Nail art imitating life?

Well I've been having this design in my head for a while and finally did it.I wasn't sure why I automatically chose these colors though...until I realized that I have a pair of shoes that match them! This was also my first time using a nail art pen and of course since I'm a lefty, it came out much better on my right hand. But I really like it and hope to get a few more colors. Enjoy!

Polish colors: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Black Diamond Konad Special polish in white Essence nail art freestyle and tip painter in Silver surfer Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Flawless (topcoat) Konad plate m64

MIRROR SHINE

So I saw this commercial for avon for a duo lipstick/gloss in one and I had to try it. Its called the Avon Pro color and gloss duo. I got mines in sunset glow. It is a little strange to apply at first but the color lasted and I have to say I really love this duo. Heres a link if you want to see it.click hereWhile I was there I also picked up a few avon polishes to try them out. I saw some good reviews for this mirror shine polish so I tried it out for myself. I got it in peach ice and polish (the purplish one). I have to say I am kinda dissapointed with these polishes. The peach ice was so light you could barely see it, sorry I didn't take any pics, I'll prob swatch it in a few days. However, I did try the purple one out and it wasn't all that great. It took 2 coats, could have gotten away with one coat but did 2 just to cover any lighter spots. It looks pretty but I wouldn't call it a mirror shine polish! It also chipped after only 1 DAY !!! not so good... so I say stay away from the avon mirror shine, the only thing it got going for it, is that its cheap. Til next time.
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Peach ice (on the left) and polish (on the right)

This is Avon's mirror shine in the color polish...no points for a unique name ...really polish???

A pretty purple but did not live up to my expectations, I have to say Avon let me down in the nail polish dept.

first piggy for me

My newest design was from plate m64. I always want to use the paisly flowers, but I decided I should try something differnt and use the plaid design. I also used my new piggy polish from ulta. It was my first time using piggy polish and overall I wasn't that impressed by it. I had to use 3 coats just to cover my nail with no bald spots. I don't know if all piggy polishes are like this one but I was dissapointed with the quality. Anyway I made it work with a quick stamp of konad white special polish and the end result came out pretty neat. Hope you like this one!!
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cute bottle but that flower decoration kept getting in the way and the polish was not so great. Has anyone else had probems with piggy polish??

the evil black polish

I was in a stamping mood on Tuesday night. I wanted to get some more use out of my so6 plate from konad. I wasn't sure how it would look with black but I think the colors look good together. Started with a black base coat and stamped with china glaze in hi-tek. Hope you like !!

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My pinky finger didn't get the whole design but I figured it would look just

as good with just the stripes.

The other design I used was also from plate s06. I used the same colors but a different black polish. It wasn't by choice but lets just say a glass bottle and ceramic tile do not mix, and I ended up with a huge black mess all over my living room ...well that was fun to clean up...NOT !!! lol

Welcome to the jungle!

So I know Emmie has done some leopard nails (Konad image plate M57) before, but I'm making my way through my new image plates and have been dying to paint some leopard ones too! I went for a more traditional leopard print. I used Confetti's gold polish for the base and Ulta Professional Nail Lacquer in Chocolate Kiss for the design. Then I topped it with 2 coats of Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear clear polish. I was tempted to go a little crazy and do hot pink base with black design, but I figured this would be better for work! What do y'all think?
- Anna