Random Purple

I've still been lacking in the nail art department lately.... Just not a lot of inspiration floating around at my house these days. I've got a couple of swatches and product reviews coming up, so maybe that can distract me enough to climb out of my creative block.

 For this random look I did the other day I used the following things:

I did a gradient with Rimmel I Lilac You, Zoya Malia & Mira. Then stamped Konad m36 with China Glaze Millennium. Then one coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust for some tiny holographic glitters.

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Born Pretty - Round Glequins

Hi guys! I have some more items from Born Pretty to show you today. I hope by now you've seen or heard of "glequins" before... I have several posts with the hex versions. Today though I have some ROUND ones from Born Pretty! I like having the ability to make perfectly sized polka dots! Check it out:

Left is the larger size, found for sale here, 12 colors for $7.60

Right is the mini size, found for sale here, same 12 colors for $7.60

Top is larger size, bottom is mini size. Individually placed in wet topcoat over Orly Snowcone.

 Top is larger size, bottom is mini size. Individually placed in wet topcoat over Orly Snowcone.

I wanted to do super blingy/all over placement and this is what it looks like:

Painted my nails with Sally Hansen Celeb City as a base color.

 These silver ones catch and reflect so many different colors! It's gorgeous!

Here I used them a different way. I painted my nails with Zoya Marley, then stamped black polish and Konad m79. Then placed the mini black round glequins as part of the pattern.

 

Don't forget that I have coupon code if you make a purchase from Born Pretty:

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Disney Princess French - Tiana Inspired

Here's another princess design! I painted her as her frog version self on my thumb. I hoped it would turn out better, but I should have used a different background (it's Orly Ancient Jade). 

It simply blends in too much... :(

I started with masking off my tips and painting Essie Navigate Her.

Then I stamped an image from Konad m36 with Orly Ancient Jade 

(it transferred very lightly which was my intent)

Then I took China Glaze Adore and used my smallest dotting tool to go along the french tip.

Topped it with Seche Vite topcoat.

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Sponge and Stamp

These nails were directly inspired by Lachesis and Co. I used a slightly different teal polish because I don't have Turned Up Turquoise in my stash. I used Sinful Colors Savage.

Here is a photo progression of how I did these. 

Started with a base of Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Lavender Cloud.

Sideways sponge gradient with SH LC and Sinful Colors Savage.

Stamp with BM12 and Konad Special Black polish.

Finish with Seche Vite topcoat.

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Pink & Black Snowflakes

I saw these on Pinterest and had to recreate! They are adorable. I adapted it just a little by stamping the snowflakes rather than freehanding.

Here is a shot of all that I used. China Glaze Laced Up, Lime Crime Parfait Day, (Sinful Colors Black on Black), Konad m59, BM 14, & BM-319.



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Pink Mash Up

This is a cute and simple stamping combination I did the other day and it got a lot of compliments! I hope you enjoy it too!

2 coats of China Glaze Traffic Jam, then stamped MASH 41 grid image with China Glaze Emotion, then accent nail of the bow from Konad m59 and China Glaze Millennium. I topped the center of the bow with a clear rhinestone.

See ya!

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Houndstooth Trimmed

I recently revamped some black metal folding chairs to be utterly awesome. I took the seats off and stapled houndstooth fabric onto them. Then I spray painted the frames to be cute bright colors. This is a picture from my iphone, it's not really color accurate. They are pastel green, tiffany teal, medium pink, and butter yellow.

So this nail art combination was inspired by my new chairs!

I started with 3 coats of Sinful Colors Snow Me White. I used a coat of Seche Vite to thoroughly dry it.

I then stamped Konad Black Special Polish and Konad m63 image plate. It doesn't have to be perfect...

Because then I took Barielle Do Unto Others and a thin striper brush to carefully freehand the rims.

Any diy projects that you've done recently?

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A Little Girly

This look is just a girly combination of the images from the Bundle Monster BM317 plate.

My base polish is Color Club Secret Rendezvous. I stamped with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pink Satin and Konad Special White Polish.  

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Konad Basic Stamping Kit Review

NailPolishCanada sent me this Konad Basic Stamping Kit for review. Check it out. :)

The details: You can find this kit on their website here, price is $17.00

Konad products are the original when it comes to stamping. Their quality far exceeds any of the "fauxnad" products.This kit includes literally everything you need to get started with nail art stamping.

1. Stamper
2. One image plate (m36)
3. 5ml bottle of Konad Special White stamping polish
4. A metal blade scraper

I"ve always had a problem with these metal scrapers. They prove to be nearly impossible to clean with the little ridges and holes.

Also the metal blade leaves gouges and scratches on the image plates. I stick to the alternate use of an old plastic credit card or gift card. It never scratches and it's super easy to clean.

For this sample look I used China Glaze Electric Beat and all of the products within the kit.

Then I added a little opalescent rhinestone to the flower centers that I bought from DollarNailArt.com a loooong time ago.

My end opinion?

This kit is great to get you started! It's not a great use of your money if you already have nail stamping tools. I think $17 is on the high side as well, but a lot of the simple polishes available on NailPolishCanada are more costly than I'm used to paying. This kit has high quality products that will last you a long time.

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Born Pretty Store Review - Stamper & Image Plates

The lovely ladies over at the Born Pretty Store offered some products for me to review here. They also offered this 10% off coupon code for any of my followers.

They sent me their Stamper/Scraper pack. It can be found here for $2.03.

 Their plate M71, which is often referred to as the Hello Kitty plate.  

Here for $3.88 as a combo deal with a stamper/scraper.

 Their M66 plate which has 2 XL images which I have yet to fully understand how to use....

Here for $2.32

 They offer many image plates that are exact dupes of Konad images, but for a fraction of the price. They also always offer Free Shipping, no minimum purchase required. So if you are looking to expand your image plate collection for a fraction of the price, go there!

My Konad stamper is on the left, their stamper is on the right. You can see the diameter is almost exactly the same. Born Pretty stamper is just a tad smaller.

It's also a good bit shorter, but I didn't find that it made it difficult to use at all. 

The squishy silicone material that picks up the image, is a good bit firmer than my Konad stamper. That made it difficult to get a good image transfer. The stiffness of it required a lot more pressure than I normally need.

Their scraper is the typical metal piece embedded in plastic. To be honest, I HATE this type of scraper. They are impossible to clean up, and the metal digs into the image plate and leaves damage. :( I tried this one out, and it does the exact same thing, so I immediately switched to my favorite method... An old plastic credit card/gift card.

Here I used their m71 image plate and the Hello Kitty image. I just randomly stamped it multiple times across my nails. My base polish is E.L.F. Neon Pink and I stamped with Konad Black Special Polish. 

 I modeled these after this design done by RebeccaLikesNails.

Then I used China Glaze For Audrey and their m66 plate and the Cherry Blossom image. I stamped with Konad Special White Polish. I guess the benefit of having an XL image is that you can pick up different portions of the image for each nail, to change it up a bit. Or if you have extra long nails, then the image will cover the whole nail. But how do you pick up the whole XL image? My stamper isn't big enough to fit the whole thing.... I guess they make XL stampers somewhere?

Thank you to Born Pretty for providing these elements for review.

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