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Polish Me Silly Clowning Around Swatch

31st August 2014

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I would consider Clowning Around somewhat of a cult nail polish. I’m fairly certain that Polish Me Silly were the first brand to release a collection of neon glitter toppers – at least they were the first ones I remember ever setting eyes on anyway. I’m so ecstatic to finally have my own bottle because it’s just as amazing in person as it looks on a screen!

Clowning Around has a clear base with a selection of neon glitter packed in. It’s recommended that you wear it over white or another light colour as the glitter is not 100% opaque so a light base colour will show it at its full vibrance. Experimenting with others is always fun but I haven’t found a better base then white just yet.

For this swatch I used two coats of Clowning Around over Barry M Coconut (a very slightly off-white). with a top coat of Glisten & Glow HK Girl. I’d recommend a good amount of drying time between layers of Clowning Around so the glitter has a good chance to stick to your nail before you sweep on the next dose.

If you like very interesting and ‘out-there’ polishes, this is a great one for your collection. It’s different without treading in to novelty territory and is a genuinely unique nail polish.

Where to Buy Clowning Around

Clowning Around is available from Polish Me Silly on Etsy. RRP $6.00.

Polish Me Silly Clowning Around Swatch // The Nailasaurus

Polish Me Silly Clowning Around // Neon Glitter Nail Polish

Glitter, Uncategorised

Snippet: Glittery Gruedient

3rd July 2014

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NYC Blue Sky

China Glaze Sunday Funday

China Glaze Golden Enchantment

Different Dimension Merry Go Round

Glisten & Glow HK Girl Top Coat

Nail Art, Uncategorised

‘Murica! Fourth of July Nail Art

2nd July 2014

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Patriotic Fourth of July Nails - The Nailasaurus

Every year, I get sucked in to the July 4th mani mania and end up creating one myself even though I’m not in the US and won’t be celebrating myself!

For the nail art, I used Rimmel Raw as Night, Graffiti Nails Ice White and Sally Hansen Pacific Blue as my base colours.

On my first and middle fingers, I did some glitter placement with Glequins from Born Pretty Store (#3 and #11). There are my stars!

For the stripes, I laid down some striping tape so the white would shine through and then blotted on the red using the textured saran wrap technique. The texture is made from mostly Barry M Burgundy Crush and Rimmel Raw as Night with a tiny bit of Nicole by OPI The Coral of the Story and Graffiti Nails Ice White.

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

Nail Art, Uncategorised

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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For Shelley

12th May 2014

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I want to dedicate today’s post to Shelley, the eldest of our two dogs who unfortunately passed away last night. She fell ill in the morning and her condition worsened throughout the day until she just slipped away so it was quite sudden and unexpected. She lived to the ripe old age of 12 which isn’t bad at all for a dog that was always falling down rabbit holes and gobbling up any old junk she found on the floor! Maybe I’m biased but she’s definitely the prettiest dog I’ve ever seen and she was just the softest dog in the world. Just don’t ask what breed(s) she was because we never knew… we’re still guessing!

Shelley always wore a red collar with little bone shaped studs and I remembered One Nail to Rule Them All’s bone design which I thought would be a perfect match after I switched up the colours. The other fingers match her markings – black patches and speckly spots.

I used Rimmel Heart on Fire and Barry M White for my base colours. The bones were drawn on with Barry M’s Nail Art Pen in Silver and I freehanded on the ‘markings’ using the Sweet Color Liner in Black. It’s topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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Different Dimension Merry Go Round

25th April 2014

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Different Dimension Merry Go Round Swatch | The Nailasaurus | UK Nail Art Blog

Different Dimension is an indie brand that’s been on my radar for a while. Any time I see a swatch of their polishes, my eyes widen and I spend a little while drinking in the pretty and I’m finally lucky enough to be the proud owner of a few of my own Different Dimensions polishes. You may have spotted Lucky making an appearance in my last blog post and today I have a full swatch of Merry Go Round.

Merry Go Round is a glow in the dark polish. The base is a milky white and it’s packed with bright glitter. I used 3 coats for this swatch topped with HK Girl top coat although you could just use one coat over a white base.

Where to buy…

Different Dimension nail polish is available from Different Dimension on Etsy

Merry Go Round $5.00 / £3.05

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Pink Acid Wash Nail Art Inspired by Asos

16th April 2014

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ASOS Denim Jacket in Pink Mottled Wash – asos.com

A little while ago, I was flicking through this month’s Asos magazine and I cam across this pink mottled jacket that was the perfect inspiration for some nail art. In all my excitement I got started on the nail art right away, not realising that the jacket wasn’t even online yet! I wanted to wait for the jacket to appear on the website before posting the nail art so you could see my inspiration.

I achieved this look using saran wrap / cling film but I do it in a weird way! I splodged out my three colours on to a sheet of plastic, dabbed on a piece of crinkled cling film and transferred it to my nails.

For this look, I used Barry M White as my base colour.

I used scrunched up cling film to transfer the mottled pattern which I made using Barry M White, W7 Baby Pink and Collection Think Pink.

The circle stud details are from Born Pretty Store (style #123).

It’s all finished with a top coat of Cult Nails Wicked Fast.