B = Bold

A-Z Weekly Blog
This is my second post for the A-Z challenge. We will post alphabetically every thursday, So today is the letter B. The theme for B is "Bold". Hashtag #A2ZNails

My lovely friend Priscilla had the idea of using these bundle monster plates to create a vivid, bold Chinese style manicure, I loved how these three images worked together, so couldn't wait to try them out.   Here is her gorgeous blog:  http://pcontreras8nails.blogspot.co.uk/

My amazing Mexican friend, Mariana came up with this hot colour scheme and we worked together to create matching manicures.  See examples of her beautiful nail stamping manicures here:   http://instagram.com/stampingqueenblog


Accent nails base colour: Rimmel 60 Seconds, 450 Get your Shades On
Accent nails stamp colour: Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 20. Fiusha
Dotting:  Barry M Instant Nail Effects Foil, NP319 Silver

Accent nails stamping plate: Bundle Monster - H15

Base colour: Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 20. Fiusha (sponged on)
Stamp colour one: Barry M Instant Nail Effects Foil, NP319 Silver
Stamp colour two: Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 46. Mustard
Stamping plate: Bundle Monster - H22

Our Nails

Bottle Shot

The Amazing Mariana

Mdu Stamping polish is AMAZING

Close-up

Gigantic thumb!!!!!!!

Tools of the Trade

Another bottle shot

Halogen Lighting

Check out the other participants:

An InLinkz Link-up

Pink Polka Dots

Today is another challenge manicure for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 2014.  Every Wednesday this month I will be wearing pink and following a theme.  This weeks theme is "dotticure".  There are two Wednesday left in October so I will be following the themes.  22nd Oct:  Pink gradient and 29th Oct: Pink flowers.  Please support this campaign by joining in :) Use the following instagram hashtags when you post a manicure using these themes:

#‎enoctubreusamosrosa‬
‪#‎manirosaenoctubre‬
#fuerzarosa
‪#‎OnWednesdaysWeWearPink‬

This week I  really wanted to stamp and use my dotting tool!  And I found a perfect set of polka dots on my new drk designer plate!  I stamped these first, then used the dots as guides for a gradient dotticure <3

Base colour:  Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White
Stamp colour:  Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 16. Lilac
Stamping plate: Konad m71 and Born Pretty  QA 61
Dotting colours from palest:

• Home-mixed: Konad White mixed with 1/4 bottle of Loreal Color Riche, 403 Femme Fatale
• Rimmel Lasting Finish, 300 Pop your Pink
• Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 20. Fiusha
• Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (maroon)

Polka Dot gradient

Close-up

Bottle shot

Giant finger!!!!!

Tools of the Trade

Base stamping

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Big fingers

Halogen lighting

Another bottle shot!!!

Stolen Dotticure

I've never tried a dotticure before!  I scoured the net to find something simple and striking.  I also needed a look that didn't require exact precision, since I am so clumbsy while holding the dotting tool!  I have added a picture of the gorgeous manicure I copied at the bottom of this post (I would be too embarrassing for me to add it earlier since Heather's is so much cleaner!) Heather explains wonderfully how to create this look here on her blog "I feel polished" her dotticure is totally perfect <3.

Obviously I had to stamp over this, but I wished I hadn't.  It was far too busy for me after stamping.  I have posted a couple of pictures for you to see below.

Blue colour:  Rimmel 60 Seconds, 842 Too Cool to Tango
White colour:  Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White

Stamp colour: Konad Black
Stamping plate: Konad m51

Halogen lighting

Dots bottle shot

stamped bottle shot

Gigantic finger!!!

Tools of the Trade

Diagonal Stripes

Blue dots

Awful stamping effort

Finished dotticure

My inspiration on I Feel Polished

Matte with Blue Dots!

Everything melted today.  It was too hot for stamping and too hot for dotting!  But I wanted a cool manicure to end the week with, so went for icy looking blues and whites.   I also learnt that stamping polish does not help produce consistent dots.  It simply is too thick and gloopy.


Base colour:  Rimmel 60 Seconds, 842 Too cool to Tango
Base ring: Rimmel 60 Seconds, 825 Sky High
Stamp colour: Primark unnamed nail polish
Stamp ring: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine,
Top coat: Rimmel Lycra Pro, Matte Finish (sadly I can't get this anymore)
Image plate: Moyou London Suki Collection - 05

Polka dots: Konad White, which was a mistake.

Forgive the inconsistent dotting

Tools of the trade

I will practice dotting 

Indirect sunlight