OPI DS Glamour | Konad Bows and Silver Shatter!!

Yay for stampys!!  Eric noticed I didn't do any stamping nail art for the past few months, and when he noticed I realized I was getting a little fuddy duddy.  So I decided to bust out his favorite color OPI DS Glamour with the center image from plate M56:

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Lot of Holo goodness!  This is the second Glamour I purchased during a panic of having only 1/8th of a bottle left, and I've gone through 1/3rd of this bottle.  Good thing I have two more backups.  I hope they last!!
I used Konad's special polish in white for the bows and silver crackle on my ring finger just for more glitz and glamour.

Tell me, has it been a while since you've done stampy designs as well?

Quick Bundle Monster Nail

I couldn't help but grab that set of plates a while back, and this was the only thing I have done with it.  I can't even remember how long ago I did this.

I do know I used OPI's DS Fantasy with Konad's Special Polish in White and Yellow.

 The plate was well engraved and did not give me any trouble.  My poor butterfly had to be upside down on this hand.  I should have used the stamp transfer method.

:o)

Anniversary | 05.19.07-05.19.10

This year is my 3-year anniversary, and my hunny bunny surprised me by taking me out to eat at Del Frisco's.  I thought we would have gone to Carrabba's especially since their food is so delicious.
Well the steak and side dishes were soooo delicious at Del Frisco's, and I don't even like steak or hamburgers.  I know I'm weird.  :oP

No photos of the food as I was too distracted.

Before he took me out to eat we had about 30 minutes to kill, and he wanted to take me shopping.  We went to a few different boutiques, but with not a lot of time we went into White House | Black Market because he knew I wanted these super cute espadrilles, and I usually wear a 6.5, but they didn't have it online and neither did the shop so I tried on the 7s and they were perfect!

 I wore OPI's Mad as a Hatter over Savina's Black Pearl.

 I wore Zoya's Ivanka with Konad and Rhinestones.

Eric let me pick what ever I wanted but I had to shop fast.  I really need a new carry-on so I was thinking about getting either the Pegase or the Keepall with my initials and stripes in either pink and blue or pink and green.
I was afraid it would take to long so we went into Tiffany & Co.  I saw this bracelet and was so happy to find out it was over $300 less than the one in silver.
You can find it here:  Tiffany & Co.  |  Elsa Peretti Small Bone Cuff in Ruthenium over Copper

Ha!  The bike totally photo-bombed this picture.

Three wonderful years of marriage and many many more to go.  :o)

Blue Stitch

 This Konadicure made me think of Stitch from "Lilo & Stitch"
I used OPI's What's with the Cattitude, and Konad's special polish in Blue Pearl.

I used two coats of What's with the Cattitude over my usual basecoats.
My usual basecoat is two coats of Seche Clear & 1 coat of OPI's Nail Envy.  I switched from Dry & Brittle to Soft & Thin.

I used the stitched chevron-like pattern from Konad IP #m81.  I accented my ring finger with two square rhinestones.

I tried to clean this up, but What's with the Cattitude would just smear and bead up.  Needless to say I gave up fairly quickly.  :oP

If you are interested in an Essence Stampy Set? You may get what you pay for. :o(

I had an Essence Stampy set in my previous giveaway, and Mai at Makeup by Mai tried her set out, and did not have a fun experience.  :o(

She should be reviewing more of the items from the giveaway in the future, but you can see how funky her stampy set was here:

Essence Stampy Set Review

I just want you all to be aware.  If you are interested in nail stamping, but are worried about price, I would still recommend a small Konad set.  They may be pricier, but the quality of products can make a big difference.

St. Patrick's Day Mani & Pedi | Zoya & Nubar

Hello lovely ladies!

Here I have Nubar Greener with a clover fauxnad in Konad's special polish in yellow. I used the Northern Lights Hologram Top coat in Silver.

On my husband's thumb, I mixed Konad's special polish yellow and blue together, and finished this clover with Essie's Matte about you.

On my ring finger is Zoya's Trixie with the same blue and yellow special polishes marbled together for the clover.

Here you can see my two clovers. I really enjoy the Victoria's Secret Island Paradise collection. I am holding Lemon Paradise...such a delicious scent!

They also have Mango Temptation and Island Waters (My fave of the bunch. I am a sucker for Coconut and Pineapple scents).

P.S. Get ready to see all three hand & body creams in my giveaway. ;o)

and my St. Patty's Pedi...

Zoya Polishes from top to bottom:

Ki

Trixie

Reece

Adina

Trixie

Until next time.  :o)

Valentine's Day Weekend!

I know Valentine's weekend was a week ago, but these past two weeks have been kicking my behind.

We had an installation for a "Showrise" which The Commerce Towers in Houston let ASID use 6 vacant units. Each unit had a number of designers working on different rooms. We did a Living and Dining area, and the tours ran last weekend and this weekend. We are going to uninstall starting tomorrow.

So there was my excuse. :P I never had a chance to photograph my Valentine's Manicure, but it matched my Blue sequinned shoes. :o)

Here are our newly engaged friends! He proposed the February 12, and all of these photos are from the following night.

Here is my husband, Eric and his newly engaged friend. We ate at Myron's Steakhouse in New Braunfels. Dinner was soo delicious.  I definitely recommend the stuffed shrimp, and their jalapeño Mac and Cheese.  Okay, my mouth is watering.

Eric and Me. You can't see my nails, but I wore Absolutely Alice with a Konad design from one of the new plates. I will have to recreate it. It wasn't super special, but it really played off of my shoes and my coat. Oh yeah and the coat? $50 at one of the Sue Wong HauteLook sales!!!! Unbelievable! The detail on it is amazing. I've had so many compliments with this coat, and my dress which I don't have any good photos of it, is from A|X. I preordered the dress from their website a while back and picked it up at my local Armani Exchange. That is a great feature. It is the Strappy Banded Dress and I also wanted to get it in pink, but it is already gone! The bandage material is just like the Hervé Lerger which I love, and was only $120. I've also tried the bandage dresses from Victoria's secret and I just did not like the sweater material. Express has hopped on the bandage dress wagon, and I like their dresses.

But this one is magnificent. Next time I wear the dress I'll post photos. Oh, and yes he is grabbing my booty (His hand was turning white) I was completely unaware of it until I saw this photo, which happens to be the only one we took outside of Myron's Steakhouse.

 Eric's parents bought me these shoes for Christmas.  They are RSVP Primrose, and you can find them on Zappos.com for around $70.  These are showstoppers.

This was before dinner at his parent's cabin. Ahh...the hillcountry. I love it up there.

Konad Giveaway | Inspired by Meme

Wow everyone is Konading us up!

Meme at Inspired by Meme is hosting a small Konad Giveaway.

 

Check out her giveaway here:

Inspired by Meme | Konad Mini Giveaway

Tips On Nails | Konad Giveaway!!!!

Hilda at Tips on Nails is having a giveaway that includes Konad items!!!!

Be sure to follow her blog and enter this awesome giveaway!

Disco Brites with a little Konad

I kept platforms on, and decided to add a little Konad fun!  I used Konad IP m62 in the white special polish, and the psyche pink rose is from fauxnad IPC02.

I cut my thumb off again!  My thumb looks so short in the full-hand images.  I promise it is a pretty normal size, but I will admit that my pinky is tiny.  :(

Haha.  It really does look like a bunch of different people's fingers.

The butterfly on my thumbs are from the fauxnad IP C02 and they are in Psyche Pink.

Essie - Perky Purple

Today I wanted to wear something bright yet classy so I busted out Essie's Perky Purple. This color really is fabulous, and the application, superb. It looks very pink in my photo, but it has a hint of blue in real life making it a perky purple color. It dried quickly and matte like most neons I've tried. I used Konad plate m62 for the bib necklace bow in Konad special polish white, and m36 for the butterflies in Psyche Pink.

This is how my right hand turned out. (Much better than my left)

I am right-handed, but for some reason my left hand looked like I had some real issues and I am too embarrassed to post it.

I'm still an Ammie, but I hope to get better. I will definitely be trying some of those new plates when they come out. :o)

My first Konad!!!!

Hello Ladies!

I received my butt-load haul of Konad products at the beginning of the week, and I am now posting what I had on all week.  I would also like to apologize for the state of my nails and cuticles.  The last time I had a manicure has to be at least two years ago.  :(

Here are my nails with a clear basecoat.

I do love clear colors.

I have one coat of China Glaze's Fairy Dust.  I go through this polish like crazy.  I used Konad plates m29 on my thumb and m36's butterflies on my other fingers.

The little heart is from a fauxnad plate labeled B01.  This plate came with a variety of plates including one that had Hello Kitty.  :o)  I will be using that one soon.

Let me know what you think!