Stained Glass Moroccan Nail Art + Tutorial

Hey lacquer ladies,

Press Sample

Purchased by Me

I've been wanting to do another "watercolor style" mani for a while now.  They do require quite a bit of work but are utterly worth it in terms of how pretty and diffused a wash of color can look over the nail plate.  I haven't really done one of these since I did my Starbucks inspired nails.   This time I decided to keep the colors fairly simple and not do a ton of layering of colors but I love how this looked so simple and pretty with just a hint of sparkle at the high points.  I'd actually been playing with the Moroccan plate from UberChic Beauty for a while and created one other sort of crystalline holo look that I will share as well.  I think I'm slowly getting my mojo back even if my body isn't in full cooperation.

Hot Off The Stamping Press: BBF Nail Art Stamping Plates

Hiya stamp champs,

Nothing To Disclouse

Lord its taking me so long to do EVERYTHING these days.  If you read my "Updates" post you'd know I've been going through a lot these days which has had a profoundly bad effect on my life including that I am now in a wheelchair with a lot of severe pain.  I can't being to express how frustrating its been since doing anything these days not only takes forever, but can be pretty tough so I haven't been able to bust out the posts the way I want to.  I'm also super behind on releases so I'm not sure when some of these plates I'll be posting actually truly released BUT since this is one of my favorite nail companies and I was investigating their website I found all these beautiful new plates which I have not posted to my blog so I'll be sharing the newest releases from BBF Nail Art & Cris with you today!

Neon Matte Gradients & UberChic Beauty Abstract Cacti

Hey stamp champs

Purchased by Me

Ok so I was supposed to be demoing the new storage binders that UberChic Beauty released in the holographic colorway that hold 34 of the medium sized 9.0cm x14.5cm  plates and then as I was filling up my binders I ended up pulling the Wild West plate and wanting to do something with the cacti on the plate.  I'm not sure about the creation.  Tbh I have created like 5-6 manis that I feel have been fails.  I'm so frustrated and embarrassed I have hesitated to post anything, but today I decided to just jump in.  I held back the tutorial because I'm so uncertain so unless someone asks I most likely will not post it though the materials for created the mani are listed below.  Regarding the binders - I'll be putting up the holo binders next which are I have to say completely and utterly awesome and I hope some of you were able to pick them up with the initial release or during the recent sale.  I know I  did!

Hot Off The Stamping Press: UberChic Beauty Collection 27, Moroccan Beauty, & New Holo Plate Storage!

Hay my fellow stamperistas,

Nothing To Disclose

I've got the latest yummy and decadent releases from one of my favorite platemakers to share with yo - UberChic Beauty!  Honestly I was so shocked when I saw this was their 27th set of plates.  Brittany has been busy and as with her previous collection there is definitely something present for everyone.  This release also features some cuticle clean up product and more storage solutions for those of us who are utterly plate addicted.  So without further ado let's dive into the shiney goodies!

Here we go!

The Great Catch-Up - Hot Off The Stamping PressMoYou London Lace Collection, Deco Collection, Mother Nature Collection Expansion, Flower Power Collection Expansion, Holy Shapes Collection Expansion, Mix & Match Collection Expansion, Henna Collection Expansion, Tropical Collection Expansion, Animal Collection Expansion, Pro & Pro XL Collection Expansion, Festive Collection Expansion, Hipster Collection Expansion, & Explorer Collection Expansion!

Here we go stamparistas,

Nothing To Disclose

First Hot Off The Stamping Press post in eons and its gonna be a mega post to catch up on all the releases MoYou London has been sending our way.  Btw I have to say from my perusal of their wares these last several months MoYou London has been serving up some seriously heavy hitting designs in my absence.  So without further ado let's get started!

Chrome & Flakies Nail Art + Tutorial

Hiya stamp champs,

Purchased by Me

Its been so long since I've painted my nails and to top things off I am fully on the "shorties" train!  I can't remember the last time my natural nails were this short but it is related to the fact that I've been so ill my nails haven't really been growing.  Also when I have had growth my nails have broken quickly.  This is the first time I'm experiencing a problem with sustaining my nail growth so I'll be posting some tips on how I'm getting my growth jump started again soon.    Anyway even though they are short they are still my nails and I still want them to be cute.  I'm finally breaking out some of my Black Friday purchases.  Yup....way back from Black Friday but give a girl a break I'm definitely so far behind in everything and doing some super simple super pretty stamping.

Updates & Coming Back!

Hi everyone,

Nothing To Disclose

How I've missed this space - it has literally been so long!  I'm so sad that I haven't been able to actively blog, communicate, & share my love of nail art, polish, etc with you all through much of the tail end of last year and most of the first half of this one.  I wanted to come back today because I'm finally in a place where I've processed some things and I'm able to share with you all what has been going on for those of your that remain and shockingly those of you who are newcomers despite my radio silence.