Gray Area Konadicure - m78

Hey everybody,

Here is the konadicure I am currently sporting.

It has Sally Hansen's "Gray Area" as the base.

I used plate m78, a favorite design of mine, that combines leopard and zebra prints.

I used the awesome China Glaze Khromes in "2030" and "Millenium" to add a silver/gold design.

And, as usual, I used Seche Vite Quick Dry topcoat to seal the design.

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Plum Attraction Konadicure

Here's the konadicure I wore last week. For the base colour I used an old Revlon polish called "Plum Attraction" that is a shimmery reddish violet. For the stamping polish, I used China Glaze "2030".  I used part of a design from plate m78, then reversed the direction and stamped it again to create an original looking pattern.

I hope you like how this turned out.  Please leave me a comment, and have a great weekend!

Hot Colours Konadicure

Here is my latest konadicure. Sorry it's been so long since I posted but my last manicure was just plain blue, and a colour I've already posted.

I started with a coat of Orly "Bonder" - my absolute fave base coat! Then I painted my whole nail in "Cerise" - a bright pink Sally Hansen polish. Then I added a triangular shaped area in Finger Paints "Tangerine Tint" to line up with the leopard print area of plate m78.  I stamped the design in Special Black and added Seche Vite t.c. to seal the deal.

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Savvy "Gotcha Grape"

Here's what I ended up wearing for the first day of school cuz my last mani got a big chip right before I went to bed, and then I couldn't bear starting the year with a busted up manicure!

Orly Bonder b.c.

Savvy "Gotcha Grape" 2 coats

m78 in Konad Special White

Seche Vite t.c.

The base colour is a bit sheer/streaky, but it turned out okay. I decided not to stamp all the nails because: a) I wanted to see more of the purple than the pattern left showing and b) it was getting really late and I needed sleep.

Hope all you students and teachers had a great first day back at school!

Purple Fancy Flight

For this Konadicure I used an older colour - Orly's "Cashmere Cardigan" which is a light lavender - but more on the dusty bluish side.

Swirls - Konad m69

Butterflies - Konad m78

Stamping done in Konad Special Purple & Silver

And now in different lighting....

The butterflies barely showed up. Boo hoo...I need to get some China Glaze Khromes soooo badly for metallic silver/gold stamping! I can never find them in Canada....

Hope you enjoyed this konadicure. Let me know what you think of it.

Have a great weekend, everybody. (Yes, I know it's only Thursday, but we're almost there!)

Konad Flowers (m69) & Butterflies (m78)

OPI "Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees" (2 coats)

designs from m69 and m78 

stamping done in Revlon "Punch Chrome", Avon Mirror Shine "Polish" and "Glisten"

Yeah, so as you can see, I really went overboard with layering on this one. Guess it's suitable for going to watch fireworks tonight...lots of colours exploding all around.


Do you think this konadicure is too busy, or do you like it? I'm not sure how I feel...

I started with a polish that I actually really dislike. OPI's "Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees" is really thin and the pigment is almost gritty looking, though it dries smooth. I figured I could use it an a non-descript dark background for my metallic polishes that I really love using as stamping colours.

I decided to make each nail a little different, including some flowers and butterflies on each one, but varying the colour and position of the designs.

Hope you enjoy this wacky konadi, and enjoy your Victoria Day long weekend, my fellow Canadians! 

Blue on Blue - Konad m78

NYX "Titanic" (2 coats)

Konad IP m78 in Avon Mirror Shine "Glisten"

I just love this pattern from m78 - one of Konad's new plates.  It reminds me of that pattern when you swirl two toppings together, like on top of a mille-feuille pastry!  

I ordered the metallic blue "Glisten" from Avon after I'd read that it worked well for stamping, and it really was amazing - though you do have to work fast! It reminds me of the Revlon Top Speed Chromes that were out years ago. I'm still waiting to get a purple Mirror Shine that I also ordered, but it was out of stock.  

I added rhinestones on the ring finger and thumb.  I used a pale blue one on the ring finger and a cobalt blue one on the thumb because I had both colours and just couldn't decide which colour matched best.  These rhinestones are a bit too lumpy, though, but I got a bunch of them at the dollar store, and I can't resist using them!  They have adhesive on the back which makes them slide around a lot if I don't glop on a ton of topcoat, so I ended up picking off the ones on my thumbs soon after I snapped these pics.

Hope you enjoy this konadicure.  Please leave me your feedback!