Welcome to the 2014 on Lacquer Lockdown. I actually did 3 different nail art manis for the New Year and then as is usual didn't get a chance to post up even one until this late time slot, but they say better late than never! I hope all my followers will be happy to keep tuning into my nail art looks for this year as well and that everyone had a great day to kick off the start of 2014! I tried to challenge myself this year by using a variety of my plates to create individual looks so each new year mani is created around a different brand of stamping plates. First up MoYou London...
Mani-louge
Basecoat/Topcoat: CND Stickey and Poshe Fast Drying Topcoat
Orly Black Vinyl, Wet N' Wild A Blank Canvas, and INM Northern Lights in Silver
Stamping polish: Essie No Place Like Chrome and Konad Special Polish in Black
Stamping Plates: MoYou London Festive Collection 05
I wanted to do a tuxedo suit style nail art for dog years now! I have no idea why I waited this long. I will tell you though this was the trickiest image to stamp. I tried over 4 times before I could get the placement and the complete image dead center the way I wanted with the coverage I wanted. What a mess! I'm still not entirely pleased with how that nail in particular turned out but practice makes perfect. I added some black studs to the tuxedo to create a little 3D effect that I found fairly cute.
I love this plate and have to say this is another winner MoYou! Right now I can say without a shred of embarrassment I have 36 plates on my wishlist just hanging out for the opportune moment to strike. Ok maybe I'm a little embarrassed, but you guys haven't even seen my MoYou stash have you? It's massive lolol. In any case I have lots more nail art around the bend and of course another Plates I Love feature soon, as well as an awesome review of 2 new plates from the genius plate maker herself little miss Bunny Nails. Thanks for reading and see you next post!