At the Pink of Perfection

For FBFF today, we're linking up to Miss Rockwell at Lifestyles of the Thrifty and Shameless with our Creative Manicures posts.  I LOVE this.  No, seriously.  I LOVE THIS!!! I love doing my nails, and had fun with this idea! Head on over to her page to see a list of everyone who is posting.  I'm really looking forward to seeing the other girls, there are some REALLY creative people out there.

Enough, I know.  Get to the mani.

I was super excited to get my Konad black special polish in the mail this week and was anxious to start stamping.  Along with my Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in white, I went to town.  And it was a BLAST:


Then, as I was cleaning up the kitchen, I saw my inspiration:


And I knew I had my creative mani. 


Yup, I went there.


So, to achieve this, I painted 2 coats of Sally Hansen XW and let it completely dry.  (That is after shaping, dealing with cuticles and Nail Magic basecoat.) After it had dried, I wiped an alcohol wipe over the nails to make sure they were clean and went to work.  I used the Konad system I bought on Amazon, with Konad special polish in black.  I had already tried a black polish of my own, Milani, but it's not strong enough.  I think Konad special polish is the equivalent of 3 coats? I think I read that somewhere.  I have since learned that the special nail polish takes longer than regular polish to dry, hence the swipes...oops! I later used China Glaze Purple Panic for the tips, applying them freehand.  I finished off with a coat of Seche Vite topcoat.

Stamping is incredible. Here's a video, the video I first watched.  It looks complicated, but trust me, it's not.  You get into the swing of it really fast.  I bought a little manicure cup-thing from Sally Beauty like they use in nail salons for the nail polish remover.  I HIGHLY recommend stamping.  Then again, it's addicting!

Have fun!!