China Glaze Dusk + Konad m54

I decided to pretty up my last manicure by adding a Konad pattern to it. Using China Glaze Magical (from the Romantique Collection), I stamped a floral pattern from plate m54. Voila!

China Glaze Dusk + Konad m54 using China Glaze Magical

OPI What's With the Cattitude + Bundle Monster BM20

Sooo... I couldn't wear yesterday's mani by itself because there was too much balding on my nails for my own liking, and I thought the blue stood out a little too much all by itself. So, I decided to break out one of my new Bundle Monster plates that I got in the mail! I used China Glaze's Joy as the stamping polish and the vine-looking pattern from plate BM20

OPI What's With the Cattitude + Bundle Monster BM20 using China Glaze Joy




I also have a special guest appearance by my left hand, since the pattern looked better on my left than right hand :-) While I'm not crazy about ALL of the Bundle Monster plates (I think there were 21 in total), I do like the allover nail patterns that they had. I did notice that the patterns on these plates were more narrow and shorter than those on Konad plates, so I specifically used them while my nails were on the shorter side. I'm sure I will probably still be able to use them when my nails are longer, but if your nails are REALLY long, you may not like them because you'll have to stamp multiple times to get the pattern to cover your entire nail surface.

I like using polishes form China Glaze's Romantique collection for nail stamping. They're all pretty thick one-coater polishes with just a hint of metallic frost, so they're perfect for stamping! I really think my mani looks much better now :-)

China Glaze Heli-Yum + Konad m35

This is the first polish I'm trying out from China Glaze's spring Up and Away collection!

China Glaze Heli-Yum




The best way I can describe this is a dark, light pink. I know I just contradicted myself, but that's all I could come up with. The pink is dark, but it's not bright, like a fuchsia. It's light enough to make it work-appropriate and not blindingly annoying. I like it. A good way to spice it up is by Konad-ing over it! Here it is with another floral pattern from Konad plate m35 using Konad special stamping polish:







I like this pattern -- but then again, I'm a sucker for florals. I buy all my Konad plates based on whether or not there are any floral patterns and whether or not I like them. I'm not usually super-girly, but I am when it comes to flowers :-)

Again, I apologize for the delay in getting contest details up, but I finally have all my giveaway items together. I'm not collecting entries yet, because I want to get pics of the prize up on my 'blog, but the winner will receive the following:

• Their choice from a selection of polishes
  
• Bare Escentuals Foiled Eye Tutorial Kit
• A package of CVS Salon Rounds (see previous post)
• Lush Lemony Flutter
• Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara in black
• A package of Finger's Edge pink/black plaid acrylic nails (like this)

I think I'm missing an item or two, but I'll check over the weekend and try to get pics up :-) I hope everyone has a great weekend!! <3

Essie Chocolate Kisses + Konad m35

G'afternoon everyone :-) I have a Konadicure to show off today! First off, here's the base polish:

Essie Chocolate Kisses




This color applied somewhat sheer, so I am wearing three coats here. It is a deep, warm chocolate brown with a hint of dark red in it. I decided that I wanted to spice it up a little more, so I added some flowers from Konad plate m35 using China Glaze's Robotika polish (I *love* this polish for stamping over dark polishes - it's great!).





So what do you guys think? Do you like it? I like the contrast of the dark polish and the light, shimmery flowers.

OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow + Konad m36

Almost there!!! I'm at 90 followers -- only 10 more before my first giveaway! Woo hoo!!

I am going to cheat on my Designer Series posts today to show you a recent Konadicure.

OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow




This polish is from OPI's recent Spain Collection. It is a dark green/almost black color. It was surprisingly sheer for a dark color. I am wearing three coats here, and my top coat caused a little bit of pulling on the tips unfortunately. I wasn't completely wowed by this color, so rather than remove it, I decided to jazz it up a bit by adding some Konad and voila!





I stamped with Konad plate m36 using China Glaze's Robotika (from the Khrome collection and already featured as a NOTD). I love how Robotika looks when used as a stamping polish. It's gorgeous! I have been getting into Konad more and more lately. My stamping SUCKED at first, but I've since gotten a lot better and have been experimenting with different plates and polish colors. I order all my Konad supplies from either eBay or OC Nail Art. Kathleen from OC Nail Art is wonderful! I love her! If you use the discount code "scrangie" you get 30% off your order of $20+. Also, she offers free shipping on those orders, so you really save $$$!

China Glaze Paper Chasing + My First Konad!

Hi All! Sorry for the long break -- I've been super busy again! Today, I'm excited to show off my first Konad! Konad is nail stamp art, and though I picked up a starter kit months ago, I did not get around to using it until recently. Ch- ch- check it out!

China Glaze Paper Chasing
(outdoors, direct sunlight)




Paper Chasing is from this year's Kicks collection. It is somewhat sheer, so I believe I used three coats here. The formula is a tad runny. Since the color is so bright, I decided it was a great base for Konading! I used Konad's special white polish and I believe this is plate M2 (or M3 -- those are the only two I have). As you can see, my Konad skills need to be perfected still. After I stamped the flowers on, I started putting on my top coat, but didn't realize that the white polish was still a little wet, which is why some of the flowers look streaky. Also, I ended up smudging some of my nails, because I was stamping and trying to fix my nails before the green polish actually dried. However, I think I made a valiant first attempt, and hopefully my future Konad manis will look a lot better!