Pink Ivy- Stamping with Milani

I got the chance to do a really fun manicure recently, and I loved it so much I kept it for a full week! It was hard to photograph, but I think I got a pretty decent representation of it. You'll have to let me know what you think, and if you'd wear this!

Since summer is here, I was feeling the urge for some bright colors. I also wanted to dig into some of my older polishes, so without much hesitation I pulled out Wicked Style from the China Glaze Electropop collection. I know, I wish I had multiple backups of these polishes, they're definite staples in my collection!

Then, to add a bit of whimsy and to use one of my semi-new stamping plates, I stamped a pretty floral pattern from the Pueen plate #33 using White Milani polish. This worked beautifully, as you can tell! And of course, since I'm me, I had to add a bit of sparkle to things. A single coat of Essence Colour and Go in Space Queen finished things off beautifully!

All in all, this was a fun, bright manicure that made me smile lots. There's something about having my nails done that just makes my day seem a bit brighter!

What colors are you finding yourself drawn to this summer? Are you feeling hot in pastels, or are neons singing your name? Leave me a comment and let me know what you're loving this summer!

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Stamping with the China Glaze Electropop Collection

Sometimes the best intentions just don't work out the way you'd hoped. I received the entire China Glaze Electropop collection from Dolly's 1500-follower giveaway yesterday and absolutely fell in love. This collection is so bright!! It's like they made it specifically for me!

Of course, the first thing I tried with it was stamping. Unfortunately, this look started bad and just kept getting worse. I've done worse manicures, but this one is just not my favorite, by a mile.

Lots of sparkle, and even some out-of-focus-ness
to show that gorgeous holo hex glitter!

I started with a coat of my usual Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator, then did two coats of NYC Oyster. This made my hands look a bit odd, but I knew I was going to stamp on it. I added a coat of NYC Pink Avenue for sparkle, which was nice. I'd like it more over other polish, though. (Both Oyster and Pink Avenue were part of a surprise gift from Melissa at The Daily Nail.) Then, because I wanted still more sparkle, I added a coat of China Glaze Techno!

Finally, I was ready to stamp. Picking colors was hard- I wanted them all on my nails, but I decided to stick with the most vibrant of them. Unfortunately, most of the colors I used were just too pale to really show up. Wicked Style (the bright pink) works nicely, but the rest just disappointed me.

Here you can sort of see Electric Beat (the blue) near the cuticle. The flash of blue at the free edge of my nail is a piece of holographic glitter in Techno. So sad...

I took photos of the rest of the fingers too, though. I only stamped my left hand, because the stamping wasn't looking pretty enough to replicate on my right hand. So, I'll let the other photos speak for themselves.

Oh well... it was worth a try! I still have ideas kicking around in my head, and now I know Oyster just doesn't look good on me. Knowledge is power! ;)

Til next time!

 

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China Glaze Electropops Nail Art Revisited

I have to be honest. When I posted my nail art designs using the new China Glaze Electropops polishes, I wasn't really happy with this design. The lines were wobbly, the dots were horribly misshapen, and for some reason the design just didn't really do it for me.

Being the type of person that I am, I kept thinking about this nail, wondering what I could do to make it pop more. Then once I got out my nail art goodies I saw these flat-back pearls and realized this was exactly what I needed to perk the design up!

So, I'm sharing this nail again, only updated. What do you think- do the pearls make it better, or is this a design better left in the "oh well, better luck next time" pile?

China Glaze Electropop polishes were  provided by the manufacturer for consideration.

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Nail Art with China Glaze Electropop Colors!

I know you're seeing swatch shots of the China Glaze Electropop polishes everywhere, so I thought I'd do something a bit different. These aren't the best photos (it's been so rainy here lately!), but this gives you an idea of some of the fun nail art you could do with these polishes!

I used Aquadelic, Sunshine Pop, and Dance Baby for these designs, plus a shimmery black for contrast. These polishes are surprisingly opaque except for Sunshine Pop, which is a pretty typical yellow in that it's streaky and somewhat of a pain to use. Still, it's very pretty and just a touch shimmery. Dance Baby is a cool-toned bubblegum pink. It reminds me of the Bazooka bubble gum that came with the cartoon in the wrapper. Aquadelic is an absolutely gorgeous Tiffany blue, vibrant and opaque.

Also? Boy am I out of practice! I've been too sick to do much nail art, and I can REALLY tell. I'm hoping I get back to somewhat skilled soon, because it's really frustrating to not even be able to use a dotting tool well!

Stay tuned- I've got Valentine's Day manicure designs coming up next!

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China Glaze Electropop Collection

Oooooh, I just got an email about the upcoming China Glaze Electropop collection. SOOO cute! This collection was made for me, what with the gorgeous bright rainbow of color and the holo glitter topcoat! These colors look lush! Check them out!

 

 

I know, aren't they delicious? These scream summer to me, warm days and thick sunshine. I want to play with them!

What do you think... are you looking forward to these? Leave me a comment, let me know!

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