Two weeks of Colors by llarowe Burnt Sugar!

Another day, another Two weeks of Colors by llarowe shade... And a holo this time!

Colors by llarowe Burnt Sugar is a dark brown linear holo with a reeally strong rainbow effect. I honestly didn't think it'd ever be possible to make such an awesome brown holo! If you should only have ones, this would be it, without a doubt! Flawless formula and a two coats coverage.

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one!!!

Colors by llarowe is available for purchase on llarowe.com. A few shades are OOS at the moment but make sure to subscribe to the llarowe's newsletter to be notified on the next restock.

Prices vary from $6 (jellies) to $10 (glitters) and $12 (holos)

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Life's Like a Box of Chocolates

... you never know what you're gonna get! 

I've never tried sugar spun nail art before but I wanted to give it a go this week and Forrest Gump served for the perfect inspiration. I wanted to create the look of fancy boxed chocolates and I think the sugar spun technique was the right way to go.  I had to add the foil heart because it seems to me like you get one of those in every single box of chocolates! 

The colours I used for the chocolate are NYC Midtown Mink, Essie Glamour Purse and Stargazer White. I added a top coat of Essence Better Than Gel Nails to each nail before adding the sugar spun details. You can watch a tutorial for that just here.
On my middle finger I freehanded the heart with NYC Enchanting Fire with a small nail art brush over 2 coats of NYC Midtown Mink.

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Takko Lacquer Kiss The Sky & Opium Review

Hi girls!

I'm sorry for disappearing on you for a few days, I've had the slowest week ever at work but I was exhausted somehow and couldn't find it in me to stay up late for blogging :(

Well, today I have two Takko Lacquers to show you and let me start by saying that you NEED them!!! Oh and sorry about the picture spamming but I just couldn't narrow them down...

Kiss the Sky is a gorgeous blurple (blue-purple) jelly with the most amazing pink/orange/green multichrome shimmer. I've been dying to get my hands on it ever since it was first released but every time I checked it was sold out. Now that I've tried it, it does NOT disappoint! This is just two coats plus topcoat on its own, if you're looking for a deeper multichrome shimmer, you can apply a third coat.

Opium is deep warm based brown vampy with an orange/gold/green multichrome shimmer. This one's another absolute stunner! It reminds me of the highly coveted Versace V2077-W so if you're looking for a (way) cheaper but most importantly much easier to find alternative, make sure to grab Opium. Formula was a bit more opaque and I managed to achieve complete coverage and intensity with two coats.

Overall :

I think it's pretty safe to say that these are both must-haves! I am seriously blown away, wearing them instantly reminds me why I fell in love with nail polish in the first place ♥

Takko Lacquer can be purchased on Etsy and at meimeisignatures.com.

For more information, you can follow Takko Lacquer on Twitter or on Takko Lacquer's blog.

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Meet The Necklasaurus

I have never ever been this excited about a piece of jewellery before! I first found this amazing specimen in Slashpile Designs' Etsy shop way back in September last year and couldn't get it out of my mind since. I shopped around for other possible mascots but always came back round to this one. It's just so 'me'... minimalist but detailed. I finally decided to cough up some cash and just go for it and boy oh boy was it worth it!

Slashpile Designs is the creation of sisters Tara and Courtney and if you like interesting jewellery, you should most definitely go and have a browse. I especially love their 1 'Carrot' diamond ring!

I'm not sure if I've ever told the story of my blog name before and I think now would be a perfect time seeing as it's also my 750th post! I started going by 'Sammersaurus' online when I joined MySpace close to a decade ago, maybe 2004-05, and I honestly can't remember how I came up with it.

A few years later, I was watching 'Meet The Robinsons' with my family and one particular scene involving a Tyrannosaurus Rex with a 'big head and little arms' (video here) tickled me and my Dad. I'm slightly below average height and often can't reach things that are high up so the Saurus name kind of stuck and 'I've only got little arms' has become a running joke in the family!

When I decided to create a nail blog, I didn't have to think about the name at all. I knew from the start it would be The Nailasaurus and to this day I still love the name, even if I do have to spell it out every time I tell someone.

Now that I'm talking about it, I realise it's kind of a strange name! What did you think when you first came across this blog and saw that title?!

I used A-England Lancelot as the black base colour and then freehanded on the T-Rex using a nail art brush with Barry M Silver Foil.

The chain design is a stamp from Bundle Monster Plate BM12 but the links on the stamp all have gaps in so I filled them in with the Barry M Silver Foil.

The glitter is Cirque French Roast and I used 3 coats of it over a base of PVA Glue for easy peel removal!

It's all topped off with two coats of NYC In a New York Minute top coat.

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Misa’s Winter High Society Review... and Giveaway!

 

Hi girls!

 

I can't believe I haven't shared Misa’s Winter High Society collection with you yet! I've swatched them a really long time ago and I remember falling completely in LOVE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Misa Trust Fund is a dark solid grey creme. I really love greys and you couldn't go wrong with this one! Super classy!

 

 

 

 

Misa Tailored Taupe is a dark cool based brown creme. I wouldn't really call it taupe but it still is a beautiful shade of brown.

 

 

 

 

Misa It Girl is a vampy eggplant creme. Again, a really classy, timeless shade! I have a soft spot for vampies so I'm totally into this one.

 

 

 

 

 

Misa Well-Heeled Grey is a dark dusty purple with a strong purple flash. Probably another Chanel Paradoxal dupe but with that pricetag and quality, what's not to love?

 

 

 

 

Misa Bourbon on the Rocks is a vampy blackened orange shimmer. You'll have to imagine this but 100 times more beautiful! Such a deep and fierce color, that's like lit from within.

 

 

 

 

Misa Uptown Glamour is my absolute favorite from this collection : really dark midnight blue base with the sexiest red/purple shimmer... Just buy it and thank me later!

 

 

 

 

 

Overall :

Formula on all of these was remarkable. Thin, almost sheer but with lots of control on the first coat and perfectly smooth, glossy and opaque on the second! I've been loving Misa more and more lately... This collection is a must have!

 

 

 

 

The High Society collection is already available on misacosmetics.com and retails for $7.50 each.

Misa is a Vegan , Big 3 and Cruelty Free company.

For more information, please refer to misacosmetics.com or Misa on Twitter / Facebook.

 

 

 

 

And now, your chance to win them all!!!!

 

 

  

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

 

 

*The Rules*

The giveaway is open internationally to all those who are legal of age in their country until February 28th.

There aren't any requirements beside being a follower to my blog (you're welcome to join now of course!) but you can also earn extra entries by liking / sharing the giveaway on social media.

Please verify your country regulation before entering, I won't be responsible for undelivered goods.

I will randomly pick the winner on March 1st  and she (or he) will have 48 hours to reply.

 

 

Good luck everyone and THANK YOU for reading my blog!

 

 

And the winner is... Drumroll.... nyartist1 on Pinterest!!!!

 

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KBShimmer Swatches and Review part II

Hi girls!

I hope you're as excited as I am because today I have more KBShimmers to show you!
Glitter overload ahead ;-)

Clown Puke is a multicolored glitter bomb in a clear base. Small, medium, big, hex, square, bar,... in every possible color! It screams Mardi Gras or Circus to me and I really love that it's completely different from all of the multicolored glitters released by mainstream brands. I dabbed one thick(ish) coat over white in these swatches and didn't experience any trouble with application.

Lilac Dreams is a lilac shimmer scattered with blue and hints of silver micro glitter. It's completely unique in my collection and if you're into purples as much as I am, you probably won't pass it this one. I used 2 easy coats in these swatches for full opacity.

No Whine Left is a mysterious vampy eggplant jelly with blue, turquoise, purple and fuchsia hex glitters in various sizes, truly mesmerizing! I applied 2 careful coats below and they resulted in a perfectly opaque look but a single coat over dark purple would definitely achieve the same effect ;-)

Hex Appeal is another stunner : navy blue jelly combined with blue silver and pink hex glitters as well as some really small bars in the same colors : LOVE! Formula was very similar to No Whine Left and required 2 coats for full opacity. 

Showgirl is a black jelly base with pink, silver, black and holo glitters. The black base is on the sheer side but still opaque enough to achieve almost complete coverage with 2 coats but you're going to have to trust me on that LOL. I swatched it on its own and over black but I can't seem to find the first pictures... I'll definitely look some more and post them if I can. This is one easy coat of Showgirl over black plus topcoat. 

And finally, Band Geek. This is the one I was the most excited about and omg it did not disappoint! Black base literally packed with tons of gold, copper and silver hex glitters in every possible size... Right up my alley! I used 2 easy coats plus topcoat here and I love the result.

Overall :
I am seriously impressed by KBShimmer. If you've tried as many glitters as I have, you know how hard it is to get both good glitter pay-off AND avoid thick formulas. Of course, some colors are a little bit more challenging than the others but they're still very manageable in my opinion.
As for the polishes themselves and the color combinations, needless to say I LOVE almost the entire range... *le sigh*



Do you own any KBShimmers? Do you plan on getting some more? I know I am!

KBShimmer is 3 Free and retails for $8.75 / $9.

KBShimmer can be purchased directly from kbshimmer.com or via Etsy, local stores or online at harlwoandco.org.

For more information, please refer to kbshimmer.com and like / follow KBShimmer on Facebook or Twitter to be updated on the brand's latest news or offers.

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