Over A Lilac Base - We Stamp On Sundays

Hi all, happy Sunday! Happy bank holiday weekend to my UK peeps. It doesn't make much of a difference to me as I've not been working Mondays for the last month. Still the weather is pretty nice out, so I'm going to grab an hour lazing in the sun reading :D

This week I've actually made time for the challenge over at Adventures In Stamping and I'm hoping to keep this up as I've missed doing these weekly challenges.

Base Coat: CND - Stickey

Base Colours: Models Own - Utopia & Lilac Dream, Catrice - Dirty Berry

Stamping Colour: Miss Sporty - Raindrop

Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM313

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

Here's the base before stamping:

I started with two coats of Utopia and then dabbed all the colours randomly onto a piece of sponge to create the subtle mix. I had hoped Raindrop would've stamped a little more opaque, but I like the colour combo anyways.

And here's what I used:

L-R, Models Own - Utopia, Lilac Dream (in China Glaze bottle), Catrice - Dirty Berry, Miss Sporty - Raindrop

Hope you've all had a good weekend so far :]

Purple Gradient & Purple Zebra

Hi all! Happy Tuesday :]

Today I have a mani for you that's a couple of months old, these in theory should've been quite something, but I rushed it so I had some free time to spend with someone who (turns out) didn't deserve it. Should've spent more time on my nails!

Base Coat: CND - Stickey

Gradient Colours: Models Own - Utopia

Manhattan Lotus Effect - 67N

Stamp Colour: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Grape Escape

Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM 223

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

Hope you're all having a good Tuesday! :]

Using 3 Colours - We Stamp On Sundays

This weeks challenge over at Adventures In Stamping was to use 3 colours. I dunno if it was meant to be three colours including the base or not, but I think it's open to interpretation. Unless it's regarding green/blue and teals :P Hehe.

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Models Own - Utopia
Stamping Colours: China Glaze - Frostbite
                             George - Hoax
                             Miss Sporty - Unknown Colour
Image Plate: Konad M64
Top Coat: Models Own - 3 In 1

What I used :]

Kind of hard to see the change in purples, but you can better see the colour changes on the ring and pinky finger.

Stamping like this is my favourite kind. Don't get my wrong; I like nothing more than striking stamping on a plain base colour, but I just love mixing colours.

For stamping like this, where I don't want any harsh lines, I always use the polish left on the scraper not using the first stamp. :]

My Guest Post Over At Nail Addict!

For info on what I used head over to Nail Addict. Or click the pic :]

I really need to try this with Models Own - Pinky Brown & a grey creme maybe! Also, If anyone would like to know where I get my 3mm Pyramid studs let me know :]

Models Own - Utopia, Pink Striping Tape & Pearls

When I picked up Utopia, I decided to use a pearly blue top coat as well, it didn't really show up too well in photos but you do catch a peek of it at times. The pearly blue colour is a Scarlett & Crimson polish from a set I got a few years back, I can't remember; but I think Scarlett & Crimson is a line produced by Ruby & Millie.

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Models Own - Utopia
Pink Striping Tape & Pearls
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

 

With a flash as it was pitch black outside :] The blue shimmer polish gives Utopia a bit of a sheer shimmer, I like it :]

I always forget how much I love striping tape on top of a creme polish. It's a shiny awesomeness that will never be achieved with polish. I think I'll have to use it more. These were fun to wear, but honestly I only picked up the pearls because I hadn't used them at all since I bought them, months and months ago.

Utopian Splatter

I did these nails whilst house sitting, on one of the rare days the dogs weren't doing my head in :P So these are probably a couple of weeks old, and since then I've cut my nails down a bit because my right thumb snapped, again!

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: Models Own - Utopia
Stamp Colours: N.Y.C. - Foil'er Up & Niagra Foils
Plate: Konad - M70