Nail Stamping : Butterfly And Flowers Over Revlon Moonlight

When I did a post on Revlon Moonlight, I said the shade didn't exactly flatter me.I couldn't leave it alone and stamped it with leopard print and butterflies and flowers.

Online Shopping With BuyInCoins.com- Review & Haul

This is technically Christmas time, so, I will be doing haul or online shopping posts for some time(They were overdue anyway!) Now, I was not sure about buyincoins.com because it will involve international shipping but when I went to check the prices, I was blown-over! Dirt- cheap doesn't begin to cover it and to makes the matters worse(for my credit card, of course) there was free shipping to India. I am pretty sure god wouldn't have been happy with me if he came to know that I hadn't shopped from here *specially* after the prices.

I have only removed my address from the package.

My Holiday Giveaway!!!(Closed)

As some of  you might have noticed, I have a *slight* obsession with nail lacquers and nail stamping. Hence, this giveaway. I am counting on getting some quality company of nail stamping addicts!! :P


Here's what you can win!

Components:

1 Small Special Polish -5ml (White),

1 Image Plate (M2),

1 Scraper,

1 Stamp

The Giveaway is now open up to 11:59 pm GMT 11th Jan 2012!!

Here are the rules:

• Anybody can enter including guys because you can always gift it away, you know!!
• It is open internationally.
• You *just* have to like the facebook page of Circular Insanity , follow the blog through Google Friend Connect publicly and subscribe via email and confirm to enter the giveaway.(You can spread the word *if you want* through blog or facebook)
•  You can also follow me on twitter(+1)  HEREand tag me and tweet about the giveaway(+1 every tweet per day) and leave your twitter id in the comment section.

Oh and you already know the whole deal about winner having 48hours after the results to confirm, right?
And we will be counting on Random.org for our winner!


P.S.-After I ship the package, it won't be my responsibility anymore!

Stamping with Konad Image Plate m82

I just wanted to show the result of my nail stamping with Konad Image Plate m82.


Base colour:Maybelline Colorama Black

Stamping Colour:Konad Special Polish in Pearl White

Image Plate: Image Plate m82 from Konad.(Click here for a full review)

How do yo like it?

Konad Nail Art With Image Plate m82 And Konad Special Polish

I had been recently complaining about how Nirus Nail And Beauty  still had not shipped my order but they had! Unlike other shopping sites, they sent the package through Airmail and do not send notifications like order shipped, in transit, etc. Anyway, I had ordered Konad Image Plate m82 because I just thought it was very cute.

This plate is not meant for you if you want your nail art to fill your nails completely. The  designs on this plate won’t stand out. If you are planning to contend yourself with 2-3 image plates and you do want to get noticed, I’d suggest going for the bigger designs. The bigger designs are hassle free as well. It took me one whole hour in order to get the designs completely on my nails and the result was not well for all the designs. Because of the metal scraper that comes with the   stamping tool, there were a lot of scratches on my image plate so, I have been thinking about using a small plastic scraper instead. 

Via www.chez-delaney.com

The designs you see in black are the ones that will come out filled with colour while the rest will appear only as outlines of the shape or object.

When you use the stamp, the sheen of newly applied nail paint vanishes. So, don’t forget to use the top coat as it will protect your design and make it shine.

 

These are the four things that I used apart from the Konad’s stamping tool, scraper and remover.

How to Use the stamping kit for nail art-

 

1. Apply nail paint on your nails and let it dry completely.Use a colour which creates stark contrast so that your nail art can be noticed from a distance.
2. Spread a tissue paper or a newspaper and keep the stamps, image plate, special nail polish, q-tip, cotton and nail polish newspaper.
3. In order to obtain the most visible results, use Konad special nail polish because it has a thick consistency.If you can find some other nail enamel with a thick consistency , you can use that.
4. Keep the image plate on a hard surface and apply the nail paint you want to use for stamping on the design of your choice. Quickly scrape off the extra paint with the scraper(Make sure that the scraper is at an angle of 35-45 degrees with the plate.)
5. If the design is big use the larger side of the stamp otherwise use the smaller head. Press the stamp on the design and gently roll it in order to pick up the design.
6. Press that design on your nails and gently roll it again to get the design on your nails.
7. Use the Q tip to clean the edges of your nails. Wipe off the plate with remover.
8. Repeat the steps again from step 1 for another nail.

 

This design came out the best because it had two solid flowers instead of the outlined ones. 

The fishes came out fine but the flowers and the stars are not very clear because the design on the plate contained only the outline.While the flowers are filled with colour.I haven't cleaned up the area around my nails yet.

Price: Rs. 175  for the image plate.

           Rs. 200 for the Double sided stamp and scraper

           Rs 140 for the Konad special polish-(Pearl White) 5 ml/ Rs 240 for 11ml

What I like about Image Plate m82:

• I loved the designs. All of them are very cute specially, stars, butterfly and fishes.
• The designs are very intricate.
• If you have long nails, these designs will decorate your nail at once.

What I didn’t like about the Image Plate m82:

• The designs as you can see consist of a lot of outlines only design. The problem is that by the time you apply the nail paint, scrape it off and press the stamping tool, the intricate veins become set with nail paint and don’t come off on the stamping tool.
• If you want a nail art that fills your nails completely, this is not the image plate you should be buying.
• Requires a lot of patience!

Recommendation:If you're a beginner, try using plates with bigger designs as they come off nicely at one go unlike the intricate designs.

Hands and Feet

Hands & Feet:
Brihans                                                                    

•  Green Leaf Aloe Vera Gel

Fabindia                                                                   

• Lavender Relaxing Balm 

 Jergens                                                                     

•  Jergens Ultra Healing Extra Dry Skin Moisturizer
• Jergens Hand and Cuticle Cream Review 

 Joy                                                                             

• Joy Honey and Almond Gel 

 Natural Bath & Body                                                

• Natural Bath & Body Ylang Ylang Cream 

Nivea                                                                          

• Nivea Soft Tub with jojoba oil

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