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    31 Day Challenge: Inspired by Fashion

    27th September 2014
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    Naeem Khan Inspired Nail Art

    Catwalk image source: vogue.co.uk
    Last night I spent so much time scrolling through the catwalk galleries on the Vogue website, I didn’t even get round to actually doing any nail art! I did, however, pick out this incredible dress from Naeem Khan as my inspiration.
     I thought carefully through all my options on this one – striping tape, loose glitter, glequins and more – but in the end freehanding won out. I always feel a bit wobbly when I get started on a freehand manicure (especially one that requires poker straight lines) but soon surprise myself by doing a pretty good job of it.
    I used Barry M Lychee as my base colour and freehanded on the silver detail using a nail art brush and A-England Excalibur Renaissance. It’s all topped with one coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

    Naeem Khan SS15 Inspired Nail Art
    Naeem Khan SS15 Nail Art
    Barry M Lychee with A-England Excalibur Renaissance
    Naeem Khan Inspired Nail Art // The Nailasaurus
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    Glitter, Gradient, Nail Art, Uncategorised

    T-Rex Decals from She Sells Seashells

    8th August 2014
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    So I’m just scrolling through Instagram one day when I’m tagged by @dilemmanails in a photo of the most perfect nail embellishments I could ever hope to see – tiny little T-Rexes! Luckily for me, the embellishments are from She Sells Seashells, a UK based nail art store and one of my favourite places to buy nail decor online. I snapped some up for myself (along with a few other items!) and set about waiting for the postman to pop the package through my door.
    When they arrived early this week, I couldn’t wait to try the embellishments out. I love that they’re really tiny so they don’t take up too much space on my little nails. It’ll be fun to try out some other ways of wearing them!
    PROTIP: If you have curved nail beds, bend metal decals like these gently around a pen or the handle of nail art brush to match the curve of your nails. That way you won’t get bits sticking out and catching on things, the embellishement will sit flush to your nail.

    What I used

    Barry M Vanilla
    Barry M Espresso
    Revlon Sequins
    T-Rex Embellishments
    Single Chevron Stencils
    Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat
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    Nail Art, Uncategorised

    Incoco Desert Sunset: Tribal Nail Art Wraps

    11th July 2014
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    Incoco Tribal Beats: Desert Sunset

    These nail wraps are from Incoco’s new summer collection – Tribal Beats. This particular design is called Desert Sunset and I love the combination of a muted, nude base with the colourful  patterns. I could never dream of doing such intricate designs freehand so the Tribal Beats collection gets a big thumbs up from me. I’m be saving the rest of these for when I go camping this summer to save on lugging around multiple bottles of polish. In the event that I even need to reapply all I’ll need is some polish remover, a nail file and pack of these decals!
    I’ve previously reviewed Incoco strips in a bit more depth so if you want to hear my thoughts, you can read that post here. Everything I wrote then still holds true – easy application, great results and a good range of designs.
    Incoco Tribal Beats: Desert Sunset
    Incoco Tribal Beats: Desert Sunset
    Incoco Tribal Beats: Desert Sunset

    Where to Buy Incoco Nail Wraps

    You can buy these wraps at incoco.com. RRP $8.99.
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    Freehand, Nail Art, Uncategorised

    Moon Moon

    1st July 2014
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    Double Moon Manicure | The Nailasaurus
    When I saw this colour combination on Lily’s blog last week, I couldn’t wait to try it myself. It’s so classically cute that I’m kind of mad that I didn’t think of it myself! This kind of mani is traditionally called the ‘Double Moon’ but my take is more like ‘Moon and Skinny Tip’. Sometimes the simple things make a big impact and that’s how I feel about this mani – I love it!
    I started with two coats of my new favourite ‘mannequin hands’ polish – The Lacquer Lab’s Dita – and used a nail art brush to draw on the pastel blue details in Barry M Huckleberry. It’s all topped with a coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.
    Double Moon Manicure | The Nailasaurus

    Double Moon Manicure | The Nailasaurus
    Double Moon Manicure | The Nailasaurus
    Here is a swatch of Dita on its own. This is two coats with no top coat. Creamy perfection in a bottle!
    The Lacquer Lab Dita Swatch - The Nailasaurus
    The Lacquer Lab Dita Swatch - The Nailasaurus
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    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.
    Assassin's Creed Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    Assassin's Creed Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    Assassin's Creed Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
    Assassin's Creed Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog
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    Stamping, Uncategorised

    The Lacquer Legion Glam: Lace Trim Nail Art

    28th April 2014
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    The Nailasaurus | The Lacquer Legion Glam | Lace Stamping Nail Art
    For today’s Lacquer Legion Challenge, Glam, I knew I wanted to do something lacy. Depending how you wear it, lace can be seductive or demure but either way it’s definitely Glam! At first I thought it would be a great idea to freehand something but I quickly chickened out of that and started looking through my stamping plates to see if I had anything suitable. I decided on Konad Plate M71 to give my nails a neat lace trim.
    If you’re posting your Lacquer Legion mani today, don’t forget to use #LLGlam and share it on the Facebook page!

    The Nailasaurus | The Lacquer Legion Glam | Lace Stamping Nail Art

    For this nail art, I used Lacquer Lab Dita as my base. See what I did there? *winky face emoji*

    I stamped on the lace pattern from Konad Plate M71 using W7 Black.

    For the red details, I used Rimmel Heart on Fire with a small nail art brush to fill in the gaps.

    It’s all topped off with a coat of HK Girl top coat.

    The Nailasaurus | The Lacquer Legion Glam | Lace Stamping Nail Art
    The Nailasaurus | The Lacquer Legion Glam | Lace Stamping Nail Art
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    Snippet: Prototypin’

    15th November 2013
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    I used Deborah Lippmann Fashion as my base colour and once that was dry, I freehanded on the blocks of H+M Midnight Mystery on either side of each nail using a nail art brush. 
    I used one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top and while that was still wet, I carefully placed on these tiny gold strips (coming soon to The Nailasaurus Emporium).
    I added another two top coats to seal them in and once it was all dry, I filed off the excess gold that was hanging off the end of each nail.

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