Blue With Silver Stars

Hey Everyone,

So last night I had my niece over and we had a little fun with our nails. At least, mostly. I got a little frustrated with the stamper last night because some of the stamps just didn't want to work. I tried the peacock, the lady bug, and the spider, and the spider web. It seems that I can't get the thin parts of them to pick up at all. I tried thick and thin polishes and non of them worked. Keep in mind that this is the Bundle Monster set and not Konad brand. Below are the plates I tried to use and which ones I had a hard time working with.

I just bought some real Konad brand plates last night so we will see how much better they work. I will post when I get them and do some designs as well. I also bought a set of plates that apparently almost exactly match Konad.

My nails turned out pretty decent. This is only my second time doing my nails so they are a bit rough, but I love out the light silver turned out. It is subtle and pretty. My niece's nails are also below. Sorry for the nail polish that is on the skin :) I was getting really sleeping and a little careless towards the end of the night. Lol.

Both hands, the base coats are Jordana brand and both of the stamps are Jordana brand as well. I was considering buying the Konad brand nail polish, but I was reading on other peoples blogs that it took forever to dry. I just don't have the patience to sit around waiting for my nails to dry sometimes, so I think I am going to stick with my polish.

I also came across another method of stamping yesterday while I was reading. One lady says she just pushes straight down on the plate with her stamping instead of doing the rolling motion, and she says that works better for her. Remember if trying this though, not to push too hard. I tried it last night and I think I prefer the rolling motion. Go ahead and comment if you have any tips.

I think that is it for now. Hope this was helpful.

Polishes That Work With Konad

Hey Guys,

So below is a list of nail polishes that are not Konad brad that people have said work well. I will post the link to the blog that I got this from below so you can take a look as well. I will continue to update this list as I go as well. Hope this helps people so they don't have to spend a fortune on Konad polishes! If you have found a polish or brand that you have found works well that is not on the list, please comment and I will add.

LA Colors Art Deco Nail Art
The creme nail art pens from head2toebeauty.com (glitter tested and does not work)
American Apparel Mount Royal
Avon Speed Dry (old version) Delicate Mauve
Barielle Date Night
Boggi Brites Nail Paint in Pink
Borghese Espresso Brown F
Chanel Vendetta
Almost all China Glaze Colors Especially:
China Glaze Agent Lavender
China Glaze Aqua Baby
China Glaze Calypso Blue
China Glaze Emerald Sparkle
China Glaze For Audrey
China Glaze Grape Pop
China Glaze Heli-yum
China Glaze VII (works great
China Glaze Khrome Collection
China Glaze Lube Heels
China Glaze Midnight Ride
China Glaze OMG!
China Glaze Red Stallion
China Glaze Romantique Collection Spring 2009 (Passion, Magical, Poetic, Delight, Emotion, Joy, Awaken, Adore, Cherish, Harmony, Admire, Devotion)
China Glaze Ruby Pumps
China Glaze Secret Peri-Wink-le
China Glaze Shower Together (works, but not very well)
China Glaze Something Sweet
China Glaze Towel Boy Toy
Chanel Vendetta
Color Club 220 Volts
Color Club All In
Color Club Art Club Nail Art “pens” (available at 8ty8beauty.com)
Color Club Smoke
Color Club Fashion Addict
Color Club Ms. Socialite
Color Club Pretty Platinum
Color Club Revvvolution
Color Club Twiggie (“tested over a very very dark blue worked like a charm”)
Color Club What a Drag
Color Club Worth the Risque
Creative Nail Designs (CND) Times Square
Cutex Qick’N Go
Del Sol Calypso
Essence “Show your feet” Polishes (from UK)
Essie Aruba Blue
Essie Blanc
Essie Lady Godiva
Essie Mesmerize
Essie Sag Harbor
Essie Shorty Pants
Finger Paints Art Dealer Teal-er
FingerPaints Be A Pal-ette
Finger Paints Butterscotch Cookie
Finger Paints Chroma Coral
Finger Paints Easel Come Easel Go
Finger Paints Guggen I’m Lime
FingerPaints Papier Mache
Finger Paints Silver Sculpture
Finger Paints Strike a Pose Rose
FingerPaints Tangerine Tint
GOSH (most colors in this brand should work)
Icing – Pastels 5-Pack (Medium Sized Bottles found in Summer 2010)
Jordana Burgundy
Kismet Elated
Kleancolor Nail to Toe Nail art lacquer- Black
LaFemme Polishes
Le Chat nail art pens
L’Oreal Caught Red Handed
L’Oreal Jet-Set Quick Dry Nightlife
L’Oreal Sizzling Tangerine
Massini Fall Promo
Massini Starry Violet
Maybelline Colorama 106 Raspberry Sorbet
Maybelline Colorama 107 Turquoise Seas
Maybelline Express Finish Lime Aluminum
Maybelline Racy Red (on the sheer side)
Mary Kay Color Shield Plum Pearl
Milani Hot Orchid
Misa Dirty Sexy Money
Misa Girl’s Night Out
Misa Heaven White
Misa I Will Survive
Misa Violetta
Miss Sporty Metallic polish
Nails Inc Ebury Mews
NARS Chinatown
Nfu-Oh (All Holographic Polish)
Nina Ultra Pro Out of the Blue
Nina Ultra Pro Smoke-n-Mirrors
Nivea Turbo Colour Pure Gold Number 72
Nubar Conserve
Nubar Lemon Sorbet
Nubar Orange Cream
Nubar Pyramid Purple
Nubar Stronghold
NYC Skin Tight Denim
OPI Alpine Snow
OPI Boris & Natasha
OPI Done Out in Deco
OPI Grape Fit
OPI’s Have You Seen My Limo?
OPI Koala Bear-y
OPI Lincoln Park After Dark
OPI Mod About You
OPI Mrs. O’Leary’s BBQ
OPI No Spain No Gain
OPI Nomad’s Dream
OPI Parlez Vous OPI?
OPI Purple With A Purpose
OPI Rinse Charming
OPI Siberian Nights
Orly Country Club Khaki
Orly Dazzle
Orly Glitz
Orly Lollipop
Orly Luxe
Orly Pointe Blanche
Orly Rock on Red
Orly Shine
Orly White Tip
Pure Ice Black Rage
Pure Ice Celestial
Pure Ice-Iced Merlot
Pure Ice Jaguar (very sheer)
Pure Ice Love
Pure Ice Mint Dream
Pure Ice New Lilac
Pure Ice No Means No
Pure Ice Pussy Cat
Pure Ice Risk Taker
Pure Ice Silver Mercedes
Pure Ice Wild Thing
Revlon Chrome collection (they all seem to work well)
Revlon Tidal Wave
Revlon Vixen
Rimmel Camouflage
Rimmel Midnight Blue
Rimmel Steel Grey
Rimmel Zeitgeist (it works, but not as good as the Konad white polish)
Sally Girl Halloween 2009 3-Pack (Poser, U Glow Girl, and an unnamed Orange)
Sally Hansen Black Out worked for an intricate pattern that the Konad polish was too goopy for
Sally Hansen Chrome collection (the older version)
Sally Hansen Complete Salon manicure Guilty pleasure (tested on darks to light and still preformed)
Sally Hansen Crystal Chrome Pure Crystal
Sally Hansen Diamond Strengths 6154-08 Mesmerizing
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Red Hot
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri collection
Sally Hansen Navy Venom
Sally Hansen NO CHIP 10 day Naail Color Plum Pretty
Sally Hansen Lacquer Shines
Sally Hansen Quick Color Chrome Pens (dries very quickly)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Black Out
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Celeb City
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Golden Nugget (Canadian Exclusive)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear 6213-10 Indigo
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear The Real Teal
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Silver Straits (Canadian Exclusive)
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White Out
Sephora by OPI Brunette on the Internet
Sephora by OPI Caffeine Fix
Sephora by OPI Meet For Drinks
Scherer Petites Quicksilver 174 Greased Lightning
Sinful Colors Black on Black
Sinful Colors 239 Cafe Blu
Sinful Colors Secret Admirer
SpaRitual Fickle
SpaRitual Impression: a true red, with Konad, and it worked better than Konad red
SpaRitual Primitive
SpaRitual Surreal
Stargazer Silver Chrome
Ultra Pro Crushed Velvet collection (6 metallic colors)
Wet ‘n Wild Black Creme
Wet ‘n Wild Black Red
Wet ‘n Wild Nocturnal
Wet ‘n Wild Wild Shine in French White Creme
Wet ‘n Wild Wild Shine in Sapphire Blue
Yves Rocher (Yria) – Imperial Red
Zoya Mattes Velvet Collection (Fall 2009)
Zoya Paz
Zoya Rea
Zoya Trixie (not super bright, but a nice subtle look)
Zoya Yasmeen



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Konad Double Your Image Plates!!!

Ok. So this lady I am following (which I suggest you do as well) has this idea for reversing an image for your nail art. Just need a second stamper! See the link below!

Iesha

KONADDICT:Konad Nail Art Addict...KONAD TUTORIALS: Double you Image Plates-NOW- FREE!!!

Stars On Red

Hey Guys,

So I was messing with my nails last night and I was going to do a stamp over this really cute turquoise color, but I ended up messing up so I went to remove all the nail polish, and found that my acrylic nails now have a yellow tint to them. Yuck. So now I HAVE to have nail polish on them until I go get them done again which isn't for another 2 weeks!

Anyway, I took off the nail polish and just put two clear coats on for protection and then went to bed. This morning I woke up and did a coat of dark red on my nails and then did the stamping system. I used some stars and white nail polish. They didn't turn out as great looking as I would have hoped, but I am getting the hang of it. My white nail polish just so happened to be one of the design type brushes so it was really skinny which really helped with touch ups. I found that I was having difficulties getting all the points of all the stars to imprint on the stamp. I tried using more pressure, less pressure, it is going to take some getting used to.

Also, I know that a lot of places say that you should clean the plate after every stamp, but I found that as long as you are doing it quickly, you only have to clean them after every 2 or 3 times. Just don't let that nail polish get the chance to dry. Some tips that I have found around the internet that have helped me so far are below as well as a picture of my nails today. I think I will be changing them again today when I get home but I am loving them for now.

On a less positive note, since I am using the Bunddle Monster Plates (which aren't actually Konad,)last night I tried using the pattern for all over the nail, but I found that my nails are just too big for the stamp to cover all of it. Most of them can't really be layered or put side by side nicely so I think the only way I am going to be able to use those is if I use them as tips...or maybe try putting a stripe down the center to cover the seam... I guess I will just have to experiment. If you have any tips, please comment. I just went ahead and ordered some real Konad brand plates that have the pattern for all over the nail. Lets see if those are bigger.

Tips From The Internet:
1. Remove the plastic cover. Surprising, but many people forget about this and then just can't get the stamp to work. Go figure.

2. If you are having a hard time with the stamp not picking up the image, try removing the rubber stamp from the holder (don't worry, you won't ruin it the center is hollow) and needing it with your thumb (just the top part not the indented side) you can even try rolling it through your hands. The heat from your hands will help make the rubber not so hard and it will mold to the plate and your nails better.

3. Use thicker nail polishes. If the polish is too thin, it won't stamp correctly. If you can't afford to go buy a bunch of new nail polish, leave it sitting out for a while to thicken up. You can also try going to your local nail salon and seeing if they have any older nail polish that they could sell you at a discounted price.

4. I am finding that my scraper that came with the stamp works fine, but some people prefer using an old credit card.

That's it for now. I will probably post again tomorrow. Hope this was helpful.

Iesha

First Post

Hey everyone,
So I have been really into doing my nails lately. I gave in and went ahead and got acrylic nails again and I am loving having them (with the exception that the salon I was going to does crap work so I am switching in a couple weeks.) When I go and get my nails done, I usually do french tip and then when I get home, I do whatever designs I want to do by myself. I have bought tons of nail decals and have been having fun with them but I ran across Konad Nail Stamping and I am really excited about it. It is fun and easy to use. Although, there are some downfalls to it. I will be posting about tips and things that I find are problems with them as well as sharing my nail designs. I will post a few of my nail designs that I have done lately. I can't wait to get home and do a new design with my nails tonight now that I have gotten the hang of using my stamper. I hope this blog helps and gives you ideas to be creative with your own nails.

Iesha