Circles Or Dots - We Stamp On Sundays

This week’s stamping challenge over at Adventures In Stamping was to use circles or dots, I was still in a blue mood after the last challenge, and I think it is because of all the bad weather that's been going on.

So in my blue mood, I wanted to try one of my new polishes, and ended up using two. I started with LA Colors - Static Electricity (to see the base go here), and layered a coat of the super sheer Radiation over that. I wanted to try stamping with Sinful Colors - See You Soon, and tried with a polka dot stamping image, but that didn't work out too well, so I used this "reverse polka dot" image from Bundle Monster BM21.

Base Coar: La Femme
Base Colour: LA Colors - Static Electricity
LA Colors - Radiation
Stamp Colour: Sinful Colors - See You Soon
Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM21
Top Coat: Rimmel - Clear

 Base colour without stamping:

 Here's what I used:

For those of you that don't know there were some crazy flash floods going on recently. Thursday I went to the Metro Centre to shop for Scott's mam, and the first port of call was food. As I was tucking in; we heard a weird noise, and downstairs the Metro Centre had sprung a leak, and started flooding. Because our burgers were so good we carried on eating, laughing off the little bit of water. Even though the thunder and lightning was still going crazy, making the lights flicker like mad.

It was only when we started trying to shop, and seen that pretty much everything was closed, and areas were blocked off that we realised how bad it really was. And after Scott & his brother got their mam her birthday present we tried to leave.. Oh boy it was such a horrible journey home. Going one way; and then having to turn around cause the road was like a freaking river, no one was giving anyone any helpful information. And what would've been a 40 minute (max) car ride, it took us 4 hours odd to get home. Horrible! I feel a little worse for Andy, Scott's brother, who then had to drive home to Hartlepool. Ouch.

Story over! I hope everyone has had a good weekend :]

Goth - We Stamp On Sundays

This weeks stamping challenge over at Adventures In Stamping called for a "goth" mani. While I'd be more than happy to have some kick ass skull nails, the skull stamping images I really love - I do not own :( So after that thought came and left I felt a little inspired by the pattern of a corset I own, blue and gold brocade. So I reached for a new polish, gold foil, and one of my favourite image stamps of all time.

It didn't turn out too much like the corset, but I love these. I have been wearing them since Friday. I love this stamp so much if you couldn't tell haha. I wonder how many posts I've had using this image!

Base Coat: La Femme - Base Coat
Base Colour: Sinful Colors - See You Soon
Stamp Colour: Barry M - Gold Foil
Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM21
Top Coat: Rimmel - 60 Seconds Clear

 

 Here's some swatches of See You Soon, one of my recent fantastic £1 bargains. Two amazingly perfect coats, and a top coat.

Sunlight

Natural daylight - cloudy sky

With flash

  And heres the polishes & plate used:

I hope everyone's had a good Sunday. I'm desperate for the weekdays to roll around to get another piece of proof of address so I can start a job :] If all goes to plan I'll be working back where I was when I started this blog; so fingers crossed!

Black And White - We Stamp On Sundays

This weeks challenge over at Adventures In Stamping Is black and white nails. I was going to do a white base with black stamping; but with my new found addiction to Konad special white (I've used half a mini bottle since Christmas :P) I decided on using a black base. And I figured it's been a wee while since damask. <3 damask :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Rimmel - Black Satin
Stamping Colour: Konad Special White
Image Plate: BM21
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

 

And for some strange reason I really wanted to add Max Factor - Fantasy Fire over this to see the difference between between the black and white. It looked a little more purple over the white in real life.

Pink & White Simple Bundle Monster

Ever since I got my special white Konad polish at Christmas I'm obsessed with it. I think I'm making up for the years spent with no decent white polish to stamp with :P So yes, I've been picking up the white probably three out of four times, so expect more! I'm still feeling a little uninspired recently and feel like I need to get some mojo back! So hopefully soon :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Cover Girl - Tickled Pink
Stamp Colour: Konad - White
Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM21 (First Series)
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

I actually wore these for an interview a few weeks ago, so that's why they're so bland :P

Hope everyone's having a good Saturday! :]

My NYE Mani!

I'm not sure how I'm only posting this now, on the 24th! I really didn't know what to wear on my nails for New Years Eve, like at all. I thought about going glitter crazy and just super bling, but then I thought of all the effort of removal ;( So I settled for a new polish, some star stamping :]

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Models Own - Emerald Black
Stamp Colour: Miss Sporty - Electric Beige
Image Plate: BM21
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

 

Not totally ipressed with Emerald Black. It's a pretty colour, and the opacity's great, but it's not as impressive as the likes of Pinky Brown or Purple Blue. As the shift's not strong it was hard to get photos, but in artificial warm lighting this just looks green. So it was nice and festive for the night.

P2 Passion & No7 Betty Blues Damask

P2 Passion is such a gorgeous colour, and I think I've recently added a Miss Sporty colour to my stash that's pretty much a dead on dupe. But that's for another post ^_^ In person the stamping looked more blue, and in the last photo you can sort of see that the shimmer comes through too. I think after leopard print, damask is my favourite go-to design. I wish there were some more image plates with damask on so I could change it up a bit. But maybe there is, who knows!

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: P2 - Passion
Stamp Colour: No7 - Betty Blues
Plate: BM21
Top Coat: China Glaze No Chip Top Coat

 

I know in reality I should be lusting after Autumn colours, but I just love bright so much!

Pale & Interesting

Stamp: BM21
Stamping Colour: China Glaze - Millennium
Base Colours: Collection 2000 - Button Moon
Extra Shimmer: W7 - Lavender pearl
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat
Base Coat: CND Stickey