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    31DC2015: Half Moons with a Tutorial

    27th September 2015
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    My 31 Day Challenge has taken on a schedule of its own, but I haven’t given up! I’m lagging way behind everyone else and I don’t think this is going to be a tortoise and the hare situation – it’ll be a leisurely stroll towards the finish line. Just to give you an idea of how behind I am, Half Moons is the prompt for Day 18 and today is September 27th. Whoops! Read more

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    The Black Keys: Turn Blue Nail Art

    6th May 2014
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    The Black Keys Turn Blue Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    The Black Keys’ new album is out next week and I couldn’t be more excited! I’m a long time fan and have always loved their changing style. The artwork for the new album, Turn Blue, is eye-catching to say the least and absolutely perfect nail art inspiration. 
    The Black Keys Turn Blue
    The Black Keys Turn Blue Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    For the nail art I used Revlon Sweet Tart as my base colour.
    For the lines I used Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM301 stamped with Sally Hansen Brisk Blue. The lines aren’t as curvy as on the real thing but I think it works!
    Finally, I freehanded on the half moons using Rimmel Grey Matter and topped it all off with two coats of HK Girl.

    The Black Keys Turn Blue Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    The Black Keys Turn Blue Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    The Black Keys Turn Blue Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
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    Hex There, Sailor!

    28th October 2013
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    Nope that’s not a typo, it’s time for some more Hex-y nails! Today I’m wearing the Anchor No. 2 charm so of course it had to be a nautical themed mani.

    I used Barry M White as my base colour here. The blue is Barry M Blue Grape and the red is Barry M Gelly Red. On my thumb, I used Sally Hansen Guilded Lily for the sparkle party on my thumb!

    For the stripes I coated my white base with Essence Better Than Gel Nails Fast Dry to make it dry quickly. I cut a few thin strips of scotch tape, suck them where I wanted the white to show through and painted over the whole thing using Blue Grape.

    The half moons and the frame on my ring finger are all freehanded with a nail art brush.

    It’s all topped with two coats of Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat. Finally, I added the nail charm to my ring finger. It’s Anchor No. 2 from Hex Nail Jewelry and I attached it using nail glue.

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    31DC2013 Day 18: Half Moons

    18th September 2013
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    For my half moon nails I’ve gone back to that old favourite, black and gold! I was trying to figure out ways to spice it up – maybe adding a gradient, a waterfall, some glitter – but then I thought why mess with the proven formula? I do love half moons. I think they’re very, um… sexy, especially in any combination that includes red, black or nude. I mean there’s a reason it’s Dita Von Teese’s nail art of choice!

    I used NYC Full Metal Jacket as my base colour followed by a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to dry it quickly. Next I used hole reinforcers to mark off the half moon and painted over the rest of the nail in W7 Black. Then I topped it all off with another two coats of Stay Perfect Top Coat.
    I wrote a full tutorial for half moon nails here.

    Day 18: Half Moons 2012
    Day 18: Half Moons 2011
    See what’s coming next in the 31 Day Challenge 2013!

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    31DC2013 Day 1: Red

    1st September 2013
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    My red nails for Day 1 of the challenge aren’t too adventurous as I wanted to keep it classic to go with the red polish. I went through a phase when I was crazy about this polish, Rimmel Heart on Fire, but it’s been sat in its drawer unloved for a few months. I was very glad to dust it off and give it a whirl today.

    1. I started with a base coat of OPI Nail Envy and waited for that to dry before applying hole reinforcers to mark off the half moons near my cuticle. 
    2. I then painted the rest of the nail with Rimmel Heart On Fire and removed the sticker straight away. Fragrance Direct currently has loads of Rimmel Lycra Pro polishes for 99p including Heart on Fire! 
    3. When it was all dry, I added on the accent lines in Barry M Gold Foil with a nail art brush.
    4. Finally I topped it all off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.
    I did a pictorial for half moons over at Divine Caroline if you’d like to see the process in a bit more detail.

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    Wham Bam!

    14th May 2013
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    Back to the very basics today with some simple half moon nails. It looks to me like the half moons are making my nails look impossibly square. I know they are square but do they look more… angular dressed up in half moons? Let me know if it’s just me!

    I used Barry M Lychee as a base then painted on the half moons with W7 Black Cherry using a nail art brush. Still using the nail art brush, I used a little bit of top coat to attach the studs which are from Born Pretty Store. It’s all topped off with a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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