OPI In the Cable Car-Pool Lane & Stamping

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A few weeks ago I received a stamper and scrapper set from Born Pretty Store and I was excited when I received it cause it's one of those squishy marshmallowy kinds, I have been nothing but disappointed with it. I first tried using it as soon as I got it and could not get it to work right, I tried different polishes, different plates with no better luck. I seen on Instagram another lady had one of these exact same stampers, so I asked her about it, she said I needed to 'prime' it. I headed to Google to see how to do that and found some tutorials and did what it said to do. The first time I attempted to use it after I primed it, it worked great, the next time I go to try and use it, it would not work for me. So I give up if anyone has any tips on how to make this stamper work please leave them in the comments, I would be ever so grateful!

In any case I did finish out my mani using my other stamper on all my fingers with the exception of my little finger. I used OPI's In the Cable Car-Pool Lane and stamped it with Metallic Yellow from KleanColor. The plate I used was the Kaleidoscope Designs Plate from Born Pretty Store that I reviewed earlier this month. I LOVE this plate, it is one that you should add to your collection!

On a better note, I get to start computer shopping very soon, so hopefully I will be able to find one that I like and will be able to get back to reading everyone's blogs and back blogging on a regular basis! If any one has any good computer suggestions leave them in the comments :) I think I've settle on an All-in-One, I just don't know which one LOL

Hope you all enjoy your weekend and stay safe and warm, we are looking at another round of snow or ice tomorrow :(

NOTD: Salon Perfect Bermuda Baby & KleanColor Metallic Pink

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Today I have for you Salon Perfect Bermuda Baby stamped with KleanColor Metallic Pink. The plate I used for this look I received from KKCenterHK for review and it is N.NAIL Stamping Image Stamp Template Plate SPPMB65. I love all the designs on this plate, but I chose to use the bigger lines and swirls one (the one right unter the N.Nail label). It does have a little tiny place where the etching is messed up, but it did not affect the transfer of the image to the stamper or to my nail.

I used Bermuda Baby for my base and it is a beautiful light neon blue, that my hubby picked out and brought home for me. In the bottle you can see some purple/pink shimmer, not sure if that transferred to my nail since I covered it up with a stamp. Bermuda Baby dries to a matte finish, but if you like the color but not the matte finish just apply a shiny top coat and no one will ever know the difference :)

As mentioned above I did use Metallic Pink from KleanColor to stamp with. I have found that these metallic polishes are good for stamping but you have to work fast since they dry pretty quick. 

Since I wanted this look to be completely matte I topped everything off with my NYC Matte Me Crazy top coat. I think I should have let it dry a little longer before I took the photo, because to me it still looks a little shiny. I also think this looks much better in person just because I could not get my camera or my iPhone to capture the actual color of Bermuda Baby. The photo I took with my phone (bottom image) is closer to the actual shades.

Not overly excited about this mani. I think it would have looked better with different colors. Maybe Black and Gold.

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Review: Born Pretty Stamping Plate

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Today I have a nail look that I created using Stamping Plate Elegant Bowknot Flower Pattern QA61, that I received from the Born Pretty Store.It's one of those plates that has a lot of potential for some awesome looking manicures. It is a good quality plate for only $2.99 To me it feels exactly like a Konad or Mash plate. Since it is in an odd shape I did not have a holder to put it in when I was using it like I do with my round plates, but I was still able to use it easily. You can purchase the holders for these plates from the Born Pretty Store for only $1.99 I did not have any issues getting the images transfer from the plate to my stamper. The image stamped clear and sharp on my nails. Really pleased with this plate.

For my manicure I used two coats Avon suede finish polish in Touch of Taupe for my base color and used Klean Color metallic polish in Metallic Yellow, it's a fast drying polish, so I had to work quick. I topped it off with NYC Grand Central Station. 

I absolutely love this manicure, I think it's elegant looking. I also love how well the two colors complimented each other.

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Review: Miss A

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I ran across a link for an online store called Miss A, where everything is $1 and shipping is only $3.95 for any size order. We're talking makeup, nail polish, jewelry, etc. so I had to check it out. I browsed around on the site and made a few mental notes of things that I would like to try out at some point and I signed up for their Newsletter. Well a few days later I got one of their newsletters telling about some new products and they had this really cool charm locket necklace, I've been wanting something like that for a while, so off to the site I went again, this time knowing I was going to make a purchase.

The charm locket necklace is mostly what this post will be about because I think it is such a unique and affordable way to express yourself. I have seen the Pandora bracelets and loved the idea behind them, picking out charms that mean something to you, but it is way out of my price range. With Miss A you can choose between a locket necklace or a bracelet, I opted for the necklace because I didn't know how a bracelet would hold up getting knocked around and what not. Above I mentioned that everything on their site is $1.00 these necklaces and bracelets are the exception, in order to bring exceptional quality they charge more. The cost of the necklace is $7

Mish Mash Challenge: Favorite Nail Art Technique

Welcome to week 26 of the Mish Mash Challenge! I had a little bit of a hard time picking my favorite nail art technique since there are three that I love, water marbling, gradients and stamping. I opted to go with stamping for three reasons, it's the least messy in my opinion, I got some new polishes that I wanted to use for stamping and because stamping was really the first nail art technique that I tried out.

I used Klean Colors Sea Ice for my base color, and no matter what I tried I could not get my camera to capture the accurate color, it's a beautiful dark yet bright blue cream. I then used Metallic Navy, also from Klean Color, to stamp with. I used plate M57 from Konad.

I really love how this came out, even my hubby said it looked really pretty! The two colors go together like peanut butter and jelly.