The Fancy Side

#StampingSaturday is here again and I've got a new look for you! Don't forget to go join our Facebook Group so you can share your looks and get all the info for each week! 

For this week's look I started off with a base of Bellaluna Cosmetics Gypsy*. I've shown you this beauty before, so I won't get into it again.  I then blocked off half moons near my cuticle and stamped on some butterflies with Mundo de Unas Turquoise from Uber Chic 1-02. Once that was dry I outlined the half moons with Different Dimensions Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler 2.0 which is a pretty Mardi Gras inspired glitter. 

I am so all over these #MatchingManis lately. Recently Shelby and I were talking about her new found love for the Lacquer Lust Unicorn Series and we decided to do a little matching mani to celebrate. We chose Son of a Beachin' Unicorn and black accents. Below you can see swatches of this beautiful unicorn. I used three coats for full opacity. As with all the polishes in this series, the base is a holographic silver micro glitter. This particular polish has neon hex glitter in lime green, neon blue, and pink. 

So recently I was looking for my bottle of OPI Can't Find My Czhecbook and I was just pulling out blue polishes from the drawer. After locating the bottle I was looking for, I was suprised to find OPI Gargantuan Green Grape had been pulled. It is not a blue polish but it looks like one now. I think my bottle changed color over time which makes me a little sad. There was no settling and it still applies great, it just isn't green. If you want to see it in the correct color check Cynthia's post here. 

Instead of a lovely light green my bottle is now a light cotton candy blue. I quite like this new color, but I'll have to get a second bottle of the correct color...you know, because I'm crazy. This is three thin coats for opacity, I had no problems with application. 

Do you have that one friend who always helps you make decisions that aren't always the best? Cynthia is mine. Usually the decisions involve whether I need more polish or not, and I usually cave because she always talks me into it or they just look awesome on her. She's a real jerk like that. ;-) Over the July 4th weekend, she talked me into buying the Sea Glass Trio from Seventy7 Nail Lacquer. My one condition was that she had to do a mani with me. So we picked out this daisy print and we were off and running. 

For my inspired by look, I started with a base of Seventy7 Nail Lacquer Olivine, which is a pretty light olive green holographic polish. This was two easy coats for full coverage. 

Have you ever had an idea, executed said idea, and then realized it was the messiest thing ever and now you have to spend hours cleaning it up. That's how I feel about this mani. I used liquid latex to protect my fingers and it was still a huge mess. I don't know where I went wrong. 

So basically the jist of it is that I wanted to show my multichrome flakie polishes some love. I did and made a huge mess. This is a gradient made with ILNP Electric Carnival and Neon Rosebud. I applied dabs to a wet cosmetic sponge and then sponged them on for full opacity. It was a mess, but I quite like the end result. 

So I've got some exciting news for you all today! There is a new company on the block and they are making Stamping Plates. Who you ask? Well it's It Girl Nail Art and the new plates are the bomb.com! I'm not lying to you. I was supposed to get my plate last Tuesday, but it got delayed (grrr USPS) and I didn't get it until late Friday night. I worked all weekend to get this post ready for you, because there is a sweet Pre-Order deal you need to know about! First lets look at the plate I was sent, then we'll get to details. 

I received IG-103 which is one of three plates for their debut collection. I love the images and it stamps beautifully. Below, I've picked up each image on my Creative Shop stamper head for you to see. These images are wide and long, they'll fit every nail. They transfer beautifully. I cannot wait to get the other two. Yes, I ordered them. ;-) I did notice that this plate is etched deeply and does take two swipes with my card to get the right amount of polish. If you only do one swipe, you get some excess polish picked up along with the stamping image. Also, due to the etching, when cleaning it traps fibers. A quick rub of the finger gets them off. 

Here I've done a mani using the quaterfoil and lace stamps. I should have used more of a contrasting stamp (damn you metallic polish and your shiny finish) but you'd better believe, you'll be seeing more of this plate and brand. Polish is Ludurana Aurora Boreal and the stamp was done with Models Own Chrome Rose. 

Hold onto your eyeballs! #StampingSaturday is about to get neon-ed today and it's eye searingly bright. I recently got my hands on the Cirque Colors Vice Collection and I've been impatiently waiting to use them. 

I laid down a white base before doing a gradient of Cirque Colors Nympho and Vitamin D. Nympho is a neon fuschia creme and Vitamin D is a neon peach creme. I sponged on 3 coats for the desired opacity here. I'm loving these two colors together!