Sorry for the dry fingertips! I wash my hands a lot. I wasn't planning on posting this manicure but then decided "why not?"... I had just received my order from OC Nail Art (www.ocnailart.com) and wanted to try out my new Konad plates! This is plate M71. It is definitely one of my favorites. Very girly... lots of lace! I used OPI's Louvre Me Louvre Me Not for the base color and then stamped over it with M71 in Konad's Special Polish in Black Pearl, which looks navy in the bottle. I see a lot of bloggers using regular nail polish to stamp with, but I wouldn't recommend it. Not unless you do a lot of experimentation first... Some polishes don't stamp thick enough which will make the image barely noticeable. I'll just buy the special polishes, that way I know I will get a good image everytime. My dad always said, "Do it right the first time and you won't have to do it again"... That's for sure! Oh, by the way, you will also need Konad's Top Coat to seal the image onto your nails. Other topcoats may smear your design!

I painted these nails a while ago. I really wanted to try my new silver glitter Stripe Rite ($3.99 at Sally's Beauty Supply) but I didn't quite know what to do with it besides make stripes... obviously. Then I thought "Hey, I'll paint a fun french manicure!"... This picture was taken outside in the sunlight. I think it turned out pretty well. I love purple and silver together. It was really easy to do as well! The brush for the Stripe Rite is really long and thin so you don't have to worry about globs of polish getting all over the place. Perfect for stripes ;)

Here is my choice of polish for this weekend. It is Nfu Oh #52. This polish is blue with green flakes. It is very thin... this swatch took 4 coats. Although the top layer seems to dry almost instantly, the bottom layers get gummy after adding new coats. It took a while to completely dry. (I've also found that Nfu Ohs do the same thing when layered over OPI... only worse. Much more squishy!) Under tungsten lighting this polish can look purple but under fluorescent and natural light it is blue. This nail polish is gorgeous! Very sparkly even though my photo doesn't show it. I bought this polish from an online retailer (www.fabuloustreet.com). They have great customer service and extremely fast shipping!

Here is a sneak-peek of our collection... Don't worry. Swatches are coming soon.