Bob Plays with Polish: stripes

Sunday, 31 August 2014

Rainbow Bows

With 99 votes the challenge for Sunday 31st August is: Stamping over striped background. I chose this option and so was thrilled it got voted in. I have trouble stamping straight so I thought this would force me to get some more practice. I think it turned out fairly well and I got to wear three manicures in the process of making this design.

Manicure One: A totally gorgeous nude from Primark, just two coats required, it made me feel very elegant.
Manicure Two: Stamped stripes, see my previous post for details (click here). This pleased me so much, finally a grown up stamping manicure.
Manicure Three: The bows, these turned the sophisticated stripes into a cute girly manicure. A few dots and matching colour rhinestones completed the look.

The bows are simple decals, I list the polishes from left to right in the "so many polishes" photo posted below:

(Stamped) Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Plum GNP 1
(decal) Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (lilac)
(Stamped) Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (crimson)
(decal) Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (pale peach)
(Stamped) Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Satsuma GNP 7
(decal) Beauty UK Nail Polish, Unnamed (yellow)
(Stamped) Revlon Colorstay, 290 Midnight
(decal) Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (pale turquoise)

Stamping plate: Konad M71
Sparkles: Moyou Nail Art Rhinestone Pack in 12 different colours <3
Dotting: With stamping colour, requires more practise!!!!

I really really want to thank the beautiful Lucie (find her videos here: Loving Nails - Nail Art) for her fantastic tip of using a nail art brush to fill in decals instead of my usual dotting too chaos. The brush worked so much better for me, I felt I had much more control over the amount of polish I added and where it went.

Pansy shot

So many polishes

In the soft autumn sun

Just bows before chaos!

Halogen lighting

The decals

Bottle swatch!

Indirect sunlight

Saturday, 30 August 2014

Sophisticated Stripes

I am hoping that the facebook group "Adventures in Stamping" will vote this weeks Sunday Challenge as: Stamping over stripes. This is my wish, because I have already got striped fingers!

I found a gorgeous pale nude in Primark, it covered so well and evenly, I only need two coats, it sadly puts my Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Lychee GNP 10 to shame.

Usually I struggle with images that contain large areas of stamping polish or straight lines. This image had both problems! So I did have real difficulty getting this on my nails, I had to stamp a couple of nails twice. The result is not perfect, but I think my technique has improved! To me this manicure felt so sophisticated I am looking forward to wearing it for a while.

Base colour: Primark Nail Polish, Unnamed (nude)
Stamp colour: Konad White
Stamping plate: Moyou London Pro Collection XL - 20