French Pearls

Hi guys!  So the kids are back to school tomorrow and Dylan has his first afternoon also.  He is too little and has only just turned 4 I hope he will be ok.

So I wanted to have a change from colourful nails.  I thought I haven't just done a french manicure for ages but I need to bling it up a little come on, just plain nails look great for a day but are totally uninspiring (boring).

When I was storing my XL Plate L I came across this plate that I have been dying to try out but sadly I had forgotton about.  I aim to try all these images at some point they are just absolutely gorgeous.



I got this plate from Amazon Cheeky Beauty
You can also purchase from Magno Nails

1.   I used Opi Nail Envy based coat.
2.   Sally Henson French Manicure Sheerly Opal 3017
3.   Konad Special Polish White
4.   Stamp XL C
5.   Add pearls (optional)

So these are my nails! Unfortunately they are not perfect but I know my mistake was being in a rush and not letting my nails completely set.  It was nothing to do with the stamp I assure you the image itself was crisp and perfect on paper.  I hope you like my nails and please share with me your attempts at using this plate I would love to see.

A big thank you to my hubbie for taking the pictures for me with his fabulous camera.  Much superior to my Iphone images I must say!  Thank you baby x

Ok, bye for now!

Michele x

Spiderman Dylan!

Hi guys! I'm feeling the love today.  So this is for my cool little man Dylan for his birthday! Happy 4th Birthday Dylan!!!

This was taken in London

Dylan in his Spiderman suit

with his Spiderbaby from 

Build-a-bear

First of all I need to show you my new plate I received.  It is a continuation of my XL plates but instead of getting them from Cheeky on Amazon I got it from Magno Nails. It is plate XL L and it came super quick, less than a week, so I was really pleased.

It also came with idea sheet.

How cool is that!

I was interested in particular in this image.  As my young man has feel in love with Spiderman I thought this image might help me out to create an image dedicated to him. So here goes.

I used Konad R5

Konad Special Polish Blue

Konad Special Polish Black

Konad Princess Special Polish Silver

Also M1 and BM 13

So that's it for me.  Happy Birthday Dylan!!!

Ok, bye for now!

Michele x

Green Squares

Hi guys!  Its been a hectic summer holidays for me and it hasn't turned out quite as planned but never mind.  I am still struggling to get time to do my nails, infact I haven't even painted them for myself all summer ( boo hoo!!)  It is just coming up to midnight now and I am squeezing this in before I go to bed.  This was just for fun so I hope you don't mind.

1. Opi Nail Envy

2. Konad Princess Olive Green, Princess Apple Green and Princess Pop Green

3. Paint each colour on the sponge and dab onto nails. It doesn't have to be perfect.

4. Clean up your nails and skin the best you can before stamping as the sponging can get really messy.

5. Make sure your nails are dry before you proceed.

6. Use this image from XL Plate B  

This image just stood out for me and I feel it has turned out really well. A nice crisp, clean image and design.

Yes I know it is not entirely perfect but its midnight, what you gonna do!

7. Black Konad Special Polish

8. Konad Silver Glitter Top Coat  ( no special reason for this, it was just for a change and to make the nails more attractive)

You could keep it matt if you prefer ( no top coat as shown in previous pics) or just use a normal top coat.  The nail art is quite dark and this just for me made it stand out more.

So I know its a really quick post tonight but I promise I will get time to be more creative with my nails soon. I hope you enjoyed this design and I will be back sharing more pictures with you.

Ok that's it for me, bye for now!

Michele x

Aztec and Butterflies

Hi Guys!  I am having one of nights where it doesn't make sense but that's kind of the point.  I am just doing what I do having fun.  This was not planned, you might say it was a happy accident because I think it looks kind of neat but just my opinion.  I was just playing with my brushes and acrylic paint, practising 'one stroke' technique.  Then I just went from doodling on paper to on my nails. And with the help of Bundle Monster it turned out quite good.

I think the fact that they are so different from each other that somehow

it works together.  I like the contrast and it's almost like they 

contradict each other!

This is just the pallette I work with.

So I had already prepared my nails and had OPI Nail Envy on them.

Flat Edge Brush

I just pushed the brush back and forth up the nail like one big petal.

I did this twice letting it dry in between coats to give a more

 vivid colour.

I use this over the acrylic paint before stamping.

Bundle Monster 315

Using Konad Moss Green

Then on the left hand

I used white and purple and swiped it up my nail.

Then without cleaning the brush I used white and blue. 

So it had a stripy effect and I just smeared the colours

together.

A bit like marbling

I think it looks pretty!

Again over the acrylic before stamping.

Bundle Monster 307

Konad Royal Purple

So it may be weird but I think kind of wonderful also.  I really like the background under the stamping on both hands.  However I am partial to purple and blues and of course those lovely butterflies. So for me my left hand is my favourite.  But the the design on the right hand is still pretty awesome.  I have really enjoyed playing with my nails tonight.

Some bites of information:

OMG how bad has that Kleancolor Metallic Pink stained my nails. They still have a shade of pink to them.  I have cleaned them off with nail polish remover.  I have also used a nail brush with some lemon and bicarbonate of soda.  I have buffed my nails and it is still not coming off.  I swear I used two coats of OPI Nail Envy before starting and it has still seeped through.  If any of you have any tips on how to get rid of it please let me know. It is such a shame because I liked the colour but please go away now.

We are all still pretty sick.  We have all got barking coughs and my daughter has been sent home from school now because she now has it also.  Poor poorly princess!!

I re-tried those Bundle Monster plates I told you about that don't work for me and they still do not work so I will be contacting Amazon and Bundle Monster and I will let you know the out come.

What do you think of the colours and the designs?  It is so distracting having two totally different nails on  each hand but it's kind of cool also.  I hope you have liked my nails tonight.  Let me know what you think of them.   Do you have contrasting hands on occasion, and do you get a good response when you are out and about?

Ok, that's it from me. Bye for now!

Michele x

Bundle Monster 303

Hi guys!  I hope you enjoyed the pictures of the Bundle Monster Series 3 that I posted yesterday.  I quickly tested the plates last night because I was eager to try them on my nails.  I initially was going to use plate 302 but for some reason their is a fault with this plate.  I just could not make it work.  The polish kept streaking every time I scraped the image and then it either wouldn't show up on the stamp or very little.

I will contact them to try and see what I can do about this so I will let you know when I hear from them.  All the rest of the plates have been fine apart from 319 the jigsaw image, but some of the sticker got stuck on it when I was peeling it.  I have cleaned it but it will still not work.  I will clean it again later and try again so I will let you know how I get on.

Plate 303 looked fun when I saw it initially.  I really wanted to try that plate as soon as I could however I still had blue nail polish on and I thought will it work with blue.  So I gave it a try and I think it does after all blue lipstick is a new fashion trend so why not?


This was the base I already had on my nails from yesterday.

Plate 303

Konad Special Polish Blue

I used the separate kiss and the lipstick and kisses full image

What do you think of the blue lipstick trend, lush or yuck?  The images came out really clear and crisp.  All the other plates I tested the images are lovely and transfer really well it's such a shame I have a had a problem with two of the plates.  I am going to give them both a good clean and try again.  If I still don't have any joy I will contact Amazon or Bundle Monster and I will let you know how I get on.

Have you received your plates yet?  What's your verdict on them?  Has anyone else had a problem plate, if so which one?  I think blue lipstick image on my nails has turned out well but will definitely try again with a red or a pink soon.  Let me know what you think of these nails and if there is a plate in  particular you would like to see more of just leave a comment below, thanks!

Ok, Bye for now!

Michele x