Yellow Zebra Nails- Stamp over a Saran wrap method base

Hello everyone!

Ever since I saw a picture of a yellow zebra called Zoe, I've wanted to make yellow zebra nails. The challenge in Adventures In Stamping, about a month ago, was "Stamping over a Saran wrap method base". So the base is the pastel yellow and gold saran wrap mani I showed you in the latest blog post. And I stamped with Konad White and these four stamping plates:

Stamping plates used:

a) Cheeky Jumbo Plate 9 "Wild at Heart"- zebra face with left eye
b) A Chinese plate (Sorry, but I don't know how to write the letters) The seller calls it "QA Series 2012 Anniversary Edition" -zebra face with right eye
c) Pueen 10 from the Sumptuous Gallery set- thick stripes
d) Konad m 57- bending stripes

And here are the nail polish bottles:

Nail polish used:

H&M: Want a lemon - yellow
H&M: Run Baby Run - gold
Konad: White - white stamping polish

The photo I saw of Zoe shows a zebra with blue eyes, and yellow stripes instead of black stripes. But the color looks more orange than the color on my nails. Now I've seen other photos of her where the color of the stripes look more like a golden retriever's. Zoe is not an albino, but has a disorder called amelanosis. Because zebras with this coloring look different from their herd, they are in danger when they live in the wild. Zoe is kept in an animal sanctuary in Hawaii.

I liked the yellow zebra nails very much, and they matched one of my T- shirts. But the gold doesn't show well, so next time I stamp over a saran wrap base, I think I'll choose colors that are more different.


Lani

Yellow and gold saran wrap louboutin nails

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I started with pastel yellow, and used a small brush to paint the underside of my nails with a gold nail polish. Then I used the saran wrap technique to add a little gold nail polish over the yellow base, and added a coat of Seche Vite. This was supposed to be the base for my "Baby Prince Nails", so that's why I made louboutin nails. But I tested the baby blue stamping on the other hand, and it didn't turn out so well... I liked it like this, though.

Yes, I turned the photo. Yes I noticed the water in the bottle, but I like the picture better like this :-)

Saran wrap method:

I've had the saran wrap method on my "to do list" ever since I first saw a Saran nails tutorial on the blog Nailed It. (I hope I'm not hurting anyone's feelings by linking to her. I saw in the comments on that page that a similar tutorial had been made prior to that, but the link didn't work, so I don't know who to credit.) After that, I have seen saran wrap used in different ways; either by adding color, or by removing the second color, using wrinkly plastic wrap (also called saran wrap) as a tool.

This is how I did it:

I started with dry yellow nails, put some gold nail polish on my palette, dipped the saran wrap in the gold, dabbed on the palette until the saran wrap had the desired amount of gold polish, and dabbed on the nail.

Saran/ plastic wrap:

Nail polish used:

H&M: Want a lemon - yellow
H&M: Run Baby Run - gold

This was a very quick way of dressing up a manicure, and it makes me sad that I waited so long before I tried it. The reason why I did it now, was a A.I.S. challenge: "stamping over a saran wrap method base". I'll show you in the next post.

Lani

Tri- Polish, Day 16/ June #4: Cherries

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 Cherries

This started as stamping nail art, and after painting over and over it, it ended up like this. The red nail polish I used for the cherries is actually called Cherry!  I didn't  notice that  until now when I sit here writing. As you might have seen, I've shortened the headline a little. This is "The Tri- Polish Challenge". I wonder if I should start calling it "TPC, Day..." or do as I've done today. What do you think?

 Cherries

Sorry about the extra text on the photos lately. Today I've made the text bigger on some photos, more transparent on some, and placed it where it felt best on each photo. Do you have any ideas or advice? I'm thinking about changing the watermark.

 Cherries

What I did:

I started with purple nails, and used the rose stamping plate from Messy Mansion and a regular gold polish to stamp the leafs. Then I made two big pink dots, and added red, and mixed them together so that it could resemble cherries. Then I used a black striper to make two lines by the cherries. The leafs looked too sheer, so I tried to outline them. Not being good at that, I filled in the center of the leafs with black too. Then I found my tiniest round brush, and tried to paint gold stripes to make the leafs more naturalistic. But it kind of looks like I just put a lot of gold nail polish on the leafs. The gold glitter is supposed to resemble leafs, and the red glitter is supposed to resemble cherries. I also added gold glitter where I felt that something was missing, and on the tips, and top coated. I use Seche Vite. And I use it whenever I do something I like. I'm still so new to this that I have to save what's good (with a layer of top coat) before I ruin it. Because then if I'm very careful, I can an remove the bad stamping (or stupid thing I have done) with a brush dipped in acetone. After all this talking, I hope you're  ready for the rest of the photos :-)

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Cherries

Used:

GOSH: #571 Wild Lilac -purple
GOSH: #598 Bubble Gum -pink
H&M: Cherry- red
H&M: Run Baby Run -gold
H&M: Black -nail polish with striper brush -from a set with white, red and black
Orly: Rockets Red Glare - red glitter
Deborah Lippmann: Boom Boom Pow- gold glitter
Messy Mansion: MM07 -stamping plate
tiny brush
dotting tool

Cherry, Bubble Gum, Wild Lilac, Run Baby Run, black striper, Rockets Red Glare, Boom Boom Pow

This is the last Tri- Polish nail art for June. I'm not sure if I should continue with this challenge, because I often post too late. And I have very many swatches that I should have showed you, in addition to other nail art ideas. I've also started to really like stamping.

Below you can see what the other participants made for this challenge day!


Lani

The Tri- Polish Challenge, Day 15/ June #3: Dog Finger Painting- inspired by Jenna Marbles

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Dog Finger Painting

My Dog Finger Painting nails are inspired by Jenna Marbles' Dog Finger Painting YouTube video. If you haven't already seen it, here it is:




When I saw her video, I immediately knew that I wanted to make something like this on my nails.

Dog Finger Painting

As you see, the dogs walked very carefully on my nails. But after I took the photos, I noticed that they had left some dog hairs... So, don't look too closely! And I accidentally hit the wall with my ring finger nail before the top coat dried. I wish I had taken photos before that.

Dog Finger Painting

I used all the Tri- Polish Challenge colors for June (pink, red and purple), and all the other colors we can use; white (regular and stamping polish), black stamping polish, and regular gold and silver nail polish. And my two dogs Cheeky Jumbo 9 Wild at Heart (long name :-) ) and Bundle Monster -323. Cheeky is the one with the small paws. Bundle Monster is bigger, and looks nearly like a little bear. I painted the accent nail pink, and used a sponge to make a purple- pink- red gradient. The red polish stained my skin, so I don't think I will use the red for gradients again.

Dog Finger Painting

For those of you who haven't seen it already, here is a photo and a list of my Tri- Polish Challenge polishes for June:

GOSH #598 Bubble Gum -pink
GOSH #571 Wild Lilac -purple
H&M Cherry- red

My  Tri- Polish Challenge nail polishes for June

As usual you will find thumbnails to the other Tri- Polish Challenge participants' nail art for Day 15/ June #3  below! (Yes, I was supposed to post this last week, but better late than never...)


Lani

No animals were harmed during the making of this nail art.

Palm Tree Paradise Nails. Entry for Konad Ireland's Summer Competition

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Palm Tree Paradise Nails

This is my entry for Konad Ireland's Summer Competition. I really love this manicure. Sorry that my skin looks a little yellow, but this photo is the most color accurate of the nails. The nails look better in real life; The tips look a little greener, and the purple and gold trees look opaque IRL. The stamping plate I've used is Konad s2. Here are some more photos! :-)

All entries can be found in this album, where you can vote for your favorite.

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

List of what I used:

H&M: Blue
Missha: HGR01
Catrice: #800 Heavy Metallilac
H&M: Run Baby Run
Konad: Black
Konad: S2

What I used

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Palm Tree Paradise Nails

Lani

H&M Khaki Madness in the Botanical Garden

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H&M: Khaki Madness

The nail polish I want to show you today is Khaki Madness by Hennes and Mauritz (H&M). It's been a tough week for both me, my nails and my PC. Below you can see what happened before I applied the second coat! I never get to have square nails for a long time... To compensate for the short nails, I added some flowers :-)

Broken nail, 1 coat of  H&M: Khaki Madness

So the rest of the photos shows my right hand. The nail on the index finger broke on that hand too, but they have had a week or so to grow. And I'm wearing a piece of teabag on the thumb nail on these photos. (But yesterday that nail broke...) When I started blogging it didn't matter which hand I used, but now the left is more used to pose, and I'm more used to hold the camera and take photos with the right hand.

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

Something bad happened to my dear PC. Luckily I have a boyfriend who loves to repair PCs, so it didn't have to go to "hospital". After some days he had to install Windows. So now not even the mouse wanted to behave as it used to. Everything has to be downloaded, and I even needed help to get these photos transferred to Picasa. It's very frustrating. And I'm afraid of clicking on things. But I'm glad I didn't have to buy a new PC.

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

I nearly forgot to tell about this polish! It's brand new. And I wanted to wear it right away. It's the exact same color as one of my T-shirts, and I love the color. It's a lovely mix of military green and gold. In the bottle it looks like there is some silver glitter, but  I couldn't see it on the nail. The color reminds me a little of Chanel Peridot, and very much of a Color Club glitter magnetic that I tried later that day. This is two coats. And as always, I like to mention that H&M is not tested on animals, and can be found on the animal organization's cruelty- free lists.

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

H&M: Khaki Madness

I have cut all my nails now. But now that I've decided to try fake nails, I wish I hadn't done it...  And of course I cut the ring finger nail a bit too short... I wish I didn't have so short nails right before the Tri- Polish Challenge. I'm also waiting for something from KKCenterHk that I need long nails to show you! :-(

It was really nice to see some flowers, and to feel the warmth in the greenhouses. I'm looking forward to summer.


Lani