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31 Day Challenge, Nail Art, Uncategorised

31 Day Challenge: Inspired by a Pattern

28th September 2014

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Marble image source: rockstella.ca

Today’s inspiration came from out of the blue. I was browsing Etsy for some pattern inspiration as I was in the mood for something graphic and/or geometric, when all of a sudden I just thought it would be cool to do some marble effect nail art.

I couldn’t be happier with the outcome – I think my nails really could pass for solid marble and considering it’s only my second time using the water spotted technique, I think I did a pretty swell job! I was going for ‘veiny’ rather than ‘spotted’ but I’ve found that using a hair spray that shoots out of the bottle pretty fast (although not aerosol) will make your dots spread further, even break apart, and look more like a marble effect.

1. I used two coats of Barry M White as my base colour.

2. Once that was dry, I shielded the skin around my nails with tape.

3. To create the marble effect, I used Sally Hansen Dorien Grey with the ‘water spotted’ technique (video tutorial here) then repeated with Rimmel Moon.

I used lukewarm water straight from the tap with VO5 Plump it Up Blow Dry Spray in case anyone is curious!

4. Finally, I finished it all off with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

White Marble Effect Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

31DC2014 // White Marble Effect Nail Art

31 Day Challenge, Nail Art, Uncategorised

31 Day Challenge: Geometric

17th September 2014

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Art Deco Striping Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Let’s revisit that old favourite – striping tape – for today’s nail art. Day 16 of the challenge calls for geometric nails so I knew I wanted to do something in an art deco style. You wouldn’t normally expect to see an art deco design in bright blue and green hues but I like that it’s different. Black and gold will never get old, but sometimes it’s good to mix things up a bit. I kept the design nice simple instead of attempting to add more lines at the risk of going overboard and/or ruining the overall look.

I used Rimmel Keep Calm & Play as my base colour with a thin coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl to make it dry quickly.

Next, I placed striping tape with a pair of tweezers where I wanted the green to show through.

I painted over the tape using Barry M Malibu, then immediately removed the tape using the tweezers.

It’s finished off with two coats of Glisten & Glow HK Girl to smooth everything over.

Geometric Striping Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

31 Day Challenge, Glitter, Gradient, Nail Art, Uncategorised

31 Day Challenge: Gradient Nails

10th September 2014

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I think I managed to find a colour combination that I haven’t used yet for today’s gradient. I’ve been on a bit of a blue blue streak since the colour restrictions were lifted and I’m carrying on today. Third time’s lucky as they say!

For this gradient, I used 2true Shade 15 as my base colour, then created the gradient using Rimmel Keep Calm & Party. There’s a gradient tutorial here!

I topped it with a coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust and then finished off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl.

Glittery Gradient Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

Blue to Purple Gradient Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

31 Day Challenge Gradient Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

31 Day Challenge, Freehand, Nail Art, Stamping, Uncategorised

31 Day Challenge: Rainbow Nails

9th September 2014

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Rainbow Half Moon Nail Art // The Nailasaurus

In the words of Chris Traeger, these are LITERALLY.. the best rainbow nails I’ve ever painted! This was the only nail art I had in my head when I took up the challenge and it turned out exactly how I pictured. I was doubtful about the freehanded rainbows but once I got past a few wobbles, it was easy enough and everything balanced out nicely in the end.

I started with a Base of Barry M Blueberry.

I stamped on the clouds using a Konad knockoff plate from Born Pretty Store (M79) and BK Matte White.

For the rainbows, I used a nail art brush with 6 different shades:

Purple: Rimmel Keep Calm & Party

Blue: Models Own Asscher Blue

Green: Rimmel Keep Calm & Play

Yellow: Rimmel Cute as a Kitten Heel

Orange: China Glaze Mimosas Before Manis

Red: Rimmel Mars

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

Rainbow Half Moon Nail Art by The Nailasaurus

Nail Art, Uncategorised

Snippet: Blinkple Streaky Watercolour

12th August 2014

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Polishes Used

Barry M White

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

Sally Hansen Pinch of Punch

Nicole by OPI LeaPink for Joy

Rimmel Barmy Blue

Video Tutorial Here

Galaxy, Nail Art, Uncategorised

The Qualities of a Galaxy

20th July 2014

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Once again I’ve found myself drawn towards the bold pairing of turquoise and pink. When I saw Wondrously Polished’s pastel galaxy nails I knew I’d have to imitate – they were so awe inspiring and I just couldn’t stop staring! I like knowing in my heart that galaxy nails will never fail me. Whenever I feel a bit uninspired, wearing galaxy nails for a few days can rekindle my love for nail art and spark new ideas.

Lindsey wrote a great tutorial for this galaxy look over at The Hunt so I’d urge you to check that out if you’re looking for some pointers.