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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.

Polishes Used

Barry M Elderberry

Barry M Coconut

Sally Hansen Pinch of Punch

Rimmel You Had Me at Hello

China Glaze Sunday Funday

Filthy Gorgeous Prism

Sweet Color White Liner

Glisten & Glow HK Girl top coat

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Snippet: Framed Pastel Galaxy Nail Art

29th June 2014

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Items Used

Base Colour: Delush Polish Make Me Blush

Galaxy Colours: Nicole by OPI Leapink for Joy, Collection 2000 Hot Purple, NYC Raindrop, piCture pOlish Tail Feather, China Glaze Fairy Dust

Details: Sweet Color White Liner Polish

Top coat: Glisten & Glow HK Girl

Pastel Galaxy Nail Art Tutorial here

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Shimmery Pink Galaxy Nail Art

27th April 2014

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Pink Galaxy Nail Art | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog

Whenever I’m a little low on nail art inspiration, I always come back to galaxy nails. As long as I try it with a new set of colours, I always feel like I’m doing something new although I may have gone a little overboard on the shimmery polishes this time!

I used Different Dimension Give Me Love as the base colour with piCture pOlish Swagger, Different Dimension Lucky, piCture pOlish Pirouette and Sally Hansen Lively Lilac for the sponging. There’s a galaxy nail art tutorial here.

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White Space Take 2

24th August 2013

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Thanks to some stellar photography tips from the ladies at Very Emily and The Nail Polish Challenge, I finally feel like my photos are up to scratch so you’ll be pleased to hear that I won’t be moaning/apologising about it going forwards. Yesterday Kelli recommended that I try shooting in RAW format so I have a lot more control during the editing process and it’s changed my life! I feel so good about my photos right now!

Today’s nail art is very similar to the ‘White Space‘ look I did a few weeks back. I just loved it so much that I knew I’d have to try it again and here we are!

1. I used Barry M White as my base colour and then applied a coat of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

2. When it was completely dry, I used Scotch Tape to mark off a triangle at the base of each nail.

3. One nail at a time I created the Galaxy look using Barry M Blueberry, Collection 2000 Think Pink, NYC Lexington Yellow and Sally Hansen Dorian Grey with a coat of Calvin Klein Blue Wants to be a Millionaire over the top. The Calvin Klein holographic polish gives it that sparkly finish and does a good job of blending all the colours together.

There’s a galaxy tutorial here if you’re not familiar with the method.

4. Finally I finished it all off with two coats of Dries Instantly.

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White Space

21st July 2013

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Back again with the galaxy nails! These were hugely inspired by Kaitlin at the Daily Polish’s Tumblr Nails. As we know, galaxy nails are this week’s obsession and I knew I just had to try it with the white space after seeing Kaitlin’s creation.

I have a few little snippets of news to share today. Tomorrow marks the first day of my summer holiday but fear not, there will be plenty of new stuff for you to read on this blog whilst I’m gone. I’ve lined up a couple of guest posts from some very talented bloggers while I’m away and I can’t wait for you to see all the amazing nail art they’ve created!

I’m also very excited to tell you that this blog has been nominated for best established beauty blog in this year’s Cosmo Blog Awards! It’s such an honour to be nominated again and your votes are very, very much appreciated. If you’d like to vote, just click here to go to the voting page and you’ll find me in the first category!

1. I started with a base colour of Barry M White and topped it off with No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat.
2. Once my base was dry, I used scotch tape to mark off the sections where I wanted to keep the white showing.
3. One nail at a time I created the galaxy look by sponging on NYC MoMa, NYC Lavender Cupcake and NYC Raindrop (tutorial here). I topped the galaxy off with Calvin Klein Blue Wants to be a Millionaire which is a blue tinted holographic polish which works well as a holographic top coat.
4. As soon as I was done with the galaxy on each nail, I peeled off the tape and added the star details.
5. Finally, I added two coats of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to smooth things over and keep it shiny!

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Pastel Planets: Matte Nebula Nails!

17th July 2013

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Pastel galaxy nails have been on my to-do list for the longest time. Why it took me so long to do them… who knows?! I think I was sceptical that it wouldn’t work without a dark polish underneath but I proved myself wrong there. I ♥ these nails so much… a new obsession has definitely been sparked here!

1. I started with a base of Sally Hansen Green Tea.
2. Using small pieces of sponge, I dabbed on China Glaze Tart-y For The Party (pastel purple), NYC Raindrop (pastel blue), Essence Choose Me (blue shimmer) and Essence Irreplaceable (nude shimmer) to create the nebula effect.
3. I used White Acrylic Paint with a dotting tool and nail art brush to create the stars.
4. I used a coat of No7 Stay Perfect Top Coat to dry it all through and then topped it with NYC Matte Me Crazy for the matte finish.