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    Real Marble Nail Art Tutorial (With a Stamper)

    White Marble Nail Art Tutorial

    Did you hear? Minimalism and marble are totally in right now and, let me tell you… I’ve been comfortably seated on that bandwagon for a while!

    I spent a while last year trying to figure out a way to create the marble effect on nails that was simple, didn’t require too many tools and wasn’t freehanding. Of course, marble is one of mother nature’s creations so I had in mind something that didn’t look too thought out; a little messy and unpredictable but with that certain understated elegance. Eventually I found this solution using nothing but a nail stamper, a smooth surface, and a toothpick. Read more

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    Nail Art Favourites: Sweet Color Liner Polish

    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus

    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
    If you’ve been keeping up with this blog recently, you may have noticed the Sweet Color Liner Polish popping up quite often. Today’s post is wholly dedicated to this little bottle of magic nail art juice! I haven’t always got along with liner polishes but on a whim, I decided to add this one to my shopping basket and I’m so glad that I did. 
    I’ve always used nail art brushes with nail polish or acrylic paint for everything in my nail art. I felt like liner polishes were gimicky and almost constituted ‘cheating’. Despite this, I still tried a few but just wasn’t happy with the brush and/or paint inside – at this point I was conviced they were one big gimick.
    Enter the Sweet Color Liner (you have to read that in a booming, Brian Blessed voice). A liner polish with a thin but sturdy brush and pigmented paint. I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else for painting white lines in my nail art from now on although it’s not ideal for more delicate, swirly details. It really just does what it says on the tin – lines!
    To get an even finer line, I trimmed off a few bristles to make the brush even thinner and now it lets me do my thinnest freehand lines ever.
    I’m not 100% sure what the paint inside is. The consistency is runnier than nail polish but it’s very, very pigmented like acrylic paint. It also dries quite quickly so you do have to keep dipping the brush to keep it replenished and prevent it from drying up. Whatever it is, it’s brilliant and works perfectly with nail polish.
    I also have this in black but I’m not quite as blown away by that one. The consistency was a little too thick but a few drops of polish thinner made it more usable and it’s now a great liner. There’s also a small range of other colours and glitters that I haven’t had the chance to try yet but they’re going on the wishlist!
    If anyone is on the prowl for a good liner polish or curious to try a liner for the first time, I can’t recommend Pure Color enough.

    Where to buy Sweet Color Liner Polish

    This white liner polish is $4.59 from Born Pretty Store. Browse the range of colours here.
    You’ll get 10% off your order with the code, SAX31.

    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
    For this nail art, I used Rimmel You Had Me At Hello as my base colour. On first glance, I thought this was a plain old bright coral polish but it actually has micro gold particles that shimmer in the light so that was a nice surprise!
    Of course, all the lining detail was done with the Sweet Color White Liner Polish.
    The gold glitter on my index finger is Lac Attack Felix Felicis and I added a few 1.5mm white studs.
    It’s all finished with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
    Sweet Color White Liner Nail Polish Review | The Nailasaurus
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    Freehand, Uncategorised

    Me Looooove Cookies!

    A few days ago, a fellow blogger got in touch with me to introduce her blog, Brush me Blush, and in particular a 30 day series of tutorials she has created with twists on the french manicure. I immediately spotted some ideas that I want to try out and she even sent me a few sneak peeks of ones that are to come. This is one of those and you’ll be able to see the steps on her blog very soon.

    The tutorial was for Cookie Monster half moons – absolute genius! I’ve been meaning to do Cookie Monster nail art since I got this flocking powder and I even bought googly eyes but I just couldn’t get it right. Ria has nailed it with this tutorial!

    I won’t give too many of the details away – you’ll have to wait for the tutorial at Brush me Blush – but I used NYC Water Street Blue, Essie Glamour Purse, Rimmel Desire and some flocking powder from Born Pretty to create this look.

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    31DC2012: Day 22 Inspired by a Song

    Day 22’s nails have to be inspired by a song and I struggled for a long time to come up with an idea. In the end, I just put my MP3 player on shuffle and waited for inspiration to strike. When Lana Del Rey‘s Blue Velvet came on I remembered this flock that I have from Born Pretty Store and knew it was meant to be!
    Rie and Cris‘ nails for Day 22 of the challenge are very impressive! Go see!

    I used one coat of NYC Water Street Blue* to my nails. Then, one by one, I added a second coat, waited about 30 seconds and dipped my nail in to the flocking powder. It comes with a really good brush that I used immediately after application to brush the excess back into the pot and it made very little mess. Because it’s so fine, the bits that missed the pot just kind of blew away in to the air like dust! 
    This powder is much finer and therefore way better than the stuff I used before and has even convinced me that a velvet manicure can be lovely when done right.

    And here’s the song that inspired the nails. Did you know the original version is by The Clovers from way back in 1950? You can hear that here. It’s been covered by loads of people through the years but Ms Del Rey has managed to put her sombre, dreamy spin on it perfectly.

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    4000 Follower Giveaway! Day 1: Born Pretty Gift Card

    It’s been exactly 796 days since I started this blog and although I’ve had my fair share of ups and downs, I’m so glad I did! 
    If you asked my nineteen year old self where me and my blog would be today, two years later, I’m sure I would have said I’d have given up by now. And yet here we are, 570 blog posts later, and I can’t imagine what my life would be like if this blog wasn’t a part of it. Oh god, how cheesy is that?!
    To celebrate reaching 4000 followers and to thank you guys for reading, commenting and even just stopping by to look at the pretty pictures, I’ll be holding four giveaways throughout the week! 
    To kick start the festivities, today’s prize is a $30 gift certificate to spend at Born Pretty, donated by the lovely team over at BornPrettyStore.com. My love for this online nail art supply store is no secret so I’m absolutely chuffed to be able to offer you the chance to get your hands on some of their amazing items too.
    A selection of my items from Born Pretty. The winner will be able to choose all their own items.

    Click ‘Read More’ to enter!

    Rules of the Giveaway

    You must be following this blog via Google Friend Connect.
    If you aren’t already, you can follow using the gadget in the sidebar or the button below.

    How to Enter

    All you have to do to enter is fill out the Rafflecopter form at the end of this post. There are a total of 5 possible entries to be earned. The first two fields are mandatory and for filling them out, you will receive two entries. The other three are optional but obviously the more entries you have, the higher your chance of winning.
    Thank you and good luck!

    a Rafflecopter giveaway

    This giveaway will end at 12.01am (EST) on Monday June 25th 2012.
    It is open worldwide.

    The prize for this giveaway was donated by Born Pretty Store. Please see my disclaimer for more information.

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    Glitter, Uncategorised

    Born Pretty Glitters!

    When I spotted these glitters in the Born Pretty Store, I knew I had to try them out right here, right now, oh my god, as soon as possible! I already have some hexagonal glitter in royal blue but I really wanted to add some more colours to my collection and Born Pretty are stocking a great range.
    These pieces are just over 1mm in diameter and as close to flat as you can get so once there’s a top coat over them, they don’t snag on anything or tempt you to pick away until they’ve all somehow disappeared!
    Hex Glitter Nail Art

    Hex Glitter Nail Art

    Hex Glitter Nail Art
    I used Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream as a base colour. Then I took a toothpick with the end dipped in clear polish (to make it sticky) to pick up and place on the Gold* and Blue* glitter.

    Hex Glitter Nail Art

    Hex Glitter Nail Art
    I was completely amazed at the size of the pots these glitters come in. They are so huge, and packed right up to the top so I don’t think I’ll ever run out. Just to give you an idea, here are a few pictures to of the pot with some familiar objects to give some proportion.
    Born Pretty Glitter Pot

    Born Pretty Glitter Pot
    You can browse the selection of colours and shapes BornPrettyStore.com. They cost around $2.38 per pot but the price varies slightly with shape and colour. Don’t forget you can use my code, SA5X31, to get 10% off your order.
    *These items were sent for consideration. See my disclaimer for more information.

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    Born Pretty Prettiness

    I want to take a few minutes today to tell you about Born Pretty Store. I buy so many of my nail art supplies from them so I’m gonna give them a quick shout out. I know I go on about it all the time, but I really do love a bargain and Born Pretty have the cheapest prices of any online nail art supply store I know about. They’ve even been nice enough to offer a 5% off coupon for all you lovely readers, just enter SA5X31 at the checkout.

    They sell everything you could ever need for your nail art from acrylic powder and brushes to fimo slices and rhinestones. Delivery is free worldwide and it takes about 2 weeks for my items to get to me here in the UK which isn’t too long to wait if I’m not desperate for the stuff and I really don’t mind because of the low prices.
     
    (click any picture to go to the product page)
    I should probably mention, lest I get accused of anything unsavoury, that I’m not affiliated with Born Pretty in any way and will not benefit financially or in any other form from you clicking any of the links in this post or using the discount code. I just really like their store!

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