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    Glitter, Studs, Uncategorised

    Studs, Guns, Deer

    15th February 2013
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    This manicure is from way back in January and was created in the midst of my Pastel Pink obsession but for whatever reason I didn’t post it at the time. I love this stud arrangement – it’s definitely going in the brain bank for the future!
    I used Sally Hansen Crinoline as my base colour, the tattoos are from the His set at bigRuby. I used some bullion/caviar for the studs and painted on W7 Cosmic Mauve with a nail art brush for the glitter half moon.
    I don’t remember exactly what top coat I used but it was probably two coats of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri.

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    Maroon Half Moon

    14th January 2013
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    For this mani I used two coats of Essie Lollipop (the moons) as a base coat and then freehanded on Essie Bordeaux, a deep maroon, for the rest. I used a nail art brush first for the crisp line and a bit of filling, then I used the brush from inside the bottle for the rest. I had to use about 3 coats of Bordeaux to get it looking opaque so there was a huge bump where the colours meet!

    I finished it off with a coat of Seche Vite which did a little to smooth out the bump but not much. I need to think a bit further ahead next time I do a half moon and make sure I pick a top colour that’s opaque in one coat!

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    31 Day Challenge, Gradient, Uncategorised

    31DC2012: Day 18 Half Moons

    10th November 2012
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    For day 18 of the challenge, we have to create half moon manicures. This is another day that I’ve been really looking forward to since I saw this half gradient, half half moon creation at Globe and Nail. I stole the Purple and Green colour combination from last year’s Day 18 manicure! I never know what to pair with green except for more green. Then my brain always skips to ‘What’s green?’ Grass and HULK… ‘What colour does he wear?’ PURPLE!
    You can see Christina’s Half Moon Manicure here and Rie’s is here!

    I used Essie Navigate Her as my base colour and applied a coat of Seche Vite to make it dry quickly.
    Next I stuck Hole Reinforcers to my nails at the cuticle to mark off the half moon shape before creating a gradient with Julep Anne and a little more Navigate Her (gradient tutorial here).
    Finally, I used a nail art brush with a bit of Julep Anne just to fill any any gaps on the moons and topped it off with two coats of Seche Vite.

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    Glitter, Uncategorised

    Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

    16th July 2012
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    I found out today that I made it on to the shortlist for the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards 2012! It really is all thanks to you guys. Thank you to everyone that put in a nomination for me, I love you all so much! I’m even getting a little teary eyed writing this *le cry*!
    If you would like to vote for me, you can do so on the Cosmo website and I’m in the Established Beauty Blog category. I’m not getting my hopes up for the win but I’m really overjoyed just to be on the list! I say this all the time (and I still find it hard to fully articulate my feelings on the subject) but when I started this blog I never imagined it would evolve in to the one you’re reading today but I’m so glad that it has. To be receiving such recognition for doing something that I love is just overwhelming. Once again, thank you!
    Today’s nail art is something I’ve had in mind for a long time, well the basic premise anyway. I knew I wanted to do naked half-moons but I didn’t know how I would dress them up. As hard as I try, I can’t shake this glequin obsession so I’m just going to keep rolling with it!
    Half Moon and Glitter by The Nailasaurus

    Half Moon and Glitter by The Nailasaurus
    I did not use a ‘base colour’. I just used my base coat (Cult Nails Get It On) and waited for that to dry before using some hole reinforcers to mark of the half moons at the base of my nails. I painted a coat of W7 Black on each nail and quickly removed the hole reinforcers. I used a striping brush with W7 Black to neaten up any mistakes and let it all dry.
    To attach the glequins, I painted on a coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast and used a sticky toothpick to place them while that was still tacky.
    Finally, I added another coat of wicked fast and that was that!
    Stuff I used:
    Cult Nails Get It On Base Coat, Hole Reinforcers, W7 Black, Glequins from Born Pretty Store, Cult Nails Wicked Fast Top Coat, A Striping Brush

    Half Moon and Glitter by The Nailasaurus

    Half Moon and Glitter by The Nailasaurus

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    31 Day Challenge, Uncategorised

    Day 18: Half Moons

    27th October 2011
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    Sorry today’s post is a little later than usual, it’s been a very busy and fun few days for me. 
    I’m loving this blue/green polish that I picked up in the pharmacy for 99p! It’s one of those shades that’s stuck right between blue and green so it’s been a hot topic of debate today. What do you think?
    Don’t forget to check out Cristina and Rie‘s half-moons too!
    Rimmel Purple Reign
    Kriston 52
    Gosh Metallic Blue

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    Stamping, Uncategorised

    Vampy Half-Moon manicure… but not as you know it

    8th October 2011
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    A few days ago, an idea struck for a half moon manicure but I couldn’t find the stickers I use for them anywhere. I spent more than an hour searching my room top to bottom for the dastardly things to no avail!

    I found myself in an ‘odds and ends’ kind of shop yesterday and remembered just as I was leaving that I needed some of these and I found a packet of about 500 stickers for 60p. Such a bargain!

    The stickers in question are THESE hole reinforcers. I cut them in half and used them to mark off the half moon shape at the base of my nail but instead of painting a new colour over the top, I used a stamp.

    Konad Plate: M64
    Base Colour: W7 – Black Cherry
    Konad Colour: Collection 2000 – Moonlight Shine
    Top Coat of NYC

    On Monday, Cris @ Let Them Have Polish, Rie @ Nails and Noms and I will be starting the 31 Day Challenge (click here for details). We decided to do it together so that we won’t be tempted to stray from the strict ‘post every day’ rule! I think it will be fun but also challenging to go back to posting daily after relaxing my blogging schedule since the new year. I can’t wait to start and I’m hopefully my enthusiasm won’t dwindle too quickly!


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    Half-Moon Nudey

    27th September 2011
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    This is another look from New York Fashion Week, this time from the Odilon show. 
    The design comes from Minx Nails who, in case you don’t know, make a special kind of nail sticker that really bonds to your nail and is normally applied by professionals. However, lots of the designs are easy enough to recreate at home with polish and nail art brushes. 
    You may have seen Beyonce, Rihanna and other stars sporting the famous Minx chrome manicures. Hopefully, one day, the powers that be will create a polish that gives you the same effect as the amazing chrome Minxes.
    I couldn’t find this design on Minx’s website but you can click here to see the models sporting the look.

    I used Collection 2000 White as a base and Cult Nails Cruisin’ Nude for the half moons which I applied using a small nail art brush.

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