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Harley Quinn x Suicide Squad Nail Art

19th January 2016

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2016 is going to be an epic year for comic book movie adaptations so I really have my work cut out for me. I realised today that I’ve never done Deadpool and the shame swept over me pretty fast.

I’m no stranger to a bit of Harley Quinn Nail Art but with her latest incarnation and updated look from Suicide Squad, I thought it was a good time to create an fresh nail art look to go along with it. It’s a nice mix of the old and the new with her ombre pigtails inspiring the gradient and the classic harlequin pattern throwing back to the old school. Read more

Freehand, Nail Art

BB-8 Nail Art || Star Wars

10th January 2016

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BB8 Nail Art with Barry M

So we’ve all seen Star Wars by now right? Recycled plot points aside, I really loved the movie! Everyone is talking about the amazingly talented Daisy Ridley being the breakout star and while I think she was great and all, surely we can all agree that BB-8 was the real show stopper. What a little cutie! Read more

Freehand, Nail Art, Uncategorised

The Lacquer Legion Fandom: Avengers Nail Art

28th July 2014

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#LLFandom // The Nailasaurus

For this month’s Lacquer Legion theme – Fandom – I was completely spoilt for choice when it came to my inspiration. My mind has been going in circles since the theme was announced but in the end I settled on some Avengers nail art. I’m a big fan of the Marvel Universe and with all the buzz around Age of Ultron at Comic-Con over the weekend, I just couldn’t help myself! If you want to browse my past Marvel manicures, there’s a whole category dedicated to them here.

If you’re taking part in today’s Lacquer Legion challenge, don’t forget to use #LLFandom when you post your mani and share it on the Facebook page. If you’re just spectating this time around, it’s easy to follow along on Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook using the hashtag.

For this nail art, I used a lot of nail polish. Too much to name it all here but my base colours are No7 Just Black, Cult Nails Time Traveler (Whovian bonus, woo!) and Revlon Bordeaux. I freehanded all of the detail using a nail art brush.
Polishes worth noting are A-England Excalibur Renaissance, a super opaque silver and the Sweet Color Liner Polish, the perfect white for freehanding although I used a nail art brush, not the liner that’s included.

Marvel S.H.I.E.L.D. Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Marvel Avengers Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Freehand, Uncategorised

Social Media Apps Nail Art

30th May 2014

Are there any apps I’m missing? Which apps do you use most to keep in touch with friends and relatives?

Here are the polishes I used for the base colours…

FB Messenger: Barry M Malibu

Instagram: Barry M Caramel and Essie Glamour Purse

WhatsApp: Sally Hansen Grass Slipper

Snapchat: Gradient Using Tiger 56 (a very light pastel yellow) and NYC Lexington Yellow. There’s a gradient tutorial here.

Vine: Barry M Kiwi

All of the white detailing was done using the polish from the Sweet Color White Liner but I used a separate nail art brush, not the one in the bottle.

Previously: Social Media Nail Art

Freehand, Uncategorised

Assassin’s Creed Nail Art

23rd May 2014

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Assassin's Creed Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog

I’ve been playing my way through the Assassin’s Creed series since some time last year although I skipped over the first two and started at Brotherhood. Recently, I’ve been spending nearly every Friday night under a blanket playing Black Flag in the dark. Oh what a glamorous life I lead! I’m enjoying playing as Edward but I think that’s only because he’s from Swansea (which is about an hour down the road from me) but Ezio is my favourite of the Assassin’s I’ve played as.

For the nails, I used Barry M Almond as my base colour. I painted on the ‘hood’s using the Sweet Colour Black Liner from Born Pretty Store.

To create the logo, I painted it straight on to a sheet of plastic using acrylic paint. This gave me the chance to correct any mistakes by scraping away small details that I got wrong. When I was happy with it, I painted two thin layers of top coat over it. Once it was thoroughly dry, I peeled it away from the plastic and trimmed as close to the paint as I could to make a kind of DIY decal. The results aren’t ideal – you can kind of see the outline and there are a few air bubbles – but I think it saved me a lot of time and trouble in the long run!

It’s all topped off with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

Freehand, Galaxy, Uncategorised

Star Wars Nail Art (Obviously!)

4th May 2014

Game of Girly Thrones

4th April 2014