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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Dazzling Monica


Above is two coats of Zoya Monica, followed by one layer of Zoya Armor Top Coat.


To that, I have used a piece of cosmetic wedge sponge to dab a bit of Sally Hansen Gem Crush Razzle Dazzler to the tips, and a bit down the nail.


A layer of Gelous gel top coat helps to smooth out the rough glitter, and after 24 hours I will seal the manicure with a coat of Seche Vite. Seche Vite does not mesh well with Zoya polishes, so it is important to only use it after the Zoya has had plenty of time to cure.

Products Used:
One coat Beauty Secrets Moisturizing Base Coat
Two coats Zoya Monica
One coat Zoya Armor Top Coat
Sally Hansen Gem Crush Razzle Dazzler
One coat Gelous Advanced Gel Top Coat
One coat Seche Vite Top Coat (after 24 hours)



Sunday, March 31, 2013

Hippity Hop

Happy Easter!


This years Easter manicure began with a layer of my fave base coat, as always. I followed that with one coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Lacey Lilac, which was the perfect base color to match this Hard Candy glitter I have been dying to try. After letting Lacey Lilac dry for  bit, I added one generous coat of Hard Candy Pixie Pink (which is more of a purple, instead of a pink).


To that, I added a layer of Seche Vite top coat. I always add top coat to my polish and let that dry before attempting any nail stamping, as it will allow you to gently wipe off the stamp once or even twice if you aren't happy with it. This saves the polish underneath in case of a stamp disaster :) 


The stamps I chose came from Bundle Monster plate BM-302, and are stamped with Konad Black Special Polish. I added a small purple rhinestone to the center of the flower design at the base of the egg that the thumb-bunny is sitting in, and sealed the nails with another layer of Seche Vite.


 I just love the way these came out! The hippity-hopping bunnies across the nails are just too darn adorable. In hindsight maybe I should have done one up, one down, one up, one down to make them seem more hoppy...oh well!

Products Used:
One coat Beauty Secrets Moisturizing Base Coat
One coat Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Lacey Lilac
One coat Hard Candy Pixie Pink
One coat Seche Vite Top Coat
Bundle Monster stamping plate BM-302
Konad Black Special Stamping Polish
One coat Seche Vite Top Coat

And here's a 'bonus' throwback picture of last years Easter manicure.