Flip Flop Splat

I know I say this about nearly every konadicure I do, but I really do think this is one of my favorites.  And when you spend nearly a week in a basically testosterone free environment, you get so many comments on them that you believe they really must be some of your best work ;)

I used three coats of China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, m21 with konad special black polish, and topped it all off with Seche Vite.

I was disappointed in how fast this chipped, in only 4(?) days.  Perhaps it was the combination of OPI Nail Envy and Seche Vite?

xoxo Emma

My Pink Zebra

I've got to say this is one of my favorites!  Since my nails are too long for full image plates, and some are quite difficult to double stamp, I decided to just paint my tips.

Here's what I used:  2 coats of Sinful Colors Cream Pink (I'd probably have used three if I was wearing it on it's own), m57 with konad special polish in black, and the tips with Rimmel Black Satin.  I also used LA Colors Art Deco in black to touch up on my thumb, as the plate isn't quite wide enough.

I've had lots of comments on this one...it's a true eye catcher!  I don't normally care to wear pink at all, but when it's neon and on my nails, I think I can handle it! :)

xoxo Emma

Claire's Peaceful/Confident + Polka Dots

Here's the last mani I showed you plus konad stamping.  I used 2 coats of Claire's Mood Polish, stamped using m45 and white special polish, and added a line of silver with LA Colors Art Deco in silver.

I took this using my own ancient digital camera...and from now on I'll stick to borrowing my mom's, because it has a micro setting.  Sorry for this quick post...graduation preparations await!

Do you like it?

xoxo Emma

Konad from the Vault

OPI "Nail Envy" nail growth stimulator

black base (it's been so long I don't remember, but it was either Wet n' Wild or Rimmel)

plate m65 using Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear "Celeb City" 

- this one works amazingly for stamping

top coat, again, I can't remember what

I already know how horrible my cuticles look.  It's painful.  I've learned so much from my fellow bloggers!  Anyways, this is an old, as in one of my first, konadicures.  I like the way this picture reflects my camera off my iPod, but still keeps my face hidden.  I'm just not a very photogenic person in my opinion...

I thought it was awesome enough to share, despite my sloppiness.

xoxo Emma

A Disco Ball on My Nails!

I should really get the "lazy blogger" award.  I have no issue trying to find time to read other blogs, paint my nails, paint my friends' nails, take pictures (not as soon as I should, but before they get too chipped), and upload pictures...but somewhere along the way I lose the drive to actually post the pictures here.  So maybe a good idea would be to save a bunch of draft and periodically post them.  I dunno! But onto my disco ball from the vault...

OPI "Nail Envy" nail growth stimulater

free handed french tips using Wet n' Wild "French White"

konad bow using m59 in special polish in black

2 coats of Pure Ice "Oh Baby!"

2 coats of Wet n' Wild "Kaleidoscope"

and a topcoat, can't remember what though

In this one my nails are short (they're much longer now, since this was taken a month ago, gasp!), and my hands were really dry.  Thank goodness the weather has warmed up much since!  As much as I love this bow in other blogger's konadicures, I can't really say that I like it on myself.  My nails are too narrow and curved, so the image is distorted :P Perhaps it would look better on my thumb.

Oh, and I really adore glitter (made much easier with the foil removal trick).  See how it sparkles?

xoxo Emma

Konad m51

Here's my first konad post!  Before I go further, let me explain how I first got hooked on konad...


So I was looking through xsparkage's videos on youtube, and ran across one with "konad" in the title, which I didn't recognize.  I clicked, got pointed to scrangie, and well, the rest is a happy history!

My inspiration came from Polish and Powder.  I used two coats of Wet n Wild in "Caribbean Frost" and stamped the flowers with plate m51in Wet n Wild "French White".  I topped it off with two coats of Pure Ice "Oh Baby!".  I was disappointed in how the flowers transferred, a little transparent, but the gorgeous base makes up for that.

My photography skills are slowly improving.  I still struggle with blurry images, but hey, this is much improved from my last post!


~Emma