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Guitar Hero Nail Art 2.0

20th June 2012

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Back in January, I got my Guitar Hero set with one game – Warriors of Rock. 6 months later, I’m still playing it and I have 4 of the games! I really thought it would just be a bit of fun and a passing fad but I’m still completely addicted! I’m more of a drumming girl but guitar is fun too!

I did do some GH nail art back then but I wanted to update it a bit since I’m now an ‘Expert’ which means I get to use the dreaded orange button! I thought I would take advantage of my square shaped nails and just frame them because they’re pretty much exactly the same shape as the buttons on the guitar.

I used W7 Black for my base colour. Next I took Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White to draw on the frames before adding the colours to make sure they’d be as bright as possible.

The colours are an unnamed red from L’Oreal Resist and Shine, NYC Lexington Yellow, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed.

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Steven Tyler Nail Art. Yes, that guy from Aerosmith!

7th June 2012

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I was watching the MTV Movie Awards today and, of course, paying special attention to all the celebrities’ nails! Can you believe the ones that stood out to me the most were Steven Tyler’s, of all people? I noticed he was rocking some simple black and greige nail art and I knew I had to recreate it straight away.

I spent a bit of time searching for a picture, and it would seem that his signature look. You can see some good pictures of his nails here and here. All I can say is, what a dude! How many guys do you know that could rock a nice bit of nail art? But then I suppose not all guys are rock stars that can pretty much do whatever the eff they want!

Steven Tyler Nail Art by The Nailasaurus

My base colour is E.L.F. Desert Haze and I used a striping brush and W7 Black to create the stripes and then added my own little flair by accenting it all with some Barry M Silver Foil.

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Under Lock and Key

12th May 2012

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Today’s nail art is inspired by a piece of jewelry from Anna Sabino – a New York based handmade jewelry designer. When I saw this key pendant, I instantly had the idea to fashion a lock and key on my nails which I think turned out incredibly cute! I’ve even worn this mani for more than a day which is a surefire way to tell I love it!

The black and gold gradient just makes this mani. You can never go wrong with black and gold together, it’s a classy and chic combination but adventurous and kind of wild at the same time.

I used W7 Black as a base and Barry M Gold Foil for all the details including the gradient. The gold glitter stripes were done using a Kiss nail art striper.

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Sorry if you’re sick of me reminding you, but the Bundle Monster Facebook Competition is still open and every vote counts! You can go straight to my entry here and if you like it, it would be great if you could drop a vote in the pot for me. Thank you!

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Happy Malteaster!

8th April 2012

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Happy Easter everyone! Today I have some easter chocolate themed nail art to show you. I’ve seen a lot of Creme Egg nail art and, sure those things are yummy and all but have you tried Malteaster Bunnies?! These things are frikkin delicious and since they started selling them at Easter a few years ago, they’ve overtaken Creme Eggs as my favourite Easter chocolate. I always get upset when they start disappearing from shelves after Easter and normally start stockpiling them in the hopes that my stash will last until next February when they start selling them again. In reality, it lasts two weeks because they’re too yummy to save!

The red base colour is from L’Oreal and I picked it up recently for 39p. I can’t find the shade name on the bottle though! I’ve been looking for a true red for ages but I always end up buying more raspberry toned reds so this finally fits the bill.

I used white acrylic paint with a nail art brush for the writing. The chocolate bunny is Barry M Mushroom outlined in black acrylic paint. The little details are NYC Lexington Yellow and Miss Sporty Orange.

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Nails on Fire: The Hunger Games Nail Art

22nd March 2012

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock with no internet access recently, you’ll probably be vaguely aware that The Hunger Games hits cinemas this weekend. So of course I had to pay ‘tribute’ on my nails! I’m going to see it on Friday and hopefully I’ll love it as much as I did the books.

I did some Hunger Games nail art back in July last year while I was reading the books which you can see here. I considered re-hashing that design with a few updates but decided to create my imagining of Katniss’ flame manicure that she wears for her pre-games interview with the addition of a Mockingjay pin.

I started with a base coat of Barry M White and then used a nail art brush to freehand the flames. I started with the red (La Femme Cherry Red) on the outside part, then used orange (No7 Tangy) and finally yellow (George Buttercup Shine) right in the centre. I added a few strokes of Rimmel Daisy Chain in the direction of the flames for a little glowy highlight. Finally I painted W7 Black around the edge and finished with a few top coats of NYC.

The Mockingjay was painted with Barry M Gold Foil and a nail art brush.

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You Da Nails… Rihanna Inspired Nail Art

9th February 2012

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Welcome to day seven of my secret challenge for myself to post at least once daily for one week! I didn’t want to mention it in case I couldn’t stick to the schedule but today makes it one week exactly and I’m feeling quite proud of myself! The good news is I still have posts lined up for the next few days so I’ll carry it on for as long as I can 🙂

This nail art was inspired by Rihanna’s nails in the video for You Da One. Although I probably wouldn’t sport pointy nails like hers, I love the chevron trend that’s launching at the moment. We’ve already seen Lana Del Rey sporting a chevron style in her video and I think it’s going to be a big trend this year. As nail art is becoming more popular and people are getting fed up of the classic french tip, this is a great alternative that you could probably still pull off in work.

I used Barry M Matt White as a base colour. I freehanded on the triangles with W7 Black and then outlined them with No7 Poolside Blue – all with a striping brush.

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Reader, beware, you’re in for a scare! (Goosebumps Nail Art)

19th January 2012

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I have to confess – I never read the books but I used to watch the TV show as a kid and I can still remember the drippy green logo from the opening credits which is what inspired today’s mani. I even managed to paint this design on my right hand using my left and it looks nearly as good as my right-handed effort!

I used Collection 2000 Spangles as my base colour, then used nail art brushes to paint on W7 Black for the drippy details.
Spangles nowhere near as yellow as it looks in these pictures. It’s actually a perfect slimey green colour!

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