Sunday Facebook Challenge - Birthstone Colour - Emerald Green

Hi there,

today's theme of the facebook stamping group is "Birthstone Colour"

I am born in May, so my color is EMERALD

Emerald is a symbol for rebirth and it should grant youth, good fortune and forsight to the owner. 

The word origin is Smaragdós/Greek or Smaragdus/Latin wich is translated as green gem. Emerald itself is derived from Esmeralda/Esmeraldus (vulgar Latin) a  variant of the Latin word Smaragdus.

Actually, there are some greens in my stash, but it took me a while to find the perfect green for this nail art.

China Glaze Jolly Holly & Glittering Garland are the both greens I used - I used the first one in two coats over Essie Help me grow and sealed it with Essence BTGN Top Sealer. Then I used a sponge and Glittering Garland to put it on the tips.

I stamped with H&M Golden Treasure and Konad m78. Actually this is one of my favourite image plates! I finished my stamping with Essence BTGN Top Sealer.

[NOTD] Maybelline Berry Fusion & Stamping with NYC Aqua Mystic

Hi there,

hope you all had a great start into the new week.

Today, I just have a NOTD with a stamping for you.

I used Essie Help me grow as a base, then, 2 coats of Maybelline's Berry Fusion, a wonderful darker, shimmery berry shade. Love colours like this. I used two coats but one should be enough, as well.

1 coat of Essie Good to go.

The image plate is an essence one, I got recently. They have a few nice ones, and I usually have no problems stamping with them.

I used NYC Aqua Mystic. It's from the foil explosion LE. I bought 3 shades while I was in Ireland, and I will show them to you, hopefully, this week.

I sealed it with Essence Better Than Gel Nails TC.

Have a wonderful week and don't forget:

Gradient Nails & Stamping with Essie

Hi there,

this design is like: looked good in my imagination but it's a fail in real life. Well on my nails. 

I tried a gradient with Essie Watermelon and Go Overboard and it worked out not the way I wanted it to...
But at least I like the Esprit Top Coat and the Stamping...

Base: Essie Help me grow Top Coat: Essie Good to Go
Essie Watermelon & Go Overboard 
Topper: esprit clear glow
Staming: Konad m-78 & Essie Penny Talk

Sunday Facebook Challenge - French Manicure

Hi there,

I think it's months, since I've participated in the Stamping Challenge on the Facebook page...

Today's topic is French Manicure, and this is what I did:

Base is Essie Help me grow
The French Tips are Manhattan 55K

I added 2 coats of Essie Sugar Daddy

Stamping is an essence plate and Manhattan 46D, the dots on the middle finger are made with a dotting tool and the Manhattan polish, as well.
The glitter topper on the index is essence circus confetti.
Top coats are Essie Good to Go and Sally Hansen InstaDri.

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NOTDs of the week

Hey there, 

today, I have some NOTDs of this week, brought to you, by Instagram 

Easter Mani

Base: Essie Nourish me

Thumb:Essie Navigate her
Index:H&M Peppermint Fusion
Middle finger:Essie Peach daiquiri
Ring finger:Essie Navigate her
Pinky:P2 Frozen Lavender
Sally Hansen InstaDri


Stamping: HB 38 und Manhattan St. Honore, Gras: NYC High line green, Finish: Sally Hansen InstaDri
Polka Dots NYC Pinstripe White, Finish: P2 Matte Top Coat

Catrice The Effect Maker

Base: Essie Nourish me
2x Catrice The Effect Maker
Finish: Sally Hansen InstaDri

Models Own Indian Ocean

Base: Essie Nourish me
2x Models Own Indian Ocean
Finish: Sally Hansen InstaDri

[NOTD] Primark Nail Polishes & Essie Penny Talk

Hi there

today is Monday, and so I needed to cheer myself up a little bit.
So I did some mani and stamping with some new Primark nail polishes.

This is with what I came up with.

I used Essie Help me grow as a base and applied one coat of the Primark varnishes. It's kind of a weird colour, kind of a khaki green, but it reminds me of a lake or pond at the same time. It's sometimes more than a teal. Definitely a green with a little teal/turqouise/blue hint.

Then I used a clingfilm and the second of the Primark ones. This one is a bright shimmery blue-turquoise-green. I really love how it turned out. I used Essie Good to go, to fix these colours.

Then I did the stamping with Essie Penny Talk, I really love this copper tone. I used the Cheeky CH-14 image plate. I finished with one coat of Sally Hansen InstaDri. Et voilà my manicure.

I really love how this colour-combination turned out.

Sunday's Facebook Challenge #10 Valentine's Day

Hi there,
I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!

Today's choice in our Facebook group Adventures in Stamping is Valentine's Day.

First I wanted to create a mani in pink or red, but then I went to our local H&M last afternoon and found Peppermint Fusion a beautiful shimmery light blue and so I decided to come up with some design in blue and brown.

As a base coat I used 2 coats of Essie Help me grow followed by two coats of H&M's Peppermint Fusion and finished with one coat of Essie Good to go.
I saw this colour on some blogs and really fell in love with it. When I first popped into the local H&M last September this colour was available, but I didn't buy it. And after that, I couldn't find it everywhere. So I am really happy that I found it yesterday.

So then I went with Manhattan St. Honore a shimmery brown by using the Cheeky plate CH15. I finished my mani with Sally Hansen InstaDri.

Essie Where's my Chauffeur + OPI Pirouette my Whistle

When I saw the first swatches of Essie's Where's my Chauffeur, I wanted this colour badly. It is for my such a great tone, it reminds me of Tiffany's aswell as it let me think of spring and summer.

This green-turqoise shade is such a nice combination and goes with a lot of other colours. I got myself a bag and a scarf with similar shades to mix.

I used Microcell Repair as a base coat, 2 coats of Essie Where's my Chauffeur? and one coat of Sally Hansen's Insta Dry

 

 

 

 

 

I loved to see a glittery combination, so I decided after two days to add OPI Pirouette my Whistle and I think this is a great looking yet simple combination.

Sunday's Facebook Challenge #7

Hello,
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday!

Today I have a new Challenge from our Facebook Page:
It's a bit personal cause the stampingplates should match your month of birth.

Well actually I found a plate that combines my day and month or birthday. It's the Konad m-59 and although, the theme is a bit early, I couldn't resist to do these beautiful snowflakes:

What I used:

 

As a base I used one coat NYC Pinstripe White, although it is a bit streaky I left with that, because you wouldn't see the white in total at the end:

Then I used NYC Madison Avenue and the Pinstripe White and did some sponging over the white:

 

 

Then for the stamping I used Essie Sole Mate and Konad's m59