Purple Polka Dot

I bought some dotting tools a few months ago, however I recently got a polka dot stamp that I wanted to try. It worked pretty well. I have been experimenting with non-Konad stamping polishes as I wanted to see if any of them worked for stamping. I heard the Insta-Dri Sally Hansen polishes worked well for stamping. I haven't had the best luck with them. I did however find a Sally Hansen Salon Manicure polish on the clearance rack and it worked pretty well for stamping.

The next photo is taken in full sunlight. As you can see, pre-clean up. These were taken a while back and since then I have gotten much better about cleaning up my nails pre-photo shoot.

The details on the nails: Polish: OPI Planks A lot Stamping Polish: Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Love's Me Not Accent Nail: Milani Purple Gleam Base Coat: Sephora by OPI Top Coat: Jessica High Gloss in a Flash Stamp: Konad M79

(Milani polish not in the photo)

Chevron Nails

After a long work week, I was neglectful of my new blog. Although, I guess my computer is also to blame. I haven't used my laptop in a while, after much frustration, my husband agreed to fix it and after two nights of 78 different updates, it's back up and running. This manicure I did a while back. I got the Konad stamping system a while ago and I instantly fell in love with it. It still takes quite a bit of trial and error getting everything lined up, but for a girl with little artistic talent, it fools people into thinking I do. I have purchased quite a few Konads as well as fauxnads and so far, haven't found one that I have had trouble with. I have recently found some fantastic buys at TJ Maxx. My whole family makes fun of me because everytime they comment on my shirt, purse, jewelry, etc, I say that I got it at TJ Maxx. Well recently in my shopping ventures, I have found some great deals on nail polish. I have found Jessica sets, Bebe and OPI. This manicure uses one of the Bebe polishes.

Excuse this next picture, I hadn't cleaned my nails up.

For this manicure, I used these products: Nail polish: Bebe Atomic Stamping Polish: Konad Black Top Coat: Jessica Stamp: Bundle Monster 201