Hello my dears! I'm sorry I haven't had a nail post to share with you in a while -- I have been frantically Christmas shopping, running around, working... you know how the season can be! Today I have a stamping manicure that I have been wearing for the past two days or so. I started out thinking, "Oh, stamping! That will be quick and easy and fun!" but soon remembered that I am not good at stamping. Combine a lack of stamping skill with perfectionism and you are in for a long evening of re-dos!
The base of this manicure is Seche Pretty Little Heartbreaker and I stamped the sweater pattern and matryoshka using Nailz Craze plate NC03 and American Apparel Downtown LA. Downtown LA is normally a red creme but it has a somewhat translucent consistency. When I stamped it, it turned a little pink-ish!
I also added some dots around the matryoshka to fill the empty space, but instantly regretted it. They look clunky next to the delicacy of the stamping. Oh well - can't win them all!
I have some great ideas for additional Christmas manicures that I am going to do my best to execute soon! Hope you are having a great and stress free holiday season so far!
This is gorgeous! Your stamping is flawless too :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous stamping nail-art!
ReplyDeleteLook at you getting all fancy with the stamps! It looks great. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful!! Great pinks!
ReplyDeleteYou are hands down one of the best stampers that I have yet to see!! Gorgeous as always. Do you have any tips or tricks for the novice stamper? :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! <3
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I actually love it, instantly caught my eye in my reader, awesome colour combo!!! They look so Christmassy BUT original. Love it!!
ReplyDelete*.* This is so beautiful! And i normally don't like pinks that much ^^ Super sweet stamping (and i like the dots)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I haven't seen LTHPs version yet, but yours is adorable. Great idea & combo.
ReplyDeleteAw thank you! Here is an older tutorial I wrote with some tips and tricks included: http://www.chalkboardnails.com/2011/11/quick-stamping-process-post.html
ReplyDeleteNow if only I could stamp straight!
Hello!
ReplyDeleteThis manicure looks great on your nails!
I've also not the best stamping skills but the result came out looking great!
I'm looking forward to read all of your posts for this years Christmas :)
Xx Julia
This has got to be one of the cutest Christmas manis I've seen so far! I just love it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so good - you are so good at stamping! I love the detail and the pink colour scheme looks great! I think the dots look great with the matryoshka! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a very cute nail outfit and I agree with another comment who said it stood out in their reader. I like the dots that you added, they balance it all out and don't look in the least bit "clunky".
ReplyDeleteLove these!
ReplyDeleteAw, this is so adorable! I was trying to stamp my nails today for christmas but they all ended up crooked.
ReplyDeleteI love this and if this is you being bad at stamping... good lord, don't ever look at my stamping attempts! LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm wearing a manicure I made with this plate right now! I love what you've done with it!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! <3
ReplyDeleteI love the stamps and colors of this manicure. It's so pretty :)
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain on the stamping. This turned out frickin' adorable though!!
ReplyDeleteThey look great! Stamping can be a pain sometimes :)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! You always do the best nail art.
ReplyDeleteEEEeeeeeee!!! So, these look ADORABLE!! And hooray for my Pinkmas catching on haha!! I love the finished look! I dont think for a second that you are bad at stamps! Merry Pinkmas!!
ReplyDeleteThat little doll is precious!
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wow love the mani. NC stamping plates are awesome
ReplyDeleteLovely! The nailcraze stamps are among my absolute favorites!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteso cute! love this
ReplyDeleteYour stamping game is just brilliant! I love the sweater print pattern.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Even the dots around the Matryoshka doll.
ReplyDeleteSo cute - all of it!
ReplyDeletethese look so cozy and girly!
ReplyDeleteawww like this one so much and even Im not a pink lover, I really like the stamping and the shade
ReplyDeleteI love this look so much that I had to buy the nail stamping plate and both polishes that you used. I can't wait to try and recreate this look. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI like it!
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