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    Peaches and Cream

    23rd June 2014
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    It would seem that I’m on an Orange kick at the moment. Out of nowhere I seem to have amassed a collection of really gorgeous orange shades and in this weather it just feels so right to wear them. Although this nail art is really simple, I think the stunning peach shade sets it off just right and chevrons always add a nice pop !
    For this nail art, I used NYC Peach Popsicles and Graffiti Nails Ice White as my base colours. I used a thin coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl on the white nails to dry them quickly.
    For the chevron effect, I used the Chevron Stencils from She Sells Seashells and No7 Just Black.
    The glitter on my first finger is Maybelline Acid Wash Top Splatter.
    It’s all topped off with a two coats of HK Girl.
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    Textured Saran Wrap Nail Art Video Tutorial

    22nd June 2014
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    Textured Saran Wrap Nail Art Video Tutorial // The Nailasaurus

    I know it took a while but here’s the video tutorial for the saran wrap technique I’ve been using a lot recently. It’s my quickest tutorial yet as it’s really quick and simple once you see how it’s done, it’s just tricky to explain in text so I completely appreciate why so many of you have been asking for the tutorial!

    You can see all the manicures I’ve done with this technique here to get an idea of what it looks like in other colour combinations. My favourite so far has to be the acid wash in blue and pink. It’s a really versatile effect that, depending on the colours you use, can look like anything from marble to denim!

    I noticed that in all my tutorials I make a real mess on my cuticles that I have to clean up at the end which you don’t have to do! You can protect your skin using tape, PVA glue or anything else you’ve found that does the job. I just don’t because I’m really lazy and figure since I’ll have to at least clean up a little bit at the end, I may as well just clean up a lot!

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    #guiltfreeze Colour Blocking + IBIZA!

    16th June 2014
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    yoomoo have recently upped the stakes of their #guiltfreeze competition with the announcement of the grand prize… a trip to Ibiza for you and a friend!* The competition closes on July 13th so make sure you get your entries in as soon as you can! Don’t forget to keep up with yoomoo on Facebook to see when they post the next nail art tutorial.
    The latest yoomoo x Nails Inc #guiltfreeze nail art tutorial is for this colour blocked nail art. I couldn’t resist trying it out for myself but I picked out a slightly different colour combination which I think works really well for summer – a good mix of soft and bright colours. I love minimal designs and colour blocking is one way to get away with minimal effort nail art that gives some stunning results. All you need is a killer combination and you’re good to go. If you’re stuck for colour ideas, Adobe Kuler is an amazing resource that I sometimes use when I need a dose of colour inspiration. The shades I used here are China Glaze Fade Into Hue, China Glaze Mimosa’s before Mani’s and the yoomoo exclusive Nails Inc Udderly Shocking Pink. You’ll find the video tutorial below.

    How to enter #guiltfreeze

    1. Pick up your money off voucher here and grab yourself a pot of yoomoo frozen yogurt
    2. Snap a picture of your yoomoo inspired nail art with your pot of yoomoo in hand
    3. Post your picture to Instagram with the hashtag #guiltfreeze to win a trip to Ibiza and exclusive Nails Inc prizes!
    *the prize for this competition is £1000 in Thomas Cook vouchers so you can plan your own dream Ibiza holiday for you and a friend!
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    Sorbet Stripes

    10th June 2014
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    I wanted to do something fun and flirty today so I picked out a few sorbet colours, grabbed the gold striping tape and set about creating this banded nail art. The striping tape is holding up well so far – no peeling but there has been a bit of colour leakage! The gold seems to have seeped out of a few pieces leaving me with silver but that’s not so bad.
    I recently purchased the Straight Stencils from She Sells Seashells which save me so much time that used to be spent fussing around cutting scotch tape in to thin strips whenever I did a manicure like this with lots of straight lines!

    1. For this nail art, I used a base coat of Nicole by OPI At Least I Pink So on all nails followed by a thin coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.
    2. I waited 10 minutes for it to dry completely.
    3. Next, I placed some straight vinyl stencils randomly over my nails and filled in some of the gaps with NYC Peach Popsicles and Sally Hansen Lady Lavender. I removed the vinyls as soon as I was done painting on each nail.
    4. Once everything was mostly dry, I applied the striping tape using nail art tweezers. Instead of trying to guess how long my strips should be, I made sure each strip was too long and then trimmed each edge with cuticle nippers once it was already placed on my nail.
    5. Finally, I used two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl to smooth it all over.
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    Something Kinda Creepy

    8th June 2014
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    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
    I’ve been binging on Orange is the New Black this weekend (thank you, Netflix!) so today’s nail art had to be Orange! I did the marble effect using cling film and it’s my most successful attempt yet. In the past, my attempts have been a little too marbled but the detail is nice and clear this time around.
    The colours I used are Sally Hansen Tahitian Sunset, piCture pOlish Totes, NYC Rooftop Party Berry and Nicole by OPI Yoga-Then-Yogurt.
    The details are all DIY Nails water decals. The Drippy Letters are from Creepy and the Parental Advisory stamp is from Love/Hate.

    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
    DIY Nails Creepy Water Decals | The Nailasaurus
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    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Nail Art

    7th June 2014
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    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Swatches and Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    For piCture pOlish’s Urban Shades collection, I wanted to create some nail art that was suitably urban and edgy and I came up with this geometric design. Get it? Because it has lots of edges. Sorry.
    It took me a while to warm to these shades but now that we’ve transitioned right in to summer, I really love them. I used 3 thin coats of Totes (sunny orange) to smooth it out because I thought it looked a little streaky with just two. Chillax (bright minty green), Swagger (blue) and Bonkers (pink) were all perfect with just two thin coats. They’re all pigmented enough to use in freehand nail art, but I haven’t had a chance to try them with stamping yet. I think Chillax will actually be the best for stamping as it is so pigmented which is rare in a minty shade like that.
    The base colours for this mani are the ones in the middle of the nail and I freehanded on the borders afterwards using nail art brush. See how each shade works over the other shades with just a thin coat and no clumpiness? I love it!

    Where to buy piCture pOlish Urban Shades…

    The Urban Shades collection is available from the Picture Polish website and their worldwide stockists
    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Swatches and Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Swatches and Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Swatches and Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
    piCture pOlish Urban Shades Swatches and Nail Art | The Nailasaurus
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