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    Criss the Cross and Dot the Dot

    10th September 2011
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    I have a little confession to make today. I’ve been sitting on this for a long time because I wasn’t really sure if it was a topic I wanted to talk about on the blog. I guess this has come up now because September has hit and everyone is back to the grind. School, work, whatever.
    Some of you may know, or be vaguely aware, that I was studying for a degree in Accounting and Finance and the academic year approaching would have been my final year. However, during my second year (the one just gone, 2010-11) I became really discouraged in school. I didn’t enjoy my subject any more, I couldn’t find any motivation to put effort in to my work and as a consequence, I failed the year. 
    So… I won’t be going back to University this year. I’ll really miss the people and the place but I’m so glad I don’t have the constant worry and stress hanging over my head all the time. I’m currently ‘temping’ in a little office where I get on with my co-worker and there’s little to no stress. All the while, searching for a permanent position to take up when this is finished.
    So for now, the only question playing on my mind is ‘What do I want to be when I grow up?’. Lots of people say I should study hair/nails/beauty but I don’t want to go back to school for a while and I also think that take all the fun out of my hobby. I would love to pursue a career in childcare but, again, that means going back to school. For now I just plan on finding a job that I enjoy (or at least don’t mind waking up for every day) and saving enough money to move in to a flat or house with my friends. I’m taking things one step at a time.

    Konad Plate: Bundle Monster BM203
    Base Colour: Rimmel – Electric
    Konad Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Nails Inc – Paris
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Internet > Chocolate

    21st August 2011
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    I have such a short attention span! I’ve been sat here since about 9pm with these photos open in Photoshop, getting them blog-ready and I’ve been distracted at least 4356 times. It’s now just after 1am and I have managed to focus long enough to upload them and write this post!
    When I sit down in front of a computer, I go in to a complete trance and until I snap out of it don’t realise that I’ve just spent 4 hours of my day watching The Shaytards and amusing myself with every single #Parks and Recreation post on tumblr. If I have one addiction in life, it’s the internet.

    Plates: Bundle Monster BM201, BM224 and BM211
    Base Colour: W7 Black Cherry
    Stamp Colour: Collection 2000 Moonlight Shine
    GOSH Metallic Purple
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Payday. Payday. Gotta get down on Payday.

    11th August 2011
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    Tomorrow will be my first payday for almost two years so I’m super excited! While I was in Uni I was lucky enough that I didn’t need a job (just to be clear, I wasn’t sucking on a silver spoon the whole time, I was just very scrupulous when it came to spending the money that I did have!).
    My eBay watch list has tripled in size this evening and I have a post-it stuck to the wall in front of me with a list of stuff I want to buy! The first thing on that list is the Babyliss Big Hair styler which I have been drooling over for months. If anyone’s tried it I’d be very interested to hear what you think of it.

    Konad Plate: Bundle Monster BM212
    Base Colour: NYC – Prince Street
    Konad Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    GOSH – Metallic Purple for the dots
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Would You Buyasaurus?

    9th August 2011
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    I’ve been thinking for a while about painting my own nail sets and selling them. Last week, I finally got round to ordering some sets after the lovely Paige gave me a link to a good seller on eBay. I need to do a bit more research about pricing etc. but I’m trying to gage whether anyone would be interested in buying my sets. They will mostly be freehand designs but I’ll take personalised orders for any nail design you’ve ever seen on this blog! So… would anyone consider buying a set of nails from me?


    Plate:     Bundle Monster BM05
    Base Colour: Models Own – Utopia
    Stamp Colour: GOSH – Metallic Purple
    BYS Fern for the stalks
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Try My Two Tone

    22nd July 2011
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    This mani, like yesterday’s, came about when I just got too carried away trying to add a dash of whatever came to mind!
    I knew I wanted to use scotch tape and a stamp design so I did the base colour and stamp and left it overnight to dry and to give me time to decide what to do. ‘Blue’ I thought, but when the blue was on it just looked too clunky so I thought I’d set myself the challenge of trying to line up the stamps to get a two-tone effect on my nails. Turns out I needn’t have bothered because the pattern is irregular so you wouldn’t even notice if it wasn’t matched. I think I’ll set myself the mission of trying it with a more uniform pattern to see if I can get it to match up.

    Konad Plate: M57
    Base Colour: Barbara Daly – Purplicious
    Konad Colour: GOSH – Metallic Purple
    Top Coat of NYC
    To create the two tone look, I sectioned off the top part of my nail with scotch tape and painted on Barry M Cyan Blue. I removed this tape straight away and let the blue dry. Then I lined up more strips of tape with the blue polish and stamped over it with GOSH Metallic blue, attempting to line up the patterns and added another top coat.

    How do you guys feel about me using larger pictures in my blog posts? All the pictures I post are click through’s anyway so you can see a bigger version if the mood takes you, but I thought I would go bigger on the main page. Do you like it or do they just take up too much space?

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    The Nailasaurus Has A Book For Its Face

    5th June 2011
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    Exam revision procrastination has reached an all time high today and I decided to create a Facebook page for The Nailasaurus. I was going to make one after my exams anyway but I needed a distraction today. You can click here or on the Facebook button in the sidebar to visit and ‘Like’ the page.
    There’s some really good music surfacing at the moment so I thought I’d share some of my new favourites with you. These are the songs I’ve been playing on a loop since yesterday.
    Coldplay – Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
    Paramore – Monster
    Nicola Roberts – Beat of My Drum
    Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar
    Quite an eclectic mix there but some really good tunes. Have a listen if you’ve got time today

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM203
    Base Colour: Rimmel I ♥ Lasting Finish – Go Cobalt
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Blue
    Gems from eBay (Seller)

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    What’s your favourite song of the moment? 
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    Reprise

    2nd June 2011
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    This W7 polish is one of my all time favourites. I had a bottle of this all the way back when my collection was 15 strong but unfortunately it went all lumpy and weird so I had to chuck it. I thought you couldn’t get this colour any more but I spotted a bottle in a bargain shop that sells all kinds of odds and ends and snapped it up right away!

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM208

    Base Colour: W7 Purple Passion
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Top Coat of NYC

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