08 Monday Apr 2013
Tags
cherry blossom, how to, Konad, Konadicure, nail polish, nail tutorial, nails
❤ Materials:
Zoya Danielle (Pale Pink)
Essie Blanc (White)
The Balm Pink or Swim (Hot Pink)
Konad White Stamping Polish
Revlon Sparklicious (Dense Glitter)
Small Dotting tool (Find on Ebay)
Konad Stamper & Scraper set (find on Ebay or Amazon for under $10)
Konad m31 plate:
For Non Konad Stamping Flowers:
Essie French Affair (Light Pink)
Large Dotting tool (Find on Ebay)
♥ E&I
22 Friday Feb 2013
Tags
china glaze, julep, julep maven, Konad, Konadicure, nail art, nail stamping, nail tutorial, nails
TIP: Make sure to dry thoroughly between each coat :]
Materials:
Julep Penelope
China Glaze Passion
China Glaze I’m Not Lion
Konad Stamper & Scraper Set (try Ebay or Amazon & search for “konad stamper”)
Shany Stamping Plate SH215 (buy here:http://www.amazon.com/Shany-Cosmetics…)
CND Stickey Base Coat
Seche Vite Topcoat
♥ E&I
04 Friday Jan 2013
Tags
Konad, Konadicure, Manicure, mash, nail art, nail polish, nails, stamping
Materials:
I love nail gradients! Sponge gradients are very easy to do and they create a lot of impact for the effort. The only important thing is to find opaque cream polishes that work well. Polishes with metal flecks or glitters are usually sheer or have a jelly base and as a result they don’t sponge well.
I tried experimenting with a more dense glitter topcoat but the bigger glitter pieces took away from the overall scale print. This is my first time using China Glaze Fairy Dust and it is BEAUTIFUL over intricate stamping designs like this one.
♥ E&I
28 Tuesday Feb 2012
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Tags
Konad, Konadicure, Manicure, nailpolish, nails, NOTD, polish
What I used:
(minus the dots and hearts)♥ E&I
28 Saturday Jan 2012
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Ever since I bought the Konad nail stamping kit in early fall of 2009 I have been hooked on Konad. I find doing my nails/toes at home is very therapeutic for me. I don’t do my nails as often as I want to because I need to find the time to apply *plus* the drying time. And Konad on top of that makes it even more time consuming. But I find its worth it. Fully dry, manicured nails makes me feel really girly and a bit more dressed up sometimes.
The most-trafficked-Konad-NOTD was this one that I did a couple months after buying the kit. Actually out of all the manicures I have ever done on this blog, THIS is the one that gets the most hits. Honestly I didn’t know why because, 2 months in, my Konading skills royally sucked!
See what I mean? Blegh!!
What I used then:
To my surprise, it was even featured on this Wedding Bee blog on the topic of ‘wedding day nails.’ What!
Well, now I’ve done Konading for more than 2 years. How time flies! So I’ve decided to try this again now that I have better materials and a bit more practice. I can now do 3 layers of stamping in around 5 minutes and my french mani placement is much improved. No Konad manicure of mine has ever been 100% perfect, but in real life, no one looks that closely anyway.
What a difference, no?
What I used this time:
When I first started I was too cheap to buy the Konad special polishes. Now I know the difference. I’ve realized that I’ll be Konading for a while, so I spent a little more money and bought some basic colors (black, white, silver, gold.) And, I finally found my favorite topcoat that doesn’t smudge my work.
Anyway. I hope you like this Konad mani re-do. Thanks for reading!
♥ E&I
