19.01.12 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: a cut above, Essie, Glitter, luxeffects, pure pearfection, set in stones, shine of the times
This Luxeffect line is probably not that new anymore since it’s been over a month since I’ve taken these pictures.
I love this line of polish. It’s so pretty and glittery. I found these at Walgreens but I’m sure you can get any of these polishes anywhere. This line comes in five different colors.
The colors are:
1# As gold as it gets
#2 A cut above
#3 Shine of the times
#4 Pure pearlfection
#5 Set in Stones (sorry…didn’t take a picture of this polish. It’s very similar to “A cut above” but in silver color.
Each of these pictures above has one coat only. All are very pretty and very glittery. The polish goes on very smoothly and dries up pretty fast too. These polishes can be worn on top of other nail colors too. I need to try it one of these days. And I forgot to mention…each of these polishes are on sale for $8 each.
07.12.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: 2011, Beauty trend, Crackle nail polish, Konad, Nail, nail polish, Sephora
There was a nail polish article on the yahoo page today. Can you believe that “nail polish sales were up 59% for the first 10 months of the year and it fared better than any other beauty product in these tough financial times.” It’s so true because now there’s polishes that cost around 15-20 bucks a bottle (at Sehpora) and people like me without a job are buying them. Also there’s all these nail accessories that people are buying too…things like Crackle top nail polishes, Konad stamping kits, nail decals, and etc. Haha, of course these are the stuff I must have…. No wonder I don’t have much money. Well enjoy the article!
http://shine.yahoo.com/beauty/nail-polish-is-the-biggest-beauty-trend-of-2011.html
31.10.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: bm13, Bundle Monster, candy, Clear'd for takeoff, Halloween, Konad, Manicure, Nails, Posh, pruity, Sally Hansen, spider webs, Zoya
Happy Halloween Everyone!
I wanted to get into the Halloween mood so I decided to do a quick manicure. At first I wanted to use the blank crackle polish that’s why I used a white base coat but for some reason I ended up using the Bundle Monster plate instead.
Colors used:
- Basecoat – Zoya Purity (2 coats)
- Bundle Monster Plate – BM13
- Nail Art – Koand special blank polish
- Nail Art – Zoya Posh Mat
- Top coat – Sally Hansen – Clear’d for takeoff #130 (to seal in everything)
I randomly printed spider webs all over my nails. Than I added a spider for color. You guys like my manicure? My sister mentioned that it would have looked better if I were to use a black base color and white for the webs…I totally agree but at the time I was planning to use the crackle nail polish.
Well Happy Halloween Everyone! Eats lots of candy?
31.10.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: flowers, insta-dri fast dry, Manicure, Nails, pink, Sally Hansen
My sister was nice enough to send me these pictures so I can share with each one of you. Color is very pretty and also the flowers.
I believe she used Sally Hansen – insta-dri fast dry polish #180 Rose Run
22.09.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: Blue Mosaic, Facets of Fuchsia, Giltter, Insta-Dri, nail polish, Nails, Revlon, Starry Pink, Walgreens
I was never into glitter so I’m not sure why lately I’ve been so excited when finding new glitter polishes. As you know I recently purchased the OPI Traffic-Stopper Cooper…which was kinda pricey. So when I found these new glitter polishes from Revlon…which were on sale this week…I couldn’t stop myself and had to grab them all.
I found these at a Walgreens and this week (depending on your location) were on sale for $2.99. I’m not sure how much it is originally but it seem like such a great deal.
They are…#051 Starry Pink, #934 Blue Mosaic, and #940 Facets of Fuchsia.
I don’t have much time to do a whole manicure but I wanted to quickly show you all how these polishes look. Each nail below has two coats. They are sheer polishes with one coat but with the second it’s actually pretty opaque.
Aren’t they pretty? This picture above taken in the sunlight.
Don’t mind the messiness. I was actually at a playground when putting on these polishes.
This one above was with indoor lighting. My camera sucks. It doesn’t bring out the real color in these polishes. Application is very smooth with all three of these polishes. Like all glitter polishes…you still need to move the glitter around to spread them out.
My little sister happens to already have some blue polish on. I asked her to put a coat of my Revlon blue glitter polish on and this is how it looks.
She used…
I was told she only used two coat of the #27 Brisk Blue polish. And with just a coat of the glitter it changes the whole manicure. So pretty.
All three has a small tint in them. So if you decide to use it on top of other polishes you really need to make sure the colors are similar or else I think it would look strange.
Well I hope you like this post. Will do a full manicure once I have the time. And thanks again for visiting my site.
14.09.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: Base Coat, Clear'd for takeoff, Nails, OPI, pedicure, Polish, Polishes, Sally Hansen, Sephora, Shell we dance?, top coat, Traffic-Stopper Cooper
Another pedicure. I’ve done this over a week ago and just now decided to take some pictures to post them up. It’s a very simple and girly pedicure…I think…
These are the polishes I picked and steps I used:
Sally Hansen – Shall We Dance #160 (for the color)
OPI – Traffic-Stopper Cooper (for the shimmer)
Sally Hansen – Clear’d for takeoff #130 (to seal in everything)
Step one: I wanted a neutral shade so I picked Sally Hansen – Shall we dance. It’s a very nude pink shade. Very pretty. This polish is from the Complete Salon Manicure line. So it comes with a very wide brush which makes application very easy. I love polishes from that line.
Step two: Once the color coat dries I applied the OPI – Traffic-Stopper Cooper. Just to add a little glitter, a little bling to my manicure. I love the cooper color. And it goes very nicely with the nude pink. Since this polish comes with small and big glitter you do have to play around with the brush and polish to spread things around.
Step three: Once the glitter coat dries apply the final clear coat to seal everything up. Prefect!
Sorry about the tan lines. And as you can see this mani is old…my nails are beginning to grow out. Well enjoy! Hope you enjoy my post!
28.08.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: Buckingham Street, Chelsea Square, Glitter, nail polish, Nails, Nails Inc London, Sephora
Sephora now carries a new line of nail polishes. Nails inc. London! This line carries colors from super glossy cream shades and liquid metals to shimmery metallic and glittery ones.
It’s $9.50 per bottle.
My sister and I tried on a couple at the store. I do have to say…they had a huge selections of colors.
We tried Buckingham Street, which is a shimmery purple. The polish was very sheer though. We weren’t impressed. We didn’t find it any different from other glittery polishes out there in the market.
Second bottle we tried was called Chelsea Square. Now this one was nice. Extremely glittery!! One coat covers up the whole nail. My sister liked it so much she purchased a bottle.
Here are some more pics taken at home.
Since it was so glittery and rough once you place a coat on…a top coat is required.
Check out all the colors Sephora carries here.
Hope you enjoy this post!
28.08.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: Muppets, nail polish, Nails, OPI
Most of you nail polish fans out there might already know this but there’s another new OPI collection coming out. A Muppets-themed nail polish! Now how cute is that. I love the Muppets. I grew up watching them….Ahh, brings back memories. This collection should be out sometime in November.
Check out this short article below regarding this nail polish collection:
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2011/08/26/2011-08-26_opi_to_release_muppetsthemed_nail_polish_collection_warm_and_fozzie_divine_swine.html
19.08.11 / Nails / Author: StampingNails / Comments: (0)
Tags: nail polish, Nails, Polish, water, water marbling
I see all these cool water marbling nails in blogs and on youtube it makes me want to give it a try. Didn’t really turn out as I expected to. It took a lot of polish and time just to do one nail. Also a waste of tape. And the polish didn’t spread out as much as I hope it did. And the designs didn’t look as nice as the ones online. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to practice more.
Steps I used:
#1) Below are random polishes I picked that I thought would look nice together.
#2) Setup a cup of water in room temperature. (Used both regular tap and bottled water – Didn’t see a difference)
#3) Tape finger for easy clean up.
#4) Paint your nail with a white polish.
#5) Dropped the different polishes into the water. After all the polishes is added, use a pin or an orange stick and make your design.
#5) After the design has been created dip your nail into the cup. Get rid of the extra polish and pull our your nail. Rip off the tap and enjoy your nail art. 
So what you think? Enjoy!
