OPI Midnight in Moscow Stamped

Today I did a stamp with some pretty colors. The base is OPI Midnight in Moscow, which is a gorgeous vampy dark red.  For some reason, my base color always bubbles up really bad.  The base coat I use is Seche Clear, I don't know if that's a bad one. Does anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?

The color I stamped with is Funky Fingers Down to Earth.  It's a silvery-gold foil.  Comparing it to my usual gold I use for stamping (Orly Luxe), I don't like DtE as much.  I used a flowery design on plate BM-225.

 See the gross bubbles? I wonder why that is...

Sorry about the fuzzy pictures, I think I need to clean my camera's lens.  Anyways, keep enjoying your summer!

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OPI I Lily Love You Gradient

Hi guys! I just finished watching a really bad movie about leaches, so I'm glad it's done.  Today's manicure followed a fail, and it's so bad I'm not even posting pictures of it.  For the good one sponged Sally Hansen Black Out and just painted OPI I Lily Love You on top. ILLY is a really pretty pink jelly with blue, green and orange flakeys and sparkles.

I haven't really gotten the hang of gradients still.  Anyone have any tips?

Anyways, have a great Sunday!


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I'm back with gradient nails!

Hello all!  I'm back, I had a wonderful time in Maryland:)  It's good to post again.  I have a bunch of pictures for you all!  First, I swatched Essie Main Squeeze. I don't get the name, that bothers me.

I didn't like it when I bought it, but now I fell in love! It seems kind of ghosty to me.
Then yesterday I did a gradient because I didn't know what to do with the color I had on (Love & Beauty Blue/green that I've shown bottle pics of).  I sponged Claire's Twinkle Twinkle about halfway down then on top of that OPI Lincoln Park After Dark.

 The one above is the closest to the true color.  My camera wanted to make it blue, and not catch the pretty purple duochrome glitters...

Well bye for now!

PS.  I got Revlon Whimsical!;)

Hey Guys!

Hmm I haven't really been posting much lately.  Sorry for that, I just don't really feel up to it.  The weather here in Raleigh is really crazy, this week it's been in the 30's and today it was a high of 80 degrees!  Very strange.  I feel like you viewers are getting bored with my posts maybe? Suggestions would be awesome to make my blog better.  It really makes my day when you guys comment on my posts so that would be so much appreciated! Anyway, I did a manicure with this color I have on but the sunlight went away while I was doing it so I couldn't take pictures of the design, but it will be up tomorrow.  I used a new polish I bought, OPI's Guy Meets Gal-Veston.  Don't we just love these names? It's very jelly-ish and it takes a few coats to get a true color.  I used 3, but my pictures only got to 2 before the sun set.

 These above are the first coat, and below is second.

Filligree

Today's mani was inspired by Robin Moses and she does amazing work. If you haven't seen her stuff, go check it out!  I didn't do quite as well as she did because I don't have acrylic paints.  Instead I used 2 frankens I made (grey and peach) and OPI Lincoln Park After Dark and an Orly white detail brush.  Today I went to the mall and Trade Secret had a sale on OPI's that was buy 1 get 1 75% off so I couldn't pass that off.  I bought Melon of Troy (a nice frosty peach) and Guy Meets Gal-Veston (coral jelly with a 'sorbet' finish).  Sorry, no pictures of those:(  But here's the manicure!

Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Valentines Day Mani and yayyyy new polishes!

A few days ago I did a V-Day mani but I don't really like it.  It just feels too cheesy or something.  But for it I used OPI's Kyoto Pearl, a red by Jordana, and some red rhinestones.  I also used plate BM-221.

 This is Kyoto Pearl by itself, it's a great polish but you have to be careful about brush strokes.  I should have just kept it like this but no. It must be complicated.

And for the better half of this post, my new polishes:)

 I got Hard Candy's Lava, Essie's Armed and Ready, Wrapped in Rubies, and Shine of the Times.
Lava is a red jelly base with orange sparkles, armed and ready is a gorgeous grey with gold shimmer, wrapped in rubies is a pretty metallic ruby and orange and shine of the times is a beautiful multicrome flakey polish in a clear base. It's very similar to Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure, and I have both so I'm a little disappointed but I like the Essie better.

Here's a close up of shine of the times.  Isn't it pretty?!
That's all for today, I'll be back in a few days;)