KOTD: Lavender Leaves

I really wanted to do some Halloween inspired nails, but sadly don't have any themed stickers/konad plates. Booo. :( I might do a few Halloween colored ones though I guess.



Picture source: Nail Crack

NOTD: Mandarin Mambo

I've finally started experimenting more with my Konad plates, and by that I mean using more then just 1 color or image plate to attempt some real nail art. Using just one color can look great but after a while you just want to be more creative. Working with average sized nails also requires picking just the right sized patterns so you don't end up making them look shorter.
I think that's why the Konad M57 is my favorite and I'd recommend to anyone thinking about trying stamping.

What I used:

Vogue Fantastic nail polish in Mandarina

Colorbar nail polish in Raspberry (looks more frosty champagne)

Konad special nail polish in Red

Sally Hansen clear topcoat
Konad M57 and M21 plates

Konad: Sea Blue Siren

Here's an aqua blue KOTD I tried out. This was my first time trying out the M21 nail plate. The paint splat nail design is the whole reason I ordered this plate, but sadly I'm on the fence about it the end results.

What do you think?

Using: Konad M21 Plate, Wet N Wild White Creme Nail Polish, LA Colors in Sea Siren (one coat)

Mini review: I found this LA Colors Color Craze nail polish for only $1.50 (though you could probably get it cheaper) and was excited to run out to buy more. After using it more then once I realised that the consistency is way too thick. I like that it gives full coverage in just one coat and is so cheap, but dislike how difficult it is to remove/clean-up ---> mildly left my nails stained blue even though I only had it on for less then an hour.
That beign said, these polishes make horrible all over nail colors, but are perfect for Konad Nail Stamping.

KOTD: Lavender Lace

Last week I came across some cute nail polish colors by Vogue Fantastic. In case you didn't know, Vogue is a South American brand- made in Colombia. I'd secretly been holding off on posting swatches seeing as my nails are rather short at the moment, but then I decided I didn't really want to wait for weeks till they grew out. Once they do, I'll post updated pics and better Konad nail art looks.

I got 3 colors, my favorite has to be FRESH PETALS, a light purple hue, that reminds me so much of Mac's Limited Edition Lavender Whip lipstick. I have it on my toes too, and it looks slightly pink against my tan skin.

Paisaje, Fresh Petals and Mandarina

(I was really kicking myelf for buying Paisaje, since it comes with a nail art brush, not a nail polish one. I'll have to find an alternative brush for it I guess so it doesn't go to waste. So if you don't want nail art laquers, stay away from the pink bottle tops.)

Check out my Konad Look using Mandarina here.

Product claims:
"Long lasting, Fast drying and Glossy."

Pro's:

-relatively inexpensive

-a few cute colors

Con's:

-you'll need at least 2-3 coats to get good, even coverage.

-limited colors available

Newho, without further a do here is the nail swatch:

VOGUE Fantastic in Fresh Petals (23):

Oh yea, and it retails for about $2.50.

I used the Konad M57 Plate, my Wet N Wild White Creme Nail polish along with Vogue Fresh Petals to achieve this simple look- which is great for short nails:

KOTD: Purple summercat

It's summer and I've been going crazy with every bright nail polish in sight..Here's a purple Konad zebra/animal print I did... taken the day after.

Using: Jordana in "Black" and "Love Bug", Konad M78 plate



Konad M78



This plate was really easy to use and get fool proof results. It may be a problem for people who have really long nails though. Mine are short-medium lenght, but if they where a few millimeters longer the print may not have covered the entire nail.

Oriental KOTD

Before:

After:

Using: Jordana in "Grape" and "Black", Collection 2000 in "Spangles", M21 Plate, S4 Plate



Also, I just found out that as of March 2010, Konad suppliers have banned online sellers from giving out discount codes. Booo.. Just as I was getting excited to order my next batch of plates.

Hot Pink Zebras

I never was one who could be bothered to do her finger nails, but since I've gotten my hands on the Konad Nail Art system, I've been looking for excuses to change up my nail polish as much as possible, ha.

Of course, I couldn't NOT try out a hot pink zebra look:

I used 2 coats of Jordana Nailpolish in "Flamingo Pose" and "Black" and the Konad M57 Plate.
If you're an animal print lover like me, this is probably the one plate you really want to have in your collection. It also contains a cheetah print design. :)

As you may tell my ringfinger turned out a bit smudged and I didn't have time to do it over. (On camera it's much more obvious than in person... plus I'll probably make an excuse to re do my nails tomorrow.)

M57

Konad Haul

I was so exstatic when I finally received my Konad Nail Art supplies in the mail the other day. Due to a boatload of school projects that had to be tended to first, I only got around to trying the Konad today. And yes... I can say it IS worth the money. I was dying to try the other designs out on my sister or ANYbody else for that matter.

I ordered from OCNailArt.com, and thanks to entering the coupon "scrangie" at checkout managed to save a whopping 30% ($25!!). My order came out to about $58 total.

Here's the HauL:

-M57

-M21

-M78

-S9

-S5

-M56

-M44

-Nail Stamping Kit D (which comes with 2 nail polishes, stamping kit and M3 plate)

-Black special polish

-Yellow special polish

And..... my first attempt at some easy nail art (it's not THE most creative, but hey.. nail stamping can be intimidating at first):

Using: "Spangles" by Collection 2000 and Jordana "Black" nailpolish, Konad M3 plate

Surprisingly enough, I didn't need to really use the black Special Polish to get it to show up. My regular drugstore one worked just fine.

Overall the kit is very easy to use, and all you have to really worry about is aiming the stamp so it lands on the right area of your nail.... before the polish dries. It takes a bit of practise, but nothing too complicated.

And.. my cleanup was quick and easy. Just make sure to have your nail polish remover and cotton pads handy so wipe clean the plates between stamping.

I can't wait to try some more looks to post for you guys.. ;)