Mish Mash Stamping

This is an extremely late post but I wanted to get it in.  My husband always asks me what is the inspiration for my stamping choices and I said just from patterns that I see.  So this stamping inspiration came from a shirt I wore last week sometime.  It was really easy.  I used China Glaze For Audrey for my base color then I used a coat of Seche Vite.  I always use a coat of Seche Vite to ensure my nails are dry and if I make a slight mistake I can erase it immediately.  Now, I heard a tip that you can use a lint cleaner to take off a bad stamping but have never used it.  If anyone has used this I would love to know whether or not it really works.   Then used my DRK 1 plate.  There is a image of leaves and one with leaves and flowers.  I did not want a flat looking green leaf since that is not what the leaves on the shirt looked like so I used Konad green, yellow and a mid green color and used a toothpick to mix it around somewhat then lightly scraped and stamped and it gave me the leaf look.  Then on the pinkie and ring I used an image I used the same technique and then magenta and purple on the purple and magenta flowers of the image scraped quickly and lightly and came up with perfect image.  I find that when you are wanting to stamp images with different colors it is best to use Konad polishes because they do not smear as much.

So, that is my entry for this week’s challenge.  I can’t wait to see the rest of the girls’ offerings.
Ciao,
Patty

Contrary Polish

I have found a new line that I really love but since my posts have been far and few in between I haven’t  posted anything about this beautiful polish.  There is nothing all glittery about them they are just polishes that have great shine, long wear, and shimmers that you just don’t find in other polishes.  I have bought about six of them and a couple of months ago did post about one that I was wearing very often.  This one is so pretty the camera only catches a little of it’s beauty.  This a polish I wore out to dinner and my husband just reached for my hands and sat there admiring them.  I think we might have things wrong in thinking that pink polish is attractive to a man.  Yes, once you are married or dating but when you are trying to find that right guy maybe we should be wearing blues because so many men love the color blue.  I wish we could do an experiment on that have two girls one wearing pink and one wearing pink who can get more phone numbers from guys in a bar.  Hmm.  That sounds like a good Friday night  fun night activity.  Now, I am really intrigued.  Oh, well off a tangent.  This polish dries fast and has the most beautiful red shimmer.  The formula is near perfect.  It is smooth and does not go on streaky at all.  It is one of those polishes we buy that has just the qualities we want.  No undies needed, no smashing glitters,  it is just a down home great polish.  No problems at all.

This is 18th and Vine from the No Place Like Home Collection.  I  got this from Llarowe.  It cost $11.00 a bottle.

Ciao bellas,

Patty

Deborah Lippman Shake Your Moneymaker

When I see Deborah Lippmann polish,   I always get excited but lately her collections have been a little blah.  So when I saw this I thought I had to have them all.  When I got this one I thought oh no it is like OPI’s green glitter Fresh Frog From Bel-Aire.  But when I looked at them the OPI version has silver glitter and this one had gold.  Yeah, a reason to keep it.  This is one coat over Ciate Stiletto.  I had been wearing Stilleto for 2 days so I just freshened it up with this and it was only one coat.  When it was pretty dry I just smashed it into my nails so I just used one coat of Seche Vite without it having any lumps.  I am pretty happy with this polish and am glad I was able to keep it. 

I got this at Ulta.  It cost $19.00 a bottle.

Ciao,

Patty

I Am Still Here

Yes, I am still here.  Like is say life happens.  So many things have gone on and still are but are slowing down and now I can get to what I really love doing blogging.  So, even though I don’t like X-Mas I do love candy canes.  Peppermint candy is always in my purse.  So when I saw this polish I had to have it.  I got it from Ninja Polish for I think it is $12.00 a bottle.  It is perfect for these days of X-Mas and even for Valentine’s Day.  I put light coat of red polish which was OPI’s The Spy Who Loved Me.  Then two coats of the floam.  I still really love floam.  I think I have most of them and could not tell you which is my favorite.  So, check out the pictures.

So, maybe you can put this on your X-Mas list.  Nine days till X-Mas and what really freaks me out is 16 days till the end of the year.  So, wow.  There is a lot to wrap up.

You all have a good night.

Ciao,

Patty

KB Shimmer Two of My Top Picks

This year’s blogger and regular release of KB Shimmer has to be the most fascinating one of the season.  There is just something there for everyone.  I bought three bottles I think the rest were too X-Massy and I really don’t do that.  The new ones that are new for Christy’s line were the new standouts that are getting really good.  I am talking about the duo chromatic.  They have gotten good reviews and I really can’t wait to try them

This is  one is Snow Much Fun and created by Victoria from the Manicurator.  This is a light blue jelly sparkles with light blue holo glitter, white glitters in several sizes and finishes,a sprinkling of micro holographic glitter and white snow flake glitter.  I used on coat of OPI’s Cant Find my  Czech book and then two coats of the actual polish.  It dried fast and I had no problems with it.

This one is Will Yule Marry me created by Chelsea from The Nail Network.   I love this polish because of the glitters I really think the clear glitters actually make the rest of the “landscape” wet.  It is really cool and I love it.   This is another polish that can be worn year around.

I have one more but was not satisfied wit the pictures so I will be redoing that one.  That one is my absolute favorite.  There are three others that look interesting that I might order but we will see.   I think two of them end up being part of the permanent line.

So, did you buy any from KB Shimmer.  Which is your favorite?

Ciao for Now,

Patty

99 Luffballons

I will be honest for a couple of seasons now Deborah Lippman has failed to impress me with anything but this season.  Holy enchilada.  I ended up getting quit a few polishes and two mini sets.  The Wicked which I already did review and Space Oddity.  I need to work on that one because there is a small problem.  Then there were the silks.  Beautiful also.  I got two of those and then some random ones.  This one is just really one of my favorites.  It is just happy and reminds me of Candy Shop.   They are just fun.   One thing I have noticed with most Lippmann's is that when they are brand new they are always very thick and this one was no different.  I did have to put a few drops of thinner in it just to make it easier to work with but other than that there were no problems.  Fast dry time and smooth application.  Price:  $19.00.  I got this at Sephora.  I think it was a Sephora exclusive.  Another thing I really like about this is that it is not a Fall/Winter polish, you can literally wear it anytime.   That was one of the reasons I didn’t feel too bad paying the price.  So, check out the swatches and let me know what you think.

So, what do you think about it?  Do you think it is worth the price or not?

Ciao for now bellas,

Patty