Cosy Plaid // Beige Autumn Plaid Look

This came about whilst I was swatching the Nails Inc Nails Spice Set. It doesn't get much more autumnal pumpkin spice vibes than these 4 shades and I thought they'd be perfect for a scarf look.

These stamp better than I thought they would!

Polishes/Tools Used:

Base:

- Nails Inc // Pudding Lane (off white)

Stamping:

- Nails Inc // Bread Street (pale mauve), Honey Lane (beige), Nutmeg Lane (terracotta)

- MoYou London // Trend Hunter 27 Stamping Plate

Top:

- MoYou London // Smudge Free Top Coat

The Rainbow Nails Challenge September 2020: Plaid // Mustard Scarf Print Nail Art

Directly inspired by the legendary Cher from clueless, I bring you these scarf/plaid nails.

It's not an exact match but I was really happy with them. I didn't wear a great base coat though and became extremely aware of how long I had this design on for as Cantaloupe is an absolute arse for staining. I think I had this on for about twenty minutes and then I took it off. The edges near the end had already started to slightly turn yellow.... I need to do this design on false nails so I can wear it for longer.

I also need more scarf print stamping plates. That means I have a valid excuse to buy more stamping plates. Sure, I could've done this with acrylic paints but I just love stamping.

Polishes/Tools Used:
- H&M // Cantaloupe (mustard yellow), Witching Hour (dark green)
- Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine // Black Forest (black)
- Ciate // White Heat (white)
- Barry M // Matte Top Coat

Rosewood Tee // Pink Scarf Design

A quick post today from some nails I did several weeks ago (hence them looking a little longer). I think I've finally decided that this is the nail shape for me and I'm growing them back out a little to look like this again. I've done so much experimentation with nail shape over the past few months.

These nails were inspired by a pack of thank you cards I bought from TK Maxx years ago and ever since I've started doing nails I've been eyeing them up. This was halfway through doing the design so you'll the finished result in the post but for now, enjoy these simple scarf print nails:

I'll tell you what though, I really love these Essence polishes, they are highly pigmented and great to use as stamping polishes. They're also only £1.60 each; insane quality.

Polishes/Tools Used:-
- Essence The Gel Polish // Rosewood Forest (dusky pink)

- Nails Inc Fashion Fix // Vintage Tee (pale pastel pink)

- Barry M Plumpy Hi Shine // Top Coat
- Born Pretty Stamping Plate // BP-L041

Scarves & Library Vibes // OPI & Zoya

Look #2 for using items from this months Mani & Lola nail sub box! I've been wanting to do a scarf look for so long; especially now we're in winter and these just fit the bill. They're not perfect; mainly because the original white stamping polish wouldn't stamp and then I smudged everything by using a different top coat than normal but I still like the finished result.

I started out with just one layer of Berlin There Done That for the base. The shade is surprisingly opaque and applies nice and shiny; however once it starts to dry it gets that dull plastic look that seems to be common with the Infinite Shine range. I then used Codie to stamp on some darker scarf patterns to start with and was surprised at how well it worked. Codie is quite a thin and runny polish so I wasn't expected the lines to be so clean. 

Afterwards I wanted to use a more off-white muted stamping polish but Snowflake from MoYou is just awful and would not pick up for anything. I'm going to have to start doing some posts on those stamping polishes as they are completely hit or miss. I ended up having to go back to my trusty white Born Pretty polish which was too bright for what I wanted but it doesn't look too bad.

I then stamped the deer and globe designs on from the Hipster plate in white first then used Codie again in the same designs to give it a double stamp effect. I really love how the deer one turned out but I messed up the globe a bit. Once it was finished, the look reminded me of those huge office/libraries you see in mansions where there's just wood paneling everywhere.

Polishes/Tools Used:
- OPI Infinite Shine // Berlin There Done That (muted mauve)
- Zoya // Codie (dark cool brown with green undertones)

- Born Pretty Stamping Polish // #4 (white)
- Essie // Platinum Grade Top Coat
- MoYou London // Hipster Plate 04
- Harunouta // Stamping Plate L010