner from Born Pretty Store.

To create the logo, I painted it straight on to a sheet of plastic using acrylic paint. This gave me the chance to correct any mistakes by scraping away small details that I got wrong. When I was happy with it, I painted two thin layers of top coat over it. Once it was thoroughly dry, I peeled it away from the plastic and trimmed as close to the paint as I could to make a kind of DIY decal. The results aren’t ideal – you can kind of see the outline and there are a few air bubbles – but I think it saved me a lot of time and trouble in the long run!

It’s all topped off with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

Glitter, Uncategorised

Minty Glitter and Chevron Nail Art

2nd March 2014

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Whenever I pass a Claire’s Accessories, I can’t help but look in at the nail polishes ever since I found an amazing silver holographic glitter in there. Today I almost couldn’t believe my eyes when I was met with an amazing selection of indie-esque polishes on the shelf including some neon glitters. Considering that very few, if any, mainstream cosmetic brands in the UK have conquered the quirky glitter trend, I was pleasantly surprised to see these kind of polishes in Claire’s and I picked up three of them – a chunky neon mix, a blue neon glitter and this pastel green shimmery based glitter.

These polishes run at £3.00 each and are now finally available to purchase online at claires.co.uk. I strongly suggest you take a look through the selection if you like drool-worthy glitter combinations and grab the silver holographic if you can!

For the glittery nails, I used Sally Hansen Green Tea as my base colour and then applied two coats of Claire’s Shiver.

To create the chevrons, I laid down a base of Barry M White followed with a thin coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl to make it dry quickly. Once that base was completely dry, I cut scotch tape in to thin chevron stripes using some craft scissors and applied them to my nails.

I painted over it all using W7 Black one nail at a time and quickly removed the tape while the black polish was still wet.

It’s all topped off with two coats of HK Girl to smooth everything over.

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LFW Inspired Nail Art: Louise Alsop

21st February 2014

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Louise Alsop is a designer that’s pretty new to the scene and she had a slot at London Fashion Week in the Fashion East show. A few of her designs caught my eye as being perfect for a nail art adaptation. I really loved the effect of the grungy black and white, geometric patterns contrasted with the floaty mint green pieces.

I used Barry M Meadow for the glimmery mint and set down Barry M White as the base for the nail art.

To create the tiled effect, I placed striping tape where I wanted the white lines to show through.

Using a nail art brush, I mixed Barry M White, Rimmel Grey Matter and W7 Black in varying quantities to create all the different shades of grey one shade at a time. I then used the nail art brush to paint each shade on to my nails, staying in the lines!

As soon as I was done, I peeled off the tape to reveal the perfectly crisp lines underneath.

It’s all finished with two coats of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

Photo credit: Vogue.co.uk

Freehand, Glitter, Uncategorised, Waterfall

New Year’s Eve Nail Art

31st December 2013

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These are the nails I’m wearing tonight for NYE! Black and Gold has been the party colour scheme this year and it’s always been a favourite of mine so I thought I’d polish off the year with a simple black and gold mani. Cirque Helios has become a staple for me this last month. It’s the perfect gold glitter for Christmas and turns out it’s a good sparkly addition to a party mani!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you have a great one!

I started with my base colours of No7 Just Black and Nails Inc. Hampstead Gardens.

The glitter accent is two coats of Cirque Helios. I freehanded the ‘2014’ using a nail art brush and NYC Full Metal Jacket.

The waterfall nail art was created using NYC Full Metal Jacket, BeautyUK Olympic Bronze and A-England Dorian Gray.

Finally, i topped it all off with two coats of Rica Glossy Glam.

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.