Tribal Stamped Mani

Happy Saturday Everyone!  Today I have a pretty fun mani for you all.  It's a little different from my usual mani.  Jacki from Adventures in Acetone mentioned in a conversation that she wanted to use some of Target's swimwear as inspiration.  With that being said, I had to try it myself.  This is the one I found and HERE is the link.

*7.21 UPDATE: THIS is the link to Jacki's Target swimsuit post.  I got to see it before she posted to her blog today.  Enjoy!*

Not only do I love this as a mani, but I want to own this swimsuit as well.  I love the design and the simple color choice.  Yeah.  I need it.

So there you have it.  I know on the swimsuit the tribal goes across and not the green but I stamped this so I couldn't figure out how to make that happen.  lol Even still I loved this mani so much I wore it for a good 3 days or so.  I started with the white base coat and then I did the stamping first using a sparkly black polish.  The stamp is curved on my middle and ring fingers because it's a design that is meant for a "funky french" mani.  For the other two, I just taped off my nail in a diagonal and used the same design.  Then I applied my neon green over the remaining white and done.

It was a lot simpler than I thought it would be.  Of course if I had freehanded the tribal design, it would have been more difficult and it also would have turned out sloppy.  I know that from past designs I've attempted.  lol

WHAT I USED:
Sally Hansen White Tip - white base
BBCouture Dark Knight - black
China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard - green
Bundle Monster plate bm-219

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Yeah for St. Patrick's Day and so many green manis!  I won't keep you long.  I'm sure you all are super busy having fun!  I wasn't sure what to do today, but I thought a water marble was long overdue.

Soooo it's okay I guess.  It was better before I added the dots, but it's still cute, right?

WHAT I USED:
China Glaze Four Leaf Clover (very fitting) - green
Ulta High Roller - gold
BBCouture Dark Knight - black

Enjoy your day and be safe!

Deep V w/ Butterflies

Tonight's post is just a quick one.  I just got back from the gym and had to take a shower and make dinner.  Now I'm sleepy.  (:

This is my deep v mani that is loosely inspired by Lana Del Rey.  You know how she always wears red polish.  So yeah, I thought it would be super pretty if I added a stamp on my bare nail first.  This is the butterfly stamp that I use a lot from my Bundle Monster plates.  Honestly I'm super sore and too lazy to get up and find the plate (I have a lot) so I'll have to add in an edit later.  lol Sorry! (:

WHAT I USED:
BB Couture Dark Knight - butterfly stamp
Zoya Posh (oh yes!  I got it) - red

BTW Zoya Posh is a matte polish if you didn't know.  I just added a top coat because the mani wasn't pretty  unless it was glossy.  I'll have a swatch for you sometime soon I hope.  (:

Crumpet's Sat-ART-day Club Presents Dotting Tools

Today we are creating a mani using dotting tools.  I love creating dotticures so I'm super excited this was one of the themes.  However I am not pleased with my mani.   It was much better in my head, but here it is anyway.  /:

WHAT I USED:

China Glaze White on White - white

Zoya Zuza - turquoise

BBCouture Dark Knight - black

Julep Meryl - grey

So that's it.  I thought the frame technique would be cool, but not so much.

Black and Gold "Color Block"

Ok it's not really color block so much as just half-and-half, but whatever.  First I'll show you the BEST black polish I've ever owned, then I'll show you the mani.

OMG!!  I don't even think I need to include anymore photos of this one.  No matter how I turn it, it's packed so full of silver shimmer, there's no point.  This is my one and only BBCouture polish, and it was on my Wish List for the longest time until someone emailed me saying they had a ton of polish I wanted for swap.  She fulfilled about 4 of my wants and then added more.  Thanks Kim!!

I have to say on the nail, it's not even this amazing.  I mean there is shimmer, but you don't really know how much until you photograph it and BAM!  Oh and you want to know the best part about it...IT'S A ONE COATER!!  This is such a blessing for me because I LOVE black polish, but I always have to apply at least 2 coats and it still usually looks patchy or streaky.  Then when it comes time for removal, it seems I've got black everywhere.  So this is now one of my all time favorite polishes.

I couldn't just leave well-enough alone, could I?  I usually can't and then I end of ruining a perfectly gorgeous polish/manicure.  But this time, I LOVE IT!  I just used Love&Beauty Gold Plated (can you believe I spent an entire day looking up the real names of these F21 polishes?  I hated just saying "gold" or "blue glitter".) and painted half of my nail with one coat as well.  Then I added some dots and I'm good to go.

I'm anxious to know what you all think of my new favorite black!  Just leave your comments below and you know I'll reply!  I love reading what you all have to say.
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