31DC2013: Day Twenty-Five - Inspired by Fashion

For my fashion inspired nails, I chose a dress by Balenciaga, AW12.

I started with a base of Barry M Matt White and stamped with Konad Black with the image plate, Konad M57. I then added a layer of top coat. I was planning to use scotch tape to section off the nails diagonally before painting with the second colour. But I was too impatient to wait for the nails to dry - Scotch tape manis can end really badly if the nails are not completely dry! So I used a nail art brush to draw diagonal lines across the nails before filling them in with NYC Midnight in Amethyst.

Nude, black and gold

For this manicure, I used:
Base Polish: Leighton Denny Meet me in Monaco
Accent Nail: Revlon Gold Coin and Revlon Sequins
Stamping Polish: Konad Black
Image Plate: Konad M57

M57 is one of the image plates that I really like but I think I am going to look for another for the leopard print next time - or free hand it - I am not happy with how the leopard print stamped here. Maybe I just liked this image plate a lot when I first started stamping and now that I have tried so many other wonderful plates, it doesn't seem all that amazing anymore! Although I still do like all the other images on it.

Love the black rhinestones on my ring finger - I think I'm going to be using these or similar a lot more in my manicures now.

Denim and Lace

For this manicure, I used:
Base Polish: Rimmel Pro 925 My Denim
Stamping Polish: Konad White
Image Plates: Pueen 27 and Konad M57

Love the blue and white and the denim and lace combos!