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Stampasaurus

7th March 2014

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It really happened! Finally someone put a T-Rex on a stamping plate and I am now the proud owner of that stamping plate! Winstonia are back with their 2nd generation stamping set and I couldn’t be happier with it. The set includes a great selection of designs and each plate has it’s own theme which has come in very handy when I want to find a specific design. Of course, the highlight for me is the prehistoric plate which features the T-Rex and a few other Jurassic beasts.

For this nail art, I used Sally Hansen Pinch of Punch as my base colour.

I stamped on a few designs from Winstonia’s 2nd Generation Set using BK Matte White.

The blue glitter is Claire’s Neon Blue and I added a few holographic 3mm studs from She Sells Seashells.

It’s all topped off with one coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

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My Christmas Day Nails

26th December 2013

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I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and indulged in plenty of good food and family time! This week between Christmas and New Year is always a bit of a funny one. We’re all trying to get back in to the swing of things but there are still bank holidays and plans to be made. I’m going back to work on the 2nd so I’m just making the most of my time until then – I’ve mostly just been chilling out and sleeping!

These are the nails I wore for Christmas day! I originally painted some with an icy blue theme but ditched them for something more festive in gold and red. Make sure you click to continue reading to see both looks!

For this mani, the base colours are Essie Jag-U-Are and Barry M Majesty – a textured gold glitter.

For the fair isle pattern, I used Winstonia Plate W120 and BK Matt White.

I totally missed this plate before Christmas eve but it has to be one of the best Christmas stamping designs I own. Although I did have a nightmare transferring it on the stamper from the plate and then actually lining it up properly on my nail! I had to try 5 times before I got this one right!

I created the dots using a tiny dotting tool and Barry M White.

I topped off the red nails a coat of Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

I really liked these nails but just thought the colour was too ‘winter’ and not enough Christmas.

I used Maybelline Ceramic Blue as my base colour. The accent is 2 coats of a holographic glitter from Claire’s.

The swirly stamping design is from MoYou Fairytale 02 Plate using Barry M Silver Foil

The deer decal on my index finger is from She Sells Seashells.

Again, it’s all topped with Glisten and Glow HK Girl.

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Roundquins?!

27th May 2013

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It’s been a while since I wore any glequins and it’s been playing on my mind so I decided to dig out some of the little things and get busy. When I dove in to my supplies to pick out some colours, I spotted these round versions of my hexagonal favourite which I’ve never tried out. I couldn’t quite believe it myself.

These, um… round-quins are from Born Pretty Store (betcha didn’t see that one coming huh?) and they come in a pack of 12 colours. 9 out of the 12 are iridescent and I must say I’m not a fan of those, but there are holographic gold, silver and black ones which are just beautiful.

The main purple colour on show here is China Glaze Tart-y for the Party, the glitter on my pointer is La Femme Purple Glitter and the round glequins are from Born Pretty Store. On my thumb and pinky, I stamped a design from Winstonia plate W111 using A-England Bridal Veil. My middle finger is a base of Bridal Veil and I used the striping tape technique with a top colour of CG Tart-y for the Party. It’s all topped off with two coats of Sally Hansen Dries Instantly.

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Winstonia Plates

16th March 2013

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More Winstonia experiments today! My favourite design from the pack is without a doubt that one that looks like loads of rainbows piled on top of each other. It reminds me of the patterns that were plastered on to the ceilings of the house I grew up in that I used to spend hours marvelling at. I never could figure out how they got those patterns up there!

Barry M Lychee

Sally Hansen Gem Crush Big Money

W7 Black for the stamping using Winstonia Plates available here

(Get 10% off until April 10th 2013 with code, THENAILASAURUS)

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Happy Mother’s Day

10th March 2013

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Here in the UK it’s Mothering Sunday today. My brothers and I have been laying treats on my mum all day! She’s had smellies, chocolates and flowers galore and I’m just about to go and cook a roast dinner for tea. Marks and Spencer meal deals F-T-Dubz!

I’m still in love with the pastels from China Glaze’s Avant Garden collection recently and knew they’d be perfect for creating a girly mani for the day. I’ve also started playing with my new Winstonia* stamping plates which are incredible and also girly!

I used China Glaze Tart-y for the Party, Life is Rosy, Dandy Lyin’ Around and Pink-ie Promise as my base colours.

I used stamps from the first generation Winstonia plates (Winstonia Store/Amazon) W102, W111 and W119 on my thumb, pointer and pinky. If you order the plates from their online store, you can get 10% off (the plates only) with code THENAILASAURUS.

The polish I used to stamp is the BK Matt White from Born Pretty. If you’re looking for a decent white stamping polish, look no further. I bought it after I saw it on Katrina’s Nail Blog to use as a good white base but I find it slightly too thick for normal application. This is never a bad thing for me. Runny polishes are a dime a dozen, but it’s hard to find thick ones for stamping – especially white ones! WIN!

I used some striping tape on my middle and ring fingers to mark off the criss cross patterns before painting over them with BK White and China Glaze Life is Rosy, then peeling off the striping tape.

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