C = Copycat

A-Z Weekly Blog
Oooops,  I am running a day late!!!!  This is my third post for the A-Z challenge. We will post alphabetically every thursday, So today is the letter C. The theme for C is "Copycat". Hashtag #A2ZNails


My amazing Mexican friend, Mariana and I copied each other to create these matching manicures.  See more of Mariana's beautiful nail stamping manicures here:   http://instagram.com/stampingqueenblog or on her Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/stampingqueenblog

Base colour: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Coconut GNP 28 and Lychee GNP 10 (mixed)
Stamp colour: George (Asda) Molten Metals, No. 5 Party Animal
Stamp accent: Barbara Daly Nail Polish mini, boulevard
Stamping plate: Cici & Sisi Set 01 (white cover) Plate 03

Copycat!!!!

Autumn Love

The amazing Mariana ❤

Closeup

Hearts and Petals

Tools of the Trade

Halogen Lighting

Bottle Shot

Check out the other participants manicures too

An InLinkz Link-up

Fireworks and Flowers

I've been very slow in getting this post together considering how excited I've been about sharing it with you all.

When my sister Amity came to visit last week, she also brought along the nail polish she had used for my birthday nail party.  I used it to create a matching fireworks manicure on my own nails.  Amity was inspired to use this colourful glitter to create firework nails by Naomi, author of the blog, Bewitchery.  Click here to see Naomi's firework nails

Amity got me the beautiful Pueen Encore set of stamping plates for my birthday present and I couldn't wait to try them out.  Together we chose a beautiful floral section of plate plate 4a with butterflies and elegant tendrils surrounded by a lovely collection of different flowers..

Base colour:  Essie, Boat House
Base colour:  Technic, Carnival Glitter
Stamp colour: Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 12. Cream
Stamping plate: Pueen Encore SE04A

Our Fireworks Glitter Base

Fireworks and Flowers

Close-up

It was so nice to have you here <3

Tools of the Trade

Giant Finger!!!!

Double Trouble!

Halogen Lighting

The Bird is the Word

Firstly, I am going to thank Priscilla for here amazing post http://pcontreras8nails.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-bird-is-word.html. I loved her manicure so much I am paying tribute, with my own interpretation using bird decals over pretty glitter and the same title.

This week I've been feeling under the weather, and by Saturday, I realised I had not fulfilled any of the challenges set by some of my favourite facebook groups.  When I looked more closely at the prompts, I realised I could just about combine them all in one manicure!

• Stamp One Stamp all Ten!  Over Glitter
• AIS Sunday Challenge:  Wildlife
• Crumpets 52 Week Pick n Mix: Domestic animals and 3 shades of blue

Lovebirds were the obvious choice for me.  We had a pair when I was small, but they escaped and flew away and became wildlife,  (even though all of our neighbours climbed their ladders to the roof of their houses equipped with nets and food, trying to tempt them back, but sadly the birds just wanted to be free).

My Dad gave me this Cici & Sisi plate set for my birthday and the images are fantastic, but I have just cut my nails, so I was able to split the images and use one stamping image for two nails.

To keep with the "three shades of blue" and "over glitter" themes, I coloured stamping decals in blues over a glittery blue base.  Thank you San for this amazing iridescent glitter top coat, I love it.

Base colour: Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Sugar Apple GNP 21
Base glitter:  Generic iridescent loose glitter found in a set from ebay
Glitter nail polish:  Catrice Cosmetics Million Styles, 03 Have an Ice Day

Stamp colour: Konad Special Stamping Polish, Black
Stamping plate: Cici & Sisi Set 01 (white cover) Plate 02

The colours used for the decals:

• Essie Nail Lacquer, Where's my Chauffeur
• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Blueberry GNP 5
• Konad Special Stamping Polish, White

Big Bottle shot!

Close-up

Humongous finger!!!!!

The amazing Priscilla

Bottle Shot

Gigantic finger

The decals

Tools of the Trade

Halogen Lighting

Tweet tweet tweet

Crumpets 52 Week Pick n Mix Challenge

Stamp One Stamp all Ten: Over Glitter

An InLinkz Link-up

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

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

A Dozen Pink Roses

Today is Wednesday and moreover, the last October challenge manicure for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This weeks theme is "flowers".  I used my favourite pastel pink from barry m and then stamped with mdu's hot pink Fiusha stamping polish to add swirls and a butterfly over the top.

If you are on instagram please take a look at our collection of pink supportive manicures using the following  hashtags:
#‎enoctubreusamosrosa‬
‪#‎manirosaenoctubre‬
#fuerzarosa
‪#‎OnWednesdaysWeWearPink‬

Base colour:  Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Rose Hip GNP 20
Stamp colour:  Mundo de Uñas Stamping Polish, 20. Fiusha
Stamping plate: Pueen SE01A

My favourite stamping polish

Giant Fingers!!!!

Halogen lighting

Close up

Bottle Shot!

Tools of the Trade

Rose garden