Silver Half Moons

So this Is my first ever half moon mani. Well the first one I've been satisfied enough with, that I left it on.

I still need a lot of practice, even though I used hole reinforcers to mask off the half moon area.

China Glaze - Millennium
Rimmel - Celebrity Bash

In direct sunlight the red still looked streaky after three coats, but maybe If I'd used a pastel shade, and then the red It would've helped.

Totally Ted Baker

Whenever I do this colour combination I always get reminded of the Ted Baker Deo-spray for men. In real life the combination looks more similar to the can, than how it turns out in photos.

Stamp: BM19
Stamping Colour: George @ Asda
Base Colour: No7 - Totally Teal
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

Millennium!

So I had been looking for a good Silver for stamping, for a while.

And fell in love with China Glaze Millennium.

But all I could find was from America, and I think if I was to buy something and it was broken on delivery; I'd cry. I really would.

But then there was one on Ebay from a UK seller.

So I had to buy it. And Lordy the formula is amazing! It dries so quickly! And it stamps like pure mirrory goodness.

2 coats, no topcoat

The amazing thing is, this was taken on a horrible overcast day! 
And it's still so shiny!
A con for me would be how it shows every little scratch and mark on the nail.
However, after a top coat you really can't tell at all.

Candy Striped.

I lovelovelove some of George @ Asda's nail polishes.

Some of them are incredibly good for stamping.

Like Streamer, I would always get compliments on this when I wore it alone, and it doubles as having total opacity as a stamping polish.

Unlike all the white's I own that arent very good at stamping :( which is why I went over this with a thin brush.

Fail. However I still love the Pink & Mintish colour combo.

Stamp: BM20
Stamping Colour: George - Streamer & Rimmel - White
Base Colours: George - Streamer & Models Own - Pastel Pink

Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

Grey On Grey!

At this moment in time i'm fond of using similiar shades for stamping.

I am trying to get out of automatically reaching for black or silver, and i'm really liking the effects.

Stamp: BM19
Stamping Colour: Barry M - Grey
Base Colour: Beauty UK- Soft Grey

Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat
Gems are from Ebay.

Pastel Pink Splatter

Spring makes me get into pastels a lot. It always does.

And I got some new plates from ebay! luxsense

I've bought all my Konad plates from there and have never had a problem.

And the delivery is seriously good.

On to the photos:

Direct Sunlight

 

Direct Sunlight

Konad: M70
Stamping Colour: N.Y.C - Foil For You
Base Colour: Models Own - Pastel Pink

Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat