Entry #2 to Konad Ireland's Black and White Competition

Hello everyone!

Entry #2

This is my second entry to Konad Ireland's Black and White Competition. I started with the white nails that were stamped with black animal print, that you saw in my last blog post. And I changed it by painting a black frame on each nail. Here is a photo of the mani before the frame was added:

You can find information about the competition and links, in my last post (about entry #1). I used Gosh Nero and a small brush to paint the frame, and used two coats of Seche Vite on top of that. Here you can see the finished result again:

The competition entry photo is the collage you saw in the first photo. I want to end this post with more photos of the framed mani, and a list of what I used.

Used:
OPI: My Boyfriend Scales Walls (white)
Konad: SP Black (stamping polish)
Konad stamping plates: m57, m69, and m78
Small brush
Gosh: Nero (black)

Lani

My first entry to Konad Ireland's Black and White Competition

Hello everyone!

Entry #1 

You might have seen this entry on facebook on Saturday, and who won the contest yesterday. But I wanted to show my entries here on the blog too. Diana van Nisselroy really deserved to win the first prize. There were 6 prizes, and he is giving all participants a stamping plate!!! This is my first entry for Konad Ireland's Black and White Competition. I also made my first collage.

About the competition:
Needless to say we had to use black and white, and use Konad stamping plates. I found the competition very interesting, and felt that it made me think. We could choose one of 19 black and white photos as our inspiration. Just head over to Konad Ireland on facebook to see all the Black and White competition themes.


What I did:

I chose the dress on photo #11 as my inspiration. This was the first time I made a collage, so I'm sorry that it doesn't show the whole dress. I started with white nails, and stamped with Konad SN Black and Konad stamping plate m57, m69, and m78, as you can see below. I used more than one plate on the index finger, thumb and pinky.

Konad stamper and scraper, Konad stamping plates m57, m69, and m78

I'm not completely satisfied with the end result, but it is OK. And it has made me want to do more stamping nail art.


Lani

Red Carpet Oscar Nails: Antique gold and red stamped louboutin nails with Boom Boom Pow

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Red Carpet Oscar Nails

I had planned to make this mani before watching the Oscars, but I didn't start until I watched the experts talk before the show. I love to see what the stars are wearing, and to see who wins of course. But this year I was surprised by all the great singers.

Red Carpet Oscar Nails

Red Carpet Oscar Nails

Red Carpet Oscar Nails

Used:

Stamping plates:
Konad: m63, m69
Bundle Monster: BM- 303

Nail polish (from left to right):
Gosh: Nero
H&M: Antique Gold
Deborah Lippmann: Boom Boom Pow
Konad: Red
H&M: Red

What I did:

I painted my nails black to achieve the gorgeous bottle color of H&M Antique Gold with fewer coats, but I liked that it looked a little darker. I tried to make a little gradient with Antique Gold first, and then with Deborah Lippmann Boom Boom Pow on the index finger and middle finger. But I wanted the fingers to look different, so I applied many layers on the pinkie, and the thumb and the ring finger are without glitter. Then I did the stamping, and painted the underside of the nail tips with a little brush. Next time I'll paint the underside earlier in the process. But this was my first louboutin nails, and I hadn't checked how to do it.

Red Carpet Oscar Nails

Did you watch the Academy Awards? Who did you wish would win? And if you made Oscar nails too, what did yours look like?

Lani