31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 16: Tribal Nails

Hi all!
Here's my shot at tribal nails.  I went for a bright "tribal" look, rather than one of neutrals.  I just picked out patterns as I went along.  Some of my stamping wasn't clean; I think those triangles took a while to get the hang of.

Here's what I used:
Sally Hansen Insta Dri Lightening
Cheeky CH-13 and Pure Ice Siren for triangles
BM-202 and Kleancolor Grass Green for edging
Tips in Insa Dri Whirlwind White
Stamped with Cheeky CH-22 and Insta Dri In-A-Blink Blue

It was fun to try something so bright and so different!  The next challenge should be fun - it's glitter!

Thanks for reading!

Strawberries on a Cloudy Day

So, the clouds aren't on the nails, but since we've had two overcast days, I haven't been able to take any pictures in the sun.

I love these little strawberries (they look like something from Pokemon)! 

I started with two coats of Essie Fiji - a lovely, very pale pink.  The berry comes from Shany plate SH19, the same plate I used for my Kites manicure.  I stamped it using Sally Hansen Insta Dri Rushing Rubies and Revlon Top Speed Emerald.  I topped it off with a dab of Sinful Green Glitter.

I wanted to add something else to jazz up the design, so I used the slanted lines on Cheeky Plate CH22 as an accent.

I was going for this:

...but I only managed to line it up like that on a few nails.

Overall, I think the accent adds a fun element (even it is stamped all crookedly!). Here's an inside pic with flash (oh, and dinged index finger!)

Have a sweet week, Konaddicts!

Valentine Hearts French Mani with Cheeky Plates

More hearts!

This time, I used my new Cheeky plates for the design.  I used Kleancolor Pink Sleepers as a sheer base, then freehanded the tips with Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Whirlwind White.  I stamped the hearts using Cheeky plate CH22. I used Pure Ice Siren and Kleancolor Barbie Pink to add a little variety to the hearts.  Finally, I stamped my accent in Siren using Cheeky CH5.

So far, so good with the Cheeky plates (I bought them on Amazon here).  The stamper and scraper were awful, but the plates I've tried have worked well enough with my Konad scraper and stamper.

I chose the Cheeky plate over the Konad plate with a similar design because the Cheeky plate has smaller hearts - which comes in handy since my nails aren't very long.

Have a weekend filled with love, Konaddicts!