Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Fuchsia Flowers



Hey, everyone!  I hope you had a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend.  Thank you to all of those veterans out there!

We've had an illness in the family, so I have been traveling a lot and I've had to keep things simple and quick. This bright and cheery mani completely fit the bill!

This is Sally Hansen Fast Fuchsia stamped with Konad Special polish in White and dotted with SH Insta Dri Quick Canary.  There's a sparkle to the yellow that's a little hard to see in the picture but it adds just the right amount of spring to design.  The plate is another lovely design from the Pueen Love Elements plate set - Pueen 31.

There was one weird thing - I noticed that the Fast Fuchsia dried with a lovely shine to it.  So lovely, in fact, that the stamp didn't want to "stick" on the polish.  I gave each nail a very quick wipe with polish remover, and "voila!".  I wonder if there's a new addition to the Insta Dri formula?  Anyone else out there have this kind of issue?

Be well, all.  Thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

A Berry Busy Mani

"Classic" Strawberry Shortcake?  It's a nail dream come true!

I've always hoped to find decals of the 1980s version of Strawberry Shortcake but have never come across any.  These little decals from Pretty Girly Girl totally made my day!


I wasn't really sure what the best "set up" would be for my awesome decals, so I chose a pastel pink - Essie Fiji - as a background.  The decals appear to be the "homemade" variety - the ones printed on water decal printer paper.  The design was perfect - no issues there - I just had trouble getting them to stay in place on the nail.


I opted for two contrasting nails - which broke up the design and also meant I didn't need to do anymore wrestling with the decals.  The contrasting nails are polished with Pure Ice Siren and stamped with Konad Special polish in White using Shany SH19.  To finish, I used a dotting tool to add dots of the contrast color around the decals.

Even with my "technical difficulties", I really love this one.  I think the ladies also approve!

Aren't they cute?  They were an awesome eBay find!
Take care, Konaddicts?  Have you had nail dreams come true?  Tell me about it!

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Spring Blue


Hello, Konaddicts!
Today I'm wearing a quick and easy two-color mani using a cute design from the Pueen Love Elements set of plates. This is Sally Hansen Insta Dri Blue Away stamped with Brisk Blue (one of my very favorite polishes!).  I used Pueen 32 for the full nail design and the cute little butterfly from Pueen 13.

Sweet, simple, and easy!  I hope you've got blue skies, Konaddicts!

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Messy Mansion Hearts



Hello, everyone!
There are just so many things to love about the Messy Mansion plate MM03!  I have always wanted to be able to make Valentine's day candy hearts and I could never find a plate for them.  This little eBay find was a dream!

Excuse the left over polish -  I was experimenting!

I decided to go with the unique and lovely full nail design. My base is Pure Ice China Girl, a chrome-like peach, stamped it with Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Rushing Rubies.

The top look is the combo in shade.  The sunlight version is more subtle but still pretty sweet.


Take care, Konaddicts!  With all the new plates and plate sets out there, what new plate(s) are you just crazy about?

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