Good afternoon! I hope you week is off to a good start. Mine's not too bad :) Here are my mani offerings to you so far!
Today's mani is...... I don't know. For whatever reason, I just don't care for it that much, and it's not as if I used colors I dislike. Maybe it's simply a matter of it's not what I wanted, I don't know. Anyways, it's a jelly sandwich, starting with a coat of OPI's Suzy Says Feng Shui, two coats of OPI's Polka.com, and a coat of China Glaze's Ride the Waves. All topped with Seche.
Yesterday's mani, however, I absolutely loved. I'm very proud of how it turned it, since I've had similar manis turn out not so nice. The base was 2 coats of Zoya Darcy and a coat of Seche. Once it was dry to the touch, I created a gradient with Darcy and Zoya Thandie, cleaned it up, and let it dry. I stamped over that using Vivid Lacquer plate VL 002 and Milani Black Swift, and added dots with Milani White on the Spot. Instead of Seche, I used Out the Door's Northern Lights.
Sunday's Stamping Sunday challenge was very simple: over a pink base. So, I first did 2 coats of Zoya Katy. I just love this pink. Topped Seche, then stamped using my Handy 31 and 32, with OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark. Another coat of Seche and done!
Happy Friday afternoon! Any big plans for the weekend? I don't have any aside from just chillin' :)
Alrighty, so I have two stamping successes and one I consider a fail. I'll start with today's, since I think it's rather pretty.
It's Textured Friday, and for that I picked Zoya's Beatrix. I just love this creamsicle orange Pixie Dust. I haven't seen another texture this color yet. It's so pretty and summery. I applied two coats, then Zoya's drying drops, and let that dry a good while before stamping over it. For that, I used Winstonia W205 and Maybelline Bold Gold. It's a little subtle, but I like it.
Thursday featured one of my last neons that's been sitting unloved, China Glaze Blue Sparrow. I hadn't used it in so long that I hadn't forgotten it wasn't a stainer. It did take 3 coats over White on White to look kinda decent, so I stamped over it. MJ Jr 08 and OPI's Push and Shove, then a coat of Seche.
And the fail...... It started out great. Two coats of Emily de Molly's Version 2.0 over a coat Milani's Black Swift, then topped with Seche. I should have stopped there, though. The stamping didn't turn out very good =\ Emily de Molly EdM03 and Milani White on the Spot, then another coat of Seche. As you can see, the stamp just didn't work well, I think it was the polish.
Good afternoon!
Right to the point, I've got a few manis to show you, starting with my Mother's Day/Stamping Sunday challenge. The theme for that was pretty broad, simply calling for spring nails.
My base colors were Zoya Rebel, 2 coats, and OPI's Petal Faster Suzy!, 3 coats, then a coat of Seche. The nails done with Petal were stamped with Bundle Monster BM-314 and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes, the other Betina B-16 and Silver Mercedes. All topped again with Seche.
Yesterday, I was in the mood for pink and white, something I don't do very often. The base color was 2 coats of my all time favorite white, OPI's My Boyfriend Scales Walls followed by a coat of Seche. I wanted to create a water spotted effect, and since I fail at the actual technique, I stamped it. Mine came from Vivid Lacquer VL009, using OPI's 50 is the New Fabulous for the "spotted" pink. Topped with Seche, then matted with OPI's Matte Topcoat.
For today, I went with two of Zoya's fabulous jelly holos, Aurora and Dream. Two coats of each with a coat of Seche :)
Good evening and happy Mother's Day to all the mothers that read my little blog!
I don't have today's Stamping Sunday challenge to show you, but I have Friday's and Thursday's. Here goes!
Friday was a textured mani, of course :P It was a new to me color, OPI's Can't Let Go. I'm not sure why I passed on it before, but I'm glad I did finally get it. Two coats, Drip Dry Drops, and done!
It's more blue than my camera wanted to show.
Thursday's mani was rather simple. Just two coats of Zoya Dillon, a coat of Maisie, then Seche. Maisie actually made Dillon appear greener, oddly enough.
Happy Wednesday! I've got several manis I want to show y'all :)
I kinda flubbed today's mani. What I pictured in my head didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted on the nail. It's pretty enough, I suppose, just not as bright as I thought it would be. Base color was 3 coats of Zoya Lianne, then a coat of Seche. I let that dry a good while because of the 3 coats, then I stamped over it with Winstonia W218 in OPI's Kiss me on my Tulips, then another coat of Seche.
Tuesday I wore my new preciousssssss :D I had ordered a new holo and received it Monday, so of course I had to wear yesterday. I paired my new holo, Lilypad Lacquer Tanzanite Twinkle, with Colors by Llarowe Smooth Criminal. Two coats each and a coat of Seche.
Monday was a stamped mani with a somewhat new color. I've used it for stamping with, but had yet to use it as a mani. It's a beautiful color, too, a darker radiant orchid in my opinion. The base for the mani was 2 coats of CND Vinylux's Tango Passion. I used it as I would a regular polish, so it got topped with Seche. Stamped over with Messy Mansion MM20 and Milani's Black Swift, then another coat of Seche.
Sunday's mani was a test in patience. I had to try several to get the right colors to water marble. I finally got it with OPI's 50 is the New Fabulous, I Just Can't Cope-cabana, and AmazOn...AmazOff. The base got a coat of Seche before it was stamped. I used EDM03 and Milani's Black Swift, then Seche, then OPI's Matte topcoat.
Good evening and happy Friday! Woot woot!
I've got a few manis to show off tonight :) Let's start with today's Texture Friday.
I wore a new Pixie Dust today, Zoya's Lux from their Spring Magical Pixies. These pixies are rougher than the pixies they released last year. Lux doesn't see quite as rough as Cosmo and Vega, which I wore last month I believe. I applied two coats and let them dry a while before stamping. The plate was Vivid Lacquer VL 019, the colors OPI's Every Month is Oktoberfest and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes.
Thursday featured a new glitter from Candy Lacquer, Candy Confetti. I knew this glitter contained round and square glitters, but it also has heart shapes and diamonds too. Not a lot, at least not that I got onto my nails. I sponged it over 2 coats of Nails, Inc Baker Street with a coat of Seche sandwiched inbetween. I put a coat of Gelous over the glitter, then Seche.
And Wednesday....... Originally, I was going to do a bright yellow, but I got talked into doing a black and glitter mani. Rather than use two seperate polishes, I pulled out butter LONDON's The Black Knight. Yeah....... I have a seriously love/hate relationship with the polish. I love love love the color of the glitters and how it's kinda jelly like. However, I hate how it pulls away from my free edges, making it look shitty when I topcoat. It's not the topcoat doing it, it's TBK. I think the next time I wear it, it's going to be with undies -_-
I fully admit I retouched the pics just so the free edges looked decent. This is two coats, a coat of Gelous, and a coat of Seche.
