I’ve been so into the nail stamping life lately, so I’ve acquired a bunch of plates, stampers and stamping polish in the last few months. I’ve been super excited with the development that I can now use a variety of different stampers and not just the original Konad stamper that I’ve had since 2011. Today I have some Beauty Big Bang Stamping Essentials to share with you that include a stamping plate, black stamping polish and a clear jelly stamper. Let me show you the items below on how well they performed. Continue reading “Beauty Big Bang Stamping Essentials”
Category: Stamping
OPI Purple Gradient + Stamping
I really don’t know why I find the most simple nail art techniques extremely challenging. I remember seeing The Nailasaurus’ gradient nail tutorial a million years ago and thinking that it looked fairly easy. I was excited to try it out…until I wasn’t. It turned out to be super difficult for me to get a decent gradient so I basically gave up…not to mention that it was crazy messy. Well, I think times have changed because I now feel more confident after implementing a few tricks. Today I decided to do an OPI purple gradient (yay to my favorite color!) with some stamping. This was also an idea I put into practice because purple is the color of the month over at the OPI Mad Love Facebook Group, and I wanted to create something fun for the group. So let’s start with the messfest! Continue reading “OPI Purple Gradient + Stamping”
KBShimmer un-Staple – PPU May 2018
I fell off the wagon in the last month or so and have been overspending which completely messed up my budget. I feel pretty bad about it–enough that I skipped PPU in April. I had so many polishes on my want list that I knew if I bought one, I would buy them all so I had to lay low for those few days until I made it past the debilitating temptation. Well, I know I will not be that lucky in May because I already have a few polishes on my list that I refuse to pass on. I even have a list going for some of my co-workers! For May, the theme is the 90’s so you know it’s going to be good! KBShimmer has a ridiculously fun and gorgeous polish planned inspired by the movie Office Space. Let me show you some swatches of KBShimmer un-Staple before I let you know what I think. Continue reading “KBShimmer un-Staple – PPU May 2018”
China Glaze Channelesque – #vintagepolishfriday
When I first started collecting nail polish, China Glaze was one of the first brands that I focused on. I knew that it would be hard to get some of the more sought after shades like those from the OMG Collection, so I searched out other colors that I came across on makeupalley. Do you guys remember when Sephora by OPI put out Metro Chic? It was pretty much impossible to get for a while, and then I saw people talking about how similar it was to China Glaze Channelesque. Well, that is when it went on my list, and I started looking for it at my beauty supply stores. Imagine my surprise when one day I found multiple bottles in some forgotten corner at one of my favorite beauty supply stores. Let me show you some swatches because I talk more about this polish. Continue reading “China Glaze Channelesque – #vintagepolishfriday”
Lantern & Wren Clear Jelly Stamper
As you may have noticed, I have been stamping a lot lately. Stamping really is my first nail art love, so I’m happy to be trying new things. Last month I purchased the Lantern & Wren Clear Jelly Stamper from Polish Pick Up so I have very excited to finally get it. I am such a creature of habit that I still use my old Konad stampers, but a couple of months ago I decided to try a clear stamper. The Pueen stamper that I bought was a little hit and miss, so I wanted to try a different clear stamper to see if I could get better results. Let’s continue below so I can tell you what I thought of the Lantern & Wren Clear Jelly Stamper. Continue reading “Lantern & Wren Clear Jelly Stamper”
Cre8tion Stamping Nail Art Lacquer
When I first started stamping back in 2011, I don’t remember there being much to choose from when it came to stamping polishes. In fact, I only remember Konad and I wondered if we would ever get more option. The Konad White and Black stamping polishes were the first stamping polishes that I ever purchased, and they became staples in my collection. I think that if you have a dependable white/black in your collection, you can basically do anything. I have started to brand out when it comes to my stampers as well as you can see in my Pueen Clear Stamper review, but I wasn’t entire successful with it. No matter how hard I tried, my usual stamping polishes did not work as well with my clear stamper. When I was checking out new stuff at my beauty supply stores, I saw a display full of stamping polishes, and I flipped out because they had tons of colors. With trepidation, I picked the white and black shades to try out. Will these Cre8tion Stamping Nail Art Lacquer shades be duds? Let me show you below. Continue reading “Cre8tion Stamping Nail Art Lacquer”
Colors by Llarowe Spring Forward – POTM April 2018
Hello, hello! Can you believe it’s already the first week of April? Every time April rolls around, I get the urge to revisit The Wasteland: “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” I have always loved Modernist poetry and literature with a fiery passion and wish I had more time to just read. This April, I have a few monthly polishes to share with you, one of them being Colors by Llarowe Spring Forward which is the Polish of the Month for April 2018. Let’s take a look at the polish below. Continue reading “Colors by Llarowe Spring Forward – POTM April 2018”
China Glaze Xpress-Ahh! – #vintagepolishfriday
I don’t think that I have ever been a fan of a simple brown color for my nails. The closest I ever came to it was when I became obsessed with Tom Ford Bitter Bitch strictly because of the name. Do you remember when I wrote up my April Fool’s post regarding this polish? Oh boy, that was pretty funny especially the comments. Feel free to check it out here. Now, the reason why I’m talking about brown polish is because I have an interesting polish for Vintage Polish Friday that just happens to be brown: China Glaze Xpress-Ahh! Let me show you what I did with it below. Continue reading “China Glaze Xpress-Ahh! – #vintagepolishfriday”
KBShimmer Fig-Get About It
I made it through the weekend, and I survived Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese’s with my brats. Jonas was on his best behavior for a while, but it seems that he gets very shy when he is the center of attention. When we started singing to him so he could blow out his candles, he started crying! I think he just felt overwhelmed with all of the attention because he got over it fairly quickly once we moved on. He was also crazy scared of Chuck E. Cheese and refused to touch him when he came out for the birthday dance. It was pretty funny, and I got plenty of pictures and videos. Besides that, I didn’t have too much going on this weekend and spent a couple of hours swatching a few polishes. As you may recall, last week KBShimmer announced their rebranding. I think it’s gorgeous and am so happy that the polishes come in boxes now–they have such a luxe feel to them. I was able to pick out a few polishes from the core collection to share with you since they are now all rebranded in the new bottles. The shade I have for you today is KBShimmer Fig-Get About it. Let me show you some swatches below. Continue reading “KBShimmer Fig-Get About It”
Pueen Transparent Soft Stamper
Do you remember the first time you heard about nail stamping? For me, it was around 2010/2011, and I was just starting out with my true nail polish obsession. I had always loved getting my nails done and enjoyed the process of being pampered. In fact, I started getting acrylics because I wanted to kick the nail/cuticle biting habit, and it actually worked! Once I was past that, I started getting weekly manicures and then started buying polish. Who could have imagined that I would end up with thousands of bottles? I do believe that I discovered stamping on youtube and quickly bought a bunch of stuff from Amazon–all Konad. I actually still use the same Konad stamper that I’ve had for like 7 years! I know that stamping has grown in popularity, and we now have many options; one of those options being clear stampers. I have hesitated trying them because I am a creature of habit, but I recently bit the bullet and purchased the Pueen Transparent Soft Stamper. Is it a winner or a dud? Let’s read below to find out! Continue reading “Pueen Transparent Soft Stamper”
