Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge: Gotta Love Chick Flicks

Tons of movies come to mind when the term "Chick Flick" comes up. I had a really hard time deciding what to choose. I finally settled on The Devil Wears Prada. One reason, I just so happened to have watched it this week. Second, it screams FASHION!!! I must admit, the results of my manicure were not exactly what I had pictured. I wanted to do so much more, but I ran out of time. I am a renowned procrastinator that likes to paint her nails late at night, the night before she needs to wake up at 5 am. I do this to myself every week. It's like an addiction. I can't seem to help myself. Well, I kind of gave up on my original idea, and modified it for times sake. I used three coats of Essie Bone Chilling for the white bases. Two coats of Zoya Sookie was used for the red nail and the shoe stamping. Finally, Orly Liquid Vinyl was used for my black pointer finger. I also used Konad polishes in Black Pearl for the Zebra print, and White for the Coco Chanel logo. Everything was stamped except for the Chanel logo. I used Konad plate m57 for the zebra print and Bundle Monster BM 213 for the pumps. I definitely think I could have done better but it is what it is. Oh well. Moving on.

 I think the black background gave the picture more of an edgy feel.

Forgive the poor clean up job. I was a little sleepy.

Girly Girl Nail Art Challenge: Delicate and Elegant

Week three of the Girly Girl Challenge asks for delicate and elegant nails. I went with delicate lace. Now, not to toot my own horn, I think this turned out pretty damn sexy! It screams "I'm hot, but not easy." Yes, I know I have problems. Jessica Rabbit and Betty Boop come to mind when looking at these. On to business, I used two coats of butter LONDON Knees Up as my base color. I am telling you, butter LONDON seems to do no wrong. Its sexy and easy to apply. The first coat seems to go on a little sheer, but the second takes it all the way to opaque. For the stamping, I used Konad Black Pearl and the Konad plate m57. This was an easy and dressed up manicure I will definitely be using for a date night with the Hubby in the future.

Grrrrrrrr!

Its alluring without the stamping.

Hello Kitty Stamping

My daughter just turned one the other day and the theme for her birthday was ... Hello Kitty! Of course, since the theme of her party was Hello Kitty my nails had to match. I decided to go with a red bowed version of the cute feline accompanied by polka dots. I am really happy with how it turned out. The only thing frustrating me is the smearing. I have tried different topcoats, waiting longer periods of time, and different stamping polishes all-together, but I can't get the stamp to quit smearing. So, if any of you have found the magical trick please share, because I am at my wits end. Anyways, I used Zoya Sooki (2 coats), Wet n' Wild  French White Creme (2 coats), Konad White, Konad Black Pearl, Seche Vite top coat, and HOT stamping plate QA12. If you get this brand of plate, please be very careful. The edges are very sharp. It is cut into an octagon so it even has sharpened corners!  I used the medium sized Hello Kitty image and the polka dots from this plate for my manicure. I had a lot of fun coming up with this and will hopefully be doing many more!

I think this is my favorite manicure yet!

I think the overall effect is very cute and fun. What do you think?

Hello Kitty! Ahhh, fond memories of my childhood. I used to spend hours in the Sanrio Store. Too bad it isn't still open.

Konad Black Pearl, Zoya Sooki, Konad White, HOT plate QA12

Look at those edges. You will definitely have to keep this somewhere safe away from little kids. Shoot, I have to be careful not to drop it on my own foot!

Valentines Day Mani: Milani Digital

So this post will be brief since I am heading into work. Yes, I know its Valentines day, but unfortunately the hospital never closes. :(  So on to the manicure. I used Milani Digital from the 3D collection. It is a soft rose pink with holographic metallic flakes in it. It is a scattered holo and is not very noticeable under the stamping, but it does give it some nice shimmer and depth. I used Konad white for stamping. Now this is my first official stamping manicure and I think I did pretty well for a newbie. I used Konad plate m57 for the zebra print and Salon Express plate # SE-20 for the hearts and XOXO. This was all topped off with  my lovely Seche Vite Dry Fast top coat. So what do you think about my first real attempt (since middle school) at nail art? Please be gentle. Once again sorry for the post being brief.

Nail Mail

Nail Mail!! So after my birthday, I went and splurged on some items I have been wanting to try. I am so excited to say they have already started coming in!! Unfortunately some major lemmings that I wanted are still unattainable for now but I am working on my dusty hunt. In this first round of deliveries I received Konad plates and french manicure kit, Rescue Beauty Lounge "Scrangie", Nfu-Oh 40 & 63, and the 21 piece Bundle Monster nail art bundle! I think that is a pretty awesome haul if you ask me. Now to decide which ones to try first.

 Bundle Monster Nail Art Plates

 Konad French Nail Kit and Plates 57, 60, 63

 The lovely Nfu-Oh holographic 63 and blue/green flakie 40

Okay, forgive my Rescue Beauty Lounge pictures, I just loved the presentation for Scrangie. (Which of course, was created by the blogger Scrangie.)

 Oh, isn't it beautiful? **Drool**