A = Angles

A-Z Weekly Blog

I am so happy to be part of a group of nail bloggers A-Z challenge.  We will post alphabetically every thursday. This is the first week and so we have the letter A.  The theme for A is "Angles" (and also angels).

Base colours:

• Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White
• Maybelline Super Stay, 20 Uptown Blue
• Essie Nail Lacquer, Where's my Chauffeur

Stamp colours:

• Konad Stamping Polish in White
• Essie Mirror Metallics, 944 Blue Rhapsody
• Rimmel 60 Seconds, 825 Sky High

Stamping plate: Q Girl - 016

Close up

Alphabet themed nail art!!!!

This is a fantastic polish for stamping

Massive finger!!!!!

Halogen lighting

Variations

Tools of the Trade

The first stamp

If you have noticed that this base stamp does not match the photos of my finished manicure, you have great eyes!!!!  This happened because I badly damaged the stamping on my ring finger during clean-up (I was at my Dad's house). I had to remove the stamping and the old polish and start fresh.  I only had a white polish with me so I stamped in turquoise.

The base for my index finger

More cat hair

An InLinkz Link-up

September Bows

Today is day 18 of September is Stamping Month today's theme is "Bows".  I have recently worn a manicure with bows (here it is) and wasn't sure I could come up with another bow mani so soon after.  But, I really want to try and complete today's theme since I missed yesterdays rainbows.

Base colour: Sinful Colors, 300 Easy Going
Stamp colour: Konad Black
Decals: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Grapefruit GNP 8 and Barbara Daly Nail Polish, Pink Ribbon
Born Pretty loose glitter on accent nail: (1mm-2mm Mixed colourful round glitter dots) (not shown in tools of the trade)
Stamping plate: Konad m89 and accent m71

In the sun, Swoooon <3

British Sunshine

Halogen lighting

Tools of the Trade <3

Autumn Sun <3

The decals

Underneath

I wasn't going to use decals initially, this is why I painted these diagonal curves on all my fingers! :)

Back to School

I am so happy about this manicure!  Day 13 of September is Stamping Month is "School." thank you Tina!  I finally have an excuse for my sloppy colouring-in of stamping decals.  I am not improving, but my awful technique suits this childish theme perfectly.

Base colour: Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White
Stamp colour: Konad black
Decals (from left in photo below)

• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Paprika GNP 32
• Beauty UK Nail Polish, Unnamed (yellow)
• Beauty UK Nail Polish, Unnamed (green)
• Beauty UK Nail Polish, Unnamed (purple)

Stamping plate: Moyou London Princess Collection - 11 and 12

Halogen lighting

Autumn Sun <3

Tools of the Trade

The decals

Giant fingers!!!!!!!!!!!

Bottle shot before clean-up

Sunny Schooling

Indirect sunlight

Owl in a Tree

It is the tenth day of September is Stamping Month. Another fantastic theme.  It's "Trees"

I have a wonderful Moyou London, Mother Nature plate with three gorgeous trees to choose from.  I haven't used any so far, so I decided to start from the left :)

The tree on this plate was my inspiration. I wanted to differentiate between the leaves and branches, so  I picked a nice green and brown for gradient stamping (I'm not sure this is the correct term). The plate is quite busy, so I chose a neutral base gradient as a simple background.  I was also careful about what I stamped and where (I actually had to sketch it out and did a test mani on paper) even after all that thought, I still slipped up a few times! Hope you like it. Xxxxx

Halogen lighting <3

Sponged base gradient: 

• Primark nail polish, unnamed (nude)
• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Lychee GNP 10
• Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White

Stamping gradient: 

• Beauty UK nail polish, unnamed (green)
• Max Factor Max Effect Mini, 22 Coffee Brown
• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Paprika GNP 32

Stamping plate: Moyou London Mother Nature Collection - 03

Sunshine through the window

Giant thumb!!!

Tools of the Trade

The base gradient

In the late afternoon sun

Indirect sunlight

More halogen lighting

Before stamping

I Heart You!

Welcome to September is Stamping Month: Day Seven and the theme today is "Hearts".  Such a cute girly topic, so I obviously had to do a really, really girly manicure for this challenge.  I chose the hottest of pinks then I inverted the colours (as well as I could) on my accent nails. <3 <3 <3

Base colour accent nails:  Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Grapefruit GNP 8
Stamp colour accent nails:  Konad White

Base colour rest:  Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White
Stamp colour rest: Primark Nail Polish, unnamed (pinky red)

Stamping plate: Konad M 93

Hit the Deck

Halo Lighting

Tools of the Trade

Indirect Autumn Sun

Garden Shot

English Rose

Here is my English celebration of the 4th of July

This manicure was intended for the Adventures in Stamping Sunday Challenge, but I kept smearing stars and my stripes went on wobbly.  Flowers are much more forgiving.



Base colour: Sinful Colors, Snow me White 101
Stamp colour: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Grapefruit
Image plate: Moyou London Tourist Collection 13

Halogen Lighting

One last picture for luck

Tools of the trade: Moyou Tourist Collection 07 for the roses

Sunny spot

British Summertime, early evening light

Base colour: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Sugar apple
Base colour 2:   Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Greenberry
Stamp colour 1: Primark, unnamed
Stamp colour 2: Konad, white

Image plate: Moyou London Princess Collections 08, 09 and 10 (yup, all three)

Not a Proper Princess

I really love the scale of these stamping images,they are just the right size to fit on my nails and you can still work out the individual pictures.


Base colour: I stamped over an unsuccessful lilac and white mani
Stamp colour: Primark, unnamed
Image plate: Moyou London Princess Collection 14 xl

Ladybirds and gingerbread men

I think the puzzle pieces are too large :(

A Subtle Fairytale

I know that nail stamping looks most exciting close up and personal, my Dad finds it really difficult to see what's on my nails without a microscope.  He much prefers it when I use highly contrasting colours for stamp and base coat.

Going on Dads vision, this was an experiment to see if I could see stamped images on my own hand arms length when the colours used are fairly similar.  I could not!


Base colour: Sinful Colors, 300 Easy Going
Stamp colour: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Papaya 416
Image plate: Moyou London Fairytale Collection 06

The stamped images on the backgrond hand all blend into one

Again background stamping image disapears

Another beautiful moyou london image plate

I will stamp with stronger colours next time